Left on the Sidelines // Nash Overstreet

Chapter 39: There's Nothing I'm Running From

-Nash-

A couple days later, I went with Danielle, Angie, Jared, and Michael to the recording studio so she could get started on her album. Danielle had asked me to go with her, of course; It wasn't like I just invited myself. She was still a little iffy about continuing with music as a job and not just a hobby, but she agreed to make the album and see how things went from there.

"I hear you've written a new song since you were last here?" Justin asked her.

"I have," she replied, smiling slightly.

"Why don't we start off with that one and go from there?"

"You wrote another song?" I asked, raising my eyebrows. Danielle nodded and without explaining further, grabbed a bottle of water off the table and walked into the recording booth with Michael.

"She didn't tell you about it, huh?" Justin chuckled.

"Nope," I sighed, laughing a bit as well.

"You'll love it, don't worry," he smiled.

"Does she do that a lot?" Angie asked from where she was standing with Jared not far away.

"What?" I asked, looking over at her.

"Not tell you about songs she's written?"

I chuckled quietly, "Only when they're about me."

I faced Danielle again as she put the headphones on and stood in front of the microphone.

"Ready?" Justin asked her to which she nodded and he hit play on the track. She began fidgeting while she waited a few seconds and then started singing.

My hands, your hands tied up like two ships
Drifting weightless, waves try to break it
I'd do anything to save it
Why is it so hard to say it?

My heart, your heart sit tight like book ends
Pages between us written with no end
So many words we're not saying
Don't wanna wait 'til it's gone
You make me strong

I'm sorry if I say I need you
But I don't care, I'm not scared of love
Cause when I'm not with you, I'm weaker
Is that so wrong?
Is it so wrong that you make me strong?

Think of how much love that's been wasted
People always try to escape it
Move on to stop their heart breaking
But there's nothing I'm running from
You make me strong

I'm sorry if I say I need you
But I don't care, I'm not scared of love
Cause when I'm not with you, I'm weaker
Is that so wrong?
Is it so wrong?

So, baby, hold on to my heart
Need you to keep me from falling apart
I'll always hold on
Cause you make me strong

I'm sorry if I say I need you
But I don't care, I'm not scared of love
Cause when I'm not with you, I'm weaker
Is that so wrong?
Is it so wrong?

I'm sorry if I say I need you
But I don't care, I'm not scared of love
Cause when I'm not with you, I'm weaker
Is that so wrong?
Is it so wrong that you make me strong?

I'm sorry if I say I need you
But I don't care, I'm not scared of love
Cause when I'm not with you, I'm weaker
Is that so wrong?
Is it so wrong that you make me strong?

"Awesome!" Justin beamed when the track stopped, "Come here and we'll play it back and fix anything you feel we need to."

She took off her headphones and walked into the room as casually as she walked out. When she saw the look on my face, however, she smiled shyly and looked down at her feet – kind of like the way she does when I tell her I love her. I went to stand up so she could sit down as she made her way over to us since there were only two chairs in the room, but she shook her head.