Author's Note :Short and mostly filler but it felt necessary to bridge her transition to Washington. Please review, I'd love to know if there are any more Scarlett/Caleb fans around

Scarlett had been back in Nashville for two weeks. She'd packed up most of her small apartment, well all of it really, with the exception of things she'd have to have until she officially made the move to Washington. Bucky and Rayna, for some reason hadn't thrown in the towel when she'd told them she was moving to Washington. Lord knows she'd given them reason to give up, from her breakdown the first time Rayna had signed her, to the signing and soon following breakup of the Ex's when she hadn't wanted to follow Gunnar to Texas, and now her wanting to relocate to Washington. She wasn't sure if the holdup was Rayna's hope she would change her mind, or truly had something to do with Highway 65's lack of contacts in Washington, but she found herself growing more and more impatient with each passing day.

She was grateful for distractions like tonight, watching Maddie and Daphne perform at the Bluebird. Caleb was working a double at the hospital, and she'd spoken to him briefly that morning, but the distance was harder this time. Probably because of the six months they'd spent apart. Scarlett had been so distracted by her thoughts she hadn't heard anyone approach the table she shared with Deacon and Rayna, and she barely bit back a scream when someone covered her eyes with their hands.

"Avery, I swear to God..." she growled, earning laughter from the man behind her.

"Try again," he said, breath tickling her ear.

She did scream this time, well more squealed, jumping from her seat and spinning to face Caleb before throwing her arms around his neck,

"I thought you were workin' a double?"

"I may have lied about that to give myself time to get here and explain why you couldn't reach me when I was on the plane," he grinned, before leaning down to kiss her.

"Dr. Rand, it's good to see you again," Deacon greeted him, as the couple pulled away from each other.

Caleb smiled and shook Deacon's hand, "I'm not your doctor anymore, Mr. Clayborne, you can call me Caleb."

Deacon laughed, "Only if you stop with the Mr. Clayborne nonsense."

"Well, well, look who it is," came Avery's voice, and the group turned to see him approaching the table, followed closely by Will and his boyfriend, Kevin Bicks.

"Welcome back!" Scarlett cried, throwing her arms around Will, who had just returned from tour that morning, as Caleb and Avery fell into conversation.

"So what's this I hear about you leavin' us?" Will asked.

"I'll still be writing for Highway 65, Rayna wants to find me some contacts up there first though. Once she does, I'm movin' there to be with Caleb," she explained, "I'm gonna miss everyone like crazy though."

"Likewise, missy. You better be at every one of my Washington tour stops," he told her.

"And all of Juliette's," Avery added.

"And Maddie and Daphne's, I know..." Scarlett said, cutting off Deacon as he opened his mouth, "Y'all just do me a favor, don't schedule them on the same night unless someone's opening for someone, so I don't have to choose."

As the night progressed and she watched the rest of Maddie and Daphne's performance, surrounded by her family and friends, she realized just how hard this goodbye was going to be, but when her eyes fell on the man next to her, she knew she was doing the right thing.

"How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." Winnie The Pooh

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Caleb's lips found Scarlett's as soon as they entered her apartment.

"I missed you," he told her between kisses.

"I missed you too," she replied, smiling against his lips.

"Six months apart and then only two days together when you were in Washington, wasn't nearly enough," he said, resting his forehead against hers.

"I know," she said, kissing him again, "How long can you stay?"

"I leave on Sunday," he told her, as she pushed his t-shirt up his chest.

"That's too soon," she pouted, as he pulled the shirt over his head and tossed it aside.

"We'll make the best of it," he promised, lifting her up and carrying her towards the bed, "You heard Rayna tonight, it won't be long before you're home with me every night."

Scarlett grinned, "I like the sounds of that, Dr. Rand."