Page 63 of Destiny

“Mhm.”

I slide my hands into my back pockets. “Are you playing anywhere tonight?”

“Yeah. You?”

“Yeah, Old Street Records.”

“No way. Me too…do you know what would be really awesome?”

“What?” I pull a hair out of my face and shake the rest of it back behind my shoulders.

“If we did a duet.”

“Of what song?”

“What’s that really light and airy original of yours?”

I laugh. “That kind of explains all of my music.”

“The one that goes duh duh nah nah dah dah.” He hums the melody while bouncing his finger up and down.

“Oh! That’s part of the hook of In My Dreams.”

“Would you want to sing it with me?”

I’m not sure Marco would appreciate me singing a song I wrote about intimate parts of our love life with another man, but Blakely is such a good singer, and anyone would be lucky to get the chance to sing with him.

“Sure, let’s do it.”

“Awesome. My flat is just up the street. We can practice there. My girlfriend, Priscilla, will also be there, but she doesn’t mind.”

I’ve met her before. She’s really nice. “Okay. Sounds good.”

The rest of the afternoon is consumed with him listening to the recorded background music I have and, learning the song on his guitar, and also harmonizing with certain parts.

In the end, I’m really proud of the result.

Chapter 2 – Marco

I’m happy for Bea; I really am. But having her gone for an entire month has been rough on our entire family. We’ve gotten used to being spoiled by her, so her absence was felt immediately after she left.

Oh, and both girls now understand that she is my girlfriend, and they are very happy about that. I made it a huge deal for no reason.

I haven’t talked to her today. We’ve both been so busy.

And how she even ended up in England is kind of crazy. She continued to do the open mic nights at her record store and other places when someone from a music agency in Milwaukee just happened to be in town and hear her. After that, she was signed, and a national tour was being planned.

Well, that went so well that her next trip was overseas.

She hasn’t decided whether or not she wants to sign with a record company, as her original music, which consists of four songs now, will be their copyrighted material if she does, but her agent is helping her with that too.

It has really been amazing to see her go from the timid girl who didn’t want to sing in front of anyone to the songwriting powerhouse she is now. I’m also so thankful that a badass woman like that is making a great example for my kids to look up to.

But after that’s all said and done, I still miss her. I can hardly wait for the few days we still have apart. I wanted to engulf her in my arms and smell her hair—the scent of which remained on my pillows for a week, but then I had to wash them.

“What’s for dinner, Daddy?” Aurora asks.

“I don’t know. Probably leftover mac n’ cheese.”

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