Unfaithfully

Grenade

Easy come, easy go, that's just how you live...

It had been a month since Billie and Andy had gotten engaged and Lacie was already tired of helping Billie with the wedding plans. All Billie wanted to talk about was her upcoming wedding. Not that Lacie truly minded, she was just still prickly about how Patrick had responded to her asking about marriage. She understood that he would be a little hesitant to jump into marriage again, but it was still like a slap in the face for her. She loved Patrick. So much actually that she had started planning a future with him. She had never done something like that before.

"Lacie. Lacie! Yo bitch!"

"Sorry, Billie. My mind is a thousand miles away right now."

"Still thinking about Patrick's response to the marriage question?"

"Yeah. I never thought that I'd be upset that he doesn't want to marry me."

"Lacie. He never said he didn't want to get married. He said he wasn't sure. You've got to give him time. He's not even 40 and he has one failed marriage. Maybe he just wants to make sure it'll last this time."

"You're probably right. It's just a bit disheartening thinking that there's a possibility that we'll never get married."

"I get that. I think you're over-thinking this whole situation, though. You need to talk to him. Tell him what's bothering you."

"He'll think I'm pushy."

"Are you fucking serious right now? The man kisses the goddamned ground you walk on. If anything, he's afraid that he's being too pushy."

"You are a know-it-all hag."

"And you're a stubborn bitch. What else is new?"

Lacie just rolled her eyes at her cousin. Billie was right, though, she did need to talk to Patrick. She knew that there was a change in their home dynamic and she hated it. She had started to pull away from Patrick and she knew that he had noticed. She sighed as she and Billie put away the wedding plans for the day and she headed home. Patrick's mother had the kids today and Patrick was with the rest of the guys at the studio, so the apartment was all hers when she made it home.

She knew that she needed to let off a little steam once she entered the apartment, so she grabbed her violin and went into the living room. Lacie loved playing by ear, so she put on her Pandora Radio and hit play. Of course, the first song that played was 'Centuries'. She smiled and took a deep breath. She felt the notes flow through her fingers as she played Patrick's singing parts. Music filled the room and she lost herself in the flow of the music. Once the song was over, her station went straight into Grenade by Bruno Mars. She had her eyes closed and was so lost in the music that she didn't hear Patrick, Pete, and Joe enter the apartment. The three men stood and watched her play to the end of the song. Lacie opened her eyes quickly as they clapped.

"That was amazing!" Joe exclaimed.

"Holy shit shorty!"

Patrick just beamed. "I told you guys. She's ridiculously talented."

Lacie blushed. "Thanks, guys. How long have you been standing there?"

"For about half of the song."

"Pete, you missed the first one I did."

"Oh yeah? What was it?"

"Centuries. It was the first one that popped up on my station." She said chuckling.

"Well, you'll just have to play it for us sometime," Patrick said as he crossed the room and wrapped Lacie in a bear hug.

She sighed and leaned into him. He always had the most pleasant smell. She pulled away from him and put her violin away as the guys sat around and continued their conversation. She leaned down and kissed Patrick's cheek, whispering to him that she was going to go soak in the tub for a bit. She hugged Pete and Joe and quietly exited the room to slip into her planned bubble bath.