Disclaimer: I do not own JA or any of the characters. I also do not own any songs used in any of the chapters, nor do I own the singers/song writers.
Chapter 27: The Middle
Several announcements were made by the band, and they made their way to sit down. But Bruce stayed standing.
"You know you're going to be picked for singing if you don't sit down." Amy said tugging at his arm.
"I know."
"What do you mean you know?" She looked confused as Bruce chuckled. "Bruce?"
"You can never be patient can you? You always have to know."
"What are you talking about?"
"It's my birthday so I'm not telling."
"Bruce what are you talking about?" She started to stand again, but Bruce held her back with a hand on her shoulder.
"Stay sitting." He turned with a smile on his face. "Unless you want to sing as well."
"You're going to sing?" He didn't reply, he just turned back to face the stage until he was called up. That's when Amy realised what he was doing, and the start of the music just confirmed it. She closed her eyes and tried not to look at him, but once his deep voice began singing those memorable words, she made eye contact and couldn't tear her eyes away.
"You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you
Pardon the way that I stare
There's nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak
So if you feel like I feel
Please let me know that it's real
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you
I love you baby and if it's quite all right
I need you baby to warm the lonely nights
I love you baby, trust in me when I say
Oh pretty baby, don't bring me down I pray
Oh pretty baby, now that I've found you stay
And let me love you baby, let me love you
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you..."
Bruce smiled as he stepped off the stage. Amy blushed and tried to swallow down the tears that she feared would fall before she had a chance to talk to him.
"Bruce I..."
"Amy, you don't need to speak. I need to tell you something."
"I love you so much, that I feel my heart breaking every day that I know you aren't mine. A little piece of me dies every timeI know you are with McClaren. I don't just want you Amy, I need you to be with me. I need you."
David sat on the swing and sipped at the coffee Maxine had brought out to him. He had been waiting for over an hour for Amy to come home, and she was late. But he refused to wait inside, not through lack of trying on Maxine's part. He brushed her off saying he wanted to speak to her alone, and what he had to say couldn't wait.
He heard a car stop, and he held his breath when he heard it drive away again. But no Amy. "Where is she?" He muttered as he drained the last of the coffee.