was more books and toys for the local community day care center, or food drives for the homeless.
Once a year Phoenix Records always does a huge car wash day which was always a huge success, and why wouldn’t it be, with the whole Phoenix family coming to help out. Seeing Rafe, Ryder and Reeve removing their shirts and getting wet is always beyond any girl’s wet dream , even as teenagers. Even Nix and Braxton came out and you can totally see where the boys got their extremely hot DNA from. Everyone loves the Phoenix boys. Darryl Phoenix doesn’t like his given name so we all grew up calling him Nix. He is Johnny’s baby brother and reminded us all of Jason Behr. Now Braxton Preston is Hayley’s baby brother and he was simply stunning and looks a lot like David Paetkau. Hey, we live in LA so we tend to use actors as a visual effect. Don't judge me. Knowing all of this about the Phoenix family, I am quite puzzled by my mother's reaction to me being with Rafe. It is obvious they are an upstanding family, Rafe included.
I look at my mom and my heart skips a beat, she is really concerned for me. I nod my head “Yeah, Mom. I’m sure. Rafe has been amazing. He knows everything about Shane, he even asked me the other day if he could come and see his memorial.” I nod my head in the direction of my son’s stone. We had a white granite stone made with baby angel wings and the letter ‘S’ in-between the wings. My dad nods his head, which tells me he thinks it’s a good idea. He knows how much Shane meant to all of us before he died.
“Well maybe this weekend you could bring Rafe over and we can have some lunch. Does that sound good to you, baby girl?” I go to agree but then our plans remind me we can’t this weekend. Damn it. We are going away this weekend.
“We can’t this weekend, Dad. Inside Noise have a gig down in Vista again and Rafe has asked me to tag along with them. A few of us are going down for the weekend, leaving Friday afternoon and coming back Sunday evening” I see my mom shift in her seat and I look at her. “You ok, Mom?”
She shifts again and starts clearing the table away. I look at my dad and sister, who are just as confused as me. My mom put the plates back down and leans her hands on the table and takes a deep breath. “Will you be in the car with Rafe? I don’t like the idea of you being in that car with him, I have seen him drive it around. He has opened that car up a few times, Lucy, and I don’t think it’s safe for you. He drives too fast for my liking.” Wow, this coming from a racer’s wife.
Ding,Ding,Ding and there it is, ladies and gentlemen.
“Emily, you can’t be serious. I have seen Rafe handle that car and he is a fine driver. He wouldn’t put Lucy in any danger...”
“But we don’t know that, Sam. He could lose control and crash.” She shakes her head, as if trying to shake an image from her own thoughts. My dad’s NASCAR crash that ended his career pops into my head. That was one of the worst days of my life.
“Mom, Rafe wouldn’t do that. He has been crushing on Juicy for years, most of high school in fact.” I gawk at my sister and she shrugs her shoulders. “What? We all knew it but you were too blind to see it , Juicy.” I’m still shocked that Tru knew that Rafe liked me in school. Was I the only one who didn’t know? Why didn’t he just ask me out? I know he said that the timing was a factor but he didn’t even show an interest in me, did he?
“To answer your question Mom, Rafe won’t be driving me in his car. Hayley is letting us take a Phoenix Records tour bus down as there are a few of us going. Maisey and Gunner will be there as well as the Phoenix boys and a few of their friends. I will be safe. I believe that Nix and Braxton are driving us down and staying with us.” I see her visibly relax and nod her head slightly.
My dad smiles at me and stands. He collects the dirty plates from my mom and kisses me on the head and heads
Once a year Phoenix Records always does a huge car wash day which was always a huge success, and why wouldn’t it be, with the whole Phoenix family coming to help out. Seeing Rafe, Ryder and Reeve removing their shirts and getting wet is always beyond any girl’s wet dream , even as teenagers. Even Nix and Braxton came out and you can totally see where the boys got their extremely hot DNA from. Everyone loves the Phoenix boys. Darryl Phoenix doesn’t like his given name so we all grew up calling him Nix. He is Johnny’s baby brother and reminded us all of Jason Behr. Now Braxton Preston is Hayley’s baby brother and he was simply stunning and looks a lot like David Paetkau. Hey, we live in LA so we tend to use actors as a visual effect. Don't judge me. Knowing all of this about the Phoenix family, I am quite puzzled by my mother's reaction to me being with Rafe. It is obvious they are an upstanding family, Rafe included.
I look at my mom and my heart skips a beat, she is really concerned for me. I nod my head “Yeah, Mom. I’m sure. Rafe has been amazing. He knows everything about Shane, he even asked me the other day if he could come and see his memorial.” I nod my head in the direction of my son’s stone. We had a white granite stone made with baby angel wings and the letter ‘S’ in-between the wings. My dad nods his head, which tells me he thinks it’s a good idea. He knows how much Shane meant to all of us before he died.
“Well maybe this weekend you could bring Rafe over and we can have some lunch. Does that sound good to you, baby girl?” I go to agree but then our plans remind me we can’t this weekend. Damn it. We are going away this weekend.
“We can’t this weekend, Dad. Inside Noise have a gig down in Vista again and Rafe has asked me to tag along with them. A few of us are going down for the weekend, leaving Friday afternoon and coming back Sunday evening” I see my mom shift in her seat and I look at her. “You ok, Mom?”
She shifts again and starts clearing the table away. I look at my dad and sister, who are just as confused as me. My mom put the plates back down and leans her hands on the table and takes a deep breath. “Will you be in the car with Rafe? I don’t like the idea of you being in that car with him, I have seen him drive it around. He has opened that car up a few times, Lucy, and I don’t think it’s safe for you. He drives too fast for my liking.” Wow, this coming from a racer’s wife.
Ding,Ding,Ding and there it is, ladies and gentlemen.
“Emily, you can’t be serious. I have seen Rafe handle that car and he is a fine driver. He wouldn’t put Lucy in any danger...”
“But we don’t know that, Sam. He could lose control and crash.” She shakes her head, as if trying to shake an image from her own thoughts. My dad’s NASCAR crash that ended his career pops into my head. That was one of the worst days of my life.
“Mom, Rafe wouldn’t do that. He has been crushing on Juicy for years, most of high school in fact.” I gawk at my sister and she shrugs her shoulders. “What? We all knew it but you were too blind to see it , Juicy.” I’m still shocked that Tru knew that Rafe liked me in school. Was I the only one who didn’t know? Why didn’t he just ask me out? I know he said that the timing was a factor but he didn’t even show an interest in me, did he?
“To answer your question Mom, Rafe won’t be driving me in his car. Hayley is letting us take a Phoenix Records tour bus down as there are a few of us going. Maisey and Gunner will be there as well as the Phoenix boys and a few of their friends. I will be safe. I believe that Nix and Braxton are driving us down and staying with us.” I see her visibly relax and nod her head slightly.
My dad smiles at me and stands. He collects the dirty plates from my mom and kisses me on the head and heads
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