A/N: One last snippet set in the modern AU I'm considering as my next project.
Jean held the final note of her song, then released it to impressive applause from the audience. Smiling, she bowed to them and said, "Thank you. I'll be back later. For now, please enjoy the band."
She slipped backstage, noticing that Lucien followed her.
"I like the changes you made to the set," he told her. "That order works much better."
"Yes, I thought so," she agreed. "Building up better to the last song."
"Indeed. How about a drink?"
"Mm, yes. I'm parched." She let him defer to her, leading the way out to the bar where Cec poured them their preferred drinks, a scotch for Lucien, a sherry for Jean. Cec nodded toward an open table next to the kitchen, and Lucien thanked him, then pulled out a chair for her.
For a moment they didn't speak, with Jean admiring the band and Lucien admiring her. She blushed when she caught him at it.
"Sorry," he said, also blushing. He turned his attention to the music. Their current song was a rather upbeat version of the classic, 'Junco Partner'. "Would you like to dance?" he asked.
"To this?" she asked, smiling to assure him she enjoyed his attentions. "Don't you know you can't dance to the blues?"
He laughed, delighted. "My dear, you can dance to any music that you want to, and you know that as well as I do." He stood and held out his hand.
As she accepted it and stood up, she saw him make a motion to the drummer. 'Junco Partner' quickly ended, to be replaced by the much slower, more sensual 'Sunday Kind of Love'.
"Much better," she said, as he took her into his arms and they began to sway together. "I've actually been considering adding this song to my second set."
"You could certainly do it justice," Lucien assured her.
"Lucien Blake, are you flirting with me?" she asked, arching an eyebrow.
"I'm certainly trying to. Is it working?" he asked hopefully.
It was her turn to laugh in delight. "It seems to be," she admitted.
"Good. Because I'd like to see more of you. Much more."
You can dance to the blues if you want to.
A/N2: Sista Jean is Jean McClain, one of the lead vocalists for Hugh Laurie's Copper Bottom Band.
