The line between friendship and love can sometimes become blurred. Sal, Major, and Abby have a complex relationship. When Major and Abby call off their engagement and Major announces he’s leaving the country, Sal is devastated and wonders if he’s to blame.<br><br>Five years later, Major returns in time to find Sal obsessed with tracking down a stranger he flirted with at a stoplight. Wanting nothing more than for his friend to find true love, Major agrees to help in the search. The two enlist Abby, as well.<br><br>Somewhere along the line, the trio becomes a quartet, old feelings resurface, old wounds are healed, and everyone learns where love really is.

Red Light, Green Eyes, True Blue

“I think AJ’s a big flirt,” Abby said. “Maybe he’s working his way down the cast list. Gonna be a while before he gets to S if he’s only up to A this far into rehearsals.”


“Amos and AJ…they have the literation thing,” I said.


“Major seems pretty tight with AJ, too,” Abby commented.


He was over there as well, touching and being touched, near the plywood trees I expected to bump into often during “Consider Yourself.”


“He knows how to make friends,” Abby said.


“Back with the coffee. Come and get it!” And just as quickly, she was the center of attention.


We all gathered around the piano. No one seemed worried about leaving rings on the woodgrain. It was pretty beat up already. I set my cup down, too.


Major played, and he and AJ sang Oliver’s ballad, “Where is Love?” one of my favorite songs from the score. They performed it in some sort of round they had apparently made up on the spot. It was haunting and beautiful.


Chapter 40