Violet Skies ~ An In This Moment Fan Fiction

~Chapter 7~

After spending the night with her, waking up, having breakfast and getting to meet Iris' daughter, Stevie and brother, via video call, we got ready and headed back to the venue for the second day of the competition. Iris rode the bus back with us. She acted really timid on the bus and didn't say much. It must have overwhelmed her. When we arrived she immediately got off the bus and we stayed on. She was sweet and kissed me on the cheek before she got off the bus.

As soon as she left, Travis and Kent came up to sit down in the front with me.

"What happened," Travis asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Last night? What happened?"

"We talked until we fell asleep."

"That's it?"

"Yes, that's it. We got to know one another. I met her daughter and brother through a video call this morning."

"How'd that go?"

"Her daughter is absolutely precious and her brother is pretty damn cool. And get this, her mother is pretty damn famous."

"Who is her mother," Kent asked.

"Carol Steeple."

"Who is that?"

"Carol Steeple is an opera singer," Maria said as she came out of the back. "No wonder our girl can sing like that."

I pulled out my phone, pulled up You Tube and put Carol's name in the search engine. Clicking on the top video, I hit play and turned it around to show Kent who she was. Iris sounded similar to her mother, just not as operatic. Out of no where we heard Jacoby hollering at us. We decided to get off the bus and go inside to the green room.

***

We were all in the green room. I wasn't sure where Iris. I was standing there talking to Jacoby and Travis. The bathroom door swung open and out came Kat and Iris. Iris was in her performance outfit. The door to the green room opened and a guy handed a hat to Kat. Kat passed the hat to Iris, and she put it on.

"Fuck me," I whispered.

Travis chuckled at me; "Down boy."

"Do you have a chaise lounge chair in here anywhere," she asked Kat.

"Yes. Why?"

"Can I use it while I sing Dirty Pretty or is that against the rules?"

"No one said anything about not using props, so yes."

"What are you doing to do with the lounge chair," Kent asked as he walked up to me.

"I'm going to drape myself across it, silly boy. My girl asked to see my beast, you're going to get my beast today. Kat, let's go."

We watched them walk out.

Fuck me...

***

Kat got us a copy of the lineup and Iris was going last. Guess I didn't mind sitting through the others. JJ finally introduced her, and she walked out to lie down on the chaise lounge chair on her side. Most of us went to the monitor to watch. She pouted her lips and began singing. Oh my... the way she had her hip popped out was sexy. She finally got off the lounge chair and walked around the stage like she owned it.

When she sang, "I won't close my eyes like you want me to," she untied that skirt and stepped out of it.

"Holy shit," Kent said. "Now that's sexy."