Somewhere in My Heart by Jennifer Scott Read Free Book Online

After Chris, she was somewhat afraid to get involved again.  She was also covering up her dreams to be with Ricky.  She didn’t want to tell him how she felt until he was ready for someone to come into his life.
     
    Once they were through filming all of the scenes, they returned to Hawaii.  Billie received mail while they were gone.  One letter was from Maria.  She told her all about the award show that had past.  Billie had planned on going to it, but had been with Ricky during the film.  Maria didn’t understand what was really going on with Billie.  She had to write her a letter to explain it better.  She didn’t want Ricky to find out who she really was. Maria could accidentally expose it all.
     
    Dennis started coming to see Ricky a lot more since Billie was staying there.  He had convinced Billie to go out with him just to have dinner or see a movie.  She could at least do that, just a few times.  But, once she started seeing Dennis on a regular basis and knew that Ricky may never ask her out, she too was beginning to like Dennis.  That was really what she was afraid would happen.  Dennis was very sensitive and was as sweet as Ricky.  He wasn’t perfect, but Billie wasn’t exactly flawless.  What she had no way of knowing was that Ricky was starting to see a different side to her as well.
     

Chapter 4
     
     
     
    Ricky asked Billie to go horseback riding with him one day.  She gladly accepted.  They talked about business for a while.  Then, they talked about the film release and all that went with it, advertisement wise.  But, then Ricky asked her about her relationship with Dennis.  He wanted to know how things were turning out.  She wondered why he was so curious.  She just assumed it was because Dennis was his younger brother.  She told him that Dennis had invited her to come and stay with him in Tennessee for a few days.  Ricky told her that was not a good idea.  When she asked why, he told her that he needed her to be with him.  She didn’t know if he was hinting around at something or if he really did need her there for business purposes.  She decided to stay after all, for his sake.  When she told Dennis her decision, he didn’t take it too well.  She had to make sure he understood that her career came first. 
     
    He wondered, “Are you sure that is all that comes first? Or is it my brother?”
     
    Billie didn’t mean to hurt Dennis’ feelings, but she had to do what was best for her involvement with the management of Ricky Todd.  She soon found out one of the reasons she had to be there for Ricky.  He had to go to New York.  It was for appearances on some talk shows that Lydia had scheduled him for, a few weeks before she died.  Billie didn’t know how Ricky would handle it.  He seemed okay with it to her.  It was Ricky’s fifth time in New York, but only Billie’s second.  She thought about the chance to meet some of the talk show hosts. Plus, to see things she missed on her first trip there, so many years ago.
     
    After Ricky was through with all of his interviews and other special appearances, he and Billie took time out to have fun.  They went to the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building.  They went to eat at one of Billie’s favorite restaurants.  Afterwards, they went to see a Broadway play. Before they had to go to the airport, they took a trip to Central Park.  They walked around for a while and talked.  Billie thought it was a perfect bonding time for them.  Maybe she would finally discover if she liked the real Ricky, behind the super star.  Up until now, she was only in love with the idea of him, and could now see if it was true love. He liked talking, which she did, too.  They also liked the same music, they had that in common.  She wasn’t really as heavy in to Hank Williams as he was, but she did at least like his music.  Ricky was also a major fan of westerns, which she never had a problem with.  She couldn’t find a