Heaven's On Fire |Dimebag Darrell

The Untold Truth

November 29th, 2004

  The time Rita and I got home, my world went back to being silent. Without Darrell, our home lacked life. Saying that I missed him like crazy was an understatement. I am thankful that I had the time that I did with him though. Was kind of nice to be on the road again after a long break. Darrell's contract with Washburn had finally reached its term and so I was to go meet up in the next few days with Dean Zelinsky and finish the paperwork that waited for me

  Once Darrell hired me to be his assistant, he was able to give me POA so I could be here for things like this while he was away. Being in this job came with great responsibilities. One of them was handling his business affairs, to go over all contracts regarding Darrell and making sure that they benefited him in the long run.

  Once the paperwork is filled and the contract is signed, Darrell will have a 10-year contract with Dean guitars. With that, an idea for a new line of Darrell's guitars were in the making. The Razorback. Darrell was excited for this new chapter. Besides moving guitar companies, other things have been happening with me. While out on the road, I had little cramping and spotting. I could only assume that I was about to start my period. 'But it never came. Since being home though, my nausea had settled. I could only believe that Darrell was right. I needed to be home.

  Rita moved in with me at the fortress that way I wasn't alone. Grady was able to swing by to visit. Seeing him felt amazing. While over, he went into telling us what on the road with DOWN was like and what has been happening with everyone. Rex admitted to Grady that both him and Darrell had been talking about getting Pantera back together. I explained that it was true. Darrell was missing the brotherhood. While Damageplan kept his mind busy, it just wasn't the same for him.

  Hopefully once Damageplan got back, they could further solidify plans for a possible reunion. I know the fans were hoping for it. Grady noticed how tired I have been feeling and agreed that he would stop by often to make sure that I was alright. I can tell after my incident back in 92' had put everyone on high alert.

  Darrell kept his promise and called me when his time was free. I was able to assure him that I was meeting up with Dean to get things settled in just a few days when he explained to me that Grady had agreed he would come out for their December 8th show in Ohio to help out. Grady never told me, but Darrell said that I should tag along. I was excited to know that it was all working out. In no time I would be back with my husband.

  Today I sat on the couch with Rita while we watched a horror movie that we stumbled on. It got to a graphic scene in the movie that had me feeling sick to my stomach. This was not like me. Rita heard me gag and turned to look at me with worry. "Sable, are you alright?" she reached her hand out to feel my forehead, only to look disappointed when I felt normal. Choosing to ignore her question, I grabbed the remote and quickly changed what we were watching. "Yeah, this tummy bug I guess is still lingering," pushing the issue to the side.

  Rita at this point was no longer buying it. "Sable, when we were staying with the guys. Had you and Darrell used protection at all?" I frowned at my best friend wondering why that had anything to do with this bug. Looking at her, I could tell she had a thought, and it was causing her to smile. "Why does that matter?" I dared to ask. I truly was confused in why she would even ask that. "Have you and Darrell talked recently about kids again?" she sat and waited for my answer.

  What the hell? Where was she going with this? Rita could see my cog wheels turn, but I was struggling to comprehend what we were talking about. What through me off was seeing how excited she was getting. "Not in a while. I think the last time we brought up the topic of kids was almost two years ago?" I tried racking my brain of the memory. At this point my best friend began to chuckle. "Well, I think you two need to have that conversation the next time you two talk," she explained. I was done with her riddles. "What, why?" if I could frown anymore, my brows would be married.