Love is Always Write Anthology Volume 3

Morgan talking to someone next to the stage.
    "He doesn't look happy," Suzie commented. "Let's go see what's wrong."
    "Suze, no," Cameron said but Suzie was already slipping between people making her way towards Morgan.
    "Hey, Morgan," Suzie said just as the man Morgan had been talking to turned to walk away only to find his way barred by the crowd.
    "Hey Suzie," Morgan said in a glum voice. Seeing Cameron break through the crowd, Morgan said in a slightly more chipper voice, "Hey Cameron, you made it."
    "I wouldn't miss this," Cameron said with a nervous smile.
    "Well, you're gonna," Morgan said with defeat in his voice.
    "Huh?" Cameron and Suzie said in unison.
    "The owner won't let me go on because I don't have a singer," Morgan explained.
    "Really?" Cameron and Suzie said in unison again. Having known each other for so long they often ended up answering in unison or finishing each other sentences but it still got a raised eyebrow from Morgan.
    "Really," the owner commented over his shoulder still attempting to get through the crowd and back to the counter.
    "Well, what if Cameron sings with him?" Suzie asked the question that briefly passed through Cameron's mind.
    "Yeah, why don't you sing with me?" Morgan asked with a hopeful smile.
    "That works, get on stage," the owner said before finally stepping through an opening in the crowd.
    "But... but won't that mess you up for the scout?" Cameron asked nervously. Cameron was used to being on stage and performing having gone through clarinet, singing, and other various lessons growing up. The thought of being on stage with Morgan though, had his heart racing.
    "Without you, there won't be anything to mess up because he won't even see me play," Morgan said with an edge of pleading in his voice that made Cameron ache to touch him, to reassure him everything would be ok. "Please?"
    "What do you want me to sing?" Cameron said with a resigned sigh.
    "How about Gotta Be With You ?"
    "Sure," Cameron said getting a nudge and a wink from Suzie as Morgan turned to step onto the low stage. With a roll of his eyes at Suzie, Cameron turned and followed Morgan onto the stage.
    "Here," Morgan said setting two stools close to each other on the small stage.
    "Thanks," Cameron said as the nervous butterflies in his stomach that always reacted when he was around Morgan whipped themselves up into a typhoon. Dragging the microphone stand back to the stool next to Morgan, Cameron adjusted the height as he asked Morgan, "Do you want to introduce yourself and say a little something?"
    "Nah, mics make me nervous," he said as he fine tuned his guitar. Watching Morgan's fingers glide across the instrument filled Cameron with a yearning to feel those fingers caress him. "You probably should though," Morgan said looking up from his task with a smile, catching Cameron's eye and sending his heart racing.
    "Hi everyone," Cameron said in a breathy voice turning out to the audience. "I just want to take a second to thank you all for coming out to hear some music tonight," he continued in a firmer voice. "A special thanks to Mocha Hut for hosting this evening. Make sure to check out their selection of premium roasted coffee beans to brew at home. My mom is a huge fan of their cinnamon bun beans," he said with a wink at the owner.
    Cameron hoped that buttering the owner up like this would make him let Morgan continue playing once he had to leave for his parent's cocktail party. Checking his phone, Cameron silently cursed to himself as he realized he would probably only get through one, maybe two songs before having to dash off.
    "My name is Cameron Boresky and this is Morgan Delatoni who will be entertaining everyone tonight with his amazing guitar playing. He's going to start us off tonight with a Gotta Be With You ," Cameron finished before Morgan began strumming the chords to start the song. Looking up at Morgan, Cameron caught his eye just as he began to sing and in that moment, the world fell away. It was as if they were the last two people on Earth and Cameron opened his heart and sang out with all his unspoken feelings.
    When the song ended, the crowd erupted in applause and those that had managed to find seats, shot to their feet. Taking his eyes from Morgan, Cameron let them fall to the ground. "How about One More Night ?" Morgan asked, his breath hot in Cameron's ear.
    Finding words unable to form in his head with Morgan's lips so near, Cameron nodded in agreement. Taking a deep breath,