Daylight

Concert Day

(A/N) I sort of may have pinched a nerve in my wrist this week which is why it's taken a little longer to finish this chapter...but I hope you like it and tell me what you think or give me ideas for more little date adventures:)

The commotion swirled around Dani as people rushed from one point to another. She should be used to the process by now, but she was still taken aback by all the work put into a single concert. The singer still had an hour before sound check started and the stadium crew was already setting things up that wouldn’t be used until the show itself started.

The blonde was standing watching them before she needed to go to get her makeup done. People passing her carried cords and wires while some dragged rolling black cases behind them. The amount of people necessary for her to share her music with her fans was astounding compared to how she used to think of the procedure. Her mind then traveled back to her first time performing in front of any type of audience.

Dani swallowed thickly as she walked through the doors to the dinner. Today was the day that Gunther had asked her to sing when the customers requested. She had only been working at the diner a week so he gave her a chance to get comfortable around her coworkers and settle in. But today, she had no excuse. ‘Maybe no one will ask me to sing,’ she thought to herself as she put her coat and guitar down in the back room.

Less than 20 minutes into her shift a guy she had served called her over.

“Can I help you with anything,” she asked innocently and professionally.

He looked past her at a woman with auburn hair who was sitting at a booth with who looked like her best friend. “Can you sing? Like, isn’t that what you do here,” he requested shyly.

Dani glanced over her shoulder following his line of sight and smiled when she saw the woman. “Of course. What song?”

“Chelsea,” he replied firmly. His gaze snapped back to meet hers with a smile as he waited for her approval.

“Chelsea,” she trailed off scanning her brain for the song title. “Oh! Chelsea by The Summer Set?”

He grinned and nodded thanking her for doing this for him.

The blonde was happy to oblige and before walking too far she turned back. “Is it alright if it’s an acoustic version? I know it on guitar,” she paused then quickly interjected before he could answer her, “I mean I can always play the track but I just thought I’d ask.”

“No, no go for it. Acoustic is more personal.” She smiled at his answer and hurried to the back room to grab her guitar.

On the way out she saw Rachel and stopped to ramble nervously. She wasted no time in allowing her thoughts to spill. “What if I mess it up? Rachel I need you to sing it with me please,” she spoke quickly, the words almost crashing into one another.

“Whoa Dani calm down. You’ll be fine,” the brunette rested her hand on the girl’s arm. “I can’t sing with you because I have to rest my voice for my Fanny Girl audition, but I have an idea. Go up there and I’ll find someone to join you.”

Dani thanked the girl and rushed up to the stage. She was confident in her voice and her ability to sing and play the song. It was the unfamiliarity of the situation that scared her. Not only had she only worked at the diner a week, but she had no idea what she needed to do to set up her guitar’s amplifier or anything. Stepping onto the stage, a coworker of hers followed suit. She had worked with him once in the past week and didn’t even remember his name.