Old Country Song

Chapter 4

Hailee's POV

I walked into the bedroom, tearing up. How could he do this? How? I'd walked in on Dustin and one of my best friends, Kelli Seymour, kissing, after my show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville. Kelli & I met in Los Angeles when I was 17, we went to see Dustin at StageCoach together and we'd been inseparable ever since. Its like we were almost the same person. Dustin followed me upstairs and walked into the bedroom, "Ok, baby, I know it looks bad, really bad but, it didn't mean anything. She came onto me. You did see that my hands were nowhere near her hips or her hair, right?" He said, looking at me. "It still happened, Dustin. Everything you think about, happens at one point or another. So, you've apparently thought about Kelli that way. I don't blame you, she's insanely beautiful." I said, looking at him. Tears were still flowing down my face when Kelli walked in. "Haiz, I didn't mean for it to happen, it just did. I was upset about Corbin and I tried looking for you but, I didn't, so, I talked to Dustin and one thing lead to another. I'm so sorry." I looked between the two of them and then at the floor. "Hailee, baby, say something. Please, anything." Dustin said, looking at me. I teared up again, shook my head and walked out of the room and out to my car, driving off. Dustin ran after my car for a minute or two then Kelli pulled him back by his bicep. I stopped at a lake and sat there for an hour or so, just gathering my thoughts. He and Kelli were probably already fucking while I sat there, not doing anything about my marriage. I heard truck tires stop behind me and I turned around. It was Dustin. He got out of his truck and walked over to me. I stood up and walked to the end of the dock, anything to put some distance between us right now. I couldn't stand to look at him. "Honey, come back home. Its starting to get cold, come back home and we'll talk this out where its warm." I shook my head as I held my sweater sleeves tighter to my body, "I'll sleep at a hotel. You can keep Kelli warm tonight." He stood in front of me and held my face in his hands, "She's not who I want in my arms, she's not the one I wanna wake up with tomorrow morning. You are. You always have been. I know I messed up, letting her kiss me but, I swear, there's nothing there like there is with you & I. I want us. I want to fix this. Do you?" I looked into his eyes, tearing up. "How can I know that and trust you right now? After seeing what I did, I don't know if I can walk through that door." I pulled my face away from his hands and walked away, back to my car. I backed up and drove around for a little while longer. 

Eventually, I drove back home. I walked through the door and saw Kelli was still there, sitting on the couch, like she fucking owned the place and lived there. "Not to be a bitch but, why are you still here? You've got enough money to get a hotel for a few days." She turned back to me and stood up. "S-sorry. I didn't know when you'd be back and Dustin offered. I'll let myself out." She walked past me and walked out. I tossed my keys into the bowl that sat on the counter and grabbed a beer from the fridge. Dustin walked downstairs, shirtless and in a pair of basketball shorts. "You're lucky she left. You could've fucked if I hadn't been back yet." I said, walking to the couch, turning on the TV. Dustin walked over to me and shut the TV off. "Come to bed. Let's talk this out." I looked up at him, "How? Under the sheets? That's not how you fix shit, Dustin. You fix it by ACTUALLY talking it out." He walked around the couch and sat next to me, "Not under the sheets, not through sex. I actually wanted to talk, comfortably." I looked over at him and laughed, "Because the couch isn't comfortable enough for you?" He looked into my eyes and I could see he was starting to get upset. "Alright, alright. Let's go." I said, giving in and walking up to the bedroom. I slipped on my red lace silk tank top and shorts set and got into bed. "Ok, so, what do you wanna talk about?" I asked as Dustin walked in and I put my hair up in a bun. He didn't say anything and just got into bed. He rolled over and faced the doorway, I sighed and faced the window. This must be what they mean when they say silence is deadly. You could seriously cut the sexual tension with a knife. He rolled over and rested a hand on my hip as he kissed and rubbed my shoulder. Its like he knew what to do to make me melt and relax, even if I was pissed off at him. I sighed and rolled over to face him, the minute I did, he captured my lips with his and that's when the fire started. Our lips moved in a perfect rhythm as did his hands upon my skin. My body felt like it was melting under his touch and I was enjoying the high I was getting from it. I smiled as he slipped off my tank top and ran his hands down to my ass, slapping it gently. I slowly ran my hands down his chest and kissed his lips. Everything went perfectly that night, even after talking it all out. 

I woke up with my head on Dustin's chest and smiled, thinking about last night. It amazed me how much we talked last night, from what had happened to our future plans, we talked all night it seemed. We'd planned on trying for one last baby, but, if it didn't happen, it didn't happen, we weren't gonna force it. Our careers were picking up like crazy, our schedules barley budged with our tours and my movies coming from every which way. "Good morning, angel. You sleep alright?" Dustin asked as he woke up. I nodded and smiled, "Yeah, I did. Better than I have in weeks, actually. You?" I asked as I gently kissed him. He smiled as he turned on the TV, "I did too. What do you wanna watch? We haven't had the house to ourselves in awhile." I smiled and leaned back into his chest, "How about The Best of Me?" He put it on and held me closer to his chest, running his fingertips over my back and arm. After the movie was over, we got up and made our way to the kitchen, beginning to make breakfast when Dustin's mom, Patti walked in with the kids. "MOMMA! DADDY! Guess what!?" Alex said, running over to us.

"What is it, baby?" I asked, leaning down to his level. "I got to see some moo cows! They were HUGEEEEE!" Dustin & I both laughed, Alex was a major cow fan. Patti hugged me once I stood back up, then Dustin as Alecia explained to us how she attempted to help her Paps make a fire.