Page 99 of Love is a Lyric
Ben sucked in a breath, and Chase stilled beside him.
“There are eight years separating me from my sister, but she has been everything to me since our parents died when she was ten. This, right here, is me trying to be everything to her for once in our lives. You see, she takes care of me. She was my assistant for a few years, but that’s not exactly what I mean.”
Her fingers twisted together, and Ben recognized the nerves flittering across her face.
“I’m just going to rip off the Band-aid. My sister, Piper Hayes, has written every one ofFate’ssongs.” Her face flushed as the reporters shouted out questions. She held up a hand. “Not the music. Ben Evans truly wrote that. But the lyrics are not mine. I didn’t tell my bandmates until recently, but it’s time to own up to what I’ve done, to try to make things right with the one person who has always looked after me.”
“She did it,” Ben whispered, resting his elbows on the counter.
“Bro.” Chase nudged him. “I don’t think she’s done.”
He was right. Quinn’s hard eyes shone as she stood against the onslaught of questions, not answering a single one. Melanie appeared on stage to calm the reporters.
When Quinn spoke again, there was a new strength in her voice. “That was my confession. Do you want to hear the story?”
This was the Quinn Hayes he knew, the charming girl who talkedFateinto a record deal, not the cold woman fame had made her.
“Did you know Ben Evans believes in fate?” He sucked in a breath. “I’m not talking about the band, but actual fate fate. You’ve watched our love story unfold and rooted for more, and we went along with it because we care about each other. Ben is probably the only man I’ve ever loved. But there’s a girl out there, one with beautiful words in her soul, and she’sinlove with him.” She held up her hand, the one where a ring once glittered. “I know our fans want our love story, but Ben… he’s a part of a different love story. Right now, he’s probably sitting at his parents’ place or his brother’s place thinking everything is lost. But he has an unfinished song that deserves an ending.”
Piper’s words.
Ben couldn’t breathe as he watched the woman the world wanted him to love tell the world about the woman he actually loved.
Quinn wasn’t done. “I don’t know ifFatewill continue making music, but I need you to forgive us. We love our fans, but for the first time, we’ve learned there is something more important than the music. Rockstars are more than what you see on stage. We’re just like you, looking for the person that makes our souls complete.” She smiled. “I won’t be taking any questions. Thank you for listening.”
Melanie ushered Quinn off the stage, and the screen went black.
Ben leaned against the counter, unable to hold himself up. “Piper was wrong.”
Chase turned to him, a question in his eyes.
“I’m going to write our ending.”
