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then angled his face and glared at Skyler thoughtfully while she contemplated an answer.
“Lately, I like The Drues.”
Denison nodded slowly. “You know Ash and Dust?”
Skyler’s dark eyebrows wrenched up. “Do you know Ash and Dust?”
The notes changed as Brighton picked a slower chord, and Skyler huffed a soft laugh. “Of course y’all do.”
“You better not leave me hanging on the harmony,” Denison said, all but daring her to step up. “The girl’s part either.”
“Do I really have to do this? In front of everyone?”
“We can all sing really badly with you if you’d like,” Bruiser offered.
“The hell you will,” Denison said, leaning his elbows on his knees. “She’s got this.” He swung his gaze to Skyler’s over the flames and lowered his chin. “You’ve got this.”
Kellen fidgeted. He didn’t want her uncomfortable, and he sure as hell didn’t want her clamming up from being put on the spot. Really, he wanted to protect her from all the prying eyes that seemed to make her so uncomfortable, tuck her under his arm, and run off into the woods with her.
That wouldn’t help Skyler open up, though. It would hurt her if he coddled her.
Kellen’s heart was pounding, and his blood was roaring in his ears, loud enough that he missed the first few lyrics Denison sang in his rich tenor. Brighton strummed louder as his twin’s voice sang out.
“Said she was better off beside me
But she don’t see what I do
She’s way too good for a rambler like me
So I told her we were through.”
Denison lifted his chin and gave an encouraging smile to Skyler. Then sang the first line of the chorus.
“Broken heart…”
Skyler trailed with the same lyrics in harmony, and Kellen drew up straight at how beautiful her voice was. Like a bell with a shot of perfect vibrato at the end, quiet at first, but building.
Denison’s deep voice came in again.
“Broken time
Nothing left
She took what’s mine.”
“He took what’s mine,” Skyler trailed in complimentary, haunting notes.
“Holy shit,” Drew murmured, grinning at Skyler.
“Shhh,” Denison said, throwing him a quick frown, then pulled his attention back to Skyler, who straightened her spine beside Kellen, and clasped her hands in her lap.
Denison caught the right notes and continued.
“I’m ash and dust
Hopin’ she’s made of the same
Pack my suitcase
Board that train
Damn the weather
Damn the rain
Gonna go and get my baby.”
Denison leaned back with a grin and a shake of his head. “It’s you now, girl. Bring it home.”
Skyler inhaled deeply and lifted her voice in soft, longing notes in rhythm with Brighton’s chords.
“He said I was better off without him
But he don’t see what I do
He’s the biggest part about me
After all that we’ve been through.
Broken heart…”
“Broken heart,” Denison trailed, stronger.
Skyler lifted her voice.
“Broken time
Nothing left
He took what’s mine
We’re ash and dust
We’re made the same
Pack my suitcase
Board that train
Damn the weather
Damn the rain
Gonna go and leave my baby.”
They sang a new part for Denison, stronger, with more emotion, and Kellen couldn’t take his eyes away from Skyler. She closed her eyes and swayed to the music as that beautiful sound came from her. And when the final chorus was almost through, she opened her eyes and smiled in the easiest expression he’d seen on her face since he’d met her. She was stunning. The roaring in his ears died to nothing as she held one last, perfect note, then leaned back and clapped along with everyone else. She laughed, strong and free, and pulled her clasped hands up to the side of her blushing cheeks, as if she was embarrassed by the applause.
Brighton stood and gave her a hug, and Denison stepped around the fire and did the same, murmuring something in her ear that made her look so proud. Kellen was enamored into silence, watching her interact with his people like she’d
“Lately, I like The Drues.”
Denison nodded slowly. “You know Ash and Dust?”
Skyler’s dark eyebrows wrenched up. “Do you know Ash and Dust?”
The notes changed as Brighton picked a slower chord, and Skyler huffed a soft laugh. “Of course y’all do.”
“You better not leave me hanging on the harmony,” Denison said, all but daring her to step up. “The girl’s part either.”
“Do I really have to do this? In front of everyone?”
“We can all sing really badly with you if you’d like,” Bruiser offered.
“The hell you will,” Denison said, leaning his elbows on his knees. “She’s got this.” He swung his gaze to Skyler’s over the flames and lowered his chin. “You’ve got this.”
Kellen fidgeted. He didn’t want her uncomfortable, and he sure as hell didn’t want her clamming up from being put on the spot. Really, he wanted to protect her from all the prying eyes that seemed to make her so uncomfortable, tuck her under his arm, and run off into the woods with her.
That wouldn’t help Skyler open up, though. It would hurt her if he coddled her.
Kellen’s heart was pounding, and his blood was roaring in his ears, loud enough that he missed the first few lyrics Denison sang in his rich tenor. Brighton strummed louder as his twin’s voice sang out.
“Said she was better off beside me
But she don’t see what I do
She’s way too good for a rambler like me
So I told her we were through.”
Denison lifted his chin and gave an encouraging smile to Skyler. Then sang the first line of the chorus.
“Broken heart…”
Skyler trailed with the same lyrics in harmony, and Kellen drew up straight at how beautiful her voice was. Like a bell with a shot of perfect vibrato at the end, quiet at first, but building.
Denison’s deep voice came in again.
“Broken time
Nothing left
She took what’s mine.”
“He took what’s mine,” Skyler trailed in complimentary, haunting notes.
“Holy shit,” Drew murmured, grinning at Skyler.
“Shhh,” Denison said, throwing him a quick frown, then pulled his attention back to Skyler, who straightened her spine beside Kellen, and clasped her hands in her lap.
Denison caught the right notes and continued.
“I’m ash and dust
Hopin’ she’s made of the same
Pack my suitcase
Board that train
Damn the weather
Damn the rain
Gonna go and get my baby.”
Denison leaned back with a grin and a shake of his head. “It’s you now, girl. Bring it home.”
Skyler inhaled deeply and lifted her voice in soft, longing notes in rhythm with Brighton’s chords.
“He said I was better off without him
But he don’t see what I do
He’s the biggest part about me
After all that we’ve been through.
Broken heart…”
“Broken heart,” Denison trailed, stronger.
Skyler lifted her voice.
“Broken time
Nothing left
He took what’s mine
We’re ash and dust
We’re made the same
Pack my suitcase
Board that train
Damn the weather
Damn the rain
Gonna go and leave my baby.”
They sang a new part for Denison, stronger, with more emotion, and Kellen couldn’t take his eyes away from Skyler. She closed her eyes and swayed to the music as that beautiful sound came from her. And when the final chorus was almost through, she opened her eyes and smiled in the easiest expression he’d seen on her face since he’d met her. She was stunning. The roaring in his ears died to nothing as she held one last, perfect note, then leaned back and clapped along with everyone else. She laughed, strong and free, and pulled her clasped hands up to the side of her blushing cheeks, as if she was embarrassed by the applause.
Brighton stood and gave her a hug, and Denison stepped around the fire and did the same, murmuring something in her ear that made her look so proud. Kellen was enamored into silence, watching her interact with his people like she’d
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