Rhythm and the Blue Line Ch 23

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“They’re good, Langer,” Bax shouted over the crowd. “Really good.” Brody nodded and watched his musician up on stage. She looked fantastic and the band sounded great. He wondered once more if she knew how happy she looked when she was performing. The first song ended and Lara thanked the crowd before they moved on to the next one. Ryan moved over to the keyboards, keeping her guitar on but sliding it around to her back, and Nate switched his bass for a guitar. A moment later Ryan started playing, a fast little riff that Nate picked up, and then Lara began singing. The crowd cheered in approval and Brody saw more than a few people sing along. When the song was finished, Mark leaned over to him. “Hey, man. That whole guitarist thing Ryan was worried about?” Brody nodded and Mark continued, “Tell her not to worry about it.” “I know. They sound terrific, don’t they?” Brody half-shouted back. “Better than the GW show,” Hilary chimed in. “What do you think, Evan?” Brody asked. “Absolutely,” Evan called back, and grinned. “Ryan always worries about stuff and then she figures out how to fix it, and it’s usually better.” Brody had to agree. Ryan had explained, for example, that on a song like they’d just finished, bursa escort where she took the keyboards and Nate played guitar, she would supply the missing bass line with the keyboards. She’d made it sound like no big deal, but to him it was impressive. It would be great, he thought, to tell her how all her changes had paid off. They slowed things down a bit and dedicated “On the Far Road” to Mitch’s sister and her unit and Ryan stayed at her keyboard. Then they sped up again with the next number and she went back to her guitar. As far as he could tell, everything seemed to be going smoothly up on stage. He watched as Nate put a hand on her shoulder and leaned in to say something. Ryan nodded and patted Nate’s arm, then went over to her laptop and tapped some keys. With a satisfied look, she brought her guitar back around front and nodded when Nate looked over at her. Brody wondered that was all about. Whatever it was, it worked, and they went into the next song with no problems he could detect. He recognized the current number as “Skyline,” and then they segued into the next song without a break, and the crowd cheered and whistled, Brody included. Between verses, Lara said something bursa escort bayan to Ryan and the latter smiled and laughed, and Brody was struck once again at how perfectly at home she looked up on the stage. His sister, Carla, had once told him that he looked something like that himself when he was on the ice. “You skate better than you walk,” Carla had said. “You know what you’re doing out there, and when you know what you’re doing, you’re happy.” And that was it, he thought, as he had when he’d first seen them at GWU. Ryan was happy up there, doing what she knew how to do. There was a short break as Ryan the others downed some water and prepped for the next song. When it started, it took Brody a minute to recognize a guitar-heavy version of Modern English’s “Melt with You,” and then he laughed and clapped along with everyone else. Three songs later, the set ended, they took a bow, and then walked off the stage. Evan let out a whistle that had Brody covering his ears, and the crowd continued with the applause. A couple of minutes later, the band took the stage again. They covered of Bad Company’s “Rock & Roll Fantasy,” and followed it with another original song. Evan leaned over escort bursa to tell him it was one of the first songs Lara and Ryan ever written. When that was finished, they once again waved and left the stage, and once again the crowd cheered until they came back. There was one more song, then it was over and the lights came up. Brody talked with his teammates as the band packed their instruments away, glancing at Ryan from time to time, anxious to talk to her. He held back as he saw her working and talking to Annette, Manny, and others from the first two bands. There’d be plenty of time to talk later, he thought. She looked so enthusiastic, and in her element, and he said as much to Evan. Evan nodded. “Oh, yeah. I mean, even I can see it’s what she should do.” He laughed. “I’ve met her after work a few times, and it’s always a little odd to see her in an office. She looks so much more comfortable up there.” “You probably look like that on the court,” Brody said with a grin. Evan shrugged. “Maybe. Sometimes.” “Hey, Brody, we have to go.” Brody turned to find Mark and Hilary, and Drew and Mina right behind them. “It was fantastic,” said Hilary, and Mina echoed her. “Tell her we said hi and sorry we couldn’t stay, but I’m going to be falling asleep at work as it is.” Brody laughed. “No problem. I’m glad you guys could make it.” Then began a series of good byes to his teammates, leaving him with Evan, Amira, and Annette from Trouser Minnows. Annette’s eyes were bright.

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