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Chapter Forty-One

“Thank you for accepting me, and all my baggage. I don’t
ever want to lose you.”
“Don’t worry, you won’t.”
I believe him.
“Don’t ever let me go, okay?”
“I’ve got you, Kelita, I promise.”
We both pull away ever so slightly. Just enough for us to
realize our lips are desperate for each other. What a kiss! God,
I love this man!
It seems crazy that the evil Hudson perpetrated (and that I
succumbed to) has instead drawn Gord and me closer together.
There truly is a God and He is truly good.
Unfortunately, nothing good comes out of the magical
night at The Bluebird. Nothing from our time, money and
planning. Nothing from Hudson’s efforts or my talents. Zero.
Jimmy Bowen at Capitol thinks I am very talented but
quite honestly doesn’t know what to do with me. His label is
preparing to launch Garth Brooks within months. I guess Mr.
Big has much more important things to think about than try to
figure out what to do with a pink songbird from Canada.
Once again Nashville scorns me. And once again I try my
best to understand why. I just can’t get a break. I’ve been so
close. So very close. I guess I just don’t fit into a mold. Any
mold. I am too unique. It’s a blessing and a curse.
There is good news though. Very good news. The two
things I went to Nashville to find out have most definitely been
determined. Sure, the career one leaves me extremely frustrated
and sad.
But the other? The other leaves me with more certainty and
hope than I have ever felt.

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