Page 61 of Born To Be My Baby

"And how about your personal life? Do you own a home?"

"I do. I have this house, which had great bones. But I'm a guy and didn't spend much time there, so I did nothing with it but move my stuff in. Then, my daughter..." he held out his hand toward Mina, "Said,..." He raised his voice to mimic a female voice. "Oh, Dad, I can make this so much better."

Gloria laughed at his mocking of Mina. Mina frowned behind the camera and made a face, which made Sean laugh. "Anyway, my house is now under construction. The whole damned house."

Gloria laughed. "It is a mess, isn't it?"

"Oh, God, yes. It's a fucking mess."

"But it'll be worth it."

"I think so."

Gloria enjoyed this interview so much more than the last one. "So, tell me what your favorite song is from Hart & the Hurricanes."

"Ah, yes, “Born to Be My Baby”. It's the first song I wrote, and I wrote it about you."

Her cheeks warmed, and she swallowed the emotion that flooded her throat. "You did, and it's simply beautiful."

"As are you."

Gloria picked up a piece of paper and fanned herself. "You'll have to stop flattering me."

He laughed. "Never."

She took a deep breath and got herself under control. "I think fans want to know what it's like on the road."

"Well, I don't sleep well. We're cramped into a bus. We all share the same bus. No shenanigans and we have bunk beds for each of us to sleep in. So we're usually tired when we get to where we're going. But, when we're all awake, we write a lot of our music in the bus. We sing, we talk about anything and everything. There are no secrets. We play our gig and if it's a two or more night gig, we get rooms in the hotel. That's always a bit better because we can stretch out in real beds."

"I can imagine. What about the riders many entertainers have on their contracts?"

"I don't think we have riders. I'd have to ask Tony. If we have anything, it's basic stuff like make sure there's water for us to drink. No weird stuff like only brown M&Ms, or anything like that. We're pretty down to earth."

"I'd agree with you there." She turned to look into his eyes. "Okay, fans want to know. Are you married?"

Sean laughed. "I didn't see that one coming so soon. I'm not married yet, but I should rectify that. Sean knelt at her side, his smile was beautiful and his movement stopped all thought in her mind. "Violet Slyk, Gloria Adams, will you marry me?" He held a diamond ring out to her. Tears flooded her eyes and she swallowed several times. When she opened her mouth nothing came out. It was hard to catch her breath and Mina yelled. "Answer him!"

He laughed, but continued to stare at her.

She nodded. "Yes."

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