David didn't know why he was here. Okay, that was a lie. He knew why he was here, but he didn't know why he came. Mary Margaret had made it perfectly clear she wanted nothing to do with him, and yet here he was, sitting in the back of the bar just watching her.
"You look pathetic." David turned slightly in his chair and saw Leroy plop down next to him, watching Ruby Lucas on the stage singing a song he didn't recognize. Leroy appeared to already be drunk, or close to it.
"Um...I'm sorry?" David furrowed his brow together, but Leroy wasn't paying him any attention.
"Can't say I'm any better. You pinin' after Mary Margaret, and me coming to see Sister Astrid. Still...the view ain't bad."
Ruby finished the song and wiggled her way down, sitting next to Mary Margaret and Ashley Boyd.
"Okay! Who is next?" Astrid asked in her cheerful, nervous way. No one volunteered, they barely moved. It was like she was the teacher asking for the answer to a particularly difficult math problem and no one wanted to admit they knew the answer. David had no inclination to volunteer. Like Leroy had said, he was only here for the view.
Astrid's gaze fell on Leroy. "Leroy! Leroy, will you sing?"
"I ain't no singer, sister!" He yelled back, but he had a dopey grin on his face. He was going to do it the same way David would if it had been Mary Margaret asking.
"Please?" She begged.
"Fine, but he's my partner. Pick us out a nice duet."
"I don't have a two male duet," Astrid told him.
"That's alright. Just give us whatcha got."
"Uh, no, I am not singing," David said in hushed tones as Leroy motioned for him to get out of his chair.
"Of course you are. Why else would you be here?"
David looked up and saw Mary Margaret watching him though she was trying to make it look like she wasn't. It was that look that gave him hope that he could win her back.
"Fine," David smiled. Everyone was watching him anyway; it would be pointless to back out now.
"I have 'Don't Go Breakin' My Heart,'" Astrid told them. Leroy was still smiling that dopey smile.
"It's perfect."
The music started and Astrid put a microphone in his hand. No. David was not a good singer. The words were on the screen and of course Leroy took the male part.
"Don't go breakin' my heart," he sang. David was thankful, Leroy's voice was much worse than his.
"I couldn't if I tried," he sang back as the crowd began to chuckle.
"Oh honey if I get restless-"
"Baby you're not that kind." When David sang that the entire bar began laughing, including Mary Margaret. Leroy seemed to be getting into it, although that might just be the alcohol. Regardless, David decided to give back as much as he got.
"Right to the stars-"
"I gave you my heart-" David dropped to his knees in front of Leroy at that line. Leroy put his hand over his heart and smiled at David as the continued to sing. David was trying to keep the laughter out of his voice, but they made a good pair. Leroy acted the masculine part, something he didn't do extremely well but David was even worse at being feminine, even with his voice pitched higher to sound slightly girly. As girly as he could sound, anyway. He tried to keep his eyes away from Mary Margaret because when he looked at her and saw her smiling he got nervous and messed up one of his lines.
"When I was down-" Leroy sang, making his voice deeper and rougher than it already was.
"I was your clown."
"WOO OOH!" They sang together and the bar erupted in laughter. Even Mother Superior was chuckling and Mr. Gold had cracked a smile. In fact, the only person not enjoying the show was Regina who had come to make sure the fundraiser went off without a hitch.
David and Leroy began singing in unison, as the prompter demanded, "DON'T GO BREAKING MY, DON'T GO BREAKING MY, I WON'T GO BREAKING YOUR HEART!"
The song ended and the both took a bow, Leroy almost pitching off the stage in the process. David steadied him and they both walked down. Astrid met them at the bottom, hugging them both.
"You were amzing!" She gushed. Leroy blushed.
"Aw, it was nothin', sister."
She smiled again and then was back on the stage asking for more volunteers. This time she had better luck, it seemed Leroy and David had loosened it up for everyone.
David had had enough for the night, and decided to head back to his empty house. He didn't want to spend any more time watching Mary Margaret without being able to talk to her. Still, he took one last look at her before walking out and was rewarded with a shy smile.
It made the entire night worth it.
