Small Town Girl
*Chapter 5*
The next morning I woke up feeling like epic crap. First thing I noticed was I was naked and was in a hotel room that was not mine. I slowly sat up and looked around while holding the sheets to my chest. "Yep. This is definitely not my room" About that time a door opened and out walked Brent in nothing but his boxers. I had a clear view of all his tattoos and it took everything I had not to drool. "Good morning, Elizabeth." He smiled at me. "Morning. Where am I and what happened?" "You don't remember?" "I remember being at the bar and dancing and drinking but after that I'm afraid it's a bit fuzzy. I don't drink very often so I'm quite the light weight. "Ah yeah. I don't remember much after that either." I nodded slightly at him then asked, "Is it okay if I take a shower?" "Oh yeah. Sure. Go right ahead. I'm gonna order breakfast. What would you like?" "Oh, um, maybe some fruit?" "Okay." He smiled. "Thank you, Brent." As he walked from the room I began gathering my clothes. I had everything I needed except for my shirt. I spotted it peeking out from under the bed and when I picked it up I noticed at least 2 used condoms near it. I blushed a little and hurried to the bathroom.
Once I got there I cranked the water up as hot as it would go and jumped in. It was hopping a nice hot shower would make me feel a bit more human. I took my sweet time scrubbing the gross feeling of sweat, smoke, and booze from my body. When I finished, I felt better than I had when I got in. I just finished getting dressed and was running a brush through my tangled hair when I noticed something shiny on my hand. I put the brush down and looked at the beautiful ring sitting perfectly on my left ring finger. I stood staring at it in shock for several minutes before I heard a knock on the door. "Elizabeth? Are you okay? Breakfast is here." "Yeah. I'm okay. I'll be right there." I squeaked out. I quickly finished brushing my hair and then took a couple breaths and left the bathroom. When I walked out I found a beautiful breakfast set up at the table and an equally beautiful man standing beside it all with a single red rose smiling at me.
"What's all this?" I asked smiling at him. "Well I woke up in a room I didn't originally book when I arrived in Vegas, with a beautiful woman sleeping next to me and I thought I'd make a good impression on her. Especially if the conclusion I came to is correct." I began to get nervous now. "And what conclusion did you come to?" He smiled again at my nervousness. He slowly walked up to me and handed me the rose as he led me to the table. "Well after doing some investigating, I found out that we came back to my hotel and I told them to give us the honeymoon suite. And judging by the beautiful ring on your finger and the simple band on mine, I'd say we got married last night. Also judging by the used condoms that are now in the trash, an annulment is out of the question. So if we're wanting out of this, a divorce would be the only way."
I was still in shock about the whole situation so I didn't answer him right away. "Elizabeth? Are you okay?" "Yeah I'm okay. I'm just taking everything in." It was quiet for a minute and I realized he had yet to let go of my hand. "Brent? What are we going to do?" I asked quietly. "Well I don't know about you but from what I remember, I had a great time with you. No once did I feel like I had to be Brent the rockstar but I could just be me. Honestly? I would like to see where this could go. If that's okay with you." I thought about it for a minute before replying. "I would like that. But we come from two different worlds. I'm a waitress from small town Kansas and you are this amazing singer in an amazing band that is loved by millions all over the world. What would we do about our lives? Where would we live? I can't move to California and I'm sure as hell not asking you to move to Kansas." I rambled on. I had started to pace as I ranted. Brent stood up and pulled me into his arms while he looked into my eyes. I felt as if he were looking into my soul. "Elizabeth, we will figure it all out. Can I ask you something?" "Sure." "What are you really afraid of? Is it me? Your mom? Your job? Friends? You know that we can work it all out." "Brent I..." Before I could finish my sentence my phone began to ring.
I hesitantly pulled myself from his gentle embrace and went to answer my phone. "Hello?" "Liz! Where are you?! Are you okay?!" "Jimmy! I'm fine. Calm down. I um..I met someone last night too. I'll explain later. What's up? Is everything okay?" "No, Sweetie, it's not. Mel called me. They went to Mama's appointment and they got some bad news. We need to get home as soon as possible."
Once I got there I cranked the water up as hot as it would go and jumped in. It was hopping a nice hot shower would make me feel a bit more human. I took my sweet time scrubbing the gross feeling of sweat, smoke, and booze from my body. When I finished, I felt better than I had when I got in. I just finished getting dressed and was running a brush through my tangled hair when I noticed something shiny on my hand. I put the brush down and looked at the beautiful ring sitting perfectly on my left ring finger. I stood staring at it in shock for several minutes before I heard a knock on the door. "Elizabeth? Are you okay? Breakfast is here." "Yeah. I'm okay. I'll be right there." I squeaked out. I quickly finished brushing my hair and then took a couple breaths and left the bathroom. When I walked out I found a beautiful breakfast set up at the table and an equally beautiful man standing beside it all with a single red rose smiling at me.
"What's all this?" I asked smiling at him. "Well I woke up in a room I didn't originally book when I arrived in Vegas, with a beautiful woman sleeping next to me and I thought I'd make a good impression on her. Especially if the conclusion I came to is correct." I began to get nervous now. "And what conclusion did you come to?" He smiled again at my nervousness. He slowly walked up to me and handed me the rose as he led me to the table. "Well after doing some investigating, I found out that we came back to my hotel and I told them to give us the honeymoon suite. And judging by the beautiful ring on your finger and the simple band on mine, I'd say we got married last night. Also judging by the used condoms that are now in the trash, an annulment is out of the question. So if we're wanting out of this, a divorce would be the only way."
I was still in shock about the whole situation so I didn't answer him right away. "Elizabeth? Are you okay?" "Yeah I'm okay. I'm just taking everything in." It was quiet for a minute and I realized he had yet to let go of my hand. "Brent? What are we going to do?" I asked quietly. "Well I don't know about you but from what I remember, I had a great time with you. No once did I feel like I had to be Brent the rockstar but I could just be me. Honestly? I would like to see where this could go. If that's okay with you." I thought about it for a minute before replying. "I would like that. But we come from two different worlds. I'm a waitress from small town Kansas and you are this amazing singer in an amazing band that is loved by millions all over the world. What would we do about our lives? Where would we live? I can't move to California and I'm sure as hell not asking you to move to Kansas." I rambled on. I had started to pace as I ranted. Brent stood up and pulled me into his arms while he looked into my eyes. I felt as if he were looking into my soul. "Elizabeth, we will figure it all out. Can I ask you something?" "Sure." "What are you really afraid of? Is it me? Your mom? Your job? Friends? You know that we can work it all out." "Brent I..." Before I could finish my sentence my phone began to ring.
I hesitantly pulled myself from his gentle embrace and went to answer my phone. "Hello?" "Liz! Where are you?! Are you okay?!" "Jimmy! I'm fine. Calm down. I um..I met someone last night too. I'll explain later. What's up? Is everything okay?" "No, Sweetie, it's not. Mel called me. They went to Mama's appointment and they got some bad news. We need to get home as soon as possible."