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The crowd erupted into applause. Hoops and hollers came from around the venue as Elena and Skylar soaked in the sound. She wasn’t at all surprised when Skylar took her in her arms, dipped her as if they were in a movie, and kissed her in front of everyone.
“They’re so in love it’s nauseating,” Erica teased as the crowd laughed. “And I bet if you all asked nicely, they’d play the song they wrote together a few weeks ago.”
Elena furrowed her brow in confusion. Skylar had the same look on her face. They had played several new songs for Erica and the band, so Elena didn’t know which one she was referring to. She shrugged to let Erica know she didn’t know what song to sing.
“Back To Us,” Erica called out away from the microphone as she walked toward them. “Skylar played it for me, and I loved it. You all should sing it.”
“It’s not a Maine Event song, though. It’s just us.”
“Let’s be real; you two will keep making music together long after Maine Event.” Erica’s smile was genuine. “Play it.”
Elena looked to Skylar, who shrugged and nodded her head. The crowd was still clapping and encouraging them to sing the song they didn’t know. But that didn’t dim their excitement any. Skylar picked up her guitar as Elena and Erica made their way back to their respective spots on the stage.
As Skylar started the song, the crowd grew silent as they listened to the song. They’d only played it a few times since they first wrote it, but Elena was surprised at how good it sounded. By the end of the song, the crowd was even swaying along to the beat. Another round of applause followed the end of the song as Skylar and Elena held hands and took a bow.
The rest of the show was just as fun and electric as they finished the set and took a final bow. She and Skylar kissed again, which caused the applause and cheers to get louder. As the band headed backstage, Erica pulled Elena and Skylar aside.
“I meant what I said out there. I think you two have the potential to branch out on your own after Maine Event.”
“We don’t want Maine Event to end, though,” Skylar stated the sentiment that Elena was feeling as well. “We love playing with you all.”
“And I think I speak for the rest of the band when I say that we love playing with you all too. But, let’s be real.” Erica smiled. “You two could be bigger than this. You could branch out on your own and make your own Skylena music, and it would be huge. I know it.”
Elena laughed. “Let’s just get through this tour before we start figuring out the future.”
As they parted ways, Elena and Skylar walked out toward the tour bus. Riley caught up with them, holding her phone out to Elena.
“Look,” she said as Elena took the phone, “Nora just sent the first draft of the story. It’ll be the top news story tomorrow on the website.”
Elena looked down at the phone and smiled.
Elena Cruz: It’s All True
Lead singer of Maine Event confirms she’s dating bandmate Skylar Ford
“This is so great.”
“It’s a beautiful article,” Skylar nodded in agreement. “Nora captured exactly what Elena and I wanted to say.”
“I told you she was great. She also sent over a few pictures her photographer took tonight of the show and wants us to pick out some. But I think hands down this one,” she took the phone back from Elena and flipped through some photos, “should definitely be the main one.”
Riley turned the phone back around to them. The picture wasn’t captured during the speech when Elena came out as she had expected. Instead, it was just a normal moment on stage that had happened a hundred times before over the last few weeks. Skylar and Elena were sharing the mic, their eyes locked with each other.
But it was the smiles on their faces that sold the photo. There was no denying the love between them. The photo captured it perfectly. Elena wrapped her arm around Skylar’s as she leaned into her.
“We’re going to need a copy of that for the tour bus.”
“I figured,” Riley laughed. “Oh, and I took the liberty of canceling one of the tour buses for the rest of the tour. I figured there was no point in paying for two when you’re both sharing one anyway.”
They all laughed as Skylar and Elena headed back to the tour bus. Riley had a valid point. After all, Elena never wanted to spend a night away from Skylar ever again. As they closed the door to the tour bus, Skylar put her arms around Elena’s waist and pulled her close.
“I am so proud of you, Ellie.”
“Thank you for not forcing me to come out.”
“I knew you would when you were ready.” She tenderly kissed Elena’s forehead. “I love you so much.”
“Yeah?” She arched an eyebrow at Skylar. “Wanna show me how much?”
