Chasing Lyrics (Music & Lyrics #1) by Debbie Dickerson Read Free Book Online Page A

lying.
         She mouths, “You are all
kinds of messed up!” My heart sinks.
         I take her hand and tell
Mom, “Excuse us for a minute please.” Mom nods. I take Lyrics to the outside
porch. I push her hair behind her ear and tilt her head up to meet my eyes. “Dylan,
I don’t care who is going with me. Nobody I ever meet will know everything
about me as you do. There is no other girl on the planet tattooed on my heart. You
are carved so deeply in my heart that they would have to remove my entire heart
to get you out of it. Listen to me, I don’t care who is coming with me, the
only thing I care about is who is not, and that is you. Do you fully understand
me?” She blinks her eyes and tears fall. God, I hate seeing her cry. Normally I
would whoop the guy’s ass that made her cry, but I can’t exactly beat myself up!
I bring her to my chest and kiss the top of her head. “One day, Lyrics, I will make
you my wife and I will not do anything to jeopardize that. You think it’s easy
for me? I mean, I loved you before but now I crave you. Do you understand me?”
        She nods her head and says,
“Yes, I understand you.” I wipe her eyes and kiss her beautiful mouth. Six
months…I feel like I am going to die.
         We pull ourselves together
and return inside. Mom made her famous casserole that is always a huge hit. We
stay until seven p.m. and then the countdown is on. We have about thirty-six
hours before I take off, I am determined to make the most out of each minute. When
we would drive to our summer vacation spots, Lyrics and I would play the “make
a song” game. One person says a line and the other person adds to it until you
have created a complete song. I look at her and sing, “This tired road ain’t no
company to me.”
         She smiles and sings, “With
every bump, I am reminded of where I used to be.”
         I raise my eyebrow. “That
ole’ town, my ole’ truck, her fresh lips, my broken trust.”
         Lyrics comes strong with
her voice now, “Somethings aren’t meant to change while others aren’t meant to
stay the same.” She reaches for my hand.
         I think for a moment and
say, “Looking back, I wouldn’t change a thing. It’s you, it’s me…let’s create
some more history.” I interlock our hands.
         Lyrics gets a big smile on
her face. “I never really knew where this dirt road would lead me to but at the
end of each exit, I have always seen you.”
         My heart is thumping out
of my chest. “The past is our guide, the present is our gift, God damn woman,
you get me so stiff.”
         Lyrics pushes my shoulder
and says, “Man, you really are all kinds of messed up, but I love you.” No
matter how hard I try to hide it, my smile takes over my face. Hearing her say
she loves me is my rock, my anchor, my heart.
         “I love you too, Miss
Lyrics. You know, we had a great song there.”
         She smirks, “Yep, right up
until the stiff part.”
         I laugh and say, “C’mon
girl, you know me.”
         She rolls her eyes and
says, “I sure do, Mr. Staff.”
         “Don’t forget about our
date tomorrow. Here is my bankcard; I want you to buy yourself a new
outfit…dress…shoes…purse…whatever else you girls put on. I have plenty of money;
don’t go cheap. I will go with you if you are going to skimp.”
         Lyrics says, “Tanner,
taking you shopping is even worse than taking me shopping! Thank you. Do you
have something in mind that you want me to wear?”
         I get a devilish grin and
say, “Remember that blue dress you wore for your twenty-third birthday party? It
cut low against your perfect breasts and hung loose but form fitting around
your perfect body…something like that sounds amazing. You know I love you in cowboy
boots or heels. Black panties. Black bra. Scratch the rest…just get the
underwear and we can stay in.” I laugh and she looks at me as if I just