This might be the last chapter with the solos, please visit my profile and vote on my poll, it'll explain! Thanks! :) Like I said, this is Becca singing Carrie Underwood, as I absolutely adore her voice, and I wish I could sing those high notes that loud! Anyways, this chapter is mostly Sheldon/Becca, since I haven't had a chance to write much with them lately. Enjoy!
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Becca stalked up to the stage, and when she heard Sheldon's wolf-whistle, a grin slid onto her face and she skipped to the microphone, grabbing it as the DJ announced,
"And here's Miss Becca, singing Carrie Underwood!"
As the crowd cheered, with the NYPD table being the loudest, Becca started singing,
"Last night, I was pouring out my heart
Like a waterfall to you
And with one kiss
I was a runaway train
Flying off the track to you
'I love you' came flooding out
Couldn't make it stop
Couldn't shut my mouth
I felt like a fool that I lied and said I was sorry, but"
While she sang and danced around, Sheldon's eyes were locked on hers, and Jess leaned over and said to Stella, "She's a great singer, really believes what she's singing,"
"Yeah, that's because she does," Stella replied, and Jess raised her eyebrows. Stella just shook her head and replied,
"Just listen to the lyrics. I sent this song to Becca last night, when she called me." Stella winked and leaned back, almost toppling her chair over. Mac moved his hand quickly to the back of her chair to steady it, and tried to keep the grin off his face.
"Aw, shut up," Stella mumbled, glaring at him. He kept his hand on the back of her chair, wisely fighting the grin and keeping his face turned towards Becca performing.
"I unapologize
I meant every word
Won't take back the way I feel about you
I can't unsay what you heard
'Cause you heard me right
And I won't try to fight it back
Or hide my feelings for you
I unapologize"
Becca belted out, letting her eyes drift to Sheldon's every now and then. As she sang, Sheldon couldn't help but think back on the whole 6 months they had been dating. Honestly, they were the best months of his life. She was the best thing that ever happened to him, and last night they had gone to the movies and had dinner at Ram's Horn.
When they finished, Becca roped Sheldon into window-shopping with her, and he kept his arm around her shoulders as they walked. She kept babbling on and on about every single thing she saw in all the windows, and Sheldon soon lost track of what she was saying, he just kept looking down into her bright blue eyes as the wind ruffled around her pixie-short blonde hair.
"You're staring at me," Becca had giggled, and Sheldon couldn't help but smile as he kept looking into her eyes, saying,
"Yep. Maybe I should be arrested for admiring how beautiful you are,"
"Aw, now I have to arrest you for making me blush!" Becca said with a laugh her cheeks coloring red, and Sheldon grinned, replying,
"Heaven forbid,"
They walked around until darkness fell, and then Sheldon drove to a hotel. She was staying in a room for the night, as a friend from Tiffany's needed a place to stay, just for the one night, and Becca offered to stay with her.
"You know
People say a lot of thing
That they don't really mean
And last night
I told a little white lie
Hoping you'd forget the scene
Where it felt like a movie under that porch light
Couldn't help myself when you held me tight
I said what I meant then I lied and said I was sorry"
Becca's voice fit in nicely with Sheldon's memories as he recalled it perfectly, Becca had pulled him out of the car to give him a good night kiss, and as the moon shone down around them, he framed her face with his hands and pressed his lips to hers before sliding down to wrap his arms around her waist.
She broke the kiss and nestled her head on his chest, both of them just breathing and enjoying the comfort and warmth of each other's embrace. "I love you," Becca murmured, and Sheldon's body froze with shock. They'd both been burned by people who'd said 'I love you' from the very start, and they'd both agreed to take that part slow.
Sheldon was a statue, and Becca suddenly realized her faux paus. "Oh, I, I'm sorry, Shel," She stammered, slipping out of his arms and quickly slipping into the hotel, letting the tears brim in her eyes as she flitted up to the room. Sheldon stood there, still staring at the doors where Becca had disappeared.
"Son of a," Sheldon muttered, starting to go through the doors, berating himself. He had never, ever heard those words, spoken so truthfully, before, and he was utterly floored. Before, he'd believed that he wasn't a good enough person to be loved, on account of the lives he had lost under the knife and a few others.
He stopped at the doors, and realized that Becca probably didn't want him to come after her. He couldn't get into the room without a key anyways, and she wouldn't let him in, after his reaction. She had put her feelings out there, without any hesitation, and he had just stood there, like the dummy he was.
Sheldon slammed the door of his car as he got in and drove to the apartment he shared with Becca. He barely slept at al that night, trying to think of the perfect way to try and make it up to Becca. Her voice broke into his anguished thoughts, singing, so it seemed, just to him.
"I unapologize
I meant every word
Won't take back the way I feel about you
I can't unsay what you heard
'Cause you heard me right
And I won't try to fight it back
Or hide my feelings for you
I unapologize
Oh there's no time to be
Holding it all in and trying to pretend
That I don't feel anything
Oh, I shouldn't have said I'm sorry,"
Sheldon's dark eyes stared unblinkingly into Becca's raw blue ones, she was trying to tell him that it was his ball now, so to speak, and he tried to convey to her that he understood, and he was damn well going to do something about it. Danny was trying to get his attention, as was Don, but he refused to take his eyes off Becca, so he snapped quietly,
"What?"
"Don't let her get away, Sheldon, I did once, and was lucky enough to get her back. Don't make my mistake," Danny said in his ear, and Sheldon almost looked at him, but Becca's voice was almost hypnotizing.
"I won't." Sheldon vowed, and Becca continued quietly,
"I meant every word
Won't take back the way I feel about you
I can't unsay what you heard
'Cause you heard me right
And I won't try to fight it back
Or hide my feelings for you
I unapologize
'Cause you heard me right
Yea yeah
I unapologize"
As the music slowed and kept going, Becca lowered her eyes and quietly replaced the microphone, slinking off the stage to a roar of applause. Don and Danny were yelling, "Ow ow!" and Stella was crying out,
"That's my sister, all right!"
Lindsay and Jess were giving her a standing ovation, and Becca gave an embarrassed bow as she came upon the table. Mac was clapping and smiling at her, but she only had eyes for Sheldon, who stood up and gently took her hand, saying,
"Come on," She willingly followed him, and when they got outside to the quiet air, Sheldon pulled Becca into his arms and crushed her against him, whispering, "I love you too, Becca, so much,"
Tears sprang to her eyes but she blinked them away, melting against him and he captured her lips with his own. When the kiss was broken, Becca was smiling at Sheldon and laid her hand gently on his cheek, whispering, "Good, because I'm not going anywhere."
"Better not," Sheldon murmured, kissing her again, soft and sweet before just letting her head fall to his chest, and he pressed his lips to her head, closing his eyes and breathing in her sweet scent of shampoo with a small smile. Her hands slipped to his waist and she hooked her fingers on the belt loops of his jeans.
"Maybe we'd better go inside, before they send a search party out for us," Becca mumbled with a grin, and Sheldon sighed, staring back towards the club entrance.
"At least we have later," Sheldon said with a wicked smile, and Becca grinned, kissing him hard and quick before pulling away and saying in his ear,
"We'd better, otherwise we'd have to take an early leave," Sheldon just grinned and shook his head as they got back to the table. Loud cursing told them that the next victim for solo karaoke had been chosen.
"Sheldon, we gotta pick a song for Donny boy over here," Danny said with a grin, yanking Sheldon down to his seat as the three guys were in deep discussion over what song Don should sing.
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Well, maybe I've found my muse for solos after all! (PS, that was "Unapologize" by Carrie Underwood, in case you wanted to know) If you like this kind of solo writing, the lyrics with dialogue and a story in between, please let me know, maybe I can continue with the solos after all! Anyways, for Don's solo, popular vote will win out: either "The Reason" by Hoobastank or "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz.
For the rest of the solos, if I can get the muse to write them, might be as follows, you can tell me what you think, maybe I'll change them if you have a better idea!
Mac: "Meteor Shower" by Owl City, or "Smile" by Uncle Kracker
Sheldon: "Leave Out All The Rest" by Linkin Park or "Down" by Jay Sean
Lindsay: "Beautiful Disaster" by Kelly Clarkson or "Every Time We Touch" by Cascada
Jess: "Black Roses Red" by Alana Grace or "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" by Beyonce
(My friends just got me a bunch of non-country songs off iTunes, and some of them sounded really cool, so I picked a few for the solos. Give me your input, please, let me know what you think of the songs, or if you'd prefer different ones! THANKS! I could never write this without my reader's and their opinions!)
