Chasing Romance (Welcome To Romance) by Liwen Y. Ho

Author:Liwen Y. Ho [Ho, Liwen Y.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Novella Short Story, Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Mother, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, Sutton & Lockhart Family, Family & Domestic Life-College Age-Daughter, Older Woman-Younger Man Romance, Rock Star
Publisher: 2 Square 2 Be Hip
Published: 2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

7

Izzy

“Your daughter Grace called.”

Izzy closed the microwave door and turned around. “Oh? Is she still on the line?”

“I told her you’d call back later. After we have a chance to talk.”

The emphasis Chase placed on the word talk made her nervous. What did Gracie say to him? She handed him his plate of food with a small smile. “Here you go. You should eat it while it’s hot.”

He set the plate aside and faced her with his arms crossed. “The bacon can wait. My questions can’t.”

“Questions?” Suspecting she was about to be interrogated, Izzy took some steps back until she bumped into the counter. She crossed her arms as well. “What about?”

“I should've caught on earlier,” he mused, shaking his head. “Your love for music and how you reacted when you saw my tattoo. And the calluses—you play the guitar, don’t you?”

She nodded, certain of where this conversation was headed. “You figured out who I am.”

“Why didn’t you tell me you’re Grace Bella? And don’t say it’s because the subject never came up. I told you I came here to look for her—for you.”

“Because,” she sighed, “I don’t have any new songs for you. That’s why you came here, wasn’t it?”

“I came to thank you, for one thing, but yes, I do need those songs. What do you mean you don’t have any?”

She sighed. “I’ve been trying to write, but I only have half a song finished. I’m afraid ‘The Best Thing’ was the best thing.” She threw her hands up in the air. “I’m going to end up as a one-hit wonder like the Rembrandts, but at least their song made it onto network TV.”

“Who?”

“The band back in the nineties—oh, you were a baby then. They wrote ‘I’ll Be There for You’, which became the theme song for Friends. You know Ross and Rachel—”

“Friends! Oh yeah, I saw some reruns before. Never heard of the band though.”

“My point exactly!” Squeezing her eyes shut, she wished to turn back time. “I can’t even pay back the advance I received; I used it to open this place. I don’t know if I have it in me to write anymore. I should never have signed that agreement.”

“Hey, it’s okay, just breathe.” He took her by the shoulders and bent down to look her in the eyes. “I understand exactly how you feel. But putting pressure on yourself like this doesn’t help.”

Neither did his touch. Chase was so close, and he smelled so fresh from his shower that it was easy to forget all the reasons why she shouldn’t open her heart to him. “I don’t know what to tell you. I don’t have anything for you. What am I supposed to do?”

“Start believing in yourself again. Stop doubting your talent and remember who you are. You’re Grace Bella or Izzy Sutton—regardless of the name you want to go by—you are the woman who wrote my hit song. You did it once and you can make it happen again. I know you can do it.

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