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"What’s the matter?" I’m thankful for the distraction
"Pearls Look" Avery nods in the direction of the redhead, who is talking to the DJ I gloat a sht bun and slip some hidden pins from the knot Her hair cascades midway down her back
"Told ya," I crow victoriously
Pearls turns out to be even better than I could have i the alcohol helped loosen By the tie, her unbuttoned shirt reveals a healthy ae and her skirt is hiked above her knees so she can move And can the wos the old Faith Hill song "Breathe" turns the te too Not just carry a tune…really sing A breathy, sultry, perfectly-in-key flowing reat on an album My attention is riveted on the woht before our eyes More than the song she sings, the sight itself is beautiful to watch
I envy her I’d give anything to get up there again But, for e Years of therapy produced little results, and for a long tih, every once in a while, ical brain and yearns for salvation Which leads ical decisions Like tomorrow, for example
For some reason, I keep away fro time draws near, so it isn’t difficult Ia second turn behind the bar, so I can work the floor instead She probably thinks I’ht; the floor is never easy around closing ti them off almost always results in boisterous rants
As he does every night at the same time, the DJ comes over the loudspeaker to announce last call for drinks at the bar, but then he adds, "Tonight Lucky’s is excited to have a celebrity in the house For those of you not yet familiar with Flynn Beckha sold-out tour Let’s give it up for a rocker who’s going to show us his softer side tonight up on our stage"
The whole place erupts in applause, exceptBeautiful Man stride to the stage He takes the microphone from the stand and scans the roo onovertiht et lucky tonight LikeI recognize the song in the first four notes It’s one of e usually don’t appreciate the gritty, heartfelt sound of Rod Stewart anyht" plays quietly in the background until Beautiful Man’s sinful voice joins in
I was glued to the stage watching Pearls belt out her song, but for a totally different reason than I am now His voice is seduction in the form of sound, and it flows from him with the ease of a pro The entire bar sways back and forth Every woe Even Pearls
For a long moment I watch the way his foot taps in perfect tiood rhythm has always been my weakness Musicians have always beenin the parts of the li low on his narrow hips, a sis his broad shoulders Ink peeks out from the pushed-up sleeves on both forearms Whens the next verse into my eyes
You’d be a fool to stop this tide
Spread your wings, and let me come inside
I blinkhis eyes over every wo you feel like you’re the only one he’s actually looking at As though he just found the one in a crowd of woht…the one he’s been looking for since the first day he got on stage
"Jesus He sings another song and I’ her forearass" She’s speaking to ether we gaze at the stage with the adulation of teenyboppers watching Justin Bieber "That man wants you Pretty sure you wouldn’t have to straddle the speaker He’d bury his head and sing right into your vajayjay if you wanted I totally vote you upgrade in the rockstar boyfriend category Where is Sleazy Ryder tonight anyway?"
My best friend doesn’t care for er of Easy Ryder, but she has a dozen alternative naot stuck in Philadelphia…missed his connection back Called to say he wouldn’t ht"