Back again with another chapter! Thank you all so much for the reviews/follows/favorites on the last chapter, it meant a lot!

Two of the reviews I received were super helpful! One reader pointed out that I was saying Juliette had PTSD not PPD. It is beyond my understanding why I kept saying she had PTSD when I knew it was PPD...LOL! So a HUGE thank you to that reader, it will be PPD from now on. The other review was from an international reader complimenting me on my writing style, saying it was easy to read. I've been writing on here for a while and have never received such a nice compliment. THANK YOU!

Aside from that, omg season 4 is officially in production and the episode titles are already killing me! September seems so far away from now, ugh! I can't wait for new episodes!

Enough of my rambling of pointless information...here's the new chapter! Enjoy!

**I DO NOT OWN NASHVILLE OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS**


The next day, Cadence woke up and immediately looked at her phone. It was almost eleven and saw that she had missed a few texts from her dad was well as a FaceTime call.

"Shit," she said to herself as she threw the covers off of her, immediately going to her suitcase and opening it. This was something she had planned in advance just in case her dad wanted to FaceTime. Cadence pulled out her bathing suit, quickly changing out of her pajamas and into the temporary outfit. She grabbed her phone, a hair tie, and a pair of sunglasses before leaving the room and heading into the bathroom across the hall.

Cadence used the hair tie to throw her wavy blonde hair up in a messy bun, putting the sunglasses on her head for the final touch. She needed to be convincing. Cadence sat on the edge of the tub as she went into her phone so she could call her dad back.

She took a deep breath as she opened FaceTime and pressed on his contact. Holding the phone up slightly, the phone rang just three times before Avery answered.

"Hey, there's my girl," said Avery with a smile, so happy to see his daughter even if it was just through a phone screen.

"Hey Dad," she said smiling back. "Sorry I didn't answer, we were out for breakfast and I left my phone back here at the hotel."

"That's okay, I just wanted to see what you and Peyton were up to."

"Oh yeah we're having fun, we've just been going to the beach lately. I know her parents have something planned for tomorrow but I'm not sure what it is."

"That sounds like fun, I bet it's beautiful down there," he added.

"It is, I'll send you some pictures later," she said, making a mental note to text Peyton later and ask her to send some pictures.

"I'd love that," said Avery. "Have you gotten any song writing done?"

Cadence wanted so badly to tell him that she was up late last night finishing her song with Juliette. It turned out to be one of the best she ever had written, Juliette's assistance was exactly what Cadence needed.

"I actually finished the one song I had been working on."

"Really? Well you'll have to play it for me when you get back."

"I will," Cadence nodded. "How's Molly?"

"She's good, we decided to have the wedding in September," he told her.

"That's fast," said Cadence.

"Yeah, she doesn't want to wait too long," Avery explained. "We're going to start planning it soon."

"I think you mean Molly is going to start planning it soon."

"Now what is that supposed to mean?"

Cadence chuckled, "Come on Dad, Molly tends to be controlling and wants things done her way. It will start out as you two planning it, but it will basically be her in the end."

"Yeah well, we'll see about that," Avery laughed. "I'll let you go have fun. Just text me later and tell Peyton that I said hi."

"Thanks Dad, I will," she said. "I love you."

"I love you too, bye," said Avery.

"Bye," said Cadence as she waved goodbye and hung up. Once finished, she let out a huge sigh of relief before stepping out of the bathroom and back into the guest room.

She changed back into her pajamas temporarily and headed downstairs and into the kitchen where she found Juliette focused on something she was cooking on the stove. "So you do cook," said Cadence.

Juliette turned around to face Cadence, "Ha ha very funny." She took a better look at Cadence, noticing something, "What's with the sunglasses?"

Cadence's eyes went wide, realizing she still had the sunglasses on the top of her head. "Oh yeah, I just had a FaceTime call with Dad. I had to look as if I was heading out for the beach. I had put on a bathing suit and everything," she explained as she removed the sunglasses and set them down on the counter.

The younger blonde walked closer to Juliette and saw that she was cooking bacon and had already finished making blueberry waffles. "You didn't have to make breakfast," Cadence insisted. She smiled though, appreciating the effort Juliette was showing. It didn't go unnoticed by the teen. "It's almost lunch anyways plus I told Emily to just get cereal or something simple for when I'm here."

"Yeah she told me that, but I wanted to do this for you," said the older blonde. "I slept in too and I was still in the mood for breakfast. All you need to say is thank you."

Cadence eyed the small bowl of strawberries on the other end of the counter. She took one without hesitation and bit into it, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"So what time is your rehearsal today?"

"Not until three so we have time," said Juliette.

"Cool," said Cadence as she took her hair out of the messy, high bun and letting it flow down past her shoulders.

"Do you have your license yet?" Juliette asked, trying to keep the conversation going. She was curious since Cadence was sixteen after all.

The younger blonde chuckled, "No not yet…I want to as soon as possible but I am the worst at parallel parking."

"Really?"

Cadence nodded, "I took my diving lessons and I always ended up hitting the cones."

Juliette couldn't help but laugh as Cadence continued on, "Dad has tried to help but I can just never get it. My driving school was nice enough to let me pass and just told me to work on it but at this rate I won't be getting my license."

"Maybe I could help you," said Juliette, turning the bacon slices over. "I'm pretty good at parallel parking."

"Well if you have time at all then yeah!" Cadence said excitedly. "If you can get me to parallel park like a pro then I will owe you."

"Sounds like a plan," said Juliette.

Cadence smiled as she leaned back against the side of the counter, "And thanks for helping me finish my song. I know I thanked you a million times last night but I was stuck on it for the longest time."

"Of course, I hadn't written with anyone in a while anyways," said Juliette with a smile. "But you already had a majority of it done and what you wrote was amazing. Usually sixteen year old aspiring artists don't focus on the emotional components of a song but I was surprised with you."

"Well singing and writing songs about going to the mall and hanging out with friends really isn't my thing," Cadence joked.

"I couldn't agree with you more," Juliette agreed. Last night, she was able to really see how talented Cadence was musically. She had such a beautiful and powerful voice, incredible songwriting abilities, and was told that she plays several instruments. Juliette knew Avery had to do with most of it, but music was in Cadence's blood. It was inevitable that she would be so talented. It made Juliette incredibly proud. She turned the stove off and started removing the bacon from the pan, onto a plate. "Can I also say something?"

"Yeah," said Cadence.

"After you go back to your dad, I want you to tell him that you were really with me."

"Wait what? He would give me the biggest punishment of all time, plus he would probably never let me see you again!" Cadence was confused as to why Juliette would want her to do this. There would be no problems if she never said anything to her dad about staying with Juliette.

"Sweetie you can't lie to him about this for so long."

"You think I want to lie to him about this? I wouldn't have to if you both…"

Cadence stopped herself before she said anything more. The last thing she wanted was an argument with Juliette. "Just…never mind."

Juliette gave her a look, she had an idea of what Cadence was going to say but she decided to leave that up to her own imagination. She refrained back from saying anything more as she walked over to one of the cabinets and pulled out two plates, glasses, and silverware.

"We can talk about it another day," Juliette said unsurely. "Breakfast is ready."

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"Are you sure you don't need to be doing anything right now?"

Drew entered one of the waiting rooms at the Soundcheck rehearsal space with two acoustic guitars in hand. "Yeah," he said. "I'm good to be here until your mom is done rehearsing."

"Thanks," said Cadence. "So far things have been good with Juliette, really good actually. It's just nice to hang out someone around my age."

Drew handed the one guitar to Cadence and kept the other for himself to use, "That's good."

Cadence started to tune the guitar but then Drew stopped her, "Already took care of it."

"Well you're good for something around here aren't you?"

"Hey!" said Drew, making Cadence laugh. "That wasn't cool."

"Alright fine, I'm sorry," she said as she started to stop laughing. Cadence played around with the guitar, strumming and playing different chords but Drew interrupted her.

"How come you call Juliette by her name instead of calling her Mom?"

Cadence didn't exactly want to go into detail about the past with Drew. They just became friends and she was nervous about him saying anything. "My parents divorced when I was really young and I lived with my dad in Ohio so I never got to see Juliette a lot," said Cadence. "She was always busy touring and all. So calling her 'mom' still doesn't feel right to me yet."

That last part was true. Cadence wanted to call her "Mom" but she didn't feel ready quite yet.

"Well that really sucks," said Drew. "Have you two never been close?"

"Can we please just sing something?" Cadence said, desperately wanting to change the subject. She looked at him, her eyes pleading him to stop talking.

"Yeah, yeah, of course…"

"I'm sorry, I just…"

"No I'm sorry," insisted Drew. "I'm the one who couldn't shut up."

"It's alright, really it is. How about you start something and I'll join in."

Drew smiled, "Alright." He started strumming and singing, not wanting to upset Cadence anymore than he already did.

Out in the rehearsal space, Juliette called for a fifteen minute break as she stepped off of the stage. She was handed a cold bottle of water and was praised by both Emily and Glenn. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted Maddie and Daphne and immediately went over to them, "How are you guys?" Juliette as she pulled the two women in for a hug, far from being Rayna's little girls anymore.

"We're great!" said Daphne. "You sounded fantastic up there."

"It's great to see you Juliette," said Maddie as she pulled away from her long time friend.

"Thank you and you too," she said. "Your mom told me you guys are starting your new tour."

"Yeah we're so excited to get back out there," said Daphne.

"So my dad told me that Cadence is with you," Maddie brought up. "How is everything going?"

Juliette took a deep breath, "Everything has been going really well actually."

"Is she here?" Daphne asked.

"I know she's around here somewhere," said Juliette. She turned back to Emily and Glenn, "I'll be back."

Back in the room that Cadence and Drew were in, they were in the middle of covering I Run To You by Lady Antebellum and were making quite the duo.

This world keeps spinning faster

Into a new disaster so I run to you

I run to you baby

When it all starts coming undone

Baby you're the only one I run to

I run to you, whoa oh, oh I run to you

Maddie, Daphne, and Juliette found the pair as they were finishing the song, Maddie gave Juliette a look, inferring that both Cadence and Drew looked more than just friends. Juliette gave her a look back, one that had slight concern.

This world keeps spinning faster

Into a new disaster so I run to you

I run to you baby

And when it all starts coming undone

Baby you're the only one I run to

I run to you, I run to you yeah, whoa whoa, oh I run to you, I run to you girl

The three women standing in the doorway were impressed with the note Cadence had hit. Drew and Cadence finished the song and turned to notice that a small audience had formed.

"Oh shit did you finish already?" Drew asked becoming frantic at the sight of Juliette. He didn't want to get in trouble yet again.

"No we just took a fifteen minute break," said Juliette. "But we are doing some set changes so I suggest you get back out there."

The eighteen year old nodded as he stood up with the guitar in hand. Cadence handed him the one she had been using so Drew could put it back. "I'll text you later," he said.

Cadence gave him a quick nod and let him leave, watching as Juliette stared him down. She rolled her eyes, "Whats your problem with Drew?"

"I don't like him," Juliette said simply.

The younger blonde stood up and walked closer to the three women. Maddie and Daphne watched as the mother and daughter interacted. "I just don't like him," Juliette said again.

"We're just friends," said Cadence. "I need someone to hang around with while you rehearse."

"Alright well I came to find you because Maddie and Daphne wanted to meet you," Juliette explained. "I've known them for…"

"Let's just say a long time," said Maddie.

Cadence smiled, "I love you guys, your music is amazing. I couldn't get enough of your last album."

"Thank you," said Daphne. "It's so great to finally meet you."

"Juliette," Emily interrupted. "They need you back on the stage. The light techs want to go over the lighting for the encore again."

"Again?" Juliette asked in an annoyed tone. "We fixed that weeks ago!"

"I know, something is wrong and they want your approval before they correct it."

Juliette turned back to Maddie, Daphne, and Cadence. "Go do what you need to do," said Maddie. "We'll keep Cadence company for a bit."

"Thanks," said Juliette before leaving with Emily.

"So how are you liking Nashville so far?" Maddie asked.

"Well I haven't been able to see that much of it. It's really been just coming here for tour rehearsals."

"I'm sure your mom will take a day to show you around and do what you want to do," Daphne assured her.

"Yeah hopefully," said Cadence.

"Can I see your phone for a second?" Maddie asked the teen. Cadence pulled her phone out of her back jean pocket, unlocking it, and handing it to Maddie.

"Just in case your mom is too busy with tour stuff to show you around, we'll be glad to," Maddie explained as she put her's and Daphne's number into Cadence's contacts. "And if you need anything at all for any reason, don't be afraid to text or call one of us."

Daphne nodded as Maddie handed the phone back to Cadence. "Thank you, this is really great but why are you doing this?"

Maddie smiled at her, "When I was about your age, a lot was going on in my life and your mom did the exact same thing. She was there for me when I needed someone to go to and talk to."

"We're not saying not to go to her first or anything," Daphne clarified with a soft chuckle. "Just think of it as two more people looking out for you."

Cadence gave them both a sincere smile, thinking how nice it was for them to do this for her. "Thanks you guys," said Cadence.

"Of course," said Maddie. "We better get going too, our rehearsal starts soon."

"It was great to finally meet you Cadence," said Daphne, pulling her in for a hug.

"You too," she said, giving Daphne a tight squeeze before switching over to Maddie. After exchanging hugs and saying goodbye to one another, Cadence went back to Juliette's rehearsal.

"There she is," said Glenn when he spotted Cadence entering the rehearsal space.

"Are Glenn and I not cool enough to be around anymore?" Emily asked .

"No! I never said that," Cadence said with a laugh. "But hey, do you think Juliette has any time to not do anything tour related from now until I have to leave?"

Glenn and Emily looked at each other, knowing Juliette had a full schedule from now until the tour. "As far as we know she has a pretty packed schedule. She has radio and tv interviews to do some last minute tour promotion, a couple of meetings…I'm sorry kiddo but it would be hard for her to have free time," Glenn said sadly.

"And Cadence we want you to spend time with her, we really do, and if we had known you were coming we would have made sure she had time," Emily explained.

Cadence sighed and nodded, "No I get it, I'm the one who came here unexpectedly. It's fine."

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That night, Cadence sat outside by Juliette's fire pit and was on her phone. Peyton had sent Cadence some photos she had taken of the beach for her to send to her dad. The pictures were perfect and very convincing. After sending them to her dad, Cadence felt her phone vibrate, alerting her that she received a text.

"Wow, it looks amazing down there!"

Cadence smiled as she replied back, "It is! It's making me not want to come back home." She sent the message and stayed on her phone until he replied back.

"I don't blame you, but I think I'd miss you too much."

Before Cadence replied back, the door opened. She turned to her right and saw that it was Juliette coming outside to join her. Cadence put her phone down beside her, "Hey."

"Hey," said Juliette walking towards her. "I thought you could use some company out here."

She sat next to Cadence on the cushioned bench. "Thanks," said the younger blonde, getting a better look at her mother as the fire illuminated her face through the darkness. "So who were you on the phone with in there?"

Juliette turned her body to face Cadence more, her arm resting atop the bench. "Well Glenn told me how you asked if I had any free time before you had to leave."

"He did?"

"Well I could tell something was bothering him that he didn't want to tell me about so I made him," said Juliette, making Cadence let out a soft laugh. "But I was on the phone clearing up my schedule for tomorrow."

Cadence looked at her confused, "But don't you have a bunch of promotion for the tour?"

"I did but I realized that going to radio stations and doing interviews all day wasn't as important or fun as spending that time with my daughter."

"Really?" Cadence asked, fighting back the smile that was quickly growing on her face.

Juliette nodded, "Tomorrow we are doing whatever you want. But there are a couple of things I have planned too…" she was stopped by an abrupt hug from Cadence. Juliette took in the special moment, holding Cadence close to her. Cadence didn't need to thank her, the warm embrace was more than enough.

Without thought, Cadence had reached out and hugged her mother. It had been the first real contact the two have had. It felt right for her and at the same time, hating that it had taken this long. Cadence took in her smell, something she had always tried to imagine but never could. She memorized the moment for all it was before pulling away.

"If you wanted to spend more time together, why didn't you just ask me?" Juliette questioned.

"I just…I didn't know it was an option. I didn't want to be rude."

"Well it's not," said Juliette. "You are the only person I would ever cancel for. I told you that you can come to me and ask or tell me anything."

"I know," Cadence said looking down, fidgeting with the end of her shirt. "I guess I'm just not used to going to you for things just yet."

"I understand," Juliette said sadly.

"It's not that I don't want to go to you, I do," Cadence explained further. "Maddie actually told me how you helped her a lot when she was my age. How you were there for her, it made me realize how lucky I am to have you."

Juliette smiled at her daughter, feeling just as lucky to have Cadence. "When I was pregnant with you I was so worried that I wouldn't do right by you. I didn't want to be like my mama, that was my biggest fear. I wanted it to be different for us," said Juliette as she leaned closer to Cadence and pushed a section of her wavy blonde hair behind her ear. "But life had other plans."

Cadence could see how hard Juliette was trying and working on their relationship and it had meant the world to her. There was a moment of silence between the mother and daughter before Cadence spoke up, "Was she really that bad…my grandmother?"

"It was," Juliette nodded. "But she had her moments."

"Can you tell me about her? Dad never wanted to talk about it when I asked. I think he always thought of it as your story to tell."

Juliette took a deep breath and nodded. Talking about her mother to Cadence was a something she hadn't been looking forward to. Juliette didn't want Cadence to be ashamed of where she came from and who her family was.

"Well what do you know already?" Juliette asked her.

"From little of what Dad has told me, I know she had a drug problem."

"She did," said Juliette, finding the subject more difficult to talk about. "When I was a little girl I remember never having any money because she spent the money we did have on drugs. She was always with different men and had put me second to whatever she was doing."

Cadence felt horrible as Juliette went on talking about her past. She couldn't imagine actually living it. "When she wasn't using or with multiple men, things weren't too bad," said Juliette. "It wasn't until around the time she passed when she did get better."

"How was that?" Cadence asked. Juliette went on to further explain her mother's recovery process and how Dante got involved between her and her mother, causing Jolene to risk her own life to protect Juliette. It was something Cadence couldn't believe.

"I'm so sorry," said Cadence, seeing Juliette start to wipe away a few tears.

"It's okay," said Juliette. "That time she was around and clean made me realize how much she did love me and how proud she was of how successful I became. It wasn't expressed enough before then and it meant a lot to me."

The mother and daughter leaned back on the bench. The younger blonde then slowly got closer to Juliette and rested her head on her shoulder. She took Juliette's hand and held it tight. After telling her something so deep and personal, Cadence wanted to give Juliette some reassurance.

"I wish I was able to get to know her," said Cadence.

"She would have loved you Cadence," said Juliette, smiling at the thought of her mom being around to know her daughter. She was proud of herself for being able to talk about her mom the way she had with Cadence. It was relieving and couldn't thank the sixteen year old enough for it.


I hope you all liked it! I'm sorry for that crap ending though. That whole scene was kinda hard for me to work with but it was so important! Plus Avery and Juliette have had some of their best moments by that fire pit at Juliette's place.

I have another question for you all, do you want Maddie and Daphne to be married...etc. They wouldn't be the main focus of this story of course but it's just something to consider. What would you guys like to see? Please let me know in the reviews! I read them all and I appreciate every single one of them.

NEXT CHAPTER: Juliette and Cadence spend the day together and become even closer! Lots of sweet, funny, and fluff filled moments :D