A Sonata for Rosa Maria by Jane Lewis
Miguel entered the salon and strode toward the front of the vast room. His shoes tapped on the wood floor. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. The four-four rhythm so familiar it was branded in his bones. His entire being consisted of numbers, notes, chords, and sound. It was a comfort and a curse.
He stopped at the piano, bowed, and observed the rows of chairs where ladies stared, and young girls perched on the edge of their seat. The smell of rose, lavender, and a faint scent of sweat and perfume permeated the air. On the front row were the two women he’d observed.
In the instant it took for him to take a breath, his eyes locked with the young woman and his soul escaped to join with hers. Miquel took in all of her in one glance. The severeness of her posture was at odds with the bohemian aura she exuded as she met his stare. Her lips parted an invitation and his gaze fell to the creamy cleavage that rose with her breath. She dropped her head and opened her reticule, the moment lost. He made a slight bow and tackled his mission.
He touched the piano before he sat at the stool both to impart his spirit and to feel the power of the instrument. His hands poised over the keys and his fingers found the notes of the Bach Prelude and Fugue Number Twenty-Three in B Major. The organized pattern of the notes and the mechanical sound soothed him. He segued to the Fugue. His right hand played notes that called for the left hand to answer. Both hands raced over the keys until they caught up in the finale. The question answered.
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