AN: I couldnt come up with a better title name. Heres the continuation of the wedding recpetion gig. Elwood had just finshed pouring his heart out to maria as he sang Earth Angel almost directly at her...
After Earth angel ended, Maria felt so much glee within her that she saw Elwood sing thier favorite Tempations song so beautifully, but she also felt concerned.
Is this what being in love feels like? she thought to herself
She loved the way it felt but was also terrified and insecure because of it.
Should I tell him? What if I scare him away? What if he doesn't feel the same? I don't want my heart broken...
Meanwhile backstage, Elwood's mind was still running about the song he had just performed and how he hoped his lovely guitarist would get the hint.
Jake was right all along as much as I dont want to admit it.
"Hey man, that was a good performance out there."
Elwood's thoughts were paused as he turned and saw Jake next to him.
"Thanks."
Jake then noticed something on Elwood's lips and he started laughing "Look man, if you wanna experiment with makeup, let me know ahead of time so I can have time to come up with jokes."
"What?" Elwood asked, wondering why he said that.
"Why do you have that on anyway? Maybe to try to look good? Or...myabe it's maybelline" jake teased
"What are you talking about?" Elwood asked impatently
He got out his harmonica and looked at his reflection. The lipstick mark that Maria made, and that he didnt know she made, was still on his lips. He blushed in embarassment and wiped the lipstick off with his sleeve.
"So I take it she's a good kisser?" Jake asked him
"I'm not telling you." Elwood replied, rudely
"That means 'Yes'. I can tell." Jake replied smugly
"Look, let's just continue on with the gig, ok?" Elwood asked impatiently "We have a few more sets to go"
Maria arrived back onstage as she got her guitar ready. "Ok so you guys ready?"
"Yeah" Jake replied as he prepared his mike
"By the way, your performance was incredible" Maira told Elwood with a dashing smile "I loved it."
He smiled his half smile at her and turned red a bit "Thanks."
"Next time you kiss him, make sure you dont leave your mark on him" Jake told her "Literally"
"I didnt leave that mark on purpose!" she argued.
"Yeah right"
She rolled her eyes and Jake spoke into the mike adressing the audience once the brothers arrived onstage "Ok we're back and ready to bring more of the blues to you!"
The guests cheered.
"Ok this songs by Delbert McClinton. It's called "B Movie Boxcar Blues"
Matt Murphy began playing a continous guitar riff for a bit until Maria entered her guitar riff that went together well with Matt's. She shook her head slowly to the catchy rythm of the song once the whole band joined in and Jake sang
Caught a ride into South Dakota, with two girls in a light blue Desoto.
One's name was Jane, the other was plain, But they both had racing motors.
Next I caught a ride with a gamblers wife; She had a brand new laid down Rambler.
She stopped outside of town, laid the rambler down, said she sure could dig it if I rode her.
Elwood joined in into the chorus and sang the duet with his brother.
Doing my best to get back to you, ain't nothing' I'd rather do.
Look for me Sunday,Gonna be there, honey, With something special just for you.
Elwood repeated the last four words in his deep voice.
Special just for you...
After a few cheers from the female fans, he started with his harmonica solo until Jake sang again.
At a truck stop for toothpick and water, caught a ride with a fruit picker's daughter.
I drove her through the night, while the fruit got ripe, she gave me all I could eat for a quarter.
Next I hopped a train with a hobo woman, said she was from Texas too.
The way she did, what she did, what she did, what she did to me, made me think of you.
Yeah honey made me think of you.
Doing my best to get back to you, ain't nothing I'd rather do,
Look for me Sunday, Hope I'll be there, honey With something special just for you, Special just for you...
Yeah a little something special just for you...
Matt continued with the guitar riff as Maria played hers differently. The whole band came in and soon, Elwood's harmonica joined in as Jake danced around the stage to the music. After the ending note, the guests cheered.
"This next one I wanna dedicate to my brother Elwood." Jake said into the mike.
Elwood raised an eyebrow at him.
"Let me rephrase that, I dedicate this one to my brother...and his girlfriend."
Maria too raised an eyebrow at Jake.
"Sorry ladies, he's taken... but I'm not" he added slyly with a raised eyebrow.
Maria rolled her eyes again Jake, please don't screw this up for us with your stupid humor! We need that 5 grand!
"This next one's called 'Gimme Some Lovin'. I dedicate this one to my brother and his girlfriend because I want her to give him some lovin if you know what I mean." Jake added as he wiggled his eyebrows comically.
The younger Blues Brother and Maria blushed immencely and closed thier eyes as the audience laughed and wolf whistled. They couldn't beleive Jake actually said that.
Elwood mumbled in Maria's ear "I swear that was his idea. I had nothing to do with what he just said"
"I know" she mumbled back "I trust you"
"Just ignore it." he told her "He's just being himself by joking around."
She knew Jake was kidding around, but the situation wasn't as funny as he thought it was. She merely nodded and went to her spot next to Don.
"1.2. 1234" Murph called out, while snickering at Jake's retort.
Maria tried to ignore her annoyance with Jake as she played the starting riff and the whole band joined in
Well at least we can finish this song without having bottles thrown at us or the lights shutting off on us. She thought as she remembered the last time they tried to perform this song.
Hey!
Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor. Twenty people rockin' and there wanna go more Let me in baby, I don't know what you've got but you'd better take it easy, this place is hot.
So glad we made it So glad we made it You gotta
Gimme some lovin' Gimme some lovin' Gimme some lovin' Gimme gimme some lovin'
Gimme some lovin'
Everyday Hey hey
Hey!
Well I feel so good, everything is sellin' high You'd better take it ease cause the place is on fire It's been a hard day and I don't know what to do wait a minute baby it can happen to you And I'm
So glad we made it So glad we made it You gotta
Gimme some lovin' Gimme some lovin' Gimme some lovin' Gimme gimme some lovin'
Gimme some lovin'
Everyday Hey hey
Hey!
Well I feel so good everybody's gettin' high better take it easy cause' the place is on fire Been a hard day nothin' went too good Now I'm gonna relax, I think everybody should
So glad we made it So glad we made it You gotta
Gimme some lovin'Gimme some lovin'Gimme some lovin'
Gimme some lovin'Gimmi some lovin'
After the song ended, Maria stormed to Jake. She couldn't hide her opinion anymore.
"I have a bone to pick with you." She growled in his ear.
"What?" he asked innocently. He looked at the audience and sopke into the mike "Hold on people, I'm getting word of some technical difficulties so I'll be back in a bit"
She glared at him and took him backstage away from the mikes so they wont be heard.
"I'd gratefully appriciate it if you didnt announce what you want me to do to Elwood to a complete group of strangers!" she hissed angrily
"Take a joke, Six Strings. I'm just trying to lighten up this gig." Jake replied sarcastically "You should know me well enough by now to know when I'm joking."
"But ever since we've been in this city, you've been wanting Elwood and I to screw, and frankly it's getting annoying!"
Jake cocked an eyebrow at her defensiveness. She normally wouldve rolled her eyes and continued with whatever she was doing whenever he would joke about them, so he sensed something was wrong. Just by looking at her dark eyes, He could see anger and embarrassment but he could also see worry.
"You're scared." he told her. "I may not be the smart one in the group Six Strings, but I can sence that you're scared. You're always pissed off when you're scared or insecure about something."
Maria's eyes remainded hardened for a few seconds until they softened and she sighed defeated, knowing that he was right and feeling guilty for underestimating him.
"Are you...scared of intimacy with him?" Jake asked
"It's more than that." she replied sadly "Jake...I'm in love with your brother."
Jake bursted out laughing "Holy shit, really?"
"Why would I lie about that?" she added defensively and irritated "You're the first person I've told."
He calmed down and saw that she was serious. He cleared his throat as she continued.
"I'm scared because I love him and...I won't know how to express it physically because...I don't know how."
"So...you're a virgin?" Jake asked with all seriousness.
She nodded sadly and closed her eyes, fearing the worst "Don't laugh. Please. And Don't tell anyone else, especially Elwood. I'd rather tell him myself when the time is right."
Jake sighed, a bit suprised by her declaration
"I can see this means alot to you, so I won't tell anyone."
"Promise?" she asked darkly
"Promise." Jake said sincerely "I also promise that I wont make fun of you for the rest of the evening."
Maria smiled a bit and chuckled. "Thanks man. That wasn't easy for me to admit."
"I can tell." Jake replied "Now lets go continue this gig. We're cool right?"
She smiled "Yes"
She gave him a quick hug and they both returned back onstage.
"Is everything okay?" Elwood asked jake quietly
"Yeah everythings fine. She was just a bit upset over what I said but we're cool now."
"Good."
They proceeded to their second to last number, an infamous Elvis song.
The warden threw a party in the county jail; the prison band was there and they began to wail.
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing; You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
Let's rock! Everybody, let's rock!
Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
Everyone cheered excitedly as they danced around happily and borught the place down
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone, Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone.
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang, the whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.
Let's rock! Everybody, let's rock!
Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
Number forty-seven said to number three: "You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. I sure would be delighted with your company, come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
Let's rock! Everybody, let's rock!
Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
Maria began an impressive blues solo as she, and the brothers danced similarly in a horizonal line. As they were performing, a high class looking man in a sharp dark blue tuxedo had his attention on Maria and her guitar playing. He lit a cigarette as he watched her play the solo and asked the groom next to him
"Who is that woman onstage with the Blues Brothers?"
"That's Maria Valens the lead guitarist. She's quite good isn't she?"
"Yes...she is."
"Now Pete" Dave said to him "Are you thinking about signing her on to your label?"
Pete smiled smugly and puffed on his cigarette as he watched the band
The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square. If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair."
Let's rock! Everybody, let's rock!
Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
"Maybe..."
Dancin dancin dancin dancin to the jailhouse rock! Dancin dancin dancin dancin to the jailhouse rock! Dancin dancin dancin dancin to the jailhouse rock!
The corwd cheered and cheered as Maria began the last song of the night
Bright light city gonna set my soul Gonna set my soul on fire Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn,So get those stakes up higher!
There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there And they're all livin' devil may care and I'm just the devil with love to spare
So Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas!
This is definitely Jake's theme song Maria thought to herself And the perfect song to close this gig
How I wish that there were more than the twenty-four hours in the day 'Cause even if there were forty moreI wouldn't sleep a minute away.
Oh, there's black jack and poker and the roulette wheel a fortune won and lost on every deal All you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steel.
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas!
Viva Las Vegas with you neon flashin' And your one armbandits crashin'
All those hopes down the drain Viva Las Vegas turnin' day into nighttime Turnin' night into daytime If you see it once you'll never be the same again
I'm gonna keep on the run, I'm gonna have me some fun If it costs me my very last dime If I wind up broke up well, I'll always remember that I had a swingin' time I'm gonna give it everything I've got Lady luck please let the dice stay hot let me shoot a seven with every shot Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas,Viva Las Vegas Viva, Viva Las Vegas!
After one final note, the place went crazy. Matt and Maria began with their guitar intros to "Cant Turn You Loose". Elwood retrived his briefcase and handcuffs as the brothers danced and walked offstage feeling triumphant and determined about getting the money for the orphanage.
AN: Hooray! The gig was a success! I had to add Jailhouse Rock, I just didnt want them to perform it as theyre in prison. They deserve better than that
But now a least you readers know a little bit more about Maria...
Do you think Elwood will find out? Or that he'll be ok with it?
Youre gonna have to wait and see