Chapter 38
Ari
It’s the day of Erica’s show and she’s wound tighter than a drum.
Finally getting official approval from the doctor that physical activity wasn’t too much for my throat’s condition is the only way she would let me touch her.
We got the approval yesterday before we boarded our flight and as soon as we touched down, I locked her in our hotel room and made her moan and quiver until she forgot about how stressed she was about today.
All that work went right out the window the second her beautiful eyes opened this morning, and she went straight into worry mode where she fretted about everything.
She was concerned about her outfit. She was anxious about her hair. She was bothered by her makeup. She worried that the fans would be upset, even though she knows the ones that are coming know I’m not singing.
Our manager sent a big email out to the attendees letting them know what happened with Vann, vaguely.
It was in all the papers anyway, if they searched for it.
The email also let them know that they could have a refund due to my loss of voice—but that I would still be in attendance—or they could come watch my siren sing our songs.
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited. Not just to hear her sing, but to see how the fans react. I’ve always wondered how much of our popularity was solely based on the luring abilities of my voice and not really our music.
By the time she was ready, she looked like a vision wearing some slightly ripped, black skinny jeans, a black bra with one of her sheer, black, long sleeve tops over it, her loose hair meticulously curled with her locs in an elegant bun on the back of her head, with black platform boots to finish it off.
They’re going to love you was all I needed to say and she calmed, a tad.
We just pulled up at the venue and I can feel her nerves creeping back in through our bond. When we get to the stage, most everything is set up. When we walk her through the sound check process she’s shaking like a leaf, but her voice is strong and I can feel her determination.
What she doesn’t know is that I’m using this night to my advantage to take care of something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now.