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Heart of the Matter

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Lindsey and Stevie have a daughter, but unforeseen circumstances tear the small family apart. As the years progress is their little angel able to bring the family back together or will everything just come to a head?

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by sidnick22

by sidnick22

January 10, 2018

Kendall's alarm went off at eight-thirty and she groaned, but she sat up in the bed anyway. It was then that her boyfriend...and housemate, Craig Wade walked in with her coffee. They had met on the show and though he didn't win, he was given a record deal and since he was off the show earlier than she was, he had already put out his first Country-Rock album.

"Babe, are you ready for this?" Craig questions as she takes the mug into her hands.

"I am not ready for this...I don't want to like outright blurt that I'm his kid you know, but at the same time what if he says no?" Kendall questions sipping at her caffeine.

"If he agrees to work with you, don't tell him right away...build his trust up then tell him when you feel like you're both ready. If he does say no that's when you blurt it. Stick your birth certificate in that suitcase you call a purse just for leverage." Craig shrugs.

"Yeah...I like that, I'll do that. Thanks for the coffee, I'm going to get in the shower." She smiles crawling out of the bed and carrying her cup into the bathroom with her.

After her shower, she leaves her hair in their natural blonde waves down to her hips and does minimal makeup before tying her fuzzy navy blue bathrobe with white moons on it around her waist and makes her way to her closet. She rummages around for a while, knowing that she needs to dress professionally but she also wants to look good for Lindsey...it's weird really, she's never met the man but she wants to meet his expectations to a T.

She changes into a dusty purple handkerchief dress with long bell sleeves. She pairs it with a turquoise necklace and a pair of brown leather boots with a five-inch heel to accommodate her five-two height. After taking one more glance in the full-length mirror she pulls the birth certificate off of her dresser and heads to the kitchen.

Their Condo is just that, a Condo. A one-story home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms in Santa Monica. Lindsey's studio is in Brentwood, so she really only has a fifteen-minute drive but thinking about it just makes her stomach turn more. She slides the legal document into her purse and kisses Craig before making her way out to her GMC Tahoe. She punches in the address she was forwarded into her GPS and heads to her destination.

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Pulling up to the slightly large home she blows out a breath of air and explains why she's there to the guard at the gate. Once she's parked she makes it up to the front door and rings the bell. She waits for a while before a man she knows as Lindsey Buckingham opens the door. He's wearing a pair of sweatpants, and no shirt, but he's drying his hair with a towel.

"Are you the girl that wants to meet with me?" He asks.

"Yeah...Hi, I'm Kendall Rose." She holds her hand out.

"I know I watched American Idol...your early...that's a good trait to have. Frankly, you're the first one here...I was in the shower, so I'll just show you down to the studio...feel free to play around and I'll join you shortly." He smiles.

She takes his advice and gets comfortable behind the microphone behind the glass. To turn the lights on she flicks the three switches by the door and she breathes for a little bit before she belts out.

"I hope you both feel the sparks by the end of the drive, I hope you know she's the one by the end of the night, I hope you never ever felt more free, tell your friends that you're so happy. I hope she comes along and wrecks every one of your plans, I hope you spend your last dime to put a rock on her hand, I hope she's wilder than your wildest dreams, she's everything your ever going to need, and then I hope she cheats like you did on me. And then I hope she cheats like you did on me."

She smiles as she belts it out and then she hears a chuckle over the speakers in the room.

"That's good, what else do you got for it?" Lindsey questions.

"It's on?" She gasps.

"It is...you flicked the switch. It's good, high school boyfriend?" He asks as she comes out of the booth.

"Yeah, actually." She chuckles lightly.

"Well, what else do you have for it?" Lindsey inquires.

"Nothing, it just came to me when I got in there." She states.

"Well let's put something to it. Here, write that chorus down." He instructs handing her a legal pad of paper.

When she's finished and sat next to him on the couch, he starts playing a riff on his guitar and their two minds write a full song.

I, I hope she makes you smile
The way it made me smile
On the other end of a phone
In the middle of a highway driving aloneOh baby I

I hope you hear a song
That makes you sing along and gets you thinking 'bout her
Then the last several miles turns into a blur, yeah

I hope you both feel the sparks by the end of the drive
I hope you know she's the one by the end of the night
I hope you never ever felt more free
Tell your friends that you're so happy
I hope she comes along and wrecks every one of your plans
I hope you spend your last dime to put a rock on her hand
I hope she's wilder than your wildest dreams
She's everything you're ever gonna need
And then I hope she cheats
Like you did on me
And then I hope she cheats
Like you did on me

Yeah babe, I hope she
Shows up in a 2 AM pic from her friend
Hanging on to a guy, and you just ain't him
I hope you stay up all night all alone waiting by the phone
And then she calls

And baby I
I hope you work it out
Forgive and just about forget
And take her on a first date again
And when you lean in for a kiss

I hope it goes, comes all the way around
I hope she makes you feel the same way
About her that I feel about you right now