it pointless. Peter laughed at the crowd’s response, the sparkle in his eyes clear even from where she stood.
“I had a feeling that wasn’t going to work.” He continued to strum his guitar. “Tel you what, while I try to figure out how to find her in this huge audience, you sit, oops I forgot about the wet seats.
Okay, stand and enjoy this next song. It’s caled Angel Kisses, and I wrote it for Libby.”
As the hoard of admirers delivered another deafening roar, Libby watched transfixed. She didn’t realize he wrote a song for her. Her love for him skyrocketed as she watched. His beautiful baritone voice caressed each word. She remembered that day so long ago at Parfrey’s Glen. Goosebumps covered her arms as he sang of a tender love that no one understood, and how Angel Kisses could wash away the scars of life.
Spotlights continued to wander over the crowd, but to Libby, she and Peter stood alone among the red rocks. The thousands of onlookers evaporated into the night.
Oblivious to her surroundings, Libby was surprised when halfway through the song someone tapped her on the arm. A young guy wearing a basebal hat and hoodie peered at her.
“Libby?”
He knew her name? She looked closer at his face. “Adam?!” She couldn’t believe it. He’d changed so much. He stood taler and looked older. He responded with his familiar shit eating grin.
Perhaps he hadn’t changed much after al. He took her by the arm and puled her toward the aisle.
“Excuse me, pardon me.” When they reached the aisle he waved to a couple of techies. “Clear the way boys.”
“So, you’re Libby?” one asked.
She nodded, embarrassed at the attention. The tech guys lead a path through the fans who stood in the aisle. Adam took Libby by the arm and guided her as they approached the stage.
Suddenly a wave of fear struck her. The moment was here.
Her reunion with Peter was about to happen in front of this mass of fans. As they walked down the final steps, she glanced up and saw the image of her and Adam appear on the screens. A camera folowed their progress toward the stage. The crowd caught on.
She was the girl in the pictures. After al the promotion and news of Peter’s ‘search for Libby’, his fans knew she and Peter were about to be reunited and they would al enjoy front row tickets. Before her pulse simply raced, now it beat a staccato rhythm faster than a snare drum.
The tech guys puled out a set of steps from under the stage and hoisted her up. She glanced back to Adam, scared.
“It’s okay,” he said, a relaxed, happy expression on his face.
She climbed the last stairs alone. Excited. And terrified. She stepped onto the stage. Peter stood at the other end, singing with his heart and soul.
Peter looked across the stage and saw her. He stopped singing and froze. Emotion clouded his eyes. He seemed to move in slow motion as he set down the guitar and walked toward her. The spectators erupted in cheers.
Libby’s legs felt weak. She feared she might faint.
He searched her face and as he came closer. Anguish filed his eyes. She could see al the pain and heartbreak they both had suffered. He rushed to her.
Her surroundings forgotten, she ran into his arms, oblivious to the roar of the audience, the lights and the cameras. He puled her into a tight embrace and swung her in the air. Finaly. Her world felt whole again. He held her as if he may never let her go and she wasn’t sure she would let him. He moved with her and rocked her to the beat of the back up music. She remembered his strong solid body and reveled in the joy of feeling it once again. Their eyes met and spoke volumes of love and longing. The past hadn’t changed.
They were back in Wisconsin alone at Parfrey’s Glen. Tears trailed down her cheeks. He held her face and kissed her in front of al those people and with the concert at a stand stil. He kissed her for the long months they’d been apart and the promise of a future together.
Chapter 26
Peter wouldn’t let her out of his sight. She’d never felt so pampered in al her life. Everyone was so nice. Suddenly she turned into a VIP on the Jamieson tour. The biggest surprise was Peter’s mother. After being introduced, she welcomed Libby with open arms and hugged her