Page 38 of Chasing Elliott
was at the right height for her. I glanced over at the DJ once more, chuckling softly as I saw
Elliott’s eyes widen.
“Just sing along,” I whispered in her ear. “You got this.”
I backed over to my own microphone, strumming the guitar as the lyrics appeared on the
screen. Keeping perfect beat with the music, my fingers plucked at the strings with ease as I
spared her one last glance before singing.
“I know he hurt you, made you scared to love, too scared to love. He didn’t deserve you
‘cause your precious heart is a precious heart. He didn’t know what he had, and I thank God, and
it’s gonna take just a little time but you’re gonna see that I was born to love you.”I turned to look at Elliott and saw her standing there with a smile pulling at her lips even
though there was a conflicted look covering her face. She suddenly grabbed the microphone out
of the stand and turned to face me.
“What if I fall?” She sang as she took a step closer to me.
“I won’t let you fall,” I sang back.
Throughout the whole song, Elliott and I kept looking at one another, a silent
understanding over the lyrics floating between us. I knew it was a gamble, one she may not be
thrilled with, but at this moment she seemed to agree with the meaning.
She was belting out notes, holding them out longer than needed, suddenly comfortable on
the stage. The crowd was going nuts, cheering her on as she let her voice soar.As I watched her turn and smile at me, saw how carefree and happy she was, I knew that
I was in trouble; feelings had gotten involved a long time ago on my end, but they just went from
infatuation and attraction to a fourletter word that, for once in my life, didn’t terrify me.But I knew I couldn’t ever tell her that without scaring her away.
Once the song ended, Elliott walked over and wrapped her arms around my neck as she
chuckled, ignoring the guitar that was pressed between us. Everyone was on their feet as they
clapped loudly and I saw Kara standing on her chair a couple tables back with Benjamin standing
in front of her.
Elliott pulled back and beamed up at me and I couldn’t contain myself as I bent down and
crashed my lips to hers in a passionate kiss. All the people around us seemed to disappear and it
was just us, alone in the moment. I cupped her face in my hands, deepening the kiss and
eventually I felt her smiling against my lips before I pulled back and rested my forehead against
hers.
“Looks like they want more,” I whispered as she turned to look out at the crowd with a
