Austin by: Blake Shelton

OK I finally got off my rear and finished this part. But I have a good excuse the first song that I picked out wasn't really working so I had to scrap it. Then when I was a work last Saturday I herd this song and I just knew this was it. So I hope you enjoy this part and don't forget to review

Austin by: Blake Shelton

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"Duo, I…I just need to go," Hilde said walking out the door.

She left without leaving a number

said she needed to clear her mind.

Duo sat there curled up on the couch reliving the night Hilde walked out of his life. God he still loved her. He figured she'd gone back to Austin

cause she talked about it all the time

Wonder where she went? Maybe Austin. She was always talking about wanting to visit Texas. I bet she is there.

It was almost a year

before she called him up

Walking into her apartment, Hilde caught sight of the calendar on the closet door. Looking at the date on the calendar one thing came to mind, 'Wow, is it really March 25 already? Has it really been almost a year?' Looking at the calendar still, a set of violet eyes flashed through her mind followed by a painful ache in her heart. Slowly she moved towards the phone and dialed a lovingly familiar number.

Three rings and an answering machine

She almost put the phone down when she got the machine.

is what she got

If your callin 'bout the car I sold it

If this is Tuesday night

I'm bowling

If you've got something to sell

you're wasting your time

I'm not buyin'

If it's anybody else

wait for the tone

you know what to do

P.S. if this is Austin

I still love you

"What?!?!" Hilde cried into the dark of her kitchen. Losing her grip on the phone.

The telephone fell to the counter

she heard but she couldn't believe

"Why, why is he still waiting for me?" 'Because he loves you and you knew that when you walked out.' 'No he didn't. He never even said anything or gave me a clue about what he felt for me.' Her heart and her mind argued with her.

What kind of man would hang on that long

What kind of love that must be

She waited three days

and then she tried again

Days later she found herself dialing Duo's number again.

She didn't know what she'd say

'What am I going to say? What if he's mad at me?' She thought as she waited for the connection.

But she heard three rings and then

If it's friday night

I'm at the ballgame

and first thing Saturday

if it don't rain

I'm headed out to the lake

and I'll be gone

all weekend long

But I'll call you back

when I get home

on Sunday afternoon

P.S. If this is Austin

I still love you

Well this time she left her number

But not another word

"(254)-987-5642"

Then she waited by the phone on Sunday evening

Duo checked his machine as soon as he got home on Sunday afternoon. His eyes widened when he heard the number. He picked up the phone and dialed.

And this is what he heard

If your callin 'bout my heart

It's still yours

I should have

seen to it a little more

then it wouldn't have taken me so long

to know

where I belong

And by the way boy

This is no machine you're talking to

Can't you tell

this is Austin

and I still love you

I still love you

"Hilde? Hilde girl is it really you?" Duo had to ask to see if he was dreaming or not.

"Yes, its me Duo. How…how are you?" Hilde asked choking up.

"Much better now. So much better now." Duo said on the brink of tears. He had waited so long. "Hilde, I love you."

Hilde couldn't see anymore from all the tears that wanted to fall. "Oh, lord Duo I love you too." Then her tears fell.

"Hilde, can I come down and see you?" She heard from the other end.

"Yes, you can Duo," she managed to get through the lump in her throat.

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So tell if it was what you expected. I for one almost made myself cry while writing it. Honest.