The Temporal Stone (The Morgan Sisters) (31 page)
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Authors: Suzy Turner
The moment he spoke, Audrey blushed slightly and her face broke out into a smile.
'It's lovely to meet you too... Barber. That's an unusual name.'
Barber smiled, 'It's quite an old name. My parents were fond of old fashioned names.'
Lana grabbed his hand and held on tight as they stood chatting about the academy. Barber's pretence of being a student was completely swallowed by the Morgans. In fact, they seemed to relax in his company, much to Lana's relief.
When Eleanor appeared and their younger brother and sister waltzed in, Lana let out a yell as Lucy Jo jumped into her arms with a giggle.
Greg attempted to swagger over but couldn't resist his sisters’ hugs as he erupted with giggles.
'This is awesome,' he said when Emma and Lana finally put them both down.
'I want to come here when I'm old enough,' he announced.
Eleanor laughed and patted him on the head as Emma and Lana shared a look.
'Is he your boyfriend?' asked Lucy Jo, pulling Lana's sleeve and pointing to Barber. 'He's really, really good looking,' she whispered, her face blushing as he approached them and crouched down in front of the little girl.
'Hello,' he said. 'My name's Barber. What's yours?'
'Lucy Jo Morgan.'
'That's a beautiful name. Just like the girl it belongs to,' he said before ruffling her hair and standing back up again.
'I'm Greg and I'm Lana's brother.'
Barber laughed and shook the young boy's hand.
'It's a pleasure to meet you, Greg. I'm pleased to see Lana has such a strong brother to look out for her.'
Greg and Lucy Jo both beamed before Emma introduced them both to Diarmuid.
'So, what time is the show?'
CHAPTER 41
'Ladies and Gentlemen, girls and boys, we are honoured that you were able to join us this evening. The students have been hard at work over the past few months, not only in the classrooms of course, but also here, in the theatre, preparing to show you the extent of their musical talents. So without further ado, please put your hands together for... the Praxos Academy students...'
Eleanor grinned, clapping as the theatre filled with applause and the red velvet curtain was opened to reveal an elaborate stage background that looked remarkably like a boat in the Thames with a backdrop of London.
Numerous students stood motionless scattered around the set, while Diarmuid, Elliott, Liam, Imran and Rupert walked slowly in and out of them as the gentle beat of the drums got louder and louder. Accompanied by the slow strum of a guitar, they moved gracefully across the stage until the music came to an abrupt end and the boys stopped mid-movement.
Suddenly, the twangs of an electric guitar filled the theatre at the same time as Emma, Lana, Cassie and Ava appeared. They each stood before one of the boys and began to quietly sing.
The boys began to join in as their voices grew louder and before long
, their bodies began to sway along to the music until it looked like the boat they were on was moving along the river.
The audience applauded as the singing continued with a slow melodic and eerie undertone. Claps of thunder echoed throughout the theatre, followed by expertly produced lightning bolts behind the boat. Again the audience cheered and applauded at the fabulous special effects while the singing slowly quietened down until BANG, it ended with an even louder clap of thunder and the boat sank beneath the stage, the students slowly drowning. The heavy red drapes closed.
Immediately, the audience leaped to their feet, applauding, whistling and yelling.
Lana turned to face her sister behind the curtain as she grinned and laughed.
'Wow, what a rush,' she said.
'That was amazing,' Emma replied as Diarmuid high-fived Liam behind them.
'That's our performance done and dusted,' Cassie said as they climbed out of the boat. 'We'd better hurry and get out of the way ready for the next group.'
They all nodded and cleared the stage.
Lana rushed behind the scenes, straight into the arms of Barber, who stood grinning at her.
'That was something else,' he said, looking down into her eyes. 'You were incredible.'
'Really?' she sighed.
'It was unlike anything I've ever seen. Lana, you continue to amaze me.'
Shaking her head, she leant back and looked up at his face, 'This coming from the man who defeated Sthenelaus.'
Barber shook his head with a chuckle, 'I didn't defeat him, Lana. I merely stole the stones from him,' he said with his eyebrows raised.
'Oh, that's practically the same thing. Besides, you crashed his helicopter and escaped. For all we know, he could be dead.'
'Tonight is your night, babe. Let's not talk about that anymore.' He whispered as he very gently pushed her curls away from her face before he leant forward and kissed her passionately on the lips.
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