Just Cant Turn You Down

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The rest of that tour for Micheal was hell. Izzy had been living her best life, her album finally came out and it was a smash, everybody was playing it, she was really writing a lot of material while Micheal was writing less and less.

He hadn't been neer anyone, not woman, not his band, he hardly said two words to Ern and to be honest he hadn't been sober I'm months.

They were on the bus where Ern was listening to the radio station from back home. "This next song his just hit number one on the country radio, and is the most requested song of the week. This is leavin' to me, it's by Kameron Marlowe, written by Izzy Wallen-Hardy, who's been dominating country Radio right now" the man on the radio said as the song played.

Hardy listened from his bunk as the song hit him like a ton of bricks. He tried to ignore the pain in his heart as he closed his eyes tight.

"Man turn that off" Ern said to someone as the radio clicked. Hardy hoped no one would annoy him as he pretended to sleep. Ignoring the fact that everyone had been so worried about him.

The bus stopped about half an hour later and Micheal went to see what was going on. "20 minutes guys, stretch your legs get food and right back on the bus" Derek, the tour manager told them as the boys got off the bus.

"Hay man, can I talk to you for a second" Ern asked sitting beside him on his bunk.

"Your already talking Ern" Hardy said coldly,

"Look we got two weeks left, and... we'll Delaney said that Izzy's moved your things out...we were wondering if you wanted to come to stay with us for a while" Ernest asked nervously as Micheal looked to him.

"Man I'll get an apartment I ain't moving in with you, you know we're gonna figure this out right" Hardy told his friend calmly,

"I'm paying you guys do Hardy, it's hard seeing you like this, but you deserve it." Ern replied.

"I know man! I lost my life, my family, my best friend" Hardy coughed out sadly.

"Morgan will come around, and you and Izzy gotta work like nothing else but you'll figure it out man" Ern said patting his leg and hopping off the bunk.

"I'm sorry man, for being so difficult" Hardy told his friend as he got up and hugged him.

"You got a right to be dude, I love you" Ern chuckled as they walked back to the front of the bus.

They went for a walk and smoked a joint before they headed to the bus to go to the next destination.

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Hardy was starting to come out his shell. Finally everyone was relaxed and most of the guys had stopped walking on eggshells around him.

He was on stage when he smiled into the Mic and watched the crowd roar. He seen the next song on the set list and smiled.

"You know it's been a wild few months recently, I uh... I know a lot of people talking about My personal life and all that" he said as the crowd cheered.

"I ain't no saint, I admit that, this song I'm bout to sing... I wrote it along time ago, when I first met a girl that from the moment I laid eyes on her I fell in love" he told the crowd. They cheered again.

"I fuck things up, I guess" he chuckled, there were some shouts from the crowd as he walked up the isle of the stage.

"I fucked my marriage up way before this, but, this song, it's got a whole new meaning to me. I broke a girls heart and I hate myself for it, this is Ain't A Bad Day" he said as the band started playing and he took the guitar from the stage help.