Wishing on a Starr by Adrianne Byrd

Author:Adrianne Byrd [Byrd, Adrianne]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: United States, Romance, African American, Two Hours or More (65-100 Pages), Literature & Fiction
Amazon: B005EDNHLM
Publisher: Byrdwatcher's Publishing
Published: 2011-07-24T04:00:00+00:00

Their date floated like a dream and Gia never did get around to telling Daniel the truth about her daughter. Instead, the couple conversed about the trials and heartaches of being the spouse left behind. When dinner came to an end, Gia praised how much she enjoyed the evening.

“It’s not over yet,” he said, starting the car.

Gia glanced at her watch and noted it was nearing eleven. “I don’t know. It’s getting kind of late.” The longer she was with him, the more in danger she was to losing her heart. “I really-”

“Come on. Trust me. You’re going to love this next stop.” Daniel winked, and then surprised Gia by taking her to Brooklyn to the Up and Over Jazz Café.

“You’re a fan?” she inquired, gazing over at him.

“Fan is too mild a word,” he confided as he led her to a small circular table near the front. “Wait until you get a load The Eddie Allen Quartet,” he whispered, pulling out her chair.

Gia didn’t have the heart to tell him that she didn’t know the first thing about jazz. Her music heroes were a weird mesh of Michael Jackson and Run DMC; however, when an older gentleman lifted his saxophone and played a soul-stirring melody, she was hooked. Throughout the song, she couldn’t pull her gaze way from the musician. And though there were no words, she was certain that it was a song about loneliness and heartbreak.

When the haunting melody ended, she wiped her tears and applauded.

“I hope that means you like it?” Daniel asked.

“That was beautiful,” she said, mopping her eyes again.

“Yeah. T.K. Blue can play a mean sax.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the lovely Up and Over Jazz Café,” T.K. greeted the audience. “We hope you’ll enjoy your evening with us tonight. If this is your first time, please make yourself right at home.” He smiled and then squinted down into the front row. “Well, well. Look who we have here with us tonight.”

Gia followed the man’s gaze and was stunned that it landed on her date.

“Dr. Daniel Davis,” their host laughed. “Mighty long time since we’ve seen you here.”

Daniel gave him a tentative nod and a broad smile.

“Maybe if we ask nicely, we can get the good doctor to join us on a few numbers.”

“No, no,” Daniel chuckled.

However, the crowd applauded and tried their best to coax him up on the stage.

“You should play,” Gia also encouraged. Dr. Davis was full of surprises.

He shook his head. “It’s been too long.”

“C’mon, man. Get your butt up here,” T.K. commanded.

“I would love to hear you play,” Gia said sweetly.

Daniel hesitated and stared into her eyes. “In that case, I’ll do it…for you.” He winked at her and stood from his chair.

She watched him as he made his way to the stage while the applause grew louder. The musicians huddled for a moment and then finally Daniel took his place behind the piano.

The band instantly launched into a snazzy number that had Gia tapping her feet and rocking in her chair.

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