Flower Shops - Morgan Wallen

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Kate groans at the ache in her head and her back. She cracks an eye open and looks around.

Why is she on the floor?

Why is the floor moving?

She lifts her head and is met face to face with a Halo Waterfowl logo. She furrows her brows as she sits back. "What the hell?"

"Mornin' sleepyhead." Riley whispers, still playing with her hair. "You feelin' better?"

"What?" She gets to her feet, sitting back in front of her laptop. "I got fifty some emails, shit." She rubs her eyes.

"Anythin' you need help with?" Riley asks awkwardly, sitting across from her.

Kate gives him a look. "No."

He suppresses an eye roll as he stands. "I'm tryna be nice, Kate. I'm tryna help you out because you've got so much shit on your shoulders but you keep shovin' me away-"

"I don't need your help."

"Really? Then why the fuck did I spend four hours holdin' you!?"

"I don't need your help, Riley! We ain't together no more! Mind your own-" Riley grabs her by the jaw and kisses her hard. She grips his wrist tightly, kissing him back for a second before she comes to her senses and shoves him back.

Kate smacks him across the cheek. "I have a boyfriend." Riley runs his fingers across his bright red cheek as he looks down at her. "Hey guys?" She shouts down the tiny aisle way. "Can y'all come here?"

The guys are all in the front lounge within seconds.

"Tonight, I booked hotel rooms since were in Lexington today and tomorrow and we got a free day the day after." Kate says. "There's no meet and greet tonight so after the show yall get back on the bus and we'll be headin' to the Marriott nearby."

"Hell yeah!" Josh high fives Danny, the drummer and laughs. "Thanks Kate."

"No problem boys." She smiles back. "Just wanted to let y'all know."

The guys go back to what they were doing leaving Katie alone to do her work.

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Kate exhales heavily as she drops her bone tired body on a real bed for the first time in months. She could pass out right now just like she's laying with her feet hanging off the edge but she forces herself up.

She takes a long hot shower and stays wrapped in a towel, she's got the room to herself so why bother with real clothes.

She groans when there's a knock on her door.

Kate looks out the peephole and rolls her eyes. "What do you want, Riley?"

"I wanted to apologize." He states, his hands in his jeans pockets. "Can I come in?"

"No."

The look he gives her has her rolling her eyes again and stepping aside. He lets himself into her room and sits on the foot of the bed.

"What do you want?" She asks leaning against the desk across from him.

"I'm sorry for being an ass to you."

"Yeah." She crosses her arms, the hem of her towel riding up, exposing more of that sexy hip tattoo she has.

Riley's eyes immediately go to the inked flowers and he bites his lip.

She misses being looked at like that. Being away from Morgan is making her feel incredibly lonely and horny.

"You should go." She whispers.