A/N: I'm picturing this as maybe a bit more mid-season, suits me better with these pairings.

Even entering Luke's room was a hazard considering the atoms dangling from the ceiling and the models of famous inventors all over the floor. Stand on one and be killed.

'Luke!' she said cheerfully.

'No.' He never lifted his eyes from his computer screen.

'You haven't heard me out yet.'

'Nope but I overheard mom and dad talking. They think you're crazy by the way.'

'That's old news,' Joan said. 'Luke, it's just a solo and a duet.'

He snorted. 'If you hadn't noticed, Glynis doesn't have a voice to fit with mine.'

And now for her trump card. 'That's why I didn't pair you with Glynis. I put you with Grace.'

The change was funny, no, hilarious. 'G-Grace? I'm singing a duet with Grace?'

'Well, you were but if you don't wanna...'

'I suppose I could.'

Ha! Result.

Friday evening, late Friday evening. She knew it wasn't good to be out in Arcadia at night but it was important, she had a little more recruitment to do. And where was Adam gonna be?

In his shed as she'd guessed. But with it being so late she hadn't banked on finding Iris with him.

'Knock, knock.'

'Jane!' Adam sounded delighted.

'Joan,' Iris sounded unenthusiastic.

'I need to ask you something,' she said hesitantly then noticed Iris's glare. 'Both of you.'

'Sure, what's up?' Adam smiled.

'Okay, this is difficult,' she answered. Somehow telling Adam what she needed was proving to be worse than telling Grace, Iris being there was creating a bucket load of tension. 'I need you to sing.'

He looked confused. 'What, now?'

'No,' she giggled nervously. 'There's a show next week and I was counting on you two being my stars.'

'What kind of show?' asked Iris suspiciously.

'It's a sort of musicals variety show.'

'Musicals?' she repeated. 'Like 'West Side Story' and those?'

'I was thinking more older ones,' Joan smiled falsely. 'And I'll have to pick out the songs.'

'You'll have to?' Iris said.

'Following orders, you know?' Joan said before noticing the puzzled glances. 'Oh, joke.'

'I'll do it,' Adam shrugged. 'To help out.'

For a moment she forgot Iris was there. 'I didn't think you'd say yes.'

'Anything to help, Jane. Just keep it short and cool.'

'Not mushy?' she teased.

'As long as it's short.'

Iris pushed back in; 'What about a duet, Adam?'

'Yeah, why not?'

Because I want to keep my stomach lining? 'Great! I'll count you in.'

So the cast was assembled (Glynis had taken next to no persuading) but they were missing the songs. Which happened to be an integral part of the process.

All along something had told her when the time came for working out the songs she'd just be able to choose them like... magic. It didn't seem to be happening.

How could she pick a duet for Adam and Iris? Not that she was feeling jealous or anything, it was just watching a couple, any couple, being mushy together. And it was alright to know (by a Godly intervention) that Luke's voice would fit with Grace's but what were they supposed to sing? There weren't many songs in musicals that depicted hate covering a mutual attraction. Well, none she could think of anyway.

'Joan? Can I come in?'

'No,' she moaned as an answer but Helen didn't pay any attention as she pushed the door open.

'You alright?'

'Why wouldn't I be?' Joan asked trying to straighten her face.

'Well, you're taking on a pretty big load for... no apparent reason.'

'There is too a reason!'

'Then, please, share!'

'It's kinda like when you're in the store, you know? And you see something and decide you want it? I saw this idea and I liked it.'

Helen just stared. 'Where do you come up with these metaphors?'

Joan shrugged. 'The same way.'

'Honey, we're just a little concerned.'

'Mom, there's no need, I'm fine!'

'Mmm.'

After Helen had left Joan found herself back where she had been a half hour before. Struggling.

Nothing was going to get her through this. She vaguely wondered if she could cancel but it wasn't Price's satisfied look that prevented her, more like Iris's smug one. Nope, she had to do this.

So she ran through a bunch of musicals in her head. There weren't that many she could remember straight off- 'The Music Man', 'The Wizard of Oz', 'Oklahoma'.

Well, they were as good a starting point as anywhere.