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But the truth is in ??ur eyes."
Sh? walked towards the front of th? stage, thr?wing h?r??lf into the song. Sh? fini?h?d th? ?h?ru? and thr?w her hair ?id? t? ?id? t? the d?ubl? drum b??t b?f?r? ?triking a dr?m?ti? ????.
The applause w?? l?ud and she looked up in surprise. Johnny was ??uting ?nd And?r? ?nd Nico had ?t????d mid ?l?? to turn ?nd ??? where the n?i?? w?? ??ming fr?m. From th? back ??rn?r ?f th? lounge, Kn?x w?lk?d forward with a group ?f gu??. All ?f th?m were ?l???ing and l?ughing. Sk? thr?w ?w?? th? thought ?f b?ing ?mb?rr????d ?nd ?mbr???d the applause, dr???ing int? several dr?m?ti? b?w?.
"I'm ??rr? m? g??d m?n, but that girl ju?t kill?d it," one ?f th? gu?? ??id to J?hnn?. H? g?v? him a gentle ?l?? ?n th? shoulder.
"I didn't r??liz? I w?? ??rf?rming for such a large ?udi?n??," Sk? ??id.
"C?n ??u ?h?w m? h?w you fli???d your hair ?t the ?nd? I think I n??d to ?dd th?t m?v? to m? repertoire," Kn?x said playfully. Th? smile he gave Sk? reached u? int? his eyes.
"A ??rf?rm?r n?v?r r?v??l? her ???r?t?," ?h? ??id l?ftil?, turning u? her n???.
"It'? th? water ??r?bi??, isn't it?" ?n? of th? guys with Kn?x said.
Sk? l??k?d ?t th? gr?u? with Kn?x and r???gniz?d th? four members ?f L??t Call. "Maybe," ?h? said with a wink.
Th? m?in l?bb? of the ship w?? bu?? wh?n Knox ?nd th? L??t C?ll gu?? stepped ?ff the elevator. People w?r? ?till w??ring their f?rm?l w??r fr?m dinn?r but th?? seemed r?l?x?d, drink? in their h?nd? as th?? h??d?d ?ff towards th? n?xt event. L??t C?ll w?nt?d t? ??? th? wh?t th? Kn?x Hamilton K?r??k? night w?? lik? and w?r? dragging Kn?x along with th?m.
P?t?h studied th? m?? ?ut?id? th? ?l?v?t?r b?f?r? directing ?v?r??n? to the Starlight L?ung?. As th?? ???r???h?d the lounge, Kn?x ?t????d a cruise w?rk?r ?? th?? w?r? l??ving. "I? th?r? a b??k way in t? th? l?ung? ?r someway to g?t in with?ut b?ing noticed?" h? ??k?d. It took th? w?rk?r ????nd t? r???gniz? him ?nd und?r?t?nd wh?t h? was asking.
"I ??n lead ??u t? a back table in th? ??rn?r. Most of the ?r?wd i? u? fr?nt ?? ??u won't be noticed," ?h? ?ff?r?d.
"Th?t w?uld b? gr??t," h? said, ?ign?ling f?r the guys t? follow. Th? worker l?d th?m towards the b??k ?f the dark lounge, t? a t?bl? that was partially hidd?n by the bar ?nd a w?ll.
The fiv? gu?? took ???t? on t?ll b?r ?t??l? ?ir?ling a high r?und table. On?t?g?, th?r? w?? a girl singing "Sun?hin? Smil?". Kn?x wondered h?w m?n? times th?t song had ?lr??d? been ?ung. It h?d b??n th? bigg??t hit ?ff hi? most recent ?lbum.
"H?r? ??u g?," th? cruise w?rk?r said, bringing th?m ????r m?nu?. "If ??u n??d ?n?thing, let me kn?w."
"Th?nk ??u v?r? much!" Eli?? ??id flirt?ti?u?l?.
"H?? Knox, I didn't kn?w ??u had a drink n?m?d ?ft?r ??u," J?m?? ??id, r??ding th? menu.
Knox l??k?d d?wn to di???v?r ?v?r? it?m ?n th? m?nu w?? n?m?d ?ft?r him or a titl? ?f ?n? of hi? ??ng?. When th? w?itr??? ?ir?l?d around t? th?m, h? tri?d t? ignore Eli?? ?nd P?t?h'? j?king when he ?rd?r?d ju?t a w?t?r.
"Wh?t? You didn't ?rd?r the Knox Hamilton?" Elias ??id. "Y?u ju?t r?bb?d m? ?f being ?bl? t? say I watched Kn?x H?milt?n ?rd?r th? Knox Hamilton."
Knox shook hi? h??d ?nd turned t?w?rd? th? ?t?g?. He ??w Liz take th? ?t?g? ?nd sing ?n? ?f his ?l?w?r songs. B? the tim? she reached the bridg?, he ??uld tell h? w?? going to g?t sick ?f h??ring his own ??ng? ?nd was about t? l??v? th? l?ung? when Sk? jum??d up on stage ?nd ??k?d the ?udi?n?? t? giv? Liz a r?und ?f ???l?u??.
"H??! I r???gniz? th?t girl," Eli?? ??id. Kn?x turn?d t?w?rd? him.
"It's th? w?t?r ??r?bi?? ?hi?k," Patch said. H? Ab??ntmind?dl? ?tr?t?h?d hi? arms to r?inf?r?? wh?t h? h?d ??id. It t??k Elias a m?m?nt th?n Knox ??uld see it click in t? place.
"Sh? i? hil?ri?u?," Elias ??id. "She's ?ut?r then I r?m?mb?r."
"She i? cute," D?nn? said.
Knox w?t?h?d ?? th? thr?? b??? looked ?t Sk? with h???? grin?. "I'm g?ing t? b? sick if I h?v? to h??r m? own mu?i?. Let's ju?t l??v?," h? ??id. H? g?t th? gu?? ?tt?nti?n ?w?? fr?m Sk? ?? she ?ir?l?d th? r??m.
"N? I think I'm gonna ?ti?k around," Eli?? ??id. Hi? eyes went b??k ?n Sk?.
"M? too," D?nn? ?dd?d.
"M??b? we ??n convince h?r to ??m? h?ng ?ut with u? wh?n thi? i? d?n?," P?t?h ??id. All th? gu?? lik? th?t id??.
"I ??w h?r first," Eli?? said. It seemed h? w?? ??lling dibs on Sky.
"Y?u didn't even remember wh? ?h? w??," P?t?h ?rgu?d.
