She saved the day. Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday

Keep in mind Heart and Soul is a WIP.

This is in Rowan's POV. Last week: The band takes the stage, but Jesse experiences stagefright.

***

Again, they started the song,
but still, Jesse didn't move.

"Crap," Rowan
murmured under her breath. If she didn't do something fast, the band would
never have a second chance, and she knew how much they wanted this moment to
make a difference. They were talented and hoped to prove it. Before fully
processing what she planned to do, her feet moved. Once on stage, her hand
covered Jesse's, and he relinquished the mic. 

"Now Jesse, what kind of intro is that?" She glanced at the drummer. "From the top, please." It took the band a moment to realize she was saving their collective arses, but when they did, they took off with it.

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The drummer started the count.
She sang the first lines, and once she the chorus began, Jesse recovered from
his stage fright and joined in, his voice harmonizing with hers. She belted out
the words with ease as if she'd performed this song a million times in front of
a live audience.

She stayed on stage for one
more song. By then, Jesse had really warmed up and was playing to the audience
like a born performer.

She headed toward the back of
the room where she spotted Maverick eyeing her with an arched brow.

"Nice save, Rowan. I
didn't know you could sing."

"You didn't ask."

"No, I suppose I
didn't." His lips curved. "You are full of surprises."

"Gotta keep it
interesting," she teased and headed toward the front of the coffeehouse
and finally let her smile drop.

She hadn't known she could sing
either. Not like in her dreams when she'd been Haley Rose. Her voice tonight...
God, it hadn't been hers.

***

About Heart and Soul...

80s rock star, Haley Rose went missing without a trace on October 31
1988 and was eventually presumed dead. Three decades later, a
thirty-year old woman, Rowan Beckett recalls things only Haley Rose
would know and she can belt out songs in the same fashion as the missing
80s star. However, Rowan couldn't be the missing rock star since the
woman would now be in her fifties. Could Haley Rose have came back
reincarnated as Rowan Beckett?

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