Austen by Blake Shelton
A/N: Yep here ya go folks another song for Karaoke night. Austen and the story behind the song. Please give me a review for my songs turned ficts, and you can give away song titles if you want written. I turn all the songs here into stories about our favorite folks at Phantom Stallion.
Jake turned his battered old truck into River Bend's ranch yard. Walking to the door, he saw that Sam's truck and a horse trailer weren't there. Guessing at the time that she was off rescuing a horse or going to a horse show, he wasn't too concerned about it.
Gram, who was really Ruth Foster, but everyone just called her Gram, turned to face Jake. Her eyes held sorrow and she gave him a creased note in her trembling hands. "Jake, I think you better seat down and read this. Sam left it for you before she left."
After reading the note, Jake left in a hurry, forgetting all about the note spiraling to the ground slowly. How could she just leave? He asked himself, starting the old truck and driving onto the highway, thinking of chasing her down and telling her what he thought.
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Almost a year went by and Jake tried to forget about Sam. If she wanted to clear her mind, that was fine by him. Late one night he was sitting home alone, just like always, thinking of her. Figuring that she went to Austen, because she always talked about the sites there.
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Sam tried to read a book, but it didn't take her mind off a certain cowboy with long black hair in a rawhide thong. Sighing she grabbed the telephone and dialed his number. But after three rings of the phone the answering machine picked up and this is what it said.
"If your calling about the car, I sold it. If it's Tuesday night, I'm bowling. If ya got something to sell, your wasting your time, I'm not buying. If it's anybody else, wait for the tone and you know what to do. And P.S, If this is Austen, I still Love you."
Sam lost her wobbily grip on the phone and it fell to the counter. She heard Jake tell her that she loved her, but couldn't believe it. What kind of man waited almost a year for somebody to return and didn't give up on her? What kind of Love did he have for her, she wondered to herself.
So she tried to put those words out of her head, and get back to her animals. But three days later, she found herself dialing Jake's number once again, not knowing what to say. But three rings and the answering machine once more, she heard Jake's voice.
"If it's Friday night, I'm at the ballgame. And first thing Saturday, if it don't rain, I'm headed out to the lake. I'll be gone all weekend long, but first thing Sunday afternoon, I'll call you back when I get home. And P.S. If this is Austen, I still love you."
Sam clutching the phone, left her number and not another word.
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Sam waited till Sunday evening, her nerves making her all nervous and jumpy. How would Jake react to hear her calling him? What would he say?
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Jake walked in the door of his house, a catch of fish in his hand. He put them in the fridge to be gutted and cleaned later. He than checked the messages on his answering machine, secretly hoping for one from Sam. Finding a message with just a number he dialed back, waiting for a phone to be picked up on the other end.
And this is what he heard. "If you're calling about my heart, it's still yours. I should've listened to it a little more, then it wouldn't have taken me so long to know where I belong. And by the way, boy, this ain't no machine your talking to. Can't you tell this is Austen, and I still love you."