Sean Stirling isn’t having a good day. Hearing snide comments on a photoshoot, he storms off, not caring that he looks every inch a celebrity throwing a tantrum. Things get worse when he falls on the ice-covered street. As a car comes barreling toward him, there’s nothing he can do to prevent his fate. Luckily, Emerson Willis is there to save the day. Emerson pushes the man from the street, then gets bamboozled into accompanying the stranger to the hospital. After Emerson sees himself on television, he realizes the man he saved is a pop star. Now, Sean is smitten and eager to thank his rescuer. Emerson, whose mind is still spinning, can’t tell what to think about the sudden attention. Can the musician convince Emerson they’re made for each other? Or will Emerson dismiss it all as the passing fancy of a rich and famous man?

Double Act

When he finally made it through the opening riff, Sean said, “Now try singing, Em. Try them both together.”


Emerson played the first chord of the verse and sang Sean’s melody—not the harmony he usually did.


The blue sky beckons. The clouds run away.


though we know they’ll come again another day.


So we live for this moment, nothing to hold us back.


Put your hand in mine, follow me down this one-way track.


Using the momentum, Emerson launched into the chorus.


When we’re together anything can happen.


Emerson’s fingers froze on the strings. He glanced up at Sean, hoping to be reassured.


Sean’s eyes were misty and he was looking at Emerson with a sweetly perplexed expression.


Emerson raised his eyebrow, silently asking for clarification.


Chapter 57