7 summers :Morgan Wallen

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Scarlett ran towards the arena they would soon be performing in and set up the stage. The band members greeted her as she ran down the skinny hallway that led to their buses.

She hadn't seen Morgan in an hour with worried her. "Where's Morgan?" She asks Ernest, worry and concern in her voice. Her heart beat increased and she zoned out, it felt like his answer was taking an hour.

"Woah, take a breath he's just grabbing his guitar from the shop" He assures. She holds her chest and sighs in relief.

She sees his truck pull in and runs over to it. "Hey, where were you?" She asks, still breathing heavy from the moment before. "At the guitar shop, look at this custom strap" he says showing it to her.

He could tell she wasn't right about her. "What's wrong? You look pale" he asks placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Nothin, I just, got dizzy" she replies.

Morgan grabs her hand as they walk back towards the arena, Her nerves easing as they got closer. He squeezes her hand gently for reassurance as she walks in. "Hey, I love you" he says smiling softly. "I love you too, I'll see you in a minute" she replies.

Her nerves were eased by that point and she continued working. The crowd was forming and Scarlett signed some stuff for the fans waiting in line.

She spotted a little girl decked out in merch and jumping up and down, she knew every word to his songs that were playing over the speakers.

She quickly runs to Morgan's dressing room. "Are there any upgrades open for the pit?" She asks. "I think they've got three left" He replies. "I've got the perfect person for them" she says with a smile running back to them.

She approaches the girl and her mom and pulls them aside. "So I seen y'all and thought she was so cute, would y'all be up for a free upgrades to the Pit?" She asks, the girls face lights up.

"We would love that! Wow! Thank you so much!" The mother exclaims. "No problem, Morgan thought she was a cutie as well" She says, the girls mouth drops in shock.

"Morgan Wallen thought I was cute?" She asks, her eyes wide. "Yes ma'am" Scarlett replies with a smile.
She puts them in the VIP alone and waves goodbye as she runs backstage again.

Caleigh is fixing Morgans earpiece and Scarlett runs over to help. "Thanks Caleigh, your a huge help" Scarlett says with a smile. "Your welcome, I'm having a ton of fun"

Morgan smiles at her leaning over to her. She kisses him softly and smiles. "Good luck" she says. "Thank you" he replies as he runs on stage.

She snaps a photo of Hardy backstage drawing mustaches on Ernest.

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Morgan runs off stage and Scarlett is in the bus. She decided to let Caleigh do it so she could make sure she was good for Dallas.

Morgan walks in and hangs his flannel on the coat rack. Scarlett is laying in their bed since she had nothing else to do. "Hey" he mutters standing in the doorway. "Hey" she mumbles.

"You alright?" He asks. "I'm fine" she replies. He takes off his shirt and hops into bed next to her. She scoots closer to him and rests her head on his chest.

She sighs loudly her foot bouncing up and down. "Baby, just tell me" He says gently stroking her hair. "I'm nervous" she mumbles.

"What're you nervous about?" He asks, rubbing her back gently. "Multiple things, but I don't want you mad" she admits. He sits up and holds her hand looking deep into her eyes.

"I'm not gonna get mad, at all, I promise" he replies. She hesitates but continues anyways. "I'm worried you'll leave again while I'm in Knoxville..." she admits, bracing for what she thought would be anger.

"Baby, I swear on my life I won't, and that's a promise" he assures. She avoids eye contact. He lifts her chin with his hands and looks into her eyes. "Promise you'll stop worrying?" He asks cupping her cheeks with his hands.

"Promise" she replies, he kisses her softly, pulling her close to him and gently rubbing her thigh. "I love you so much" He whispers in her ear. "I love you too" she smiles.

***

Scarlett holds her bags staring at the bustling highway. "Have a good time, If ya see mama give her a hug for me" Morgan says hugging her tight. "I'm gonna miss you" she mumbles.

"I will too, but I'll call you every night and if you need anything, and I mean absolutely anything, you call, no questions asked I'll come" he assures.

"I will, stay safe" she says kissing him softly as she hopped in her bronco. He waved and smiled softly as she drove off.

She was worried, she knew Caleigh had everything under control but what if it went wrong without her? What if Morgan gets out of control while she was gone? What if, what if, what if.

Her mind wandered as she drove. About everything, She had been through more than anyone knew.

Driving through her home town brought back so many memories but one in particular stood out.

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It was a cloudy afternoon and Scarlett was on her back porch. The rain slowly hit the tin roof as she swung back and forth on the porch swing. A tear slipped down her cheek hearing her parents scream at eachother. She found peace on the porch from the war inside. She heard footsteps and turned her head quickly laying eyes on her dad who was obviously drunk. He was screaming things that didn't even make sense. He moved and she jumped.
He quickly backed off realizing she was scared of him. "Don't hurt me please" she begged covering her head with her arms. He stood back moving the sweat covered hairs out of his face. "I'm sorry baby girl Y'know I get out of line" he attempts to sit next to her. "No! No! We aren't gonna do this today! If you were sorry you would've fixed yourself the last time this happened! Your ruining my life! And mamas! And mama might stay but I'm done! I can't do this anymore!" She scream crys, throwing her things into a random box from the garage. Her mom starts to cry as she throws her things into her bronco. "Mama, you can come with me, you don't have to stay here" she offers. "I can't baby, he needs somebody, you go, stay in touch, I love you" her mom replies kissing her forehead softly as tears roll down her cheeks. Scarlett's tear fogged eyes start to clear as she drives towards the ballpark. She knew Morgan would be there, she pulls up and sits in her car as she watches them finish practice.
Morgan runs to her car and opens the driver door. "Hey Scarl- what's going on? You okay?" He asks, immediately wrapping his arms around her as she cries on his shoulder. "Dad went crazy again, and I left this time" she whimpers. "Here, I'll have dad drive your bronco to my house and you can ride with me" he says helping her from her car and putting her in the passenger. He drove to his house, his hand never leaving her thigh. He situated her in his bedroom and sat next to her in his bed. He wrapped his flannel around her and she suddenly felt at peace. "I love you so much" she mumbles, her big blue eyes staring into his. "I love you more" he replies.
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