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Excerpt from upcoming SarahBucky AU - HALLELUJAH

A photoset/moodboard was created, and I asked, and received, permission to write for it. All I’ll say for now is that this is my first Piano Bar AU. Sarah and her fellow Grown-assed Woman friends get together for a drink or two and…

The Setting: The Lighthouse Bar & Grill, in New Orleans. Inherited and run by Sam Wilson, who co-owns the bar and the building it’s in, with his sister Sarah Wilson-Casper, a widow and mother of two young boys.

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“Hold on. You all seein’ this?” Aymie points a well manicured nail at Sarah, then tilts her head indicating the front of the barroom.

“Giiirl, yes! Watch him try not to look over here.”

“And he’s fine, too!” Dee says just loud enough for the other women to hear. “I mean—“

“Mmmm-HMM! How can you miss those—“

“Arms!” / “Shoulders!” / “That Chest!”, each woman giving a different answer at the same time, but all ending together, adding, “and those Eyes!”

“What!?” Sarah demands, taking a sip of her drink and trying to maintain a poker face but feeling herself get warm.

She knew exactly who they were talking about, and she saw him the minute she walked in the door. The man at the piano is the man who was taking kegs off the delivery truck (like they weighed no more than a 12 ounce can each) when she stopped by earlier to take inventory. The man built like…and with those eyes like...

‘What? What are you all talking nonsense about?”

“Girl?!? Please. We know you know he keeps looking at you.”

“It’s like he’s trying to catch your eye, but he’s tryin’ to be sly about it.”

“Yeah, he’s tryin alright! Hard. Look at him. All cute…”

“I don’t even know what…” Sarah takes another sip, trying to look chill, “…or who—“

“The Piano Player!” they all whisperyell at the same time, wide eyes all pinning her in place so she can’t move.

“Don’t play dumb, Sarah. It’s unbecoming—“ Aisha says before she tilts her head back and tosses some popcorn into her mouth.

“Unbecoming??? You sound like my 80 year old TiTi Lee, ma’am!”

“Just go on up there and sing, Sarah!” Charlie says, crossing her arms and glaring.

Dee chimes in, crossing her arms and joining in with the glaring. “And give him your phone number—“

“And your panti—“

“Hush, Tasha!!” Dee giggles, looking around. “Act like you have some sense and Home Training up in here. Besides, Sarah’s not brazen…” she finishes her drink and flags down the server, “…like you—“

“Brazen?!” Tasha says, deadpan, looking over her glasses at Dee. “Heifer, please! Miss Gives The Limo Driver Her Business Card!!” They all burst out laughing and Sarah does as well.

(There she is.)

He doesn’t hear the exchange between the women over at the table, but seeing her smile makes him smile to himself as he continues to play the previous request.

“Sarah, sing something, please. Before these two embarrass us all,” Aymie pleads while laughing at her friend’s antics.

“Come on!”

“Pleeeeease?”

‘You know you want to! It’s your turn!”

“Alright!” She stands, waves her hand and points at the entire table, calling over to Sam, “And I’m telling Sam you’re all cut off!”

“Like hell!” Tasha cackles. “Sam!? Another round….on Sarah’s tab!!”

“Amen!” / “Yes ma’am!” / ‘That’s what I’m talkin’ ‘bout!” the women clap at Sarah.

“Now get on over there and chirp, girl!”

She takes her cocktail, gulps the rest of it, and makes her way over to the piano…

To be continued…

(Addendum: Read the whole story HERE.)

(Hey, @idontgettechnology! Thanks again.)

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Out West: a SarahBucky Western AU by @btwxsixesandsevens

Chapter 3 - Getting Out of Jail

Summary: They’ve met. Time to start courting.

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Hallelujah

by Nefertiri Jones aka @tllgrrl

(Moodboard and prompt by @idontgettechnology)

Chapter 5: Everything But A Hymn

Previously…

“SARGE?!? A wrench…and a mop!!”

“ON IT!!” he yells over his shoulder. He looks back to Sarah, and forces himself to walk backwards towards the back room, instead of forward, to her.

He shrugs, and hitches his thumb at the direction of Carlos’ voice. “Uhm…I gotta go check on—“

“Yeah," she nods, "sounds like he needs a…”

He nods back, blushing, turns and hurries off…

Later that evening…

It’s a nice-sized mid-week crowd at The Lighthouse tonight. No special parties are scheduled, but it’s still busy with regulars and a fair amount of tourists getting an early start on their NOLA weekend.

A few brave souls have been taking advantage of the open mic, but Bucky’s mostly playing for atmosphere. Which is fine by him.

He mixes it up for the crowd, playing some current popular tunes but also occasionally throwing in a deep cut for the people who’d know an artist’s whole LP and not only the one hit from it. And to Sam’s surprise and amusement, he plays an early Marvin Gaye tune, “Hitchhike”, in 2nd Line style.

”Better be careful, Buck!” Sam nods, chuckling “Next thing you know, you’re gonna be cravin’ seasoned food and speakin’ Creole!”

He’s just finished playing “Hey Poky A-Way”, which was requested by a table of out-of-towners, when a group of women enter the bar, laughing and chatting

Keep reading on AO3…

Ch. 1 / Ch. 2 / Ch. 3 / Ch. 4 / Ch. 6

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Out West: A SarahBucky Western AU by @btwxsixesandsevens

Summary: They kissed. Then they worked it out.

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I really love when an AU story remembers who the original characters are and what made who they are. The things that draw you to them and make them compelling.

That’s just one of the things that makes this series so much fun and why it works so well.

Don’t let the summary fool ya. Mystery is in the air.

Here’s chapter 5.

(If you’re new here, click that rectangle with the title in it. You can get to Chapter 1 from there as well!)

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