Destiny Rules: The Sequel

Chapter 23

Hi guys, sorry about the delay, I've been really busy but going to try to get these updates posted a little more frequently over the next week. Fingers crossed! 

June 20, 2010

"Ugh, I don't think I'm going to be able to walk tomorrow," Stevie groaned as she climbed out of the backseat of the car.

"Oh come on, don't you feel good Steves?!!!" Lori cheered from the driver's seat.

"No, and I hate you both," she sneered through the window at Lori and Sharon who sat in the front seat laughing at her.

"You'll thank us when you're in tip-top shape for tour," Sharon grinned.

"If I make it to tour."

"Oh please, Stevie, it was one Pilates class. It's not going to kill you."

Stevie rolled her eyes at them through the window, the the two of them dropping her off after their second Pilates class this week. Sharon and Lori convinced her to join them for the private classes before tour started in two weeks. Looking for a distraction, she agreed - but not without complaining the entire time. Before she could say anything else, her stomach dropped as her eye finally honed in on something that definitely didn't belong in her driveway: Lindsey Buckingham's car.

"Who is..." she said out loud, "What is..."

"What?" Lori asked, watching Stevie's line of vision, "Who's that?"

"It better not be who I think it is."

"WHO?" Sharon prodded.

"Fuck. I have to go, bye girls!!" She ran off and towards her front door without another word.

For the last month, Stevie had been carefully trying to avoid Lindsey as best as possible. They'd spoken on the phone at least once a week, but every time he suggested meeting up, she made an excuse. It's not that she didn't want to, in fact it was quite the opposite, but now that she knew Kristen would be joining them for at least the first three weeks of tour? She wasn't prepared to get in deep right now and have to deal with all that.

As she opened the door to the house, she heard the sounds of Lily and Lindsey laughing and playing guitar in the other room. Before she could take another step further, Karen appeared before her with a guilty look on her face

"Why do I hear—"

"I can explain," Karen interrupted her, "He just showed up looking for you and Lily answered the door with me and INSISTED he come in to help her re-tune her guitars again. And I haven't been able to get him to leave since, that was a half hour ago..."

"So what you're telling me is that you're letting my 10-year-old call the shots here? I know babysitting isn't exactly your specialty, Kar, but..."

Karen rolled her eyes, "Much like you, the girl is a bit stubborn and set in her ways you know.'

Stevie glared at her, taking a sip from the giant water bottle in her hand and straightening out her workout clothes, "I'll handle this," she groaned, brushing past Karen.

As she slowly entered the living room where Lily and Lindsey sat, she stopped briefly in the doorway, watching the two of them interact. She couldn't help but smile as Lily goofed off on the new electric guitar she got her, Lindsey enthusiastically nodding along and encouraging her to keep going. Sensing they weren't alone anymore, he realized Stevie stood watching and he eyed her with a soft smile as Lily played on.

Scanning her up and down, he grinned as he realized she really was just at a workout class. He wasn't used to seeing her like this— hair pulled back in a messy ponytail, extra tight black leggings and sports tank top that her boobs seemingly poured up and out of. On top, she had a large draped unzipped sweatshirt around her shoulders to cover the rest of her up, the water bottle in hand and tiny sneakers just adding to the overall effect. Shaking her head at him, she bit her lower lip, not yet wanting to interrupt.