Best of Me

Chapter 18

Brantley POV

  Bells has just sat down in my lap after Justin told the Hells Bells story. Chase said that she promised him a song and dance and she said I did you gonna play for me? I'm curious, I mean I know she sings with the radio and has a decent voice but it makes me wonder what song shes gonna sing. And I watch as she gets comfortable in my lap and Chase starts playing and Ben picks up the drums beat and I'm blown away at her voice and how raw the emotion is when she starts singing

SheTalks to Angels by The Black Crowes

She never mentions the word addiction
In certain company
Yes, she'll tell you she's an orphan
After you meet her family

She paints her eyes as black as night now
Pulls those shades down tight
Yeah, she gives a smile when the pain come
The pain gonna make everything alright

Says she talks to angels
They call her out by her name
Oh yeah, she talks to angels
Says they call her out by her name

She keeps a lock of hair in her pocket
She wears a cross around her neck
Yes, the hair is from a little boy
And the cross is someone she has not met
Not yet

Says she talks to angels
Says they all know her name
Oh yeah, she talks to angels
Says they call her out by her name

She don't know no lover
None that I ever seen
Yeah, to her that ain't nothin'
But to me, yeah me
Means everything

She paints her eyes as black as night now
She pulls those shades down tight
Oh yeah, there's a smile when the pain comes
The pain gonna make everything alright
Alright, yeah heah

She talks to angels
Says they call her out by her name
Oh, yeah, heah, angels
Call her out by her name
Oh, ooh, oh, oh, angels
They call her out by her name

Oh, oh, oh, she talks to angels
They call her out
Yeah, ee, eah, eah, eah, eah
Call her out
Don't you know that they
Call her out by her name?

Then Chase goes into singing Jason's hit with Kelly Don't You Wanna Stay and Bella comes in without hesitation

I really hate to let this moment go
Touching your skin and your hair falling slow
When a goodbye kiss, feels like this

Don't you wanna stay here a little while
Don't you wanna hold each other tight
Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight
Don't you wanna stay here a little while
We can make forever feel this way
Don't you wanna stay

Let's take it slow I don't wanna move too fast
I don't wanna just make love, I wanna make love last

When your up this high, it's a sad goodbye

Don't you wanna stay here a little while
Don't you wanna hold each other tight
Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight
Don't you wanna stay here a little while
We can make forever feel this way
Don't you wanna stay

Oh yeah!
Oh you feel so perfect baby
Don't you wanna stay here a little while

Don't you wanna stay here a little while
Don't you wanna hold each other tight
Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight
Don't you wanna stay here a little while
We can make forever feel this way
Don't you wanna stay

Don't you wanna stay
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah

Chase and Bells finish and everyone claps and asks why she isn't a singer. She just laughs and said," not my dream I just sing for fun and enjoyment or at church. Photography is my addiction." I told her that tonight she was on a date no camera and Chase said ," you're on a What tonight?"
I looked at him and said," she's on a date with me, it was the best I could do with our tour schedule starting off" 

Chase grinned and said," treat her right BG or you will have a line of folks ready to kick your ass"

I nod and said," I expect no less Chase."
Bells said," now that y'all are through with your pissing contest I believe that since this is a date someone owes me a dance." She stands up and I get up and lead her to where the other couples are dancing and I pull her into my arms and as the song is playing I listen to it and it is Billy Curringtons Let me down easy.

I tell her that I was right she surprises me every time I turn around. She looks at me and I tell her that I knew she had a decent voice by listening to her sing with the radio but tonight with Chase well I was blown away. She laughs, that's just for fun B. Music has always been my escape from reality, it gets me through the rough times and helps celebrate the good times.

I tell her I understand that because it's that way for me. Only I write what I can't talk about. My songs really are chapters in my life. Bells looks at me and said," well I guess this means that you will have some new music coming out"
I look at her and she looks at me with her big baby blues and said," a new chapter in your life"
When she said that I leaned down and kissed her softly so she would know that it was definitely a new chapter in my life. She kissed me back and I remembered where we were and pulled back and said," I didn't want to stop but darlin I know you don't want the whole world to see that go where I would love to take it."  She is blushing and hides her face in my chest. I laugh and pull her back to the circle and sit down pulling her into my lap. I start a conversation with Justin about a song he wants me to sing on with him and Bells gets her composure back.