Again, I know this probably isn't 100% accurate, but I wanted it to mesh with the previous chapter, but I do know they lived together for a time for I made sure that was accurate!

"Hey, darlin'." Deacon said into the phone, a smile on his face.

"Deacon?" Rayna's voice was broken, barely above a whisper on the other end.

"Ray? What's going on?"

He heard Rayna sighed shakily. "Daddy gave a half hour to get my stuff and get out. I have nowhere to go. And he's holding to it, too."

Deacon gasped. "What? Why?"

Rayna swallowed hard. "Because I told him about Watty booking that gig for me. He freaked out and started screaming and told me I could only stay here if I lived by his rules, so I packed my bags." Her voice broke. "And now I don't know what to do."

Deacon rubbed his hand over his face and looked around his tiny house before sighing. "Come live with me."

"What?" Rayna asked.

"Come live with me. My house is pretty quiet, but there's enough room for the two of us. Come live with me, baby."

Rayna sighed, and the line got quiet for a while before she finally spoke. "Okay, I'll come with you."

Deacon smiled slightly, trying not to sound too excited as he knew Rayna was pretty upset. "Alright, I'll be there in twenty minutes. I love you, Ray."

"I love you, too." Rayna said quietly before the two of them hung up.

Deacon stuffed his phone in his pocket and grabbed his keys, walking out of the house.

As he drove to Belle Meade, he couldn't help but smile. Sure, Rayna was young and the circumstances getting to this point sucked, but from the moment he laid eyes on her he always knew he wanted to live with her and build a life together, so it was never too early to start.

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The tiny, redheaded, seventeen-year-old girl was completely silent on the ride home. She spent the entire thirty minute care ride staring out the window with tears in her big, blue eyes. Deacon's heart broke because he couldn't do anything, but it mostly broke because she was the love of his life and he hated seeing her so broken.

He knew Lamar was a strict man, but never did he think he'd kick Rayna out because of her career. This whole situation seemed odd to him, but he didn't dare say anything to either of them. Lamar wasn't very fond of him, anyhow.

When they pulled up to Deacon's house, Rayna sighed sadly and opened the truck door, jumping out and waiting for Deacon to lead her in. She had been here before, on the night he showed her how much he loved her, but it felt different now. It felt like home.

Deacon came up next to her and grabbed the hand that wasn't clutching her bag, and Rayna swallowed hard before walking with Deacon up to the house.

When they got inside, Rayna set her bag on the floor next to the couch and threw herself down, breathing deeply. Deacon sat down next to her and she looked at him sadly before her face crumpled up and tears started falling. Deacon gasped and pulled her into his arms, and she buried her head in his chest.

"Ray, baby it's alright. You're here now, with me." Deacon kissed the top of her head. "I'm here for you now, baby."

"I don't know what to do. What do I do?" Rayna asked into Deacon's chest.

Deacon shook his head. "I don't know, but you'll figure it out. With me by your side. We'll figure it out together. I love you so much, baby."

Rayna picked her head up and looked at him. "I love you, too. Thank you." She smiled for the first time that night before leaning forward and kissing him feverously.

They kissed for a while before they pulled away and Rayna laid her head on Deacon's chest, snuggling into him as he held her tight on the couch in the home that was now theirs.