27. Reed

27

REED

PRESENT

T heresa’s jaw is on the floor.

“I knew it! I knew the blue horses painting was going to come back around. That’s where that song came from!”

“Now you’re getting it. So that was that.”

“Wait. That was that?! That’s it?”

“I mean yeah, that’s pretty much the story.”

“Pretty much? Oh, come on. So you’ve been with her all this time? Or…did she freak out and leave?”

“Maybe Luna just likes to stay out in the shadows. Maybe she prefers to be out of the spotlight. And maybe that whole ‘me dating a Ford model thing’ was just a publicity stunt. Maybe Luna was in on it.”

“Reed…you’re killing me!”

“What, did you think I was going to kill my mysterious aura just like that?”

“Oh Reed. Don’t do this. I need to know if she went with you to Nashville.”

“Or maybe that’s where it ended. Maybe Luna and I realized we had peaked right there, that we were better off just being some romantic idea of what could have been for each other, then being the real deal and following through with all the messiness that comes with a true relationship.”

“Reed. I know I said I’m not making any demands of you in this interview…but personally, I need to know if you ended up with this girl.”

I chuckle. “Alright then. Guess I better finish the story.”