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“Hey,” Natalie said, giving her a wave. Sienna was sitting on the bonnet of her car, her hair pulled up into a messy bun.
“Hi.”
“Sorry, I must have lost track of time,” Natalie said, coming over to her, and standing between her legs, kissing her softly.
“No. I’m early.”
Natalie stood back as she fished her keys out of her jacket pocket while Sienna got her guitar from the car. “Everything okay?” she asked as they went inside. Sienna was unusually quiet.
“Yeah.” Sienna exhaled a long breath, her cheeks rosy. “I told Caleb.”
“What?” Natalie’s mouth fell open as she hung up her coat and reached for Sienna’s to do the same.
“Yeah. This morning. I just sent him and text. I should have done it right after the roses, but I don’t know. I kept doubting myself.”
“How’d it go?” Natalie searched Sienna’s eyes, her own heart beating fast, wondering if Caleb had gotten angry or hurled accusations at Sienna for leading him on.
“He actually laughed.”
“What?”
“And not because he thought I was making it up or joking with him or whatever. He laughed with relief.”
“Really?” Natalie sat on the arm of the sofa as she looked up at Sienna.
“He thought there was something wrong with him.” Sienna shook her head. “So I obviously felt awful, but he was actually really kind about it. And of course, joked about who would let my parents know that we were officially never going to happen.”
“Yeah. They’ll need to be let down easy. Your dad sat with him last week at Vinnie’s. I’m sure you noticed.”
“Oh I did,” Sienna said with a half-smile. “But that got me thinking… Why not just tell them?”
“You mean you want to come out to your parents?” Natalie swallowed the lump that had come out of nowhere.
“Yeah. Except I already did.”
“What?” Natalie’s jaw really dropped this time. “When?”
“Just now. An hour ago. That’s why I’m early. I wanted to tell you.”
“Oh my god. How did they take it?” Natalie’s mind was a jumbled mess.
“Well, they were shocked,” Sienna said as she came over to stand in front of Natalie, brushing a lock of hair behind her ear as she spoke. “And honestly? I think they were more devasted about the whole Caleb thing. But I did tell them that I was seeing someone. I hope that was okay.”
Natalie blinked. “Yeah. Yes, of course.” She looked up at Sienna. “I’m so proud of you. I had no idea you were going to tell anyone.”
“People are going to start to notice us. And I want them to. I know it could fuck everything up with my chances of making it, but that all seems so irrelevant right now. I mean, I want that. But I want this more. And there’s always other genres. The stuff I’ve written… They wouldn’t necessarily be considered country. It’s the covers that I’ve grown up playing that had me thinking I wanted to be a country star.”
Natalie just stared up at Sienna, pushing herself off the couch, her hands on Sienna’s cheeks. “I’m so proud of you.” She pulled Sienna into a deep kiss, a throaty moan escaping Sienna’s lips as she matched Natalie’s intensity.
“You’re incredible,” Natalie whispered between kisses. “Absolutely incredible. And brave.” She parted her lips against Sienna’s. “Braver than I ever was.”
“You make me what to brave,” Sienna murmured before running her fingers through Natalie’s hair, taking control of the kiss.
“We’re supposed to be practicing,” Natalie said after a while.
“I have two hours,” Sienna said as she leaned back to meet Natalie’s eyes. “Do you really want to spend them listening to me sing?”
“I feel like this is a trick question.”
