She Just Is
Jesse and Rachel sat side by side on the stage. Rachel brought the water bottle to her lips and drank it down with the speed of a man dying of thirst.
"Careful Rach, you'll give yourself a belly ache." He boyfriend cautioned.
"Yes, mother."
"Hey be nice."
"Never." Jesse sighed and smiled.
"Ready?"
"Let's do this thing!" He chuckled and turned to Joe's Pub crowded with people.
"So earlier we sang our theme song…"
"You said it wasn't a theme song." Rachel reminded him.
"It's our theme song." The crowd chuckled as Rachel grinned triumphantly.
"I told you!"
" Anyway! We sang our theme song earlier. For those of you who didn't pick up on it, it's Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Calliet." He smirked and the crowd clapped.
"Since you got to see Rachel and my self's theme song in our relationship. I'm going to sing Rachel's theme song." Rachel looked up.
"I've got a theme song?" The crowd laughed at her obvious confusion.
"Yep." Jesse pushed himself off his stool and walked over to the band and picked up a guitar. He turned to her.
"Since when?"
"Since I decided to write you one…" the crowd "awed" She shot him a look.
"Come on Berry. Don't you want to hear it?"
"I don't know Jesse, improve here?"
"Who said I was improving? Do you want to hear the lovely Ms. Berry theme song?" He turned to the crowd and was answered by "yeahs!" and claps.
"See?"
"Fine."
"By the way it's called ad-libbing." Jesse nodded to the band and began to strum the guitar.
"So I don't know if you realize this but Rachel is the kind of person that things just happen." The crowd laughed.
"You think I'm kidding. So I had just finished my run in "Jersey Boys" and I didn't have any offers, and I was like "its okay I need some down time." A couple of months go by still no offers. Rachel on the other hand is still in "Beauty and Beast" right and on her way to work she is singing "Be My Guest" and the casting director from the revival of West Side Story offers her the part of Maria. He doesn't even know her! He just heard he singing!" The crowd laughed again. Jesse made a show of calming down.
"Anyway, I so I wrote this song and its called "She just is" his fingers moved up and down the neck of the guitar as he opened his mouth and sang.
She's got a knack for forgetting,
But she's pretty smart for her dumb look.
"Jesse!"
She can't hang on to her car keys
"We don't own a car."
But she knows just how to open me up.
Jesse heard Rachel huff.
Yeah, she thinks the world is out to get her,
But she's got the world on a string.
He winked at her.
She's got me wrapped around her finger,
Jesse walked over to her and wrapped a piece of her hair around his finger as the lead guitarist picked up where he had left off.
She's all that I will ever need.
The crowd laughed as Rachel blushed.
She just is the caffeine in my coffee.
She just is the skip that's in my step.
You fellas just ask me why, but I just can't specify all the reasons she's mine
She just is.
Jesse circled her and ended up behind her. He set his hand gently on her shoulders
We've had our share of nasty weather,
We've taken rocky roads alone,
He gave her shoulders a gentle squeeze.
But she still is the star that I can follow.
He let her go and walked to stand in the middle of the stage again.
She's still the reason I still come home. The crowd "awed"
She just is the yellow in my sunshine.
She just is the flower on the road.
You fellas just ask me why, but I just can't specify all the reasons she's mine
She just is.
He walked over the Rachel again and crouched in front of her. Rachel's hand flew to her face as she buried her head in her hands and turned away from Jesse. His expression softened.
She just is the caffeine in my coffee.
He brought a hand to her face and gently pried her hands from her face. Rachel was bright red.
She just is the skip that's in my step.
Jesse brushed the hair from her face.
You fellas just ask me why, but I just can't specify all the reasons she's mine
She just is.
The crowd exploded into applause. Jesse stood up and bowed. He then pressed a quick kiss to Rachel's forehead before retaking his stool. Rachel took her microphone and let out a breathy laugh.
" Well, I would say I don't know why he is my boyfriend but I think I finally know why."
"Why?" Jesse asked curiously.
"Because you just are."