Wild Irish: Wild Irish Rose (Kindle Worlds Novella) by D'Arc Bianca

Author:D'Arc, Bianca [D'Arc, Bianca]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-04-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Roisin’s gig that night was a repeat performance at Pat’s Pub. It wasn’t quite the usual thing to play the same place two nights in a row, but when they’d heard she’d be in town all weekend, the invitation had been made. Roisin liked the family and the place so much, she’d happily agreed. The extra money was nice, and it gave her another opportunity to promote her new recording.

It also gave her more time to spend with Jim. Once he realized she was playing Pat’s again that night, he’d decided to go with her to the pub. She tried not to stare at his table, but she was definitely aware of him sitting there—just a few yards away.

She was surprised when two men and a pretty woman joined him at the table about halfway through her first set. The men looked enough like Jim to be brothers, and the girl… Well, Roisin was hoping like hell that she was either one of the others’ girlfriend or maybe she could even be Jim’s sister.

Roisin worked her way through her set. She’d mixed up the set list from last night, using alternate songs and putting the old standards—and selections from her new album—into slightly different spots. That was one way to keep things fresh.

She was also taking requests from the audience. Every once in a while, someone would come up and ask her if she knew a particular song. There weren’t many in the Irish repertoire that she didn’t know, so she was able to fulfill the majority of requests, much to the delight of her audience.

She’d just finished “Flower of Scotland” when an old man who’d already requested something earlier asked her to sing ‘Wild Irish Rose’. While it wasn’t normally a song sung by a woman, she was able to adapt it somewhat, and the man seemed well pleased when Roisin ended her set with it. In fact, the old gent took a rose off one of the tables and presented it to her in thanks.

Roisin blushed, accepting the rose and applause from the rest of the audience as the sound of recorded music came over the speakers. It would play in the background until she resumed the stage for her next set.

She put her instruments down and turned to step down from the stage, only to find Jim there, his hand outstretched to help her down. She blushed. It was a silly reaction, but she knew there were people at his table—friends, or possibly family—who were probably watching them. Was this some kind of public statement on his part? It almost felt that way.

It was like he was claiming her in front of everyone in the pub. She glanced around quickly and noted a few raised eyebrows. The old man who had given her the rose was nodding and smiling at her, as if in approval of the man she’d chosen to spend her time with.

Oddly, that was good enough for her. Roisin took Jim’s hand and allowed him to lead her to his table.

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