Love In Between(59)

“You have no idea how happy I am that you’re in Luke’s life. The past year has been so difficult for him; for all of us, really.”

As I tilted my head, I smiled at her. “I’m sure it’s been very difficult. It seems the past year wasn’t good for any one of us.”

“No, it wasn’t, but the only thing that matters is that you and my son found each other, and you’re both happy. I’m thrilled he’s decided to buy this bar. It’s all he ever talked about for years. Now, he’ll finally put that settlement money to good use.”

“He never mentioned the settlement money to me.”

“He doesn’t like to talk about it; I think it’s a reminder of the accident. The man who ran the red light was drunk and driving on a suspended license. He was a partner at a prestigious law firm in Los Angeles. Needless to say, he’ll never be practicing law again. Luke settled for five hundred thousand dollars. His attorney said he could probably get more, but Luke just wanted to be done with it. It was settled out of court to avoid publicity.”

As I sat there, pondering the fact that my boyfriend had five hundred thousand dollars that he didn’t tell me about, Luke and his dad sat down at the table.

“What have the two of you been talking about?” Luke asked.

“Just girl talk.” I smiled. “You haven’t told Bernie yet that you’re buying the bar, have you?”

“No, I just sent him a text message, telling him that I need to meet with him tomorrow and that I’ve made my decision.”

I reached over and kissed him on the cheek, leaving a lipstick mark on his face. I laughed as I grabbed a napkin and wiped it off. We ordered some chicken wings, had a couple of beers, and enjoyed the company of his parents. Luke leaned over and told me he’d be right back as he got up from his seat. As I continued to have a conversation with Tom and Annie, the lights on the stage caught my eye. I looked up, and Luke was sitting on the bar-stool in front of the microphone.

“Good evening, everyone.” He smiled and waved to the patrons in the bar.

Everyone cheered and said hello as Luke strummed his guitar. “This song I’m going to sing for you tonight is a song I wrote for a very special woman in my life.”

Annie looked over at me and smiled as she placed her hand on mine and gently squeezed it. My eyes started to swell with tears before he even started singing. He strummed the chords as our eyes met, and he started to sing.

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Even the Clouds will say

There’s nowhere we can get away from everything There’s nowhere we can practice positivity

When all I see is me

So let’s drop let’s stop this teenage rivalry

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And every heart will break

There’s just no way to keep it safe from anything If the only thing that makes it break is somebody Please don’t give it to me

’Cause seeing you cry makes me want to leave

But losing you scares the shit out of me.

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Or maybe, I’ll sail the ocean blue

Or I’d fly a rocket to the moon

But I’m good for nothing without you

It doesn’t matter what you say

I think about you every day, girl, I

Am good for nothing without you

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Even the clouds will say

That Saturdays and rainy days were meant to be If you’re indoors and in the arms of somebody

Under the blankets and sheets

Well the sky is clear; it’s the middle of the week So come my dear, let’s make believe.

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Or maybe, I’ll sail the ocean blue

Or I’d fly a rocket to the moon

But I’m good for nothing without you

It doesn’t matter what you say

I think about you every day, girl, I

Am good for nothing without you

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Cause I want you

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I want you

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I want you

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To want me to

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I want you

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I want you

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I want you

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I do

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But I won’t fool this heart anymore

Or maybe, I’ll sail the ocean blue

Or I’d fly a rocket to the moon

But I’m good for nothing without you

It doesn’t matter what you say

I think about you every day, girl, I

Am good for nothing without you

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Even the clouds will say

There’s nowhere we can get away from everything And if the only thing that breaks your heart is somebody Please don’t give it to me