Chapter 119: Declan

The band finished The Devil Went Down to Georgia and the crowd went wild. Declan whooped and hollered along with the best of them, and turned to smile at Iris. That was one of her favorite songs in high school. She must be...

Off in her own little world?

She was staring off into the distance in some sort of trance, not paying the least bit of attention to anyone or anything around her.

"Are you okay?" he asked her and she jumped slightly, turning to him with a huge smile on her face that didn't reach her eyes.

"Oh, absolutely," she said over the din. "Isn't this concert great?"

"It is." But before he could say anything more, the Old Time Fiddlers started into Oh! Susanna and the crowd was clapping along again, singing the lyrics at the top of their lungs. This time, Iris' smile did reach her eyes as she began clapping and bellowing too. He couldn't help grinning back, and decided to push down his worry. Whatever it was that she'd been thinking about, she'd moved on.