by: Marty Chrisman
Bo knew as soon as Luke rejoined him that something had happened between him and Sierra, something good from the smile that Luke had on his face but Bo didn’t have time to ask. It was time to start the show. The boys took the stage and sang for almost an hour. Since they’d sang at the Boars Nest before most of the locals knew and liked their music. By the time Sierra’s portion of the show started, the crowd was more than ready.
She hit the stage and tore into an upbeat version of Rocky Top that had the crowd yelling and screaming for more. She ran through most of her own hits plus some other current hits and then surprised the crowd when she called Luke back on stage to sing some duets with her. The crowd listened, yelling enthusiastically, as they sang Jackson, Golden Rings, Long legged guitar picking man and Holding on to Nothing. They were even more enthusiastic when Sierra gave Luke a kiss on the cheek before he left the stage. She closed her show with a gospel number Amazing Grace. The concert was a huge success. Afterwards, she sat on the edge of the stage for almost three hours, signing autographs.
Luke hung around backstage waiting for her to finish. He’d told Bo to go on home without him but didn’t reveal his plans for the rest of the night. He still couldn’t believe that things had turned out the way that they had. After eight long years, he finally had the chance he wanted to be with Sierra again.