Waves lapped at the beach as the young woman stood on the steps leading down to the beach, watching them. There was a cool breeze, accounting for her light jacket. She galnced around the area and then sighed to herself. She had made her decision, and now was not the time for regrets. She hoped.
~~Five months earlier~~
"Soundcheck! Miss Lovato, time for your soundcheck!" the stage manager called to Demi, knocking on her dressing room door.
"Oh! Thank you Patrick," Demi said, taking one more glance at herself in the mirror from her dressing room chair. She took a deep breath. "Here goes nothing." She got out of her chair and walked out the door.
"DEMI!" she heard from behind her, and felt an arm go around her shoulder. "Hey Dems, ready for our soundcheck?" Joe Jonas asked.
Demi felt her heart flutter. She smiled big and said nervously, "Of course. Aren't you? Where are Kevin and Nick?"
"They're coming," Joe assured her. "Actually, I think they're already on stage. You know how sometimes it takes me a little longer to get ready."
"Um hm," Demi said, sneaking a quick glance at him. Joe had let his hair gro wout again; it wasn't as long as it had been in Camp Rock, but it was still longer than he had been keeping it.
"What?" he asked, noticing her looking. "Do I have something on my face? Is there a bat in the cave?" he asked quickly, covering his nose.
Demi sighed, as he had moved his arm away from her shoulder to cover his face. "No, Joe, you look fine. Just like you always do."
"Oh. You jokester," Joe said with a smile, tapping her lightly on the arm. "Way to scare me, Dems, and right before an important soundcheck. Trying to psych me out?"
"NO!" she said a little too loudly as they reached the stage.
"Whoa, Dem, are you okay?" Joe asked, putting a hand on her shoulder to stop her from going any farther.
Demi looked down quickly, took a breath, and looked back up at him with a smile on her face. "Everything's-----"
"JOE!" Kevin yelled from the stage. "Come on! You were supposed to be here five minutes ago!"
"Sorry Dem, duty calls. I'll see you later, okay?" Joe asked, running onto the stage to stand in between Kevin and Nick.
"Sure, fine," Demi whispered to herself as she watched them do their soundcheck.
A half-hour later, Demi was onstage doing her own soundcheck.
"CUT!" Mr. Jonas yelled, walking onto the stage. "Something just doesn't feel right."
"It was fine earlier," Demi said through the microphone.
"Yeah, but I think something is off now," Mr. Jonas said, and signaled Joe offstage. "Joe, come and sit about midway back in the rows so you can listen." Joe ran out from behind the curtain, down the stage stairs, and took a seat about fifteen rows back in the middle. He smiled up at Demi and gave her a thumbs up.
"Fire away, Demi!" he called.
Demi lowered the microphone and called over to Mr. Jonas. "You know, I really don't think this is necessary....." she said with a nervous laugh.
"What are you waiting for Dem? Let 'er rip!" Joe yelled.
"Go ahead, Demi," Mr. Jonas said, and Demi gave him a pleading look before going back to her usual spot. She had been perfectly okay singing when Joe was offstage, so she would just pretend he wasn't right in front of her.
Her band started playing again and she waited a few bars before starting to sing again. "I wanna get back, GET BACK, with you......."
As she finished the last note, Joe ran back up the stairs onto the stage and back over to his dad. "It sounds fine, Dad. I don't know what you thought you heard, but she sounds beautiful, like she always does."
Mr. Jonas shrugged and smiled at Demi. "Hmm.......my mistake. Sorry Demi."
"It's okay," Demi choked out, never taking her eyes off of Joe. He chose that moment to look back at her, and she quickly looked away. Joe continued to look at her, puzzled.
"Okay everyone, back to your dressing rooms! Please be ready in an hour for your cues. Thank you!" Mr. Jonas called, and the stage crew came out to clear the stage area.
Demi started back towards her dressing room when she heard a call from behind her. "Demi!" she heard, and quickly glanced back and stopped. It was only Nick.
"Hey Dem," Nick said, out of breath from running after her. "I just wanted to say how great you were out there. I have no idea what my dad was listening to when he wanted Joe to check the sound."
"Thanks," Demi said, and noticed Nick staring at her. "Soo......was there anything else?"
"What?" Nick said, as if coming out of a trance. "What? Oh, no. I mean, good luck tonight. I'll see you later."
"Later," Demi said, and watched him walk off.
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Can't Let You Go Episode 4by xtremegurl851,293 views
haha yayayay so far soo great(: you dont know how happy i am that you did another story =]
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