Chasing Lyrics (Music & Lyrics #1) by Debbie Dickerson

like I never have before’
    Lyrics –
         June 27 seems like it took
forever to get here and now that it is here I cannot contain my excitement. I
ran into Tyler the other day and he offered to drive me to the airport. I
purposely left that part out when I spoke with Tanner. I figure I’ll tell him
face to face, maybe he will be less upset with me. Five a.m. and I hear Tyler’s
car pull up. I grab my bags and rush outside. He gets out of the car, still
sleepy, and takes the bags from me. He gives me a kiss on the cheek and says,
“Ready, kid?” I smile at the nicknames he gives everybody. We get on the road
and I thank him for picking me up and taking me to the airport. He looks at me
and says, “Wish I was taking you back to my place though.” I nudge his shoulder
and brush it off. He says, “You know I am the reason that y’all are together
right now, right?”
          I say, “How?”
          Tyler quickly says, “If
Tanner didn’t see you kissing me he would have kept you as his bff until
forever.”
         I mentally kick him in the
face and then I say, “Well, then I guess a thank you is in order.” He rolls his
eyes. Luckily, the airport is not far from my place. This time when I see the
sign for the airport, I feel it’s beautiful building that I absolutely love!
         Tyler pulls over to drop
me off and says, “Hey, Dylan, if y’all don’t work out, I sure would like to
take you out.”
         I half smile and tell him,
“You are first on the list. Thanks again!” Tyler takes off as soon as the door
shut.
         I check my bags, the TSA
violates me, and then I find my terminal. This flight goes straight through to
Frankfurt, thank God. My phone rings. Teri. “Hey, Mom! Yes, I made it on time. I
think I have a window seat so that’s good. Oh yeah, I am so excited to see him.
I sure do have my lucky handkerchief! Will do. Love you too.” I hang up and
take a deep breath then reach into my pocket to rub my lucky handkerchief. I
always travel with it. When my Mom was dying, she gave it to me, told me that
she would always be with me and if I ever doubt it, just rub this handkerchief
and she will be right here with me. As silly as it sounds, it has worked for
over twenty-one years now. The Staff family all know to make sure I have it
when we travel. One time Mr. Staff drove twenty miles into our vacation and Mom
made him turn around because I forgot it! I am certain that from heaven, my Mom
placed me as their neighbors when I was thirteen years old. Dad gained lifelong
friends and I gained a Mom, a second Dad, and the love of my life. Mom knew
what she was doing.
         Finally, the plane is
ready to board! I find my seat and there is a red rose with a note that reads,
“Lyrics, see you soon. I love you.” I can see all the flight attendants are looking
and smiling at me. I swear my grin must have been huge. How in the world did he
arrange this? Do I even want to know? One very pretty flight attendant comes up
to me and I read her nametag, Lacy. It dawns on me! Tanner hooked up with a
Lacy after a show a while back.
         She says, “Always knew you
two would end up together. You are a lucky lady.”
         I smile and tell her,
“Thank you so much. Yes, I am a very lucky lady.” She goes on to tell me how
she is married now and has a one-year-old baby girl. She is a whole lot less
crazy than most of his other one night stands! She asks me if we are still
playing gigs. I tell her yes but that is on hold until December when Tanner
gets finished with his Gap contract. She puts her hand on my shoulder and gives
me a sympathetic smile that makes me feel like a moron.
         She says, “Well, I am sure
everything will work out for the best.”
         I nod and say, “December
will be here before we know it!” As Lacy walks off I want to kick my own ass
for being such a dork!
         The flight is long, but
not as bad as I had imagined it would be. My