Free Chasing Lyrics (Music & Lyrics #1) by Debbie Dickerson Page A

the long phone call at the end of the
day, with Lyrics.
         It is Tuesday, June 16 at
six a.m. and the ocean is sparkling like champagne. As I stand on the shore
waiting for makeup to finish with Jennifer, all I can think about is the time
that Lyrics tackled me into the water at Surfside Beach. What girl do you know
that would blindside you and take you down in the water. The thought brings a
smile to my face and a sharp pain to my gut. My body is aching from the absence
of her. Throughout our lives together, Lyrics has always been the one to
encourage me, lift me up, and make me see the beauty in life. I decide that
from this point on I will look at the world through her eyes. Those beautiful blue
eyes that splash yellow and beam out love. There it is…beauty! Even though it
is about midnight back home, I send Lyrics a picture of the ocean. “Only
through your eyes this became beautiful to me. Sleep well my best friend. I
love you!” Finally, Jennifer is ready!
         Jennifer walks up and I
toss my phone onto the towel outside the shot. Jennifer smiles and says, “May as
well let her go. Nobody makes it in a relationship in this line of work!”
         I envision myself
roundhouse kicking her in her head! I say, “We’re different.”
         She says, “Yep, heard that
before.”
          What a bitch! I am so mad
but what if she is right? Maybe that’s why I am so mad, maybe she is right? I
shake it off, and for the next four hours, I change outfits, get touched up
from makeup, and take about a million pictures. I check my phone between shots and
even though it is late in Texas, I was hoping for a text back. Each time there isn’t
one I feel myself getting a little more aggravated. The angrier I get, the
nicer Jennifer becomes.  
         She says, “Don’t worry, a
guy like you won’t be lonely long.”
          I smile and say, “We have
six months of this, let’s not go there, okay.” She smiles and looks at me with
doe eyes before skipping over to speak with Chip.
         It is the last set of the
day and I am in a pair of khaki shorts and nothing else. Jennifer is topless
with a short skirt on. We have to climb on top of a rock that has water splashing
over us every three seconds. I really don’t like this girl right now but her tits
pressing against my chest aren’t the worst feeling in the world. I remind
myself that I have the best girl in the world waiting for me to come home and
voila, my boner goes down!
         Eight hours of taking
pictures is fucking exhausting. We wrap it up and head to the hotel. Chip and
Jennifer plan to hit the town tonight. Me, I plan to mope in my room. We are
all quiet on the drive back. Finally, I get a call. I answer the phone and it’s
Lyrics. I take a deep breath and say, “Hello, my angel.”
          She sighs then says,
“Hello, my one.”
          Once again, my world is
great. As I am speaking to her, Jennifer says loudly, “Tanner, you coming out
with me tonight?”
          I shoot her a look and
say, “No, like I said earlier.” She rolls her eyes and starts talking to Chip. I
hear Lyrics tone change. I say, “Babe, I was getting really upset today without
you here. Can’t you meet me in Germany for your birthday? I’ll buy the ticket right
now. We’ll have a blast.”
         Lyrics is quiet, which
doesn’t happen too often. She softly says, “Tan, I want to but I have to work
and write.”
          I quickly say, “You don’t
have to work and you can write on the plane.” I feel her wanting to give in so
I say, “I will call you back in ten minutes.” I hang up. Five minutes later, I
call her back. “It’s done! I bought you a flight that leaves on June 27 at nine
a.m. The return is July 7.”
          Lyrics laughs and says,
“Tanner, you really are all kinds of messed up. Then, June 27 I will be in your
arms, inhaling your smell, and tasting your body.”
          Instant boner! I