Thinking Out Loud (A Hunter Hayes Fanfic)

Chapter 14 Thinking Out Loud

Chapter 14 Hunter's POV
Two weeks had passed and I'm holding Lauren's hand as she walked on the track for the big race in Nashville. She was nervous because her coach threw her in last minute. All the 4 competitors started stretching she looked at me with fear in her eyes,"I'm scared." She squeezed my hand tighter. I recognize some of these runners on TV, really good runners. I turned so she could face me,"see those's runners? They don't matter. They're just people who's names out there. You worry about you and only you, and remember what it feels like to win and show people you are more than just a runner." I finished. I looked at her from head to toe,"you don't understand how proud I am of you, you're talent, and a very strong women. You have shown people that women can make a difference." I grabbed her hands and kissed them,"you have proven so much to me." "Hunter-" she said before one of the track coaches came to get her to start the race. I smiled watching them taking her to the track. "HUNTER HAYES!?" I turned around quickly as a man with a head set and clipboard, and microphone came up to me,"THIS IS A SURPRISE TO HAVE A CELEBRITY HERE!" He said as I laughed,"pleasures on me-" "Our performer who was going to sing the national anthem just got terribly sick and we need someone to sing it..." He looked at me waiting for respond. I didn't understand when he need someone to sing... I looked around,"OOOHH! YOU WANT ME TO DO IT!" I grabbed the mic,"HECK YEA ILL DO IT!" "GREAT!" I nodded. I turned around holding the mic in my hands. I paused,"I don't know the national anthem." I panicked,"LAUREN!" I looked at her as she was stretching and made eye contact with me. She ran to me,"you alright?" "I DONT KNOW THE NATIONAL ANTHEM!" "Are you singing it or something?" I nodded my head really fast,"alright-" I interrupted her,"sing it with me." I asked,"HUNTER NO! I have to run-" "I can't do it without you." She started hesitating,"but Hunter they asked you-" "please. Maybe I'll remember it when I sing it next to you." "Hunter-" "please?" "Fine." Her hands fell to her side,"fine I'll do it." I smile and kissed her cheek, slowly.

She stood next to me as me and her were on the stage in front of thousands of people. "Singing your national anthem, Hunter Hayes and Lauren Santiago!" The man announced. Everyone applauded loudly,"if I mess up, your domed." Lauren whispered to me. I stood up straight nice and proud and grabbed her hand,"Oh say can you see..." We both sang, I looked at her while singing as she smiled as I laughed. "And the home..." I sang,"OF THE..." I paused and looked at the love of my life then at the crowd as it was screaming with cheers. I held the microphone up to my lips,"BRAVE." I sang long and finished. I gave Lauren a kiss and waved. I turned to face her and took her microphone, leaned down and whispered in her ear,"now go win."