Two's Company, Three's Love

Telling Aunt Grace

After dinner, Luke looked to Amarelle, who had confessed earlier that she was nervous about telling her Aunt she was going to go on tour with the band while she worked, and gave her a warm smile. When there was a lull in conversation while the sat around the patio, Amarelle took the opportunity to explain the situation and that she would be going on tour. Grace just looked at her for a moment or two which was starting to worry the younger woman. Adam took her right hand while Tim took her left and gave a reassuring squeeze.

Suddenly Grace jumped up and pulled Ama into her arms. The older woman was smiling and said how lucky she was to get to go see the world and that she hoped she had a good time while she was traveling. The entire group could see Ama's body relax as she began to hug her aunt back. Tim said that they had found an amazing house in Nashville. It took Grace a minute to comprehend what he meant.

"So, you're moving out too?" Grace asked

"Aunt Grace...." Ama started but the lump in her throat didn't make it easy to speak

"I knew this day would come." Grace smiled, "My little birdie is leaving the nest to make a nest of her own."

Ama chuckled at the inside reference. Grace hugged her again with a smile.

"You're...you're not upset with us are you? We know how close you two are." Tim stated, sounding a bit unsure of himself

"She's a grown woman now. Working in her chosen field. Having adult relationships." Grace stated, "It's not like we'll never see each other again. We got along quite well before she moved into my house."

"Do you have pictures of this house you want to move my niece into?" Zane asked making Adam smile

"Yes Sir, we do. It's gorgeous." Adam replied as he took his phone out of his pocket

He moved all the photos he'd take of the new house into a specific folder on his phone. Some pictures he had were not for anyone else to see. Once he had the folder open, he handed his phone to Zane.

"Oh wow, Grace. You should see this place!" Zane grinned as he continued to scroll through the photos

"So, when do you guys need to leave?" Grace aske

"Well, the new bus is being serviced right now and it should be on its way to Nashville tonight. I still need to do some packing, but I think we're heading back tomorrow." Amarelle replied

"Well, when you throw a house warming party, we better be invited!" Zane said making everyone laugh

Another few hours of chatting and hanging out went by before Luke said they should probably get back to their hotel. Tomorrow was going to be a long day! Adam and Tim hung around for a few minutes kissing on Amarelle before they reluctantly said their goodbyes. She walked them out to the cab that was still waiting on them. Amarelle waited until she could no longer see the cab before walking up to her room. There was so much she needed to do and so little time to do it all!

She had to pack another suitcase of clothes (making sure to take some for different weather) for touring. There was also the need to packing up to move. They only had a few days before they got back on the road and they'd be flying back to Nashville. Sitting on the edge of her bed, she began to feel a bit over-whelmed. What had she gotten herself into? Was she actually ready for this? Moving was stressful enough but trying to move while in the midst of touring?

Amarelle was also beginning to worry about how she'd get work while on the road. They didn't stay in one place long. That was just the nature of touring and she knew that. She also knew that she didn't want to be a leech, she wanted to pay her own way. Falling back onto her back, she sighed heavily. So much to do, so little time to do it all!