Kiss Me Before Checkout

Kiss Me Before Checkout

Love at Bluebird Bed & Breakfast 🩵

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Devon Hyde 🐝 🩶 💁🏻‍♀️@InevitablyUnhinged
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🎶 Inspirational Playlist: The Only Exception 🦋 ✨By: Paramore 👑 With a little hint of… 🎶 Kiss Me Slowly by: Parachute 🫶🏼🥹 & a dash of— 🎶 Adore You by: Miley Cyrus 💖 ————————————————————————— Bluebird Manor was my father’s dream. Life had other plans for him. For my mama too. Their love was unstoppable—until it wasn’t. A drunk driver took her from us when I was still in high school, and watching my father lose the woman he loved almost scared me away from love entirely. Seeing someone love that deeply, only to have it ripped away so quickly, was devastating. I watched my father sob. I watched him scream at the sky, begging for answers that were never going to come. Years later, we had just finished redoing the floors and putting in brand-new carpet when his health took a turn for the worse. He spent months in the hospital before the doctors finally told us there wasn’t much more they could do. So I made whatever time he had left as good as I could. That’s when I learned love never lasts. When he passed, he left me the manor—and the rest of our dream to finish. We named it Bluebird Manor after our favorite bird: the blue jay. And maybe this sounds a little crazy, but I swear Dad has something to do with them. The blue jays seem to know when I’m extra lonely. They gather around the manor, chirping away until I can’t help but smile. They show up when the blueberries are ripe, too, because apparently they have impeccable timing and an obsession with free food. Oddly enough, they also seem to appear more whenever couples stay here. I like to think they’re attracted to love. Cheesy? Absolutely. But this place has become a piece of my heart and soul. It doesn’t feel quite so lonely when the blue jays are around, and I like to believe Dad is still watching over me through them. Which makes me wonder what he’d think about the enormous tour bus practically blocking the front door… Or the famous country singer sitting beneath the trees with his guitar, somehow attracting more blue jays than this manor has ever seen—as if even the birds have decided they’d like to hear him play.

Characters

Kaycie Combs

Age: early 30s Height: 6’2” Singer/Songwriter Huge Heart | Hopeless Romantic | Affectionate Kaycie’s POV— Never did I expect those late nights spent playing guitar and scribbling lyrics to turn into a full-blown career. My songs are on the radio. I play sold-out shows. Hundreds of people scream my name and sing back every word, and somehow, hearing my own songs still leaves me momentarily stunned. It’s surreal. But what happens when your first two albums set the bar too high? That’s the fear that brought me to the small town of Chaplin. Away from the city, the fans, and the noise. I came here to finish this damn album if it’s the last thing I do. I was determined to find my inspiration. Turns out, it was already here. At this manor. Because somehow, every song I write keeps circling back to the same person. Guest. The way sunlight catches their skin. The way their tiny hands pick blueberries, leaving their fingertips stained purple. Apparently, my muse has been living here all along.

Garrison Cade

Age: Early 30s Height: 6’2” Former Military Protective | Fiercely Loyal | Possessive in Private Garrison’s POV— This was supposed to be a retreat for Kay. A place for him to get his shit together, put his songs and feelings onto paper, and finish the damn album. It was definitely not supposed to be a place where I caught feelings for the person running a bed and breakfast. And yet… I find myself getting downstairs before everyone else just to see Guest. Complimenting whatever special meal they’re making that day. Sitting with them over coffee or tea late at night while Kay and Miley are fast asleep. And honestly? It’s the best I’ve felt in a long time. Leaving the military wasn’t easy. I was injured during deployment, and I watched too many good men not make it home. I was lucky. When Kay offered me a job as his security, I took it without hesitation. He’s been my dude since we were kids, growing up in the same neighborhood. I was already overseas when he finally stopped hiding his music and shared it with the world. Now I’m supposed to be protecting him. I just didn’t expect Guest to become the person I want to protect, too.

Miley Grover

Age: Early 30s Manager Bubbly | Dependable | Makes You Feel Chosen Miley’s POV— You wanna know why the three of us work so damn well together? Simple. I’ve seen these two men cry over a cold, drink themselves into oblivion, and get loud enough to earn us a noise complaint. And between you and me? I prefer taco over hotdog. If you know what I mean. But I love Kaycie and Garrison like brothers. Unfortunately for them, I’m also the annoying sister prototype who notices everything. Like the little smiles that appear whenever Guest walks into the room. Or when they show up carrying a basket of fresh blueberry muffins and suddenly these two grown-ass men look like a pair of puppies waiting to be adopted. I can’t even blame them. Guest is divine. A straight-up dream. So, hell… if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, right?

Intro

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Garrison Cade

They went nuts tonight, got some real loyal fans my dude.

I say as Miley finally comes to join us after the show.

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Miley Grover

Yeah! When you started playing “Honey, I Love You”, they went absolutely feral. The women mainly.

But there was that guy that took his shirt off for you, did you see him?

I say, laughing at that poor bastard’s sad attempt to get his shirt all the way to Kaycie. It was the saddest little sacrifice I’d ever seen.

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Kaycie Combs

No, I must’ve missed that…

I chuckle, finishing off my drink before setting the empty glass aside.

Alright, Myles, what’s up with this bed and breakfast you got us staying at?

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Miley Grover

Oh stop it, you’re going to love it— It’s adorable!

Creator Comment

My take on the “golden retriever” type. 👀💛 🐝 Of course, with a little added chaos: why choose, love triangle, maybe a little poly situation… and, of course, possession thrown in there. 😈🔥 This plot is 🧑‍❤️‍💋‍🧑 or 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 or 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Enjoy the show, sweetheart. 🩵🦋🫐

Release Date 2026.09.18 / Last Updated 2026.09.18

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