She stepped back so we could come in. "You have a lovley home Mrs. Hayes." I said. "Please Call me Lynette." She said. "Ok Lynette. Thank you for having us." I said. "Any thing for my son and beautiful daughter in law." She pulled me in for another hug. When she pulled back she retreated out of the room a bit. "Leo, thery're here!" She called into the living room. Hunter grabbed my hand gripping it tightly. I hoped he couldn't feel the sweat i was nervous as all get out.

I saw his dad come into view. He was tall. "Son, you didn't find some girl in nashville did you?" He asked looking from me to him. I gulped. "Yes, but she's from Louisiana." Hunter said. "You know sounds to me like it was meant to be." Lynette said clasping her hands together and sighing. "I can see it." She said. "See what?" I asked. "The love you to have for each other." I choked out a cough trying my hardest not to laugh. "Oh we do." Hunter said pulling me into him for a side hug.

"Well, dinner is on the stove. Gumbo for you like you requested." She told Hunter. We all piled in and fixed a bowl taking a seat at the table. She had a large pitcher of tea in the middle and Hunter poured us both some. His dad reached for the fillet and sprinkled a bit into his gumbo. I took a few crackers from the plate and crunched them into the bowl. It smelled really good. After Hunter said the blessing we ate. "This is really great Lynette." I said. "Oh thank you dear." She smiled. "You'll have to give me the recipe." I said. I had tried to make my mothers gumbo but it always turned out Green. Gumbo should not be green....ever.

"So tell me how did you two meet?" She asked. We had discused this because we told the press that we knew each other from Louisiana which was in fact not true.

But our families didn't know that. We wanted to keep the story as cohesive as posible. I was a working adult with my own place and Hunter was living the dream. "Oh we met a few years ago. It was a work thing. Jessica showed up because some of her clothing was there and i preformed we just hit it off. We kind of kept it private because of the press. I didn't want her all over the news." Hunter said. We figured that would apease our family. They all seemed rather hurt that we didn't tell them we were dating. "Oh of course! That makes sense. I mean i wished you would've told your momma but i understand." "I am sorry we didn't tell you but i was worried for her. This isn't her life and she shouldn't be thrown into it." Hunter said.

His dad grunted. "Well now that you two are married she's in it anyways. If you would've said ya'll were dating it would've given her time to adjust." He said. "Well you know so many people don't stay together when one of them or both of them are famous it's hard. Expecialy dating long distance." I said. He mulled this over. "I suppose you're right. Don't wanna tell people then to have you guys break up a few months later." He said. Whew dodged that bullet.

We finished eating but sat around afterwards talking and eating apple pie, my favorite. I'm sure Hunter must've told his mom. Nine olclock rolled around and i let out a yawn. "Oh goodness i guess you two have had a long day in the car." Lynette said standing up. We helped her clear off the table. We loaded the dishes into the dish washer and she put up the left over gumbo. "Hunters room is down the hall and to the right. The door right in front of that is the bathroom. I hope you don't mind sleeping in his old room." She said. "No, it's fine. Thank you."

"I'm going to go hop in the shower." I told hunter. "Ok i'll go get the stuff from the car. I'll see you in a bit." He said. I leaned in to give him a quick peck on the lips hoping it looked normal. It shocked him but he quickly recovered. "thanks." I said. I went into the bathroom folding my clothes neatly in a pile on the counter and hopped in. I hadn't given any thought to where the towels were or what i'd put on when i got out. I used the shampoo and body wash that was in the tub since mine was in the car. I had shaved last night and my legs were still mostly smooth.

I heard a knock on the door. "It's me." Hunter said. What did i say? Come in...go away? "I have your bag." he said. "Oh ok thanks, come in." I said knowing i would need my stuff. I stiffined in the shower as i heard the door open. I heard my bag being set down. "Do you need anything?" he asked. "Oh just a towel, im done." I said. "Under the sink." He pulled one out. I held my hand out around the shower curatin cutting the water off. I wraped it around me and pulled the curtain back nervously. "Hi." he siad. "hi." I said. I noticed his eyes trailing my still wet body. I know i was in a towel but i might as well have been naked.

"So uh yea." He cleared his throat. "Right, well i'll just get dressed and you can shower and we can go to sleep." I said trying to make this some how less awkward which was impossible. "Ok great. I'll just...uh...step out so you can get changed and you can chill in my room. Just no making fun of me." He said. I gave a mach shocked expression. "I could never." He laughed. "Thats mean." He picked my shirt up and threw it at me. My bra fell out and he instictivly picked it up and placed it back on top of my clothes. I saw him eying it, his face as red as a tomato. "Yea sorry about that." He said. And with that things were awkward again. I nervously switched from one foot to the next.

"Right, ok i'll just be getting my stuff together." He turned to go and ran into the door. I giggled. He stepped back. "Yea i gotta open it first." He said shyly. He pulled it open and left, shutting it behind him. I slipped into my pajams running the towel through my hair to dry some of it. I placed the towel on the hook and opened the door. Hunter was sitting on the edge of the bed. "All done." I said. "Ok, i'll be just a few minutes." He said. "Ok i nodded." I sat my bag down by the bed and looked around.

This looked liked his room. It had lyrics scrawled on paper all over the place and lots of instruments. It looked like he could be a one man band. I looked at the pictures he had on his wall. Some of him and his parents. A few of him with what looked like to be friends and another with his band i recoginzed from the show he did. I ran my fingers over an accordian just as the door opened. He was wearing a pair of pajama bottoms and no shirt. I sucked in a breath still amazed at how sexy he looked without a shirt. Weather i liked him or not i could admit that the boy looked good shirtless.

"Checking out my stuff?" He chuckled. "Yes, you have a lot of instruments." I said. "Yea well i like to play." "Can you play all of these?" I asked. "Yep." "So how many in all?" He thought about it mentally counting. "like thirty two?" He asked. I gasped. "Are there even that many instruments?" I asked unsure." "Yea." He nodded. "Could you play me something." I asked pointing to the accordion. "OK." He picked it up and looped it around his arms. "Oh that's cold." He said with a bashful smile. It made me smile and my heart swell but i wasn't sure why.

His fingers found the keys and he slowly played one of his songs i recognized. He started singing. He eyes finding mine. I felt pretty special even if it wasn't real. He finished setting it back into it's place. "That was beautiful." I said. "Thanks." I turned around and i could feel his eyes on me. I turned back around. "What?" I asked. "Huh? Oh nothing." He said breaking his eyes away from my body. I felt insecure now in my tiny tank and shorts. I hadn't expected to be showing off my pajamas to anyone but the girls. I pulled my shirt down over my belly button but it didn't really help. I cannot wait to get the rest of my clothes.

"I texted my buddies." He said trying really hard trying to change the subject. I thought it was cute. But i wasn't sure my body had the same effect on him as his did mine. I never thought of myself as attractive and i know he could have just about any girl he wanted. "That's nice." I said. "Yea they wanted to meet for lunch tomorrow if that's OK with you." He said. "yea that'd be nice." I said. "Great, i just know they are going to love you." He said. "I hope so." I stretched my arms above my head and yawned really getting sleepy now. I could hear hunters breathing pick up. I was so embarrassed. I turned around and pulled the covers back.

He must be thinking how stupid i look. I laid down in the bed as he shut the lights off. He stumbled over to the bed. "OK yea it's dark." He laughed. I felt the bed creak as he laid down next to me. I felt his hand come over the bed to see where i was laying. He hand some how landed on my boob. "Sorry." He said pulling his hand back. "It's OK." I said knowing he couldn't see and didn't mean to do it. I scooted closer to him. I to have enjoyed snuggling next to another person. I knew i'd soon again be sleeping alone so i'd better enjoy it while i could. I snuggled into his broad chest. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed me on the top of my head. "You know of all the people i had to wind up married to. I'm glad it's you." He said letting out a yawn. "Me too." I said.

"But i'm sure it's weird not having your freedom." I said. "Yea it's different having somebody else to think about but i don't mind. it'll only be for a little while longer." He said. "Right." I said getting too sleepy to keep talking. I shut my eyes and drifted off to sleep.