A/N: This is just a little fic that popped into my head and I felt the need to get down. I hope you guys enjoy it.

Chapter 1

Rayna stewed silently for the entire limo ride across town. She couldn't believe the way he'd behaved or the things that he'd said to her. If this was what their lives together was going to be like then she wasn't sure she wanted any part of it. All because he was a little jealous that she had been the better than him at winning awards. Tonight she had seen a side of him that she'd never seen before and wasn't sure she liked it at all.

He was behaving like a toddler who was pouting because he hadn't gotten his way and that wasn't something she could deal with again. It had been bad enough when she was with Deacon, but she had been young and dumb then. She wasn't about to deal with that now that she was a professional woman in her forties. She shouldn't have to make herself small just to make him feel big about himself.

And she would be damned if she let any man tell her that she wouldn't have nothing if it wasn't for him. Everything she had she'd worked her ass off for and she wasn't going to apologize for that just because it made Luke feel like less of a man. The more she thought about it the angrier she got. She just didn't know where he got off saying something like that to her. What's more is she didn't like who she had become around him. She was someone that she didn't even recognize anymore.

The limo driver pulled up to her house and they both got out. With some effort she carried all her statues into the house and he followed behind her. She put her awards down on the kitchen table and then headed upstairs. She didn't bother to look behind her to see if he was following her. She didn't care at this point.

Rayna took her sweet time getting out of her dress and showering. She was sitting on the couch at the end of her bed when he finally made an appearance. Luke was wearing only his white shirt and his dress pants now. She sat there and listened to the apology he made and they sort of patched things up before she sent him to shower and she got into bed.

Her phone buzzed on the bedside table and she picked it up. A smile came to her face when she saw the text Deacon had sent her. That was the first time she had genuinely smiled all night. This is what it should be like. This is what Luke should have said to her to begin with instead of all the hateful things that had come out of her mouth. She didn't for a second believe that he'd said them just because he was drunk. She knew deep down he had to really feel that way.

All of a sudden she got a feeling inside her like she couldn't breathe and she knew that there was no way she could spend the night sharing a bed with Luke. There was somewhere else and someone else she needed to be with. She scribbled a quick note and left it for him to fine. She put on her shoes and grabbed her purse and car keys before she headed out the door without looking back.

Before she knew it or had time to think about what she was doing at all she was parking her SUV in front of Deacon's house. She'd made it this far there was no sense in her turning back now. If she chickened out and didn't go in there she would regret it for the rest of her life. He was the only one who could save her from making this mistake for a second time. She got out of the car and knocked on the front door.

Deacon shuffled to the door in his bare feet wearing a pair of pajama pants and a t-shirt. He opened the door with a look of confusion written all over his face. "Ray, what are you doin' here?"

"I made a terrible mistake. I was scared and I didn't want the pain and I couldn't let go of the baggage. I chose what I thought would be the safe option. I just didn't realize how much of who I am that option would cost me. I can't do it anymore. I don't care how it makes me look I'm here now." Rayna rushed out in one breath.

"Come on inside before someone sees you out here like this." Deacon took her arm and pulled her into the house shutting and locking the door securely behind her. "What are you sayin', Ray?" He was still just as confused as he had been when he opened the door.

"I'm sayin' I choose you. I chose you from the start. I just went with what my head said and stopped listenin' to my heart. I know that I hurt you badly, but please tell me it's not too late." Rayna laid it all out on the line for him. She had chased after him for a change and was begging him for another chance. Normally it was him in this positon. She could see where it wasn't the most comfortable feeling in the entire world. It seemed like years were passing by while she stood there waiting for his answer. She didn't know if she'd finally put the final nail in the coffin of their relationship by picking another man over him yet again.

Deacon didn't reply verbally at first. He took her face in his hands and kissed her like it was both the first and last time it was ever going to happen. "All I can say is it's 'bout damn time. Your side of the bed has gotten cold waitin' on ya to come back."

"You better lead the way then." Rayna held out her hand to him and let him lead her to his bedroom.

He closed the door behind them and took her into his arms. "I've been waitin' to have you in my arms since the last time you were there. Are you sure 'bout this?" As happy as he was to have her there with him he wanted to make sure that this was what she really wanted. He didn't want this to be something she did in the heat of the moment and then regretted later.

"I've wanted to be in your arms since the last time I was here." She untangled herself from his arms and pulled his shirt over his head. "Yes, I'm sure. I've never been more sure of anythin' in my life." She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

Deacon took that as a green light and he pushed her down onto the bed. "I'm glad you said that, darlin', 'cause I'm 'bout to have my way with you. You just lay there and let me enjoy myself." He smirked down at her.

Rayna's eyes burned with lust as she gazed up at him. Just the sound of his voice had always been enough to turn her to mush. It was like that deep baritone voice of his oozed pure sex. "I have never had any complaints on that front." Her voice was breathy and filled with desire.

"I'm done talkin'." Deacon pulled her pajama pants off and licked his lips. There were so many things that he wanted to do to her and he couldn't make his mind up where he wanted to start.

Rayna woke up the next morning to find Deacon staring at her. "Hey," She smiled sleepily.

"Hey, babe," Deacon planted a kiss on her bare shoulder.

"What time is it?" She turned around and put her arms around his neck.

He held her tightly and rubbed her back. "It's a little after six. We didn't have much sleep at all." His laugh rumbled from deep in his chest.

"You know I have to go right?" She rested her forehead against his. She knew she should feel guilty about what she'd done with him last night, but she couldn't bring herself to care. She knew that she felt happier and freer than she had since she'd said yes to marrying Luke.

"I don't want you to go." He stared into her eyes intently.

"I don't wanna go either. As nice and as perfect as the last few hours have been I left a mess back at home that I have to go deal with." She stared back into his eyes.

"I'd say I'm sorry, but I'm not. I'm glad you came to me. For a minute there I was startin' to think that you were really gonna go through with marryin' another man again." He admitted. He didn't wanna come on too intensely too fast and scare her away.

She ran her hand through his hair. "For a minute there I thought I was gonna make that same mistake again too. He was a jackass last night and then you texted me what I should have heard from him from the start. It opened my eyes and I knew I had to come right over here even if it meant leavin' him in my shower."

He pressed a kiss to her lips and laughed. "I can't believe you left him in your shower. I'm surprised that he ain't knocked my door down yet."

"I left him a note that said Daphne wasn't feeling well and she was wanting me. I can come up with a good excuse when I need to. Right now, I need to use your shower and get back home." She pecked his lips over and over.

"I think we can do that together. I wouldn't you to think that I was gonna run off on ya while you're in there and only leave a note explainin' where I've gone." He got out of bed. He scooped her up in his arms and carried her to the shower.

It had taken some doing, but Rayna had finally managed to talk Deacon into letting her go home by herself to deal with Luke. This was going to be hard enough as it was without him there to complicate matters. It was going to be bad enough when he figured out that her desire to be with Deacon was the reason she didn't want to marry him. She sat out in the driveway in her car for awhile trying to work the courage up to go in there and go through with what she knew she had to do.

Rayna finally just bit the bullet and went into the house. She groaned inwardly when she saw that Luke was already up and sitting at the kitchen table reading the paper.

Luke turned around and peered over the top of his glasses when he heard her walk in. "Hey, babe, how's Daphne doin'? I was a little surprised to get out of the shower and find you gone."

She sat her purse down on the kitchen counter and clasped her hands in front of her. "She's fine. You know girls sometimes they just need their momma to make things better."

"You want me to make you some breakfast or you wanna go on upstairs and finish what we didn't get to last night?" He got up and put his arms around her. He frowned when he felt her stiffen. "What's goin' on?"

Rayna pulled away from him. "Luke, I can't do this. I can't be with you. Last night made that perfectly clear to me. I've known it for awhile now and that just put the final nail in the coffin for me. You say you were just drunk and your ego got in the way, but I think you might have felt that anyway. Fundamentally we are just different people and we want to live our lives different ways. I think it would be better to end this now before it goes any further."

Luke looked shell shocked. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He ran his hand over his beard. "You've been lookin' for a way outta this since I asked you to marry me. Truthfully, I think you woulda said no if I hadn't asked you in front of a stadium full of people."

"We just aren't right for each other. And if I have to be completely honest you were a rebound for me. I hadn't even dealt with what happened with Deacon yet and worked through it. I didn't take responsibility for my actions with him and I laid it all on him." Rayna admitted.

Luke scoffed bitterly. "That's the real problem, I'm not Deacon. It's been 'bout him since the moment you met. I shoulda known better than to get in between the two of you. I knew I shoulda walked away the minute I found out that he was Maddie's father. That pull y'all have on each other will never go away."

Rayna took her engagement ring out of her purse and thrust it into his hand. "Take that and get the hell outta my house. You never could handle that I came with a past or that I share a daughter with him. I'm just glad that I ain't gonna have to spend the rest of my life fightin' with you over it."

"I'm glad I don't have to deal with a third person in our marriage. I saw how well that worked out for Teddy." Luke grabbed his keys and left.

Rayna took a deep breath and sighed. That had been hard, but it needed to be done. She felt so much lighter now that it was over. She took out her phone and called Bucky. She was going to need him to get out in front of this before any real damage could be done. Once she got off the phone with him she made another call. "Hey, come on over. I need to talk to you."

Deacon showed up at her front door a few minutes later. "You called and I came." He grinned at her.

"I was just returning the favor from last night." Rayna smirked and led him into the living room.

Deacon sat down on the couch next to her. "You already returned that favor last night." He smiled and then grew serious. "On the phone you said that we needed to talk. We skipped that part last night. If you changed your mind 'bout us I guess I completely understand. I don't have the best track record when it comes to doin' right by you."

Rayna put her hand on his knee. "I haven't changed my mind at all, but I wouldn't blame you if you have. Babe, you have a disease and that's why you did the things you did. I shoulda stuck by you and tried to figure it out together. Me leavin' you behind wasn't the only way for you to get better. I kept your daughter from you and I chose two men over you. I would understand if you hated me and didn't wanna do this anymore."

Deacon reached over and brushed a stand of hair behind her ear. "No, baby, I don't hate you. I could never hate you. I love you more than anythin' in this world. I'm sorry that my disease drove you to doin' things you didn't wanna do."

She took both her hands in his. "I'm sorry too. I'm sorry that I robbed you of so much time with Maddie and that I blamed you for that accident. It wasn't your fault. I was the one drivin'. I love you more than anythin' in this world too."

"All I've wanted since the moment I lost you is to be with you. I can't think of anythin' I want more." Deacon kissed her tenderly.

"I can't tell you how long I've dreamed of bein' with you." Rayna rubbed her nose against his.

"Where do we go from here?" He asked.

"When was the last time we were recklessly stupid?" She had a smile playing on her lips.

"I don't know exactly what you have in mind, but I'm down for whatever you want." He replied.

Rayna took both his hands in hers again. "Deacon Claybourne, I've loved you since the first time I saw you. The first note I heard you play a note on guitar and the first time I heard you laugh. I know that this may seem fast, but I've waited my whole life to be with you. Will you finally be my husband?" She slipped the ring he'd given her into his hand.

Deacon's eyes filled with tears and he took her left hand in his. He slipped the ring on her finger. "You didn't have to ask that. You know the answer is yes. I would love to be your husband and I would love for you to be my wife."

She leaned over and kissed him deeply. "You're gonna regret sayin' that."

"Never in a million years will I regret sayin' yes to you." He smiled against her lips.

"You will when you find out exactly what I have in mind." She smiled back.

"I've been through enough of your crazy plans to know I wouldn't want to be anythin' other than your partner in crime." He put his arms around her.

"In that case I'm gonna go get the girls. And they are gonna go spend a couple days with you at the cabin while I take care of some things." Rayna let him in on part of her plan.

"I will be glad to have 'em. It'll be good for them to be up there with me and away from the fallout of your breakup with Luke." Deacon agreed with her. "I just don't know how you're gonna get Teddy to agree to that."

"You leave all that to me. You need to go get the cabin ready for the girls." She told him.

"I trust you with my life, darlin'. If you say this is what you wanna do then this is what we'll do." He agreed with her.

"Good, I'll be up as soon as I can. And do you remember what I said 'bout bein' recklessly stupid?" She draped herself across his lap.

"How could I forget? That's how we got Postcard from Mexico." He buried his face in her neck.

"How would you feel about getting married this weekend?" Rayna giggled.

"I think that's a fantastic idea. What 'bout the girls though? I don't wanna overwhelm 'em or make 'em uncomfortable in any way." Deacon worried.

"We will make this easy for them, but I want those girls to see what real love looks like even when it's messy and complicated. We will deal with all the little hiccups as they come." Rayna assured him.

"You have no idea how much I love the sound of that." Deacon kissed her cheek.

"Before I go get those girls I'm gonna need me a piece of you to hold me over for awhile." She purred in his ear.

"I can make that happen." He picked her up like she weighed nothing and carried her up to her bedroom.

Deacon cleared the dishes from breakfast and put them in the sink. "Ok, ladies, what do y'all wanna do today? We can go into town and explore, we can fish, we can go for a hike. Whatever you two wanna do."

"Deacon, when is mom gonna get here?" Daphne asked.

"I still don't get why she sent us up here with you and she didn't come too." Maddie chimed in.

"She didn't want y'all bein' in town and havin' to deal with the whole circus that's gonna happen 'cause she called things off with Luke. I think she's gonna be up here today or tomorrow. She doesn't know yet. It all depends on if she gets things hammered out with the tour and what's gonna happen with that." Deacon answered them.

"Why did she break up with Luke?" Daphne was full of questions.

"He said some things to her that she didn't like and it made her realize that what she really wants is for me and her to be together and for us to be a family. Is that ok with y'all?" Deacon wanted to talk to them and get their input on what went on in their lives. He didn't want to blindside them like Luke did.

"You and mom are for sure together this time?" Maddie asked him.

"We are for sure together. We are getting married on Saturday. Then I'm gonna go finish my tour and he's gonna finish his. I know that this seems really fast and it's a big change, but we are gonna take this slow and learn to be a family together." Rayna walked in and answered that question.

"It gonna be alright with y'all that we are movin' so fast? I want you girls to be happy and feel like you have a say." Deacon took each of their hands. "You didn't get asked before, so I'm gonna ask you now. Is it ok if I marry your momma on Saturday?"

Daphne walked around the counter and hugged him tight. "It's ok with me." She was very go with the flow.

"Of course, it's ok, dad. This is all I've wanted since I found out you're my father." Maddie hugged him too.

"Why don't you girls go on outside for minute? I need to talk to Deacon." Rayna chased the girls outside.

Deacon could tell by how she was carrying herself that this wasn't going to be as easy as they both hoped it would be. "What's the plan, Ray?"

"First and foremost is our wedding Saturday don't worry I have everythin' taken care of. I thought we could pick out each other's wedding bands from the cute little store in town. I couldn't get you out of Luke's tour he's bein' a dick 'bout that, but we will handle it. I also couldn't get out of that stupid honeymoon tour that was my horrible idea of appeasing him when he was having a temper tantrum. You, of course, are my bandleader." She explained.

"That sounds like a plan. Is there anythin' else that you need to tell me right now? Do I have to worry 'bout someone tryin' to talk you outta this or Teddy causin' any trouble?" He ran his hands over his face.

"We aren't gonna have any problems from anyone. I already told Teddy how things are going to be and he agreed to those terms. Everythin' is gonna be ok." Rayna walked up and wrapped her arms around him from behind. "Let's just relax and take the girls to that cute little harvest festival that they are havin' in town. We used to have so much fun there and I know they will love it."

Deacon leaned back against her and nodded his head. "I would love that."

"I'll go have the girls get ready. I'm really lookin' forward to spendin' some time with our girls and gettin' ready for our weddin'." Rayna planted a kiss on the back of his neck.

"Me too, I think we might be a little crazy for doin' this so fast, but I wouldn't have it any other way." He turned around so that his arms were around her and he kissed her tenderly.

The town that the cabin was located in was the very definition of a small town. Main street looked like it had been ripped out of the 1950s and transplanted there. It was lined with shops and even had a town square.

"The girls and I are gonna head into this dress shop and look around. I want you to go over to the tailor and see about gettin' somethin' to wear. I don't care what you pick out as long as it suits us." Rayna winked at him.

"I will do my best, babe. Y'all girls just don't take all day." Deacon laughed and peeled off from them.

"See you soon, love." Rayna blew him a kiss.

Deacon returned the gesture with a huge smile on his face.

An hour and a half later Rayna and the girls emerged from the dress shop. Deacon was waiting for them at a table of a sidewalk café.

"We didn't keep you waitin' too long did we?" Rayna leaned over and kissed him.

"You know the answer to that, but I love y'all anyway." Deacon handed each of them a cup.

"What's this?" Maddie asked.

"Some kinda pumpkin spice hot chocolate I thought you girls would enjoy. I got your momma the coffee version of that." Deacon explained.

Daphne took a sip and her face lit up. "That's really good."

Maddie tasted hers and nodded her head. "I agree."

"He did good." Rayna agreed with her daughters after she had taste tested her coffee.

"I'm glad I was able to meet your approval. Did you find anythin' to wear?" Deacon smiled happily. He wasn't sure that he deserved this much happiness, but he wasn't going to question it.

"We did and it is going to be delivered to the cabin later. What about you?" Rayna asked.

"I found the perfect outfit no worries." Deacon assured her. "Let's go explore this festival they have goin' on." He stood up. He put an arm around each of the girls.

Rayna stood on the other side of Maddie and put her arm around her. "That sounds like a perfect plan to me."

"Maybe we can get some decorations for the wedding." Daphne suggested.

"I saw a cool music shop that I would like to check out." Maddie chimed in.

"I say yes to both those things. Those are great ideas." Deacon hugged them both tighter to his sides.

Rayna just beamed at them happily. She couldn't think of a time when she had been happier.

Deacon sat out on the front porch in one of the rocking chairs with a cup of coffee in his hand. He looked around at all the decorations that had already been put up for the wedding and he had to hand it to Rayna, she sure knew how to get things done on short notice. He would never know how she managed to do it, but it impressed the hell out of him. It was one of the many things he admired about her. She was always the strongest person in the room no matter who else was there.

He groaned inwardly when he saw a car pull up the driveway. He had been in hopes that Rayna would be awake before he had to deal with this. This was not the way he liked to start his morning at all.

Tandy parked her car and got out. She was careful to watch her step as she made her way up onto the porch. "Deacon," She nodded curtly to the man who in a few short hours would be her brother-in-law.

"Tandy," Deacon returned the greeting in kind. "Can I get you anythin'?" He asked just to be polite.

"The only thing you can do for me right now is sit there and keep your mouth shut while I talk. I have a few things I need to say to you." Tandy leaned against the railing.

Deacon mimed zipping his lip and he sat back in his chair. He had a feeling he was going to need the support to deal with whatever it was she had to say to him.

"For reasons I don't understand my little sister has loved you since the moment she laid eyes on you. I've never been a fan of yours and you don't like me either that's no secret. I however know that you love her. Like I said she loves you too no matter what you put her through. I'm here to tell you that you are to take care of my sister and my nieces. I'm here and I'm being supportive, because I love her. If you do anything to hurt any of them I will come at you with the force of a hurricane." Tandy laid down the law.

Deacon opened his mouth to reply, but he didn't get the chance to say anything.

"Tandy, he's not the only one who has done the hurtin' in this relationship. I've done my fair share of things to hurt him too. I don't need you to threaten him. He knows that he can't go back to the way he used to be and that I won't live like that again. Everythin' that needed to be sorted out has already been sorted out between us. I want you here, so please be on board." Rayna walked out on the porch.

"Babe, you know that I'm here to support you. I love you and I just want you to be happy." Tandy told her sister.

"Tandy, you don't have anythin' to worry 'bout. I'm gonna spend the rest of my life takin' care of your sister and our girls." Deacon assured her.

Tandy arched her eyebrow at him. "You just be sure to keep that promise."

"I will," Deacon retorted.

"Babe, why don't you take the boat out and go fishin' for a little while? My glam squad will be here any minute and so will Scarlett. I wanna be done in the bathroom, so then you will have room to shower and do what you need to do." Rayna suggested.

"That sounds like a good idea to me. I will see you at the altar." Deacon stole a kiss and winked at her.

As usual Rayna's hair and makeup people had done an incredible job of getting her ready. She stood in front of the mirror and stared at herself in her wedding dress. She couldn't believe that this was finally happening. After waiting most of her life she was finally going to be Mrs. Deacon Claybourne. Everything they had been through together up to this point had been preparing them for this.

Now wasn't the time to dwell on those bad times though. This was their fresh start a true new beginning. She turned around to see how her dress fit. It was a simple white lace dress that had a country feel to it. She had taken one look at it in the store and knew that she had to have it.

"Wow, you look really beautiful, mom." Daphne stood in the doorway smiling.

"Thanks, baby girl, come on in here a minute. I wanna talk to you." Rayna motioned for her to have a seat on the bed.

Daphne sat down on the bed and smoothed her pale yellow dress out. "What do you wanna talk about?"

"I wanna talk about how you're feelin'. I know that this is a huge change fast. I know that you had just gotten used to the idea that I was going to marry Luke and now I changed things up on you again and I'm already marrying Deacon. It may seem fast to you, but to me it seems like it's taken forever to get to today. I've been in love with him since I was just a little bit older than Maddie. This doesn't mean that I love you or your sister any less. Or that you are any less a huge important part of this family." Rayna explained to her. She wanted to be sensitive of the things she was sure her daughter must be feeling.

"I'm not a baby, mom, I understand. You totally love Deacon and you wanna spend the rest of your life with him. I love Deacon. I've known him my whole life and I know he loves me as much as he loves Maddie. He hasn't come in and tried to change how we live the way that Luke did. He even asked to make sure that we were ok with you getting married unlike he did. Luke just sprang the whole thing on us without even asking how we felt." Daphne replied. She was wise beyond her years and tended to just go along with things more so than Maddie did.

"That's right he loves us all so much and he just wants to make us happy. I know that we skipped a lot of steps on the way to here, but I promise you that we are gonna have this big adventure together while we figure out how to be a family." Rayna sat down next to her and hugged her.

"That sounds really nice." Daphne smiled at her.

"It's time that we had some fun. I know that things have been really hard lately, but we are gonna put all that behind us." Rayna kissed the top of her head careful not to mess up her lipstick.

Deacon had been banished to the guest room to get ready. He wore a dark green flannel shirt tucked into a pair of jeans with a blazer thrown over it. His trusty pair of cowboy boots were securely on his feet. He took a few deep calming breaths. He wasn't nervous, he was excited. After waiting years for this and then almost losing her for good after he found out about Maddie he was finally getting to marry the love of his life.

"Hey, dad, is it ok if I come in?" Maddie was standing right outside the door.

"Of course, it's ok, come on in." Deacon waved her into the room. "You look beautiful, baby girl." He pulled her into a hug.

"Mom, is so gonna freak out when she sees what you picked out to get married in?" Maddie laughed.

"Your momma told me to pick out somethin' that was us. It don't get anymore us than what I've got on right now. She is gonna love it. You forget that I knew your momma before she settled down in Belle Meade. I know the real Rayna Jaymes." Deacon tickled her playfully.

"She does seem happier and way more herself when she's with you. She wasn't this relaxed when she was with Teddy. And the last few months with Luke she hasn't been herself at all. She's did stuff with him that she would have ever done otherwise." Maddie admitted to them.

"Are you ok with this? I know that you wanted me and your momma together, but we moved really fast on you." Deacon wanted to really make sure that she was ok with this.

"I'm ok with this, really, dad. This is what I want. This is what makes mom happy. You make Daphne and me happy. Luke tried to send us to boarding school. Everything was about publicity with him." Maddie put her arms around his waist.

"Y'all are my girls. I only want you to be happy and I want you with me. I would never dream of sendin' you away." Deacon kissed her head.

"Where are we gonna live now?" Maddie asked.

"Your momma and I haven't talked 'bout that yet. We will figure that out soon. The important thing is we have two houses so we won't be homeless." Deacon replied.

"I'm really glad we're getting married, dad." Maddie grinned up at him.

"I'm really glad we're gettin' married too." Deacon smiled down at her.

The backyard had been set up with white chairs lined up and there was a wedding arch set up against the backdrop of the water. Deacon stood at the altar next to Watty White who had gotten ordained just to be preside over the ceremony.

"Deacon, are you ready for this?" Watty whispered to him.

"I've never been more ready for anythin' in my life." Deacon just grinned.

The music started and Rayna walked down on the aisle on Bucky's arm. It was fitting because he was more than a manager to her.

Deacon went weak in the knees when he saw her. The dress she'd picked couldn't be more perfect or better suited for them. When she reached him he stepped forward to take her hand. "I love you." He mouthed to her.

"I love you too," Rayna mouthed back.

Watty started the ceremony by asking who gave Rayna to Deacon and Bucky answered that he did. He talked for a little bit about how the couple had met and how the music they made together was magical. He moved on quickly and asked them to recite their vows to each other. They were non-traditional and it was fitting that they chose to do their own vows.

"Rayna, before I met you I didn't let myself dream of the kind of love we share. Before you I didn't have a family or a home, bein' with you made me want those things. You made me see that I was worthy of havin' those things. On the road to here I know that I messed things up a million different ways, but I ain't that man anymore. I promise you today that I finally know how to love you the way that you deserve." Deacon kept his vows short sweet and to the point.

"Deacon, I love you and that has never not been true. Even through all the hell we put each other through I still loved you. You were the first man I said that to and you're the last man I wanna say that to. I can't wait to grow old with you and raise these girls up together. I wanna make music and live on love with you like we always planned." Rayna recited her vows to him.

After their vows they exchanged the rings they had picked out for each other in town. Once that was done Watty took their hands and raised them. "It's my pleasure to present to you for the first time Mr. and Mrs. Deacon Claybourne."

A/N: Here is the first chapter. I promise that it will get better from here on out. I hope you guys enjoyed it. I know that I have a ton of other fics, but I figure you can never have too many Deyna fics. Until next time please review.