Chapter 1665 Lost In A Wrong Turn:>77
- Laurie saw her girlfriend moving towards her with a purpose. It was strange seeing the girl in a dress, but not entirely unpleasant. She knew that she had no chance of ever getting Heather into a dress again, so she savored the moment, and she savored the kiss that Heather bestowed on her.
- "Gather around folks," Heather said. "It's time for what passes for my version of an inspirational speech." She waited until the five band members were clustered together in a tight circle. "Good. This may sound kind of strange, but who here knows what happens in a few days? Besides us celebrating our victory, that is?" That got a round of cheers, but everyone kept their eyes on their intrepid leader. "In three days, it will be the first anniversary of the day that me, Laurie and Alice unwillingly packed my jeep up with our stuff and headed out to be camp counselors. It was that day that a certain GORGEOUS young woman put the motor oil in the wrong place, causing my jeep to blow a rod and eventually catch on fire on a long dirt road in The Middle of Nowhere, Texas." Laurie blushed. Heather continued. "That was the first day of the road that led to where we're standing right now. For myself," she said as she looked at each member of the group in turn, "it's a place I never would have imagined I'd be, with better friends than I ever thought I'd have." That earned a round of melodramatic "awh's," but their expressions told her that they felt the same way. "And I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you guys. I'd lost my voice. Laurie gave me a reason to sing, Alice gave me the words, and Mary and Jenny spiked the punch and turned this whole thing into a party. In a few minutes, we get our shot to open for the Eagles, and the opportunity to sing in front of over fifty thousand people. I guess it would be the sensible thing to say that just this opportunity would be enough. But it isn't enough. I want it all. I want the victory wreath, the brass ring . . . the whole damn thing. Give me an 'Amen' if you want it too."
- "AMEN!"