Pentatonix - Summer at the Beach

Chapter 8

(Kevin’s POV)

“Hey guys, let’s lighten the mood, shall we.  We just so happen to all be down here together and there’s an awesome recording studio right here.  Let’s test it out, shall we?” I say to the group with a big smile.  Who can resist a big happy teddy bear like me?

Mitch jumps right in, thank you Mitch, “Yes, let’s do it!  Emma, you can sit there in the chair at the controls and watch!”

Emma wipes her eyes and says, “That would be nice, Mitch, as long as I don’t have to touch anything, I wouldn’t want to wreck it.”

I walk over and show Emma what button to push to be able to hear us, I plug in the headphones and she can hear us through them.  I show her where the mic and speaker are so that we can hear her.  She timidly sits as we all go into the large studio.  It has state of the art everything.  We all stand as we normally do at shows with Avi on the far left, then Kirstie, Scott, Mitch, and I on the other side.  We each have a mic to sing into.  I motion for Em to put on the headphones and press the sound button.  She does so and says, “Yes, I can hear you now, Kevin.”

I smile and say, “We can hear you too, Em.”

I look at the group and say, “Let’s sing, I Need Your Love.”

(Emma’s POV)

Mitch starts the song and his voice is so crystal clear and perfect, then Avi and Kevin start their parts.    Then Kirstie and Scott join in.  Scott sings his solo and I am captivated by him.  His voice is so good.  They get to the chorus, and I move to the beat.  I clap along when Kevin starts clapping and I am smiling right along.  They are perfect.  I smile to myself as I wish Olivia could see me now.  My own private Pentatonix concert. HAHA, Olivia.  They finish the song with Avi’s solo and they finish.  I press my speaker button and say, “Way to go, guys!  That was amazing!  Even better live!”

(Scott’s POV)

I’m glad that Emma is enjoying the song.  I could stare into Emma’s gorgeous eyes all day.  I try not to stare.  We go into another song, Can’t Hold Us.  I notice that Emma is getting into the song and that just makes me smile.  We finish the song and Emma praises us once more.  I smile and say, “Thanks Em, you are too kind.”   She looks at me and smiles shyly. 

(Kirstie’s POV)

“Okay, Em, what do you want to hear?” I say.

“I want to hear, Hey Momma/Hit The Road Jack, I think it’s fitting for today’s drama.” Emma says with a laugh.

“I couldn’t agree more, Em.” I say. 

(Emma’s POV)

They are just as amazing on this song too.  I try my best not to stare at Scott, but it’s hard not to stare at someone who is singing in front of you.  They finish up the song and I stand up and clap again smiling.

Kirstie comes outside and hugs me.  I smile and throw the headphones off and they fall onto the speaker button.  Kirstie and I are both turned with our backs to the guys in the studio and are unaware that they can hear us. 

(Mitch’s POV)

We stop talking when we hear Em and Kirstie talk.  We should stop them.

(Emma’s POV)

“I’m okay, just a little hurt by what happened.  I don’t want y’all to be mad at me,” I say.

“Em, we aren’t mad at all.  Honestly.” Kirstie says to me.

“Kirstie, can I ask you a question and you promise you won’t say anything to the guys?” I ask.