Ashley was sitting in her hotel room playing around with the new acoustic guitar that she had just bought herself.
"We were born in this little town. Growin' up I was counting down. na na na. Never did so maybe that's why you're on. Every highway just beyond the high-beams. Right beside me in all of my sweet dreams. No matter where you choose to be. In my heart I'll always see you in. Everywhere baby." she was playing around with the words to Tim McGraw's Everywhere. Someone knocked on the door so she got up to answer it.
"Hey Rans what can I do ya for?" she asked
"Nothing really I just heard you playing down the hall wanted to tell you that you sounded really good" he said.
"Thanks but I was just playing around with the words to a Tim McGraw song" she said with a shrug.
"You should write your own stuff" he suggested.
"Nah I like music as a stress reliever to make a job out of it would kill the magic" she said.
"I guess" he said.
"Do you want to come in you look like you could use someone to talk to?" Ashley asked.
"Believe me I would love to but what I have on my mind I don't want to share with anyone right now" he replied.
"Well if you want to come in and listen to me mess around with some more songs you can" she said
"You sure you don't mind?" he asked
"We're practically family I don't care if you listen to me play for a while" she said.
He sat down on a chair in the room and she picked up her guitar again.
"Any requests?" she asked
"Something peaceful" he replied.
"I think I have the perfect song to make you feel a little better" she said as she began to play Brooks and Dunn's Red Dirt Road.
"That is a pretty cool song even if it is country" Randy said.
"What can I say I'm half redneck half Canadian" Ashley said.
"Are you really?" Randy asked with a laugh.
"Yeah my mom's family is from the south and Chris is from Canada maybe that is why I'm so hard to figure out" she said
"How did you know that song would help me feel better?" he asked.
"I used to listen to that song all the time when I was younger especially when my parents were bugging me I guess I just knew to play it" she replied.
"Do you think there really is a red dirt road?" he asked.
"Yeah definitely" she answered.
Randy sighed and Ashley could tell there was something really wrong with him. He looked really tired almost sickly tired.
"So where is John and Talon?" he asked.
"Actually I have no idea, I do know Talon is with John though" she replied. "John said that they suffered enough with my music and they deserved a break"
"Leave it to John to say something like that" Randy said.
"Why are you trying to make small talk instead of telling me what is wrong?" Ashley asked bluntly.
"It's nothing really I swear I just have to figure this one out on my own" he said.
"Why are you pushing the people who love you away I know I'm not the only one who noticed you acting strange" she stated.
"I have to go" he said coldly but before Ashley could get another word in he was gone.
Next chapter skips a couple of months but we will finally find what is up with Randy. Sorry is is so short.