Nashville 3 - What We Feel by Inglath Cooper

Author:Inglath Cooper [Inglath Cooper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Music, Rockstar, Romance
Goodreads: 18901301
Publisher: Fence Free Entertainment, LLC
Published: 2013-09-26T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

CeCe

I am so scared I actually feel my knees trembling.

Two minutes until we’re out there in front of thousands of Case Phillips fans, who will pretty much decide with the first song whether we’re worthy of being on this tour or not.

My heart is pounding so hard I feel its throb like a bass drum in my ears. I wish with everything inside me that my mama could be here tonight. It’s not that I don’t understand why she isn’t. She’s terrified of flying, and driving across country isn’t something I can imagine her doing. She’ll be at the show in Annapolis, Maryland, and that’s good enough. That doesn’t make me crave one of her reassuring hugs right now any less though.

The four of us are standing to the side of the stage and we’re all wearing varying expressions of “Is this really happening?”

The crowd tonight is two thousand or so, one of the smaller venues for the tour, but the largest by far I’ve ever sung in front of.

“I’m not sure I can do this,” I say. Only then do I realize I’ve said it out loud.

Holden steps up and dips his head in close to mine. “Where’s a place you’ve sung that made you the happiest?” he asks, his voice low and calming.

I don’t turn to look at him. I lace my hands together in front of me and think hard. The memory, when it comes, is sweet and poignant. “In church on the Sunday my granny was baptized. She was eighty-three. She asked the pastor if I could do a solo of “Just As I Am”.”

“Yeah?”

I nod, letting myself remember what a wonderful day that had been. “By that point, she couldn’t walk very well, and it took a lot of courage for her to step down into that water. Watching her and singing the words to that song at the same time made me understand what it really meant. I was so proud to have been a part of that day.”

“Don’t you think she’d be proud of you now?” he asks in a low voice.

I let my gaze meet his. “I do,” I say softly.

“Then think about that tonight when you’re out there singing. Nothing else but that.”

“Thanks, Holden,” I say, and for a moment, just a moment, I let myself remember why I fell in love with him so quickly. This way he has of anchoring me in the middle of a storm I am sure is big enough to overtake me. I trust him to know the way, to lead me out. I can’t explain the why of it. I just know it’s true.

“Welcome to the San Francisco Bayside Coliseum and the Case Phillips’ Brand New Me Tour!”

The announcer’s shout-out is loud enough to soften the roar of the crowd.

“This is one ticket you’re going to be so glad you bought. First out tonight, a new group Case has been talking up all over Nashville, and when you hear them, you’ll understand why! Folks, let’s give a big California welcome to Barefoot Outlook!”

“Yee-haw!” Thomas whoops.

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