Thank you to everyone who reads this story and to everyone who reviews. Next chapter they are going home so they will have to deal with the real world but for now here is some Deyna fluff, very much needed in these times. :) please please please review!
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Chapter 9
Rayna asked, "what do you want to do?" Deacon started pulling the shirt she was wearing up slowly and his eyes were connected with hers the whole time. He had no intention of breaking the agreement but teasing wouldn't hurt. Rayna's eyes turned darker and mirrored his. She placed her hands on his and she whispered, "uh, uh babe." Deacon smiled, "I'm only teasing you." Rayna sighed, "what am I goin to do with you?" Deacon chuckled, "mmm I don't know." Rayna smiled and kissed his cheek, "do you have the old picture albums that I put together here?" Deacon nodded, "yeah they are here, why?" "I wanted to see them." "I'll get them out for you. Wanna get ready for bed in the meantime?" Rayna nodded and they got up from the couch.
She went to the bathroom and got ready for bed. She went to the bedroom and slipped the pyjama shorts on because she knew she would be warm and put her tank top back on. She pulled the covers back and sat in bed with her back against the headboard, waiting for Deacon. He walked in with three albums and smiled at Rayna. He placed the albums on her legs and pecked her before going to the bathroom to get ready for bed.
He came back and saw that Rayna hadn't moved so he figured she was waiting for him. "What are you thinking about?" He asked as he pulled of his shirt and climbed into bed with her. "I was thinking about the time when I put these pictures together. We came here and it was perfect as usual and it was fun putting these together. I remember thinking that one day we would show our children what mommy and daddy were like when they were young." Deacon smiled and pulled her head on his shoulder and she scooted closer to him. He said, "maybe we can take them back with us and show Maddie and Daphne?" Rayna looked up at him and nodded, "yeah I think Maddie would really like that. She asked me about when you kissed me the first time. I think she wants to know where she came from." Deacon smiled down at her his eyes twinkling, "she really asked you that?" "Mhm and I told her and she said that the date you had planned was really cute." Deacon kissed her and then pulled back, "I can't believe we made her. We made her Ray." Rayna's eyes became cloudy and her voice broke a little, "yeah we did and it's the best gift ever. It proves our love and she wants us to share it with her." Deacon kissed her again and then grabbed the first album and opened it.
The first picture was of them sitting on stage with two stools and microphones, singing to each other. That album was all about their career and it held pictures of them performing at arenas and at the bluebird. They looked through it together and then took the next one. This one was more intimate and it showed more of their private side. It was pictures of just the two of them, kissing, hugging, laughing, and it showed their love and dedications to each other. Their love was palpable in the pictures. The last picture on that album was of them standing in front of the house Deacon had bought for them. He was standing behind her and she was leaning against him. Rayna ran her fingers over the house, wishing that it could all be real. Deacon was holding her other hand but he released it and ran his fingers over the two of them in the picture. It was almost as if they were bringing it to life again, and somehow they felt like they were. Rayna entwined her legs with his and he kissed her forehead. She said, "that had always been my dream and if felt so real." Deacon replied, "I know, it was my dream too."
They looked at the picture for a bit and then Rayna reached for the last album, she knew this would be the hardest especially because Vince was in it. It was the album that contained pictures of them and their friends. From all the times they got together with them for barbecues or parades they went to. Rayna took Deacon's hand back in hers to give him support and opened to the first page. It was a picture of Deacon and Vince with their guitars. Rayna had told them to look up and smile and she captured the picture perfectly. Deacon gave out a shaky breath and Rayna tightened the hold on his hand. There were pictures of her and Vince and pictures of all three of them. There were also pictures of them with a group of friends but Vince was in every one of them and he always stood by Deacon's side. They were each other's support system in a different way than Rayna and Deacon were for each other. Vince had been Deacon's best friend and they were inseparable like brothers. By the end of the pictures Rayna had tears in her eyes and so did Deacon. She knew they would probably escape his eyes so she sat up and hugged him an he buried his head in her neck. "I miss him so much," he mumbled shakily his voice breaking. Rayna hugged him tighter, "I know, I miss him too." Rayna felt wetness on her neck and a tear escaped her eyes too. This had happened before and she knew the best thing to do was just hold him to let him know she was there. So she sat up more, rapped her arm around his waist and the other around his neck and pulled him closer to her so that their bodies were completely connected. Deacon just held onto her and allowed himself to think about Vince. He felt that he could only think about him when she was there because he knew that he could count on her and that he wouldn't drink or want to drink. They stayed like that until Deacon kissed behind her ear and mumbled, "thank you." Rayna pulled back, nodded, and then kissed all over his face, to make him feel better. She said, "we don't have to show that one to the girls unless you want to. I know it hurts you to see him and I know you miss him so it's up to you babe." Deacon smiled at how considerate and caring she was, "it's part of our past so I think they can see it. We'll just show them that one first and then move onto the happy things." Rayna ran her hands through his hair and kissed him. She just wanted to take all of his pain away and the only way she had done that before was with their bodies but she knew they had to find a new a way and not just a distraction. "You can talk to me about him whenever you want. I want you to know that you can count on me. I will understand. Sometimes all I want to do is talk about my mama and I don't have anyone to do that with. I know I have Tandy but they didn't have the same bond." "Thank you Ray. You can talk to me about her if you want, I'll be glad to listen." Rayna smiled and hugged him. He had always helped her when she was missing her mom. He ran his hands through her hair and scooted down so that they were laying down. Rayna hid her face in his neck, "I felt really lonely after the accident, I felt like I had lost you. I went to the cemetery a lot and talked to her. I felt like she could hear me. She was the person I felt comfortable turning to." Deacon felt bad that she had felt that lonely and he ran his hand up and down her back to soothe her. "I'm sorry you felt that lonely. I wish I could have been there to help." Despite her sadness she smiled against his neck and kissed it softly, "you're here now and that's what matters to me. You are my support system Deacon. You are the person I run to for help. You're the only one who I want to cheer me up when I'm down because you know everything about me. There would be no me without you." She looked up at him and he smiled, "there would be no me without you Ray. We are each other's rock and person. You have been in my life for everything and I trust you with everything." Rayna kissed his lips, "I'm never leaving you again."
Deacon kissed her again, wanting to be as close the her as possible and if kissing is all they could do then he would do just that. He kissed her lips slowly and then pulled back but their lips lingered close to each other, just brushing. Rayna's breathing sped up because she could feel his breath and his taste was on her tongue. She ran her hands through his hair and pulled his head to her softly so that she could kiss him. It was slow and calm, not frenzied but the gentleness of his lips drove her crazier. She slowly ran her tongue on his lips and then pulled back. They had kissed like this many times before and it wasn't to turn the other on, it was to comfort each other. It was a way of telling each other that that they were there and they were close. They knew that this wouldn't lead to anything but they didn't care because kissing each other felt better than anything else. They knew that they would soon fall asleep and that this was their lullaby so they layed on their sides facing each other rapped their arms and legs around the other and allowed themselves to think of anything they usually didn't want to think about. Rayna thought of her mom and how she had alway believed in her. She remembered having nightmares and laying exactly like this with her. For once in a very long time she thought of her mom and didn't feel like crying because she felt protected, loved and cherished. She opened her eyes and looked at him and felt all her worries rushing away somehow. If felt good to belong to someone and have them belong to you. He is so good looking she thought to herself and she ran her hand on his cheek and chin. "Thank you," she said. Deacon opened his eyes to look into hers, "for what?" "For being you." Deacon kissed her softly and then hugged her tighter and closed his eyes and fell asleep. Rayna was awake for a while longer and she thought about her girls and how much they were important to her. They were the most important people in her life, more important than Deacon. She hoped that nothing would ever happen to her because she didn't want to leave them alone how her mom had and she hoped that they would find a guy who would help them in case she did, someone like Deacon. She kissed his cheek, careful not to wake him up. He would never know how important he was for her. She looked at him for a while longer and then fell asleep.
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