Free Country Crooner (Christian Romance) by Rebecca Lynn Clayson Page B
Authors: Rebecca Lynn Clayson
that he was worried saying goodbye would be difficult. Therefore, he made the decision to stop spending so much time with her, because he didn't want to face the pain of sending Chelsea back to California . If he said goodbye, then he would have a hard time not talking her into staying... which could potentially cause pain because he knew that she deserved a better man.
Either way, he felt as though it was a lose-lose situation. He decided that it would be best to ignore his feelings as much as possible, and let her head back to California .
Friday evening, around 9 o’clock, his phone started ringing and he looked at the caller ID to see that Chelsea was calling.
"Hey, what are you doing? I had a great idea." Chelsea sounded breathless and excited about whatever she wanted to discuss.
"I just barely got home, why what's going on?"
"We need to talk in person, can you come over? I’m at home."
"Sure, I'll be over in a few minutes. I need a chance to clean up first; I'm covered in sawdust because I put in a few hours at the carpentry shop."
"No problem. I'll see you in a few."
Kurt wondered what Chelsea was calling about, but whatever it was, he knew that he couldn't ignore her request to come over. Hearing her voice over the phone was enough to make him get up and head to the car. He knew that he was hopelessly wrapped around her little finger, and she had no idea.
*****
Chelsea was excited to see Kurt; she couldn't stop thinking about him all week. The more she got to know him, the more she realized that he was a great guy. Handsome, smart and talented, and when she got past his tough outer shell she realized that he was kind and thoughtful at the core.
She had also grown quite fond of the choir kids, and attended every rehearsal that she could. The more she got to know the kids and see their hopes and dreams, the more she was determined to find a solution to keep the radio station going. It meant so much to them, and she couldn't let them down.
She waited anxiously for Kurt to come over, and jumped up to answer the door as soon as she heard his knock.
"Thank you so much for coming, we need to brainstorm a little bit. You see, I've been thinking about the radio station. I'm starting to understand more about what this means to the community. You’re right; we need to figure out a way to keep it going."
"I would love to figure something out, but I have no idea what we could do. Neither of us have enough money to keep the station afloat for even a month. Even if we had a little bit of money, there's no way that we could keep up with the monthly mortgage payment for that building."
"I know, but what if we did a fundraiser to get a little bit of startup cash, and then took it from there. I know that Mrs. Bullock is still willing to help with the radio station, and I could find someone to manage it full time. I could help coordinate things from California ."
"A fundraiser might help a little bit, but I’m doubtful that we’d be able to raise enough money to keep it running for very long. The monthly bills are pretty expensive."
"I know, and the building mortgage is the biggest cash requirement right now. What if we moved the radio station here... into the basement of my dad's house? I now own the title to this house, and it's completely paid off. The entire basement would be available to use as a radio studio, and there’s even a back door where people could get in and out of the radio station without having to walk through the rest of the house."
Chelsea took a deep breath to clear her head, and then continued. "Moving everything here would help to cut overhead costs, so all we would need to do would be to come up with money to buy new equipment. I talked with the bank, and they made the final decision to auction off the equipment because of the foreclosure. "
Kurt thought about it for a moment and started slowly nodding his head, "I like where you’re going with this idea! There's a possibility, but we
Either way, he felt as though it was a lose-lose situation. He decided that it would be best to ignore his feelings as much as possible, and let her head back to California .
Friday evening, around 9 o’clock, his phone started ringing and he looked at the caller ID to see that Chelsea was calling.
"Hey, what are you doing? I had a great idea." Chelsea sounded breathless and excited about whatever she wanted to discuss.
"I just barely got home, why what's going on?"
"We need to talk in person, can you come over? I’m at home."
"Sure, I'll be over in a few minutes. I need a chance to clean up first; I'm covered in sawdust because I put in a few hours at the carpentry shop."
"No problem. I'll see you in a few."
Kurt wondered what Chelsea was calling about, but whatever it was, he knew that he couldn't ignore her request to come over. Hearing her voice over the phone was enough to make him get up and head to the car. He knew that he was hopelessly wrapped around her little finger, and she had no idea.
*****
Chelsea was excited to see Kurt; she couldn't stop thinking about him all week. The more she got to know him, the more she realized that he was a great guy. Handsome, smart and talented, and when she got past his tough outer shell she realized that he was kind and thoughtful at the core.
She had also grown quite fond of the choir kids, and attended every rehearsal that she could. The more she got to know the kids and see their hopes and dreams, the more she was determined to find a solution to keep the radio station going. It meant so much to them, and she couldn't let them down.
She waited anxiously for Kurt to come over, and jumped up to answer the door as soon as she heard his knock.
"Thank you so much for coming, we need to brainstorm a little bit. You see, I've been thinking about the radio station. I'm starting to understand more about what this means to the community. You’re right; we need to figure out a way to keep it going."
"I would love to figure something out, but I have no idea what we could do. Neither of us have enough money to keep the station afloat for even a month. Even if we had a little bit of money, there's no way that we could keep up with the monthly mortgage payment for that building."
"I know, but what if we did a fundraiser to get a little bit of startup cash, and then took it from there. I know that Mrs. Bullock is still willing to help with the radio station, and I could find someone to manage it full time. I could help coordinate things from California ."
"A fundraiser might help a little bit, but I’m doubtful that we’d be able to raise enough money to keep it running for very long. The monthly bills are pretty expensive."
"I know, and the building mortgage is the biggest cash requirement right now. What if we moved the radio station here... into the basement of my dad's house? I now own the title to this house, and it's completely paid off. The entire basement would be available to use as a radio studio, and there’s even a back door where people could get in and out of the radio station without having to walk through the rest of the house."
Chelsea took a deep breath to clear her head, and then continued. "Moving everything here would help to cut overhead costs, so all we would need to do would be to come up with money to buy new equipment. I talked with the bank, and they made the final decision to auction off the equipment because of the foreclosure. "
Kurt thought about it for a moment and started slowly nodding his head, "I like where you’re going with this idea! There's a possibility, but we