Song of the South

Dedication

Talking with his band mates the following morning at breakfast, Brent threw the idea out there that they should stream that night’s show for Kinsey and the kids. Eric grinned at the front man as he whipped out his phone to call their manager. Bill could only smile. He coordinated getting cameras set up to stream for Kinsey and her siblings. The older man would do anything for the guys in the band.

Chris, the head lighting guy, chuckled at the request but happily did as Bill had requested. The whole crew had heard about this woman who had somehow stolen the bassist’s heart. Although they all liked Kellie, the crew would support Eric and this new relationship. Chris got help in testing the camera equipment to make sure that it would broadcast to the right channel. This show was for Eric’s girl only!

Around 7:00, Eric texted Kinsey. She giggled at the text he was sending. They were so cute and loving! He finally sent her a link and told her to gather the kids about 8pm where they could watch the whole show for free. She quickly got her laptop set up and and opened up the link. Daisy bathed Bella in the guest bathroom while Jesse bathed Hayden in Kinsey’s bathroom and Kinsey bathed Lane in the kitchen sink. She wanted everyone to be ready for the show, the very first show of the tour, and she knew she wouldn’t feel like getting the kids ready for bed after words.

All the kids were super excited to get to see the whole concert. The intro “Scary Faerie” started as the band walked onto the stage. The kids were giggling at what they were seeing. Kinsey couldn’t keep her eyes off Eric. She wanted to be there in person to see this live so badly! She wanted to be next to him so badly, to be able to cuddle with him, to kiss him, to just be with his presence. Tears started to form in her eyes because she missed him so badly.

Their set went: I'm Not Alright, Enemies, Devour, Unity, The Crow & The Butterfly, Adrenaline, I'll Follow You, Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom), If You Only Knew, Amaryllis, Sound of Madness, Second Chance, Call Me, 45 (First verse and chorus only, acoustic), Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover), and ending with Bully.

Brent was talking to the crowd in between each song giving little tidbits about the song or other things. After they performed “Diamond Eyes”, Brent started talking to the crowd but it was more geared for Kinsey.

“This next song is being dedicated to a very special young lady tonight. If this gets uploaded to YouTube know that he’s really missing you. This is for you!” Brent stated, looking around the venue

They launched into “If You Only Knew” which brought tears to Kinsey’s eyes. It was a beautiful song and it meant the world to her that they had dedicated this song to her. Tears were slipping down her cheeks which made Daisy look at her big sister.

“Sis? Are you ok?” Daisy asked

“I’m fine. These are happy tears.” Kinsey replied

“Was Brent talking about you?” Jesse asked

“Yes he was, Jesse.” She said

“So Eric had Brent dedicate this song to you?” Daisy asked

“Yes he did. Isn’t a very sweet guy?” Kinsey asked

Daisy nodded her head yes before turning back to the concert. Just knowing that he had dedicated this song to her really made her heart swell. Silent tears still streamed down her face through the rest of the concert. When they started “Call Me”, for some reason she started crying harder. She loved watching him play the piano parts to this song. She missed him so badly! They only had three songs left before the end of the concert. She couldn’t wait until she went out on the road with Eric. Shortly after the show ended, Kinsey’s phone began to ring. Daisy answered it for her.