Playing with fire

Old flames and new fires

I rode down some back road and ended up halfway to Morehead, KY by the time I was back to myself. I had been lost in my thoughts. The pain I saw in Rae's eyes gutted me to the core. I loved that girl more than anything in this world, more than music, even more than Harley. She knew my story with Amber, hell who didn't?  My phone rang, startling me out of my thoughts and I made the mistake of answering without looking to see who it was.

"Yeah" I snapped. I hate talking on the phone, but I had gotten used to it lately. Rae seemed to bring out the best in me.

"Is that any way to answer to the woman you love?" I pulled the phone away and saw for sure it was Amber. "How the fuck did you get this number?  I had it changed after the last time you wrecked me. I don't want to talk to you any more Amber. We have been done since you decided Mr. Money bags was worth throwing five years away for." 

"B, I left him. He's been verbally abusive to me." I snickered. This was always her go to line. It was old, real old. And she was spoiled, always needed help to get out of something. Was not strong, independent, and opinionated like Raegan.

"Amber, I don't care. I don't love you, I don't want you. I want you to leave me alone. Forget I existed. You have caused me to ruin every relationship since you because you are a gold digging slut. Brock needs to keep you satisfied and in line. I don't want you. Call me or text me again, your precious reputation will be tarnished. You owe my fiance an apology." I huffed out.

"Fiance? Really B?  You think that's wise?"  She asked. "Yeah, I love her. Besides havent you heard Let It Ride?  It's about her. I told you, I'm only doing the marriage thing once. And it's with her" I replied hanging up the phone then blocking her number.

I mounted the bike and turned and rode back toward town, racking my brain on the type of ring I should get Raegan. She didn't need somerhing that just anyone had. She needed something with a part of me in it.

I headed toward a jeweler in Lexington, one of thoe family owed stores, that almost always have the perfect piece.  I walked in and an older gentleman asked me what I was looking for, he took me over to the engagement rings.

"Which one is that?  The one with the almond shaped pink stone?"  I asked. When it comes to namimg jewelry, I'm lost. He pulled out a beautiful morganite solitaire, set in a halo setting surrounded by diamomds set in rose gold.  He went on to tell me that if I wanted, I can order a band to be used as a wedding band to fit,  flush against the band. I took the ring and paid for it. Walked outside and hopped on the bike.

I was just about to call PJ when my phone rang. "Yo man what's up"  I asked Kolby when he called.

"Wondering why I'm over here at Rae's house and you aren't here.  She looks like she went a few rounds with a boxing dummy and lost." Thats my makeup running you ass! she echoed in the background

"So, I'll give you one word see if you can guess whats wrong"

"Amber"

"Ding ding ding. I didn't even entertain her at all. Told her I was happy and didn't want her back.  Rae thinks because of our history I'll want her back. But dammit!  I just dropped a chunk of money at the jewelry store and am trying to figure out where her dad is buried so I can visit him." I quipped.

"Ah fuck, you are shitting me B?"

"Have I ever mentioned that to anyone other than Jana?" 

"No, you are Mr. Single for life" Kolby replied.

"Well, she makes me want to change that, be a husband have some kids, I love her man. I don't deserve her. I know she came back in my life for a reason."

"I'll ask Sara where the cemetery is, you do what you gotta do and I'll text you the location" 

"Sounds go bro, later" a few minutes later i got a text telling me where the cemetery was. I punched the address into the GPS and headed towards the cemetery. Her dad was buried under an old oak tree.  I had my guitar with me, strummed some chords and the words came out, me asking her dad for his permission. I stayed for awhile, wishing I had a chance to meet him, I feel like I already knew him through his music before he passed.

I started the Harley, engine rumbling through the pipes, and headed back to her place. Kolby, Sara, and her were all out back laughing and watching the bonfire crackle. I walked up behind her leaned down and kissed her on the top of her head. She turned around eyes half mast so I knew she had a buzz going, and on half smiled at me, grabbed my shirt pulling me down with her, eye level, she stares deep into my soul then whispers "I love you, B. I love you more than anything."  She leaned in and kissed me with so much urgency and passion like she wanted to crawl inside of me if she could.

"Get a room asshole" Kolby catcalled.

I felt that ring burning a whole in my pocket. I broke the kiss, reached in the pocket of my jeans and pulled out a little black box.

"Raegan, you have been the only woman in my head since our first night together. You and I we make sense even when I don't make sense. You let me be me and don't tty and change me. Would you do me the honor of being my wife?"  "Oh, my gosh!  YES! YES I'll marry you" she squealed. Sara happened to carch the whole thing on video "dont you be uploading anything we dont want the news to break yet" I told Sara. 

"I love you so much princess, you complete me. I don't ever want to spend a day without you."

"B, you wont have to worry. It's me and you against the world."