Somewhere in My Heart by Jennifer Scott Read Free Book Online Page B

somewhere in town.  Billie would rather know where, to be on the safe side, but didn’t want to make him suspicious.  She agreed and hoped for the best of luck.  The spot was not one uncommon to Billie, the local pool hall.  All she could think of was the time she went with Bobby Douglas playing pool.  She was up for some competition, since Ricky was extremely good at pool.  He once played with one of the top pool 'kings.' She was thankful to Bobby for giving her some pointers.  Now, she wouldn’t be so embarrassed playing against Ricky.  Once they finished their first game, Ricky asked, “Billie, do you know Bobby Douglas?” 
     
    She almost choked, “Why do you ask?” 
     
    He warned, “Because he is right behind you.”  Billie turned around and sure enough, he was standing there. 
     
    He gave her a hug and exclaimed, “I thought I would never see you again.”  Billie then asked Ricky to get her a drink.  He went to get it, while anxiously wanting to know what was going on with the 2 of them.  Billie tried to get over the shock.  She had not kept in contact with him, only Maria.  So, she had to sum up the situation in thirty seconds.  She just hoped he would understand and not give her away.  Now, all she had to do was try and convince Ricky of some other ridiculous fib.               
     
    He returned with her drink and a look of concern.  Bobby did most of the talking, so Billie wouldn’t stutter.  Ricky then proceeded to go on and on about how good Billie was at playing pool.  Bobby boasted, “Well, she learned from the best.” After Bobby said that, she started thinking about what happened that night they played a game together.  She hoped Ricky wouldn’t catch on to their prior involvement. 
     
    Billie was, for once in her life, thrilled to be leaving Nashville.  She didn’t want anything to ruin what she had going with Ricky.  She had a few disappointments in store.  For one, Dennis had decided to stay in Nashville.  He wouldn’t say what for, but Billie knew he was up to no good.  A few days later, Ricky and Billie went to the Houston Livestock Rodeo Show.  She had forgotten all about one certain person who normally shows up there, Chris.  He was there, too.  Ricky wanted to go speak to him.  Billie declined.  He asked, “Don’t you want to see Chris Brady?” 
     
    She thought, “Trust me, I’ve seen enough.” She was lucky enough to escape that time.  Chris wouldn’t be as considerate as Bobby had been.  One really good thing came out of the concert in Houston.  She had the chance to talk to Rose Madison, the famous country singer and actress that she had always wanted to meet. She used to be in her fan club, but never got a chance to go back stage for a meet and greet.  This time, Billie had a classier title and more advantages, than just a fan club member.  With Ricky’s help, they were invited to Rose’s ranch for the weekend.  She was throwing a party for her husband.  A few of Rose’s close and personal friends were there, as well. Billie was in a different situation this time, than when she was at Andy Johnston’s place.  She wasn’t worried about anyone saying something to her at the party, because they didn’t really know her that well.  She was sure they couldn’t remember her from the past, such as interviews or awards.
     
    After everyone surprised Rose's husband, they all got together to talk about the business and the latest gossip.  Billie was just itching to write it all down, like she was there working on a report.  Most of the news was normal, except for two unusual comments.  They talked about a recent interview they read, concerning Chris.  Since he was cleared of all charges in Lana’s murder, he had to clean up his image.  People were more forgiving than he had predicted.  He had a great turnout at his last show, and was thinking things were getting back to normal.  Although, he had one thing left