Neptune

Chapter 51 | The Lyrics

C A S S I E

A soft smile touches my lips as I watch the maids moving my things into Luke's bedroom. Luke and I have talked about sleeping in the same bedroom now that we practically can't be away from each other.

Shaking my head in disbelief, I let out a small chuckle. When I first met him, I wouldn't have imagined that something like this would happen to us, that my feelings for him would change.

I stare out the window of Luke's bedroom, and my gaze darts to the daisies planted in the garden. It's such a beautiful sight, one that I couldn't get in my previous room.

I can only get this perfect view of the garden filled with daisies from this room and the music room. It's like Luke already knew beforehand what would make me happy.

How strange.

A small sigh escapes from my lips. I can't wait for Aiden and Luke to get home today so that I can spend time with them again.

Another chuckle leaves my mouth. Why am I sounding like a desperate housewife? Perhaps, were I not taking a break from the spotlight, I wouldn't feel this lonely when they aren't home.

My phone rings, and I see Oscar's name on the screen. What a coincidence.

"Hello," I say, putting my phone on my ear.

"Morning, Cassie," Oscar chirps from the other side of the line. "How are you doing these days?"

"Never better." I smile. It turns out that the hell I once expected is now my safe haven, so different from the real hell I was in when Morgan was exploiting me. "How are you guys doing over there?"

He sighs.

"We all miss you so badly here. But what can I say? It's not like we dare disturb the wonderful life of a newlywed," he jokes.

I laugh. Like, really laugh. Who would have thought that the word that once annoyed me to the core would now make my heart flutter?

"Oh, God. You're really doing good," Oscar says, noticing my happiness. "I'm so happy for you."

"Thank you, Oscar. I can hardly believe it myself."

"Well, I'm not planning to disturb your new peaceful life—"

"Oscar, please," I cut him off, rolling my eyes. "I have so much spare time now that I can't wait to hop into whatever project you have in mind. Spill it."

Oscar sighs again. "As you know, we've been telling the world that while you're taking a break from the spotlight, they should expect one or two singles out. You won't have to do anything much. In the meantime, your fans would be able to access the music tracks and lyric videos on your channel. I'm not talking about a whole album here. Neither am I talking about tours. But you may be required to have a few acoustic sessions in some radio stations."

"That's cool," I say. "It would be fun."

"I'm thinking about your new collaboration song with Cal Jackson," Oscar suggests.

Now that I think about it, I remember what Morgan said. She also suggested that I should blow up this song, but by going the extra mile of joining Cal's tour in Italy back then and performing it again at the AMAs even though there wasn't much time left for the preparation.

I'm glad that Oscar has decided to take a more realistic approach.

"I think that would be great," I say. "I love the song. Cal gave me plenty of great ideas when we worked on it together. I'm sure that it would blow up and help him soar even more as a newcomer."