Welcome to the A to Z Challenge! I am excited to share with you some meet cutes (and maybe some sexy scenes) throughout the month of April! Richard is going to be chiming in with a few of his characters from his Hallmark story, too! Here is the next installment, but stay tuned every day (except Sundays) this month for a short scene! Like and comment, and maybe I’ll continue the more popular stories in May!
– Jayden
“Uhhh,” she stood in front of the people at the bar and was suddenly too shy to say anything. She had put her name in to sing karaoke. She had been nervous but had decided to go for it. And yet, here she was, standing in front of them now, staring like a deer in headlights.
And then the music started. She looked at the screen, a countdown clock was running. Was she going to actually get the words out?
She had ignored her friend’s cardinal rule for karaoke: always pick a song people love singing along to. It makes it much easier to sing. But she hadn’t. Instead, she’d picked a love song. One that she adored, but still, it was quiet and slow, and not that entertaining. What had she been thinking? Maybe the malibu bay breeze I had made me more confident, but since that was an hour ago, her light buzz had worn off, and now she had to sing in front of all these people.
The notes played, the countdown ended, words appeared, and before she knew it, she was singing a song she loved, and people seemed to be enjoying it. She caught a few people singing along, and of course, people were chatting, but it seemed to go well. At the end, there was applause.
She nervously put the microphone back on the stand and stepped away, not bowing or making a show of herself like some of the more confident people would.
Her heart was pounding, and her palms were sweaty as she beelined for the bar. The bartender smiled at her. “You did great, Ursula!”
“Thanks!” she said in reply. She smiled.
“Do you want another drink?”
She nodded, confirmed that she wanted another of the same, and sat down on an empty stool while she waited for the bartender to mix her drink. As the bartender handed it over, a man slid onto the stool next to her and said, “That drink is on me.”
Ursula turned to look at him. “Uri?”
“Hey, Ursula,” he said with a smile.
“It’s been a while.”
“It sure has,” Uri said. “I want to introduce you to someone.”
“Oh?” Ursula asked. Ursula wasn’t interested in men, and Uri knew it, so she was surprised when a beautiful woman appeared next to him.
“This is Uma.”
“It’s nice to meet you, Uma,” Ursula said, extending her hand to the other woman.
“You did a beautiful job up there,” she said with a smile. “What are you drinking?”
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J R Vincente 