When Love Bites

9 The Storm Rolls In (Roll Tide)

Chapter 9 The Storm Rolls In (Roll Tide)

We woke up tangled together on the couch and then headed to bed in the early morning hours. Life returned to normal over the next couple of days. He went back to work and I actually started collecting some work. I had a couple of shows to see and review as well as a few interviews to do. Things were getting busy for both of us, which was usually hit or miss on our relationship.

Things balanced as they tend to. She got busy and thus distracted with work. Before I knew it the weekend rolled around and she had a show to review and I had studio time and songwriting sessions scheduled with Marisa and the gang. I worked on the reservations and the plan for Valentine's Day in my spare time. I woke up Friday morning tangled in Lizzie and happy for it. "Morning, Babe. Busy day today. Ready for it?"

"Yep. Good morning love. I have a show tonight." I rolled over and looked at him. "I might be late getting home."

"Okay. I'll be working at the studio with Marisa, Noah and the gang. We'll be songwriting. That's a big process and requires lots of focus. Ready for a shower?"

I nodded. "Definitely." I started to wiggle out of his arms.

We took our shower and went through our morning routine with ease. I kissed her goodbye and headed off to work. My day went fast and lunch hit pretty quickly. I dropped a quick message to Lizzie to let her know I loved her and that I was alive and headed out to lunch.

I got his message and sent a quick one back.

"Will you be late tonight? Some friends invited me out after the show and I'd really like to go. With you if possible, if not, that's okay too."

I spent the afternoon preparing for my show. I had dinner and an interview with the director beforehand, so I was reading up on him and picking out my clothes. I settled on a little black dress with ballet flats and the necklace Avi gave me for Christmas. My uber was due soon, so I snapped a quick picture and sent it to Avi and headed out for my evening.

I got caught up in the music we were making. We managed to write one song completely and get the original recorded. It was fun and a lot of work but we got it. It was just after dinner time by the time we finished and I was more than half starved. I decided to head home rather than go out with the others. I looked at my phone once I got back out to my car and started cursing myself. Sure enough, I had missed messages again. It wasn't just Lizzie's that I missed, but those were the most important ones. I check the time, she would be at her show. I didn't know if I should text her or not. The picture she sent me made me smile. I wanted to tell her so. I decided to wait until I was sure the show was over. I went home, ate a sandwich and promptly fell asleep on the couch.

Dinner was good. The director was a little flirtier than I cared for, but he was nice. The show was decent. I still had no text from Avi, but that seemed par for the course these days. I decided to meet up with my friends Derek and Liam. They texted me what bar they were at and I ubered there. They had two shots ready for me telling me that I had to catch up. I downed them quickly and before I knew it, I had another drink in my hand and I was playing a game of pool.

I woke up and looked for my phone. I had dropped it on the floor. I missed messages while I was sleeping, but not one of them was from Lizzie. I looked at the time as I got up to see if she had gone to bed. I checked it again when I discovered she wasn't home. Alarmed, I sent her a message, "Hey, Sweets. You alright? I'm home, fell asleep on the couch sorry I missed you. Was the show a good one? It's late. You're not home. Love & Light a worried Avi" As I sat and waited for her response I checked my other messages. I reread the one's brad sent me 4 or 5 times and set my phone down.