Finding Us (The Music Within) by Faith Gibson

Author:Faith Gibson [Gibson, Faith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bramblerose Press LLC
Published: 2018-12-29T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Sloane had no idea if singing to Pauly would get his point across. If not, he’d have a conversation with his lover after the show. When he looked over to where Pauly was standing with Jackson Cane, he could’ve sworn he saw Pauly brushing a tear from his cheek. He hadn’t intended for his best friend to become that emotional. He only wanted him to know Sloane was his. Nobody else’s. When the song was over, he smiled at Pauly in a way he doubted he ever had before. It was with as much love as he could impart into just a look. Pauly blinked hard a couple times before smiling back.

Sloane stood from the stool, not bothering to address the cheering fans. He strode toward Pauly and met him halfway across the stage. When they reached one another, Sloane pulled him into his arms. They didn’t kiss. Didn’t say anything, just held one another to more whistles and catcalls. This wasn’t the time for Sloane to pour his heart out to Pauly any more than he already had with the song. They had screaming fans to entertain, so he pulled away and asked, “Care if I join you up here?”

“I’d be honored,” Pauly said. Jackson Cane walked onto the stage carrying an extra stool, while one of his employees set up an extra microphone stand.

When they were seated, Pauly held up his hand. “This is just as much a surprise to me as it is to all of you. We haven’t rehearsed a set, so please bear with us.”

Sloane wasn’t worried about the crowd, or his and Pauly’s lack of rehearsing as a duet. The two of them had spent countless hours in their downtime with just the two of them playing. Their harmonies were usually spot-on. Tonight was basically a free concert for the patrons at Rooster’s, so if he and Pauly weren’t perfect, the folks could ask for their fucking money back. He was there for Pauly and nobody else.

Pauly took control just as Sloane had known he would, and the night went smoothly. They played several 7’s Mistress’s songs as well as some well-known covers. When they told the crowd they had one more song to play, Pauly surprised Sloane. “As you all know, the band recently parted ways since Taggart Lee decided to become domesticated.” The crowd groaned, and some even booed. “He’s lived the rock star life for fifteen years, and now he’s settled down with the love of his life and their beautiful baby girl.” That garnered a room full of awwwws.

“I’ve been working on some new material. It doesn’t have the same vibe your used to from our band, but that’s the great thing about music and artists. Both evolve. Sloane, here, has heard the melody, but I only added the lyrics this morning while waiting on my flight from Tennessee. I might forget some of the words, so if I do, please forgive me. This one’s called ‘The Road Home.’”

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