Chapter 5

Wen and Olivia shuffled after Sydney into the kitchen.

"I've made some spaghetti, and there's some bread on the table. I have some salad if you want some. Olivia, is there something you'd like to drink?" Sydney asked turning to her, setting plates down on the table.

"Water's fine, thank you," Olivia said, politely.

"Okay, sweetie," Sydney said, setting down a glass. Sydney turned to Wen, "Your father just called, he's going to eat lunch out with Georgie. He said they won't be back for at least a couple hours more."

"Okay," Wen nodded, sitting down at the table.

Olivia sat down beside him and Sydney sat down, as well.

Wen and Sydney began putting some food on their plates.

Sydney glanced over at Olivia who was sitting there awkwardly, looking very much like a deer in headlights.

Sydney gave Olivia a warm smile, "Go ahead, help yourself sweetie."

Olivia relaxed a little at Sydney's kindness and put a piece of bread and a little bit of pasta on her plate and slowly began to eat.

There was a lull in conversation and lunch lacked conversation with Olivia feeling awkward and a little out of place and Wen and Sydney 'tiptoeing' around each other.

Finally, the awkward meal ended and Wen and Olivia headed back to the piano.

"So, now we have a really great song," Wen said, fiddling with the music sheets.

Olivia made a small half smile and nodded, "Yeah, it was good."

"Do you mind if you write the lyrics on my music?"

"No," Olivia shook her head.

Wen wrote "Somebody" at the top of the page. Underneath, he wrote, "Music by Wendell Gifford and Lyrics by Olivia"

He turned to face her, "White, right?"

"Yeah," Olivia said. He filled in her last name and handed her the sheets of paper.

Olivia sat down and wrote the lyrics underneath the notes. When she finished, Wen took it from her and put it back up on the piano stand.

He began playing it again and when Olivia began to sing he sang softly under her, harmonizing with her voice.

Olivia quieted her voice a little, letting their voices blend with the piano keys. It was a magical three minutes, Wen and Olivia making music together. Then, the song finished.

"You have a nice voice," Olivia said softly, "I didn't know you could sing, also."

"I'm not really a singer. Just every now and then. I was in chorus."

"Yeah, I know. But, to be honest, I thought you were just doing it for the credit just like everyone else."

Wen laughed, "Yeah, everyone did do that. But, I do like to sing."

"Um, do you mind teaching me how to play the song?" Olivia asked.

"Sure," Wen scooted over and patted the piano bench. Olivia slowly sat next to him and put her fingers on the keys, "Do you know your basic piano keys?"

"A little," Olivia said, "my mother used to play and showed me a little…before…never mind."

Olivia fell silent again and Wen looked at her for a second before letting it go, "Basically, the keys go up like the alphabet from A to G. This key is an A, then B…" Wen pointed out the keys as he went up the piano, "And then it repeats all over again. Put your right hand over here."

Wen began playing the introduction to demonstrate. Then, he let Olivia try, "Almost, but not quite. Here," he reached over and put his hand on top of hers, placing them in the right positions. Olivia began to blush at his touch, her fingers tingling when his hand left hers. Olivia tried playing again.

"Yeah!" Wen cheered, "And, then basically the same pattern repeats about four times. Then, the chorus goes like this."

Wen showed Olivia how to play the rest of the song. After a couple hours, Olivia got the hang of it.

"You catch on fast," Wen said, "It took me three years of piano lessons to even get to the level this song is at."

Olivia smiled a little, "Well, I have a great teacher."

Wen smiled back and blushed a little.

They both went through the song another time, with Wen playing the piano and singing softly under Olivia who was singing the lead.

At the end, they heard clapping and giggling.

It was Georgie and Wen's dad.

"I thought I heard a new voice because I'm pretty sure my son doesn't sing like a girl," Mr. Gifford joked.

"Hi, I'm Wen's dad. And, you are."

"Olivia," Olivia introduced herself.

"Well, Olivia. You have a beautiful voice. I've never heard that song before; did you two make that up?"

"Yeah," Wen said and Olivia gave a small nod.

"It's a great song," he said again.

"Livy!" Georgie exclaimed, rushing to Olivia giving her a hug, "You and my brother sing good together! You look pretty today, too."

Olivia laughed, "You look pretty, as well."

Georgie twirled, "Thank you." She was wearing a pink dress with a butterfly on the corner of the skirt and her blonde hair was pulled back in a ponytail.

"Daddy and I bought cupcake batter. Want to make some with me?" Georgie asked, making a puppy dog face. She turned to Wen as well, "You too, Wen."

"Sure Georgie," Wen said, picking up Georgie and swinging her around.

Georgie took both of their hands and pulled them into the kitchen, "We even bought sprinkles and everything!" she exclaimed, taking out the different things out of the grocery bag.

Wen and Olivia smiled at the little girl's excitement and went to work on making cupcakes.

Chapter 5! Woo hoo! I probably won't be updating as much because school starts next week. But, I hope you enjoyed this chapter even though not too much happened and it's just a filler. Please read and review, anyways! The more reviews I get, the more inclined I will be to update faster…hint hint. (I'm meeting Adam Hicks tomorrow, yes! LOOOOVE HIM! 3)

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