Rip and the Dutton clan decide to have a very rare night out. John Dutton treats them all to a country music festival. What happens when Rip comes face to face with one of country music's biggest stars??
Miranda's POV It's been a few weeks since John told everyone that Rip and I are moving to Tennessee, and tomorrow is the day we are leaving. John told Lloyd and Colby that they were coming with us to help with the move and to be Rip's Ranch Hands. The guys coming helped ease Rip's mind about starting over. "Baby, are you good if Colby drives your truck tomorrow with the trailer of furniture?" Rip asks as he walks into the bedroom when I am packing up the closet. "Yeah that's fine. I'd rather ride with you anyway." I say as I walk over to him and wrap my arms around him. "Are you ready for this?" I ask him. "I know this is scary for you and I can tell you are nervous." Rip gives me a smile and leans down to kiss me. "I am ready. I am ready to start our lives in Nashville. Leaving the only place that I've ever been able to call home is hard, but I'm ready." He says with a small smile. "Listen to me, we can come back and visit anytime. Especially when Miss Ellie is born. You and I both know that Grandpa John is going to be wrapped around her finger." Rip laughed knowing I was right. We shared a few sweet kisses before going back to getting everything ready for tomorrow.
The Next Morning Rip's POV "Baby! Put that down right now. You don't need to be carrying anything heavy." I tell Miranda when I see her trying to carry a saddle. "Honey, I'm fine. It's not even that heavy." She says rolling her eyes. "Just, for me, don't carry or lift anything. That's why all the guys are helping. I don't need you or our baby getting hurt." Miranda sighed and met my eyes. "Fine, you win this time." She says as she smiles. "We are just about done loading. We should be hitting the road soon." "Ok baby, I'll go grab my stuff."
We get the horses loaded in the trailers behind mine and Lloyd's truck and the moving trailer is hooked to Miranda's truck that Colby is driving. "Well fellas, y'all ready for this?" I ask them as we turn to take one last look at the ranch. They both look at and nod. "Alright let's go. Come on baby, time to go!" I yell into the cabin for Miranda. I help her get in the truck and we all start making our way down to the front gate. As we get down by the main house, everyone is standing outside and waving. I give them all one last wave before hitting the highway and starting our 1500 mile journey to Nashville.
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3 Days Later Miranda's POV We made it to our new home yesterday. I have been working on unpacking and setting up the house while the guys have been working in the barn and bunkhouse. All the stuff for the baby's nursery showed up today so I decided to start working in there. I'm so excited that I just can't wait to get it all set up. It still amazes me that I am having a baby. I honestly had my mind set on not having babies until I met Rip. And I know that he felt the same way.
I'm pulling the crib out of the box when I hear Rip calling my name from downstairs. "I'm in the baby's room!" I yell down to him. "Baby, what are you doing? You aren't supposed to be lifting all this heavy stuff." He says as he walks in the room. "It's not that heavy. I don't know why but in all this chaos right now I just want her room to be done." I tell him with a smile. "Give me 10 minutes and let me go check in with the boys and I'll be right back." Rip gives me a quick kiss before walking out of the room.
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Rip's POV Miranda and I spent the next few hours setting up the baby's room. She's 20 weeks along and the doctor said her nesting stage would slowly start kicking in. "Are you sure you are ok with being in Nashville? I know Montana is your home and you love it there." She says, asking me the same question for the millionth time since we decided to move. "I promise I'm fine. I love our ranch and I can't wait to get it up and going. I love you and wherever you and Ellie are is home." I put my hand on her growing belly. I leaned in for a kiss and that's when we felt our daughter kick.
