are. We watch out for each other.
“I’m good Laken. Thank you for checking and thanks for the water. Now get out there and find Reed and have fun on the dance floor.”
At that moment, Peyton comes up. “Hey Ashleigh, Elizabeth is on stage about to introduce you. Are you ready?”
I give Laken a quick hug and head out to wait to go on the stage. As I am standing off to the side, I catch the end of Elizabeth’s introduction…
“…She has become a very dear person to me over the past few weeks and I am so happy she agreed to sing tonight. Ladies and gentleman, please welcome the beautiful and talented Ashleigh Kennedy!”
I walk out on the stage and give Elizabeth a big hug. Before I speak to the crowd, I double check everything with the band and they’re all ready to go.
I had picked five of my favorite songs to sing – three slow ones and two fast ones. The moment I begin to sing I can feel someone watching me. I know what you’re thinking. There are hundreds of people looking at me while I sing but in the short two hours of being here, I have learned there is only one person who makes me feel the way I am feeling right now.
I don’t try to find him. I’m not sure what my reaction would be if I saw him just staring at me. Hell, I would probably mess up my words. Instead, I sing my heart out and don’t even pay much attention to the crowd. After two slow songs, I move on to a fun fast one. It’s time again for my most favorite and romantic slow song called Pieces of Me.
“Thank you so much again. I’ve got two more songs I want to sing for you tonight before we kick off the silent auction event for the evening. This next song is one of my favorites. If you’ve ever seen my show live, you know I’ve been known to sing this song more than once in a show much to the fans requests. It’s a slow one so grab that special someone and enjoy as I sing ‘Pieces of Me.’”
I begin to sing and instantly I am drawn to look at the back of the dance floor. I come face to face with Cross dancing with that girl he was sitting with but I can’t remember her name. He’s making quite the show of dancing with her even though he can’t stop looking at me. I tear my gaze away from them and finish my song.
“Again, thank you so much. For my last song, I wanted to sing something that had meaning to why we are here tonight. Obviously, every one of us is here to support the cause of Breast Cancer Awareness tonight. I have a song that just feels perfect to honor all of the women out there that are dealing with this illness, have survived this illness as well as those we have lost. I will be needing some help tonight. So, Elizabeth, Victoria, Merritt, Laken, Ava, Ellis, Katie and Brooke, come up here and help me sing this song! Ladies and gentleman, this is ‘For the Girls.’”
This is a fast and upbeat song that gets everyone dancing. I make all of my girls dance and sing on stage with me and the crowd is having a blast. I happen to glance to the back of the room and see an actual smile on Cross Hamilton’s face. I also happen to notice his dance partner has disappeared.
When the song ends, I thank the crowd once more and walk off the stage. The band takes a fifteen-minute break as well. Peyton is waiting on the side of the stage with a bottle of water and it’s just what I need. I tell Merritt I’ll be over to our table in just a few minutes and just take some time to catch my breath. My throat is a bit scratchy too but I don’t want to let on to any of the girls that
“I’m good Laken. Thank you for checking and thanks for the water. Now get out there and find Reed and have fun on the dance floor.”
At that moment, Peyton comes up. “Hey Ashleigh, Elizabeth is on stage about to introduce you. Are you ready?”
I give Laken a quick hug and head out to wait to go on the stage. As I am standing off to the side, I catch the end of Elizabeth’s introduction…
“…She has become a very dear person to me over the past few weeks and I am so happy she agreed to sing tonight. Ladies and gentleman, please welcome the beautiful and talented Ashleigh Kennedy!”
I walk out on the stage and give Elizabeth a big hug. Before I speak to the crowd, I double check everything with the band and they’re all ready to go.
I had picked five of my favorite songs to sing – three slow ones and two fast ones. The moment I begin to sing I can feel someone watching me. I know what you’re thinking. There are hundreds of people looking at me while I sing but in the short two hours of being here, I have learned there is only one person who makes me feel the way I am feeling right now.
I don’t try to find him. I’m not sure what my reaction would be if I saw him just staring at me. Hell, I would probably mess up my words. Instead, I sing my heart out and don’t even pay much attention to the crowd. After two slow songs, I move on to a fun fast one. It’s time again for my most favorite and romantic slow song called Pieces of Me.
“Thank you so much again. I’ve got two more songs I want to sing for you tonight before we kick off the silent auction event for the evening. This next song is one of my favorites. If you’ve ever seen my show live, you know I’ve been known to sing this song more than once in a show much to the fans requests. It’s a slow one so grab that special someone and enjoy as I sing ‘Pieces of Me.’”
I begin to sing and instantly I am drawn to look at the back of the dance floor. I come face to face with Cross dancing with that girl he was sitting with but I can’t remember her name. He’s making quite the show of dancing with her even though he can’t stop looking at me. I tear my gaze away from them and finish my song.
“Again, thank you so much. For my last song, I wanted to sing something that had meaning to why we are here tonight. Obviously, every one of us is here to support the cause of Breast Cancer Awareness tonight. I have a song that just feels perfect to honor all of the women out there that are dealing with this illness, have survived this illness as well as those we have lost. I will be needing some help tonight. So, Elizabeth, Victoria, Merritt, Laken, Ava, Ellis, Katie and Brooke, come up here and help me sing this song! Ladies and gentleman, this is ‘For the Girls.’”
This is a fast and upbeat song that gets everyone dancing. I make all of my girls dance and sing on stage with me and the crowd is having a blast. I happen to glance to the back of the room and see an actual smile on Cross Hamilton’s face. I also happen to notice his dance partner has disappeared.
When the song ends, I thank the crowd once more and walk off the stage. The band takes a fifteen-minute break as well. Peyton is waiting on the side of the stage with a bottle of water and it’s just what I need. I tell Merritt I’ll be over to our table in just a few minutes and just take some time to catch my breath. My throat is a bit scratchy too but I don’t want to let on to any of the girls that
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