Free A Voice to Love (Fallen Tuesday Book One) (A Brothers of Rock Novel) by Karolyn James Page B

back in the glovebox. All her CD’s that had
been scattered throughout the car were organized on the passenger seat. Amy
thanked the man behind the counter for the extra work and then took her car. To
her surprise, driving didn’t make her feel much safer. Driving gave her a small
sense of freedom, but she had no place to go. She knew better than to show up
at the restaurant right then. Uncle Tom would probably try to honestly fire
her. Amy had nothing to do, so she decided to go back to her apartment. A day
off was well spent at home, relaxing. All the stuff she wanted to do the night
before she could do now. A cup of hot tea. A chick flick. Resting on the couch.
She knew she’d keep a notebook handy to jot down ideas for the restaurant
because she couldn’t help herself. But there was something else she wanted to
do too.
    Amy parked and rushed
into her apartment. She tossed her keys to the table and opened her laptop. In
a matter of a few minutes Amy leaned back and smiled as music began to play.
She now officially owned the smash hit album from Fallen Tuesday. The second
Luke’s voice came in on the song, she smiled. It really was him the night
before. She shook her head in amazement. She had spent time with a rockstar…
    Amy’s cell phone buzzed
and she saw a text from Julie, one of the waitresses from the restaurant and
someone she considered a good friend. Maybe not a best friend - the kind she’d
share the truth about Denny with - but she was a good friend.
    The message read…
    Emergency. Hurry. Open
your door, help me.
    Amy stood and looked down
at the phone. Her eyes scrambled on what to do first. She turned the music off
and rushed to the door. She forgot her keys but opened the door anyway. There
stood Julie with a bottle of wine and two wine glasses.
    “Surprise,” she said.
    “What are you doing?” Amy
screamed.
    “Getting in trouble I
guess… you look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
    “You scared me,” Amy scanned
the hallway.
    “I brought wine.”
    “It’s barely past noon.”
    “But it is past noon,”
Julie winked. “What are you doing on your day off?”
    “How did you know I had a
day off?”
    “That’s kind of headline
news around the restaurant world. Can I come in?”
    “Of course,” Amy said. She
let out a long breath.
    Julie took over the
apartment like it was her own. She put the wine and glasses down then looked at
the computer. Before Amy could take a step Julie had the music playing from the
laptop.
    “Sitting alone, listening
to music?” Julie asked.
    “You wouldn’t
understand.”
    “Fallen Tuesday… I’ve
heard them before. On the radio, actually. They were on the radio last night.”
    Amy smiled. They could
have been on the radio last night. They were, after all, local. Amy felt color
rush to her cheeks.
    “They’re good!” Amy’s
voice went up a few notes. She coughed and said, “I mean, I like them.”
    “You seem a little giddy
there,” Julie said. “How was your night last night?”
    “Interesting,” Amy said.
    “Why’s that?”
    “You wouldn’t
understand…”
    Amy thought about how to
tell Julie everything and make her actually believe it. Julie looked up from
the laptop and stared at Amy.
    “I wouldn’t understand?”
Julie asked. “Try me…”
    Amy smiled.
    If you say so.
     
    **
     
    Luke sat with his
notebook. The words on the papers meant nothing compared to the thoughts in his
head. He couldn’t understand why Amy still rang in his mind. Maybe it was the
whole damsel-in-distress aspect, but whatever it was caused him to completely
forget about his throat and the show the band was supposed to play that night.
    After his encounter with
Amy, Luke had spent a little while longer outside. He actually waited for the
limo to return back to the hotel. Luke wanted to ensure that Amy had arrived at
her apartment without a problem. The limo driver said he waited and she flicked
the lights twice. Luke thanked the driver, tipped him, and then