(Corey) I Just Want To Be Right By Your Side (Taylor) [22]

(Corey) I Just Want To Be Right By Your Side (Taylor) [17]

“Hey Corey want to head to the studio for a bit?”

“Christina making you decorate?”

“Uh....no I am...”

“You are what?” I asked plucking a few strings absently.

“I'm kind of in the dog house. Apparently saying I'm to manly to cut out angels even jokingly is not a laughing matter.”

“You're in the dog house for that?”

“She's been rather moodly lately.”

“Do you think it's because of tour?”

“Maybe though she didn't seem upset when I said I was going back out. As far as I know she's still planning to be in the studio most of the tour anyway.”

There was a brie pause.

“So what do you say to the studio before lunch?”

“I'm ok with that if you want to pick me up.”

“Uh, sure. Something wrong with the car?”

“No, Angie's borrowing it to do her Christmas shopping.”

“Oh ok I'll pick you up in twenty?”

“Sure.”

We hung up and I put my accoustic back. I grabbed my notes on what I had started and went back to the kitchen. Nici was busy mixing up something that looked delicious. I had to smile when I saw a streak of flour still in her hair.

“Nici?”

She jumped a bit and then turned around.

“Sorry I didn't mean to scare you,” I silently cursed myself and that bastard. She didn't deserve to be this much of a nervous wreck.

“It's ok I was just absorbed in this casserole what's going on?”

“Oh, uh, Jim wants to go to the studio for a bit so he's going to swing by and pick me up. We'll be back for lunch. Do you need anything while I'm out?”

“No I think I have everything but thanks. Good luck with the writing,” she smiled at me. It was moments like these I could see the happy confident woman I had started falling for.

“Are you sure you don't mind?”

“Corey go. You guys need to write.”