| Part 13 ******************** Return Home ******************** Logan woke up a few hours later to find the bed without Marie again. He looked around the room and saw she wasn't in there. He frowned as he realized most of her things were gone as well. He got out of bed and went over to the closet. Her half was empty. Panic hit Logan. He got dressed as quickly as he could and ran out to try to find Marie. He found her downstairs sitting on the couch. "I was wondering when you were gonna wake up," she said. "Marie, what the hell is going on?" She stood up and walked over to him. "I'm leaving, Logan." Logan didn't quite now how to process what she had just said. "Leaving? Leaving me?" Marie nodded. "Yes." "But you can't." "I have to." "Why?" Logan heard himself ask the question although he knew the answer. He knew exactly why Marie was leaving and he wished he could go back and change everything he'd ever done to hurt her. He couldn't believe he'd been blind enough not to realize how much he'd been pushing her away. "Because I can't live like this anymore, Logan. I can't live with you. Since I was seventeen years old I've never known where I stand with you, if you're even going to be in my life from one day to the next. I love you more than I've ever loved anyone, probably more than I ever will love anyone, but I've cried more tears of pain over this relationship than I have tears of joy. This just isn't good for me, Logan. I need to find a new way to live- a way to live without you." "Marie, please, stay. I'll change, I'll let you in my life. Please, Baby, don't do this to me. Don't leave me." Marie unhooked his dogtags and put them in his hand, mimicking what he had done the first time he had left her. "You're gonna have to take care of these yourself now." "No . . .Marie. Marie, I don't want you to leave. I don't want to lose you." "Sometimes less than what you want has to be enough." Rogue walked away from him and away from the mansion, forcing herself not to look back. Logan stared at the closed door, holding his dog tags as he heard Marie's car drive away. * * * And If I'm not over you by the time I get to Georgia Then I guess I'll be Alabama bound There was a time when I'd do anything for ya But this time, baby, I won't turn around I always wanted to get married, and I thought you were the one But you never, ever asked me, and I was tired of hangin' on You know a girl can only be let down so many times before she runs And now this little bitty town's only got room for one of us, yeah You always said I'd never leave, and if I did I wouldn't go far So I know how I must look, with my tank 'a gas and beat up heart Well baby, I'm gone for good, you can count on that Yeah, I'm gonna keep headin' west 'til I'm too far gone to come back, yeah And If I'm not over you by the time I get to Georgia Then I guess I'll be Alabama bound There was a time when I'd do anything for ya But this time, baby, I won't turn around I only got ten miles to go before I cross the state line I can feel my hands shakin' 'Cause they usually turn the wheel around about this time I heard that same ol' voice inside, I had to drown it out So I found me a radio station playin' something fast And I turned it up real loud And If I'm not over you by the time I get to Georgia Then I guess I'll be Alabama bound There was a time when I'd do anything for ya But this time, baby, I won't turn around There was a time when I'd do anything for ya But this time, baby, oh I won't turn around, yeah No, I won't turn around If I'm not over you by Georgia, then I'll head to Alabama Roll on to Mississippi, or maybe Lou'siana I'll drive all the way to California Oh, I won't turn around No, I won't turn around No, I won't turn around No, I won't turn around Soundtrack: Song: "How Long Gone" Artist: Brooks and Dunn Album: If You See Her Song: "Walking on Sunshine" Artist: Katrina and the Waves Album: Edge of the Land Song: "Sin Wagon" Artist: Dixie Chicks Album: Fly Song: "Maria" Artist: George Strait Album: One Step at a Time Song: "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" Artist: Travis Tritt Album: T-R-O-U-B-L-E Song: "Hit Me with your Best Shot" Artist: Pat Benatar Album: Crimes of Passion Song: "I'll Never Break your Heart" Artist: Backstreet Boys Album: Backstreet Boys Song: "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" Artist: Patty Smyth and Don Henley Album: Patty Smyth Song: "Georgia" Artist: Carolyn Dawn Johnson Album: "Georgia" CD-Single I won't, I won't turn around, no I won't turn around THE END |