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first and foremost. And he had only known her for two weeks,
during which they had only been on one date. And he lived in
California, while she was going to college in New York City. The
distance would never work out once the tour was over. But he wanted
to spend more time with her. Oh yes, he definitely wanted to
spend more time with her. And the best way he could think of
getting that point across was by serenading her. So he quickly
wrote a song that conveyed everything he felt at the moment until
he felt confident that Rose would be happy with it.
     
    Liam hoped that Rose decided to stand up at
the front of the arena that night so he could make sure that she
understood that the song was for her.
     
    He was in luck. Rose stood front and center
at his show. As Liam walked out onto stage and greeted the crowd
with his rehearsed speech, he glanced down at the beautiful woman
right in front of him and gave her a smile, waving inconspicuously
at her.
     
    He opened with his usual song, a fast upbeat
pop number that he wrote back in high school, then he transitioned
to a cover song, and then on to a musical theater song. Yes, a
musical theater song. People thought he was too metrosexual to be
straight for a reason. But he didn't care about those
stereotypes.
     
    He was now at the point in the night when he
would usually cover another song, but this is when he decided to
sing his song to Rose instead.
     
    “Okay, everybody. I hope you're all having a
good time tonight! Normally I would cover another song right about
now, but I'm changing it up a bit. I hope you don't mind!” Liam
paused, looking down at Rose, making sure he had her full
attention. Rose was looking up at him with a curious expression on
her face. Liam smiled down at her. “I made a new friend, recently.
And she's here tonight. And I'd like to dedicate this song to her.
I hope you like it.”
     
    With that, Liam began to sing his heart out,
never once taking his eyes off of Rose.
     
    Rose had never heard this song before, which
was strange, because she knew every single one of his songs, and
she knew that it wasn't a cover. And that's when it hit her. This
must be a new song that Liam wrote. A new song that he wrote for her . And it was beautiful. Rose couldn't remember all the
words, but there were a few verses like, “before I had you in my
life I was just trying to get by,” and “I hope you'll stick around
for a while because I love to see you smile,” and it was easily the
most touching and adorable thing Rose had ever heard. She could
help but smile and giggle at the sweet notion.
     
    As the song ended, the crowd applauded
vigorously, but Liam barely registered it, keeping his eyes on
Rose, who was smiling up at him, blushing and nodding her head in
approval.
     
    Liam continued on with his regular set after
that, making sure to pay attention to other people in the crowd,
too, and not just Rose. But it was so hard to do with Rose right
there in front of him, just being her beautiful self. Rose... his
new friend, Rose. Liam was friends with this woman right in front
of him. He couldn't be happier than he was in that moment.
     
    Liam ended his show to more applause than
normal, and he distinctly heard Rose's cheers from the midst of the
crowd. And then, to his surprise, as he made his way backstage, he
heard people chanting, “Encore! Encore!”
     
    Well, that was a first. Liam was completely
taken aback. He had already sung all of the songs that he had
prepared for his set list. Of course, he could always wing it. He
still had a few songs off his album that he hadn't sung yet.
     
    And then an idea struck him. He could kill
two birds with one stone. He rushed back out on stage.
     
    “Thanks, everyone! I'd love to do an encore,
but I'd like a little help. You remember that friend I sang to
earlier? Well, turns out, she's a singer too, and I would love for
her to sing with me. Would that be okay with you all?”
     
    The crowd screamed its