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- Finn -
She blushed when I compared her scarf to Cinderella's glass slipper. "I suppose that would make you Prince Charming?"
I laughed. "Not an accusation I've received before, I assure you."
Her eyes smiled. "I’m shocked to hear that."
"I suspect you’re no Cinderella either," I said. "Apart from the fact that the way you move in those heels puts everyone here to shame."
She pressed her lips together and cast her eyes towards her drink.
"Excuse me for a moment." I stood off my stool and went to grab my sweater from where I left it on the small stage, though stage was a bit of an exaggeration. It was really just a raised platform that ensured the guys and I had enough room to play when the place got crowded. I pulled it on over my head as I weaved my way back over to Maeve.
"You should've told me you were cold," she said. "I would've let you wear my scarf a while longer."
"It was cozy. You said it was a gift?"
"Yeah. My brother got it for me in London."
My brother gave me a black eye once, I wanted to say. But that's only because he'd left another message on my machine, and I was ticked about it. How dare he make me feel guilty for not calling him back. He knew damn well I was better off without him. "Sounds like a nice guy."
"Was that an original song you played earlier?"
"Which one?"
"The one about the brokenhearted guy who keeps finding himself alone in the dark."
"Yeah," I said. "Did you like it?"
"I don't know. It was kind of depressing."
"That's because I used the D minor scale in it."
She cocked her head like a curious puppy.
"It's the saddest of all keys. Makes people instantly weep."
Her big brown eyes narrowed.
"Don't tell me you haven't seen Spinal Tap." When her expression drew a blank, I leaned forward. "Seriously?"
"Is it a movie?"
I feigned shock and then disappointment, turning to rest my elbows on the bar before putting my head in my hands. "This was going so well."
She laughed.
I turned to look at her and quoted the film again, studying her face for signs of recognition. "This one goes to 11?"
She shook her head.
My shoulders fell with my sigh.
"What's it about?"
"It's the original mockumentary. Totally ahead of its time. Completely dated now, but… Have you been living under a rock?"
