Chapter 9- Let me love you

Scotty shakily made his way back to his car. He had no idea what had just happened. He kissed her, that much he knew, but she had kissed back. Then she all of a sudden left crying.

He started the car and pulled out into the traffic. Unable to stand the silence that filled the air around him, he switched on the radio. He tried to find something that suited how he felt right now. After going backwards and forwards through the stations he let it auto-tune one for him. It started playing Mario's Let Me Love You.

Baby I just don't get it, do you enjoy being hurt
I know you smelled the perfume, the make up on his shirt
You don't believe his stories, you know that they're all lies,
As bad as are you stick around and I just don't know why

He was just about to change stations until he heard the bridge and chorus start.

If I was your man, baby you, never worry bout what I do
I'd be coming home back to you, every night, doing you right,
You're the type of woman, deserves good things, fist full of diamonds, a handful of rings,
Baby you're a star, I just wanna show you, you are

You should let me love you, let me be the one too give you everything you want and need,
Baby good love and protection; make me your selection,
I'll show you the way loves supposed to be
Baby you should let me love you

He was seriously freaking out about how an auto-tuner could so perfectly chose a station, but he lost this thought at the start of the next verse;

Listen, your true beauty's description, look so good that it hurts,
You're a dime, plus 99 it's a shame, don't even know what your worth
Every where you go, they stop and stare coz your bad and it shows,
From you head to your toes, outta control, baby you know

The second verse reminded him so forcefully of Lily that he had a hard time concentrating on the road in front of him.

If I was your man, baby you, never worry bout what I do
I'd be coming home back to you, every night, doing you right,
You're the type of woman, deserves good things, fist full of diamonds, a handful of rings,
Baby you're a star, I just wanna show you, you are

You should let me love you, let me be the one too give you everything you want and need,
Baby good love and protection; make me your selection,
I'll show you the way loves supposed to be
Baby you should let me love you

You deserve better girl,
We should be together girl, Baby,
With me and you it's whatever girl, hey,
So can we make this thing ours?

You should let me love you, let me be the one too give you everything you want and need,
Baby good love and protection; make me your selection,
I'll show you the way loves supposed to be
Baby you should let me love you

When the song finished he switched off the radio although the words were engraved in his memory. He pulled up out the front of his house and slowly got out of the car before opening his front door and stepping inside. He collapsed onto his couch, unable to think. He decided to call Lily. They had to straighten this out before tomorrow. He dialled her number and waited. The call was collected by her answering machine. "Lily are you there? Please pick up Lily we need to talk…" The line disconnected. He rang again but all he got was an engaged signal. Dammit. Obviously she didn't want to talk to him.

He fell back on the couch once more, still wondering what he should do. Before he could finalise a plan, he had fallen asleep.