This chapter is dedicated to the lyrics of John Hiatt
"I need your help, Kwest." Tom said suddenly as he grabbed his best friend by the arm after exiting Darius's office. Kwest just perused him curiously.
"With what?" He asked as Tommy gave him a look that said 'Just humor me, okay?'
"It's not something I'm going to regret is it?" Kwest asked as he looked towards Darius's office suspiciously.
"Far from it, I hope." Tommy replied before leading him out of the studio towards his viper. Kwest quirked a brow in amusement.
"Oh, this has to be a special occasion if I rate a ride in the viper." Kwest said with a laugh as Tom threw him a look.
"Oh you have no idea." Tom stated vaguely before starting up the engine and driving away.
Later that night at the reception…
The party progressed well, but the only thing I could do was yawn as I lounged in a chair at one of the head tables. Man, Tom had tired me out. Tommy looked over at me with a small smile as I yawned again, and I felt him kick me slightly under the table as I sat up in alert before throwing him a "hey, it's your fault' look. He just grinned again before leaning over towards me.
"Wake up, sleeping beauty. You may have already performed your song, but I still have mine to do." He said with a wag of his brows as I looked up at him in stunned silence. Now that had gotten my attention. A waiter suddenly brought over a covered dish and laid it in the center of the table, and I just squinted at it in confusion as Tom shrugged.
"Just do me favor, will ya? When I finish the song, take the cover off of that dish for me, okay." He stated as I just looked up at him in wide-eyed wonder before sitting back in my seat prepared to watch the show. Tom winked at me as he took the stage.
"Okay, now, I know I don't usually perform these days for anyone other than my shower, but I recently felt inspired and thought that this would be a good opportunity to celebrate that." Tommy said before reaching for his guitar.
"On another note, this was not written by me, although Lord knows, I wished it had." Tom remarked before starting to strum his guitar softly, and I almost cried at the tune that flowed forth.
When the road gets dark
And you can no longer see
Just let my love throw a spark
And have a little faith in me
And when the tears you cry
Are all you can believe
Just give these loving arms a try
And have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
And when your secret heart
Cannot speak so easily
Come here darling, from a whisper start
And have a little faith in me
And when your back's against the wall
Just turn around and you, you will see
I will catch you, I will catch your fall
Just have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
'Cause I've been loving you, for such a long, long time
Expecting nothing in return
Just for you to have a little faith in me
You see time, time is our friend
'Cause for us, there is no end
And all you gotta do, is have a little faith in me
I will hold you up, I will hold you up
And your love, gives me strength enough to
Have a little faith in me
Hey hey
All you gotta do for me girl
Is have a little faith in me
Tommy finished, staring at me expectantly as I swiped at the tears in my eyes before leaning over and pulling the cover off of the dish with a flourish. The whole room could hear the crash as it fell out of my trembling hands with a bang, rolling off and onto the floor ceremoniously as I just sat there staring in bewilderment at the ring displayed before me. It couldn't be! I looked up at Tom who was staring back at me seriously mouthing 'will you' against the harsh lights of the stage. The tears flowed like a fountain, as I looked first at the ring and then back up at him in awe. And then I nodded. There was no way in hell, I was saying no.