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I laughed "No problem, man"
We did about ten more takes to me sure that we had it just like anted When I was finished, I exited the booth and went to Abby’s waiting arel I’h, I doubt that," she moaned
"Come on Go in there and kick some ass, okay?" At her skeptical expression, I added, "I’ll be right out here, okay?"
She gave a brief nod of her head before she stepped into the booth and shut the door behind her I watched as she reached for the headset next to the lass, I gave her a reassuring s her gaze to the lyric sheet "Okay, Abby, let’s go for Take One," Gio instructed
"All right," she replied in a small voice
When the ht puke instead of sing She started out evenly, but then when the notes climbed an octave, she missed the note "Sorry," she ain"
The second and third takes were even worse Even through the glass, I could see the tears shi in her eyes I leaned forward and patted Gio on the shoulder "Hold up Leh the door and into the booth Abby reached up to take off her headset "I’ht I could do it I’"
Her brows rose in surprise "We aren’t?"
"Oh hell no You’re going to sing your ass off right now like I know you can, and we’re going to record this song together"
Her face crumpled "But I can’t! You heard me earlier I’m awful You need to find someone else"
I took her face in between my hands "Where is the kick-ass-and-take-naed, I shook ht now She’d sing the hell out of this song just like I know she can"
"You really believe in me that much?"
"Yeah, I do"
She drew in a deep breath "Fine I’ll do it"
I grinned at her "Good I’lad to hear it" I took her hands in ht here while you do it"
A determined look spread across her face that was both cute and at the saave a thuaze locked with lance down at her lyric sheet Instead, she sang her fking heart out to me and only me When she finished, I blinked a few tiel I think you nailed it"
She grinned "You think?"
We both looked to Gio as ers He leaned in to the microphone "That was fantastic, but let’s do a couple reement "Think you can do even better?" I asked