Free Blue Twilight by Sarah King Page B

heard.”
    How could she possibly argue with that? With a deep breath, she asked one more time. “Are you absolutely sure about this?”
    Hugging her close, he whispered in her ear. “Without a doubt, angel. I’m one hundred percent sure.”
    She let the joy spread through her body before jumping up and pulling his hand. “Then come with me, I have something to show you.”

 
     
    Chapter 17
     
    Watching Jake wander around her studio was a surreal moment in Lisa’s life. Her boyfriend, country music super star, Ryder, was in her studio and wanted to record one of her songs.
    “The acoustics in here are amazing,” he said running his hand over the keys on the piano and singing a few lines of one of his most popular songs.
    When he launched into a description of all the extra equipment he could bring in, Lisa barely heard him. Her mind had been reduced to mush after hearing him sing. She pinched herself, still not convinced she wasn’t dreaming.
    “Ouch,” she cried, rubbing her arm.
    “What’s the matter?” he asked turning to face her.
    “It’s just so crazy,” she gushed. “A week ago I couldn’t imagine myself with anyone, and now here I am…and it’s with you .”
    Winking at her, he shook his head slightly. “I’m just a man, angel.” He crossed the room and drew her into his arms. “Your man if you’ll have me,” he sang in his sultry voice.
    Yep, mush. A girl could really get used to this.
     
    ***
     
    Holding Lisa in his arms, Jake could easily forget why he ever thought having this beautiful woman was a bad idea. Lisa sighed and rested her head on his shoulder. Kissing the top of her head, he sang quietly in her ear.
     
    “ Denied yourself for so long
    Your heart so jaded
    It can’t even recognize right from wrong…”
     
    Lisa gazed at him with vacant eyes and a wistful smile.
    Laughing quietly, Jake realized he held a secret weapon. And damn if he didn’t feel ten feet tall for rendering her speechless. But, it scared him that he wanted to make her feel this way all the time—that he wanted to be the one to make her dreams come true. Focus on the here and now, he reminded himself. Shaking himself a bit, he dipped Lisa low before snapping her back up into his arms. She laughed as he spun her around the room. And just like that, she captured his full attention again.
     
    ***
     
    Six weeks passed as Lisa continued to work and grow closer with Jake. As promised, he’d brought some recording equipment into the studio, and they worked down there for hours most days.
    One afternoon, Lisa came home from the bakery and changed before heading to the studio. Jake had a meeting in Nashville and wouldn’t be back until later that evening. After playing around with a few ideas, they had both decided that Blue Twilight seemed to hold the most promise.
    Sitting at the piano, she ran her fingers over the keys as she contemplated lyrics. Would it be a tragic, love-lost song or an upbeat, happy-ever-after one? With country, it could go either way and still be a hit. It was never far from her mind that her relationship with Jake could still go either way as well. Things had been great these past few weeks, but she wasn’t ready to picture a happy-ever-after ending for them. Not yet. Turning back to her notebook, she hummed a few lines before scribbling down some notes. The thought of any of her songs being a hit made Lisa giddy. An idea struck and she grinned as she wrote it all down. As she read over it again, she bounced in her seat with excitement. She couldn’t wait to show Jake what she’d come up with.
     
    ***
     
    Fifty miles up the road, Jake loosened his tie and pressed down on the accelerator. He couldn’t wait to get home. If he were being completely honest, he couldn’t wait to get to Lisa. Funny how the two seemed to be intertwined now in his mind. Scowling a bit at the thought, he focused on the meeting he’d just finished with his record executives. They’d finalized the