Flower Shops - Morgan Wallen

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"You okay?" Evan asks, his hands giving his girlfriend's tense shoulders a relaxing squeeze. "You're quiet tonight."

"Yeah, just a stressful day." Kate sighs back, her eyes closing at his touch. "Glad it's the weekend."

"Two days of relaxation." He whispers, brushing her hair behind her shoulder. "C'mon, let's take a shower." He takes her hand and pulls her to her bathroom.

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Her face replays in his mind.

Those big brown eyes.

Those pouty lips.

Morgan had no idea that Katie would be working where he is. She had no idea either. It was weird for both of them to see each other but they just went about their day.

Of course they're both stuck in their minds but they only exchanged a few words.

That look he gave her replays in her head and she blushes at the memory.

She didn't know she missed him.

He didn't know he missed her either.

She looked beautiful. Her hair was in that infamous messy bun and of course she was barefoot. Back home, that's how she looked all the time.

You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl.

He sits up and looks over at his right, sighing when he sees the girl he met last night tangled up in her sheets. The longer he looks at her, the more and more she looks like Katie.

He silently slides out of her bed and starts redressing, carrying his boots out the door to put on before heading to his truck.

He internally cringes at how loud his truck idles, it is four in the morning though. He's got work in a few hours.

Morgan sighs heavily when he steps into his shower, happy to be back in his own home again. Sure, he had fun with what's-her-name but she isn't his Katie.

No one will ever come close to being his Katie.

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It's been a few months since Kate's been Michael's manager and she's honestly crushing the game. She has a few shows booked around Tennessee for him this coming month.

He invited her out to one- practically begged because she doesn't get to see how good she does and it actually hurts him.

Currently, Kate is standing awkwardly in the middle of the stage, reading over her list stuck to the clipboard. She's making sure everything on her end is according to plan.

Evan tagged along and she's glad. His presence helps keep her calm.

"You need to relax." He whispers against her temple, mindlessly playing with the ends of her hair. "This is gonna be a good show."

Kate looks up at him. "I just don't want to mess up."

"You're putting too much pressure on yourself, babe. Everything is going to be fine."

Kate sighs and nods, leaning up to kiss him. "I gotta get back to work."

"Come watch the show with me, okay?" She nods again then disappears into the wings.

Her brown eyes lift from her paperwork when she hears a familiar laugh.

A laugh that always makes her smile.

Morgan's laugh.

She watches him talk to Michael, her cheeks heating up when they both look over at her. Morgan quickly looks away and nods at what Michael says.