AN: I heard this song and it matched perfectly with my story so I had to add it in! It's called Georgia Rain (hence the chapter name) by Trisha Yearwood.

Ch. 12

Georgia Rain

Babe was driving down an empty street, listening to the steady drum of rain on her car. She felt the tears come heavy and fast. She knew that it wouldn't have been perfect bliss for long, but why did it have to happen this soon? She couldn't believe JR would think she was with Jamie after everything that had happened the past couple days. 6 happy months with Jamie couldn't come close to 6 perfect days with JR. There was no competition between the two. JR was the one for her, hands down. She remembered when she first saw him. He walked confidently, and she remembered that cocky smile well. Babe remembered the way his beautiful eyes held her gaze. Those eyes...

Babe turned on the radio, tired of hearing her own thoughts.

The Georgia rain
On the Jasper County clay
couldn't wash away
what I felt for you that day
just you and me down an old dirt road
Nothing' in our way
Except for the Georgia rain

Back at the mansion, JR was thinking about the fight that had just occurred. He believed Babe, that she wasn't still in love with Jamie, but his pride and drunkenness stopped him from calling her back to apologize. Babe was right; they weren't going to go to others when things were hard. So why couldn't he have just admitted he was wrong when she was here? He grabbed for the phone, about to dial her cell number. He placed his fingers over the numbers, but he couldn't dial. He grunted in frustration and threw the phone at the wall. He remembered when he first saw her, her blonde hair blowing in the wind. She had laughed at something her friend had just said, and it wasn't just a fake laugh, it was because she found it was really funny. Her laugh...

The Georgia rain
On the Jasper County clay
couldn't wash away
all the love we made
just you and me down that old dirt road
No one saw a thing
Except for the Georgia rain

Babe pulled over because she was crying too hard. Why couldn't she just got back and beg for JR's forgiveness? She couldn't let her pride get in her way anymore. She had a son she had to think about too. She put her car in reverse and stopped, not being able to turn around and go back. After sitting there for a long time with a battle being waged inside her, she went forward towards the Pine Cone. Her pride had won the battle. She decided she would go see him in morning. She paid for her room and slowly entered it. She took her shoes off and looked around. Babe thought she was past sleeping in these run down hotels. She flopped down on to the bed, staring at the ceiling, ready for a night of sleeplessness.

The Georgia rain
On the Jasper County clay
Couldn't wash away
The way I loved you to this day
The ol' dirt road's paved over now
Nothin' here's the same
Except for the Georgia rain

JR took his shirt off and lay back on the bed, his and Babe's bed. He had gone to kiss his son goodnight, and when he got there, he thought he saw Babe hovering over his crib telling their son goodnight, but it was only his imagination. JR covered his face with Babe's pillow, and breathed her scent in. This was gonna be a long night.