After the old man finished the song, Tim stooped down in front of him to ask him a few questions.

Avi stood on the sidewalk, looking around at the sights around him.

Suddenly Tim grabs him by the hand and starts to lead him down the sidewalk. As if he was on a mission.

"Where are we going?" Avi asks, almost having to run to keep up with the taller man.

"I have an idea." Was all Tim tells him.

He stops quickly at a souvenir stand and buys a cap.

"This will have to do." Tim mumbles before he leads Avi further into the crowd.

"Do for what?" Avi asks.

"You're gonna sing." Tim says as he finds a small clearing.

"Wait. What? I don't think so." Avi says, shaking his head.

"Yes, you are." Tim nods.

"No, I'm not." Avi says.

"Yes, You. Are." Tim says staring into the green eyes of the smaller man.

"But why?" Avi asks.

"Because you love to sing. You want music to be your life. Have fun with it. Share your talent." Tim smiles. "Not to mention that old man had at least three hundred bucks in his can."

Avi looks nervously around at the mass amount of people walking by.

"You told me that if we start running short of money that you didn't want me doing what I do, to get money. So this may be the perfect way to get cash." Tim says.

"Okay, I'll do it." Avi nods. "But what do I sing? I don't have my guitar."

"Sing A Cappello." Tim smirks.

Tim lays the cap down in front of Avi then walks over and leans against a wall behind him. Giving Avi his moment.

Avi thinks for a moment then begins to sing, 'Wayfaring Stranger'.

https://youtu.be/uBoG0HwjsvY

The minute that Avi begins to sing, people begins to stop and listen.

Tim smiles to himself and nods. He was blown away by Avi's voice. It was so beautiful, just like the man it was coming from.

Avi was putting everything he had into the song. He closed his eyes as he sung, not noticing that the cap was quickly filling up with money.

As he finishes the song, he opens his eyes when the crowd started to clap. He smiles widely at the huge crowd that had gathered.

"Thank you, so much." Avi tells the crowd.

A man walks up to drop some money into the cap, drawing Avi's attention to the cap that was running over with bills.

He looks quickly around at Tim who was still leaning on the wall behind him.

Tim smiles and winks at him.

As the crowd begins to break up, Avi reaches down and grabs the cap and runs over to where Tim was standing.

"Would you look at this!" He giggles.

"Looks like we need a bigger cap." Tim chuckles at Avi's excitement.

"I did it! I actually did it!" Avi laughs as he throws his arm around Tim's neck, pulling him into a hug.

"There was no doubt in my mind." Tim says as he hugs Avi tightly. "You were awesome."

They pull apart and stare into each other's eyes.

"Thank you." Avi whispers as he leans in and kisses Tim.

At that moment, something came over Tim and he had no idea what. He wrapped his arms around the shorter man and deepens the kiss.

The words to the song "Maybe It Was Memphis" played around in Tim's head as he tasted the sweetness of Avi's lips.

"What was I supposed to do

Standing there lookin' at you
A lonely boy far from home

Maybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Southern summer nights
Maybe it was you maybe it was me
But it sure felt right"

Tim breaks the kiss and hugs Avi tightly.

"What are you trying to do to me?" Tim whispers.

"Trying to break down that wall." Avi answers in a whisper.

"Avi." Tim says softly as he pulls out of the hug and looks down into the green eyes.

"No." Avi says, laying a finger on Tim's lips. "I don't want to hear that you're trash because you were a prostitute and that you're not good enough for me. Tim, I was married to trash."

"I don't know the first thing about loving anyone. I've never allowed myself to get attached to anyone." Tim says hanging his head. "It wasn't part of my job."

"Love hurts when your heart gets broken. You kinda lose faith in love and you wonder if you can ever love again or even if you want to." Avi says sadly. "But then someone comes into your life and things just seem right again. It feels right when you hold my hand, Tim. And when we cuddle at night, I feel my heart coming alive again."

"You know, that would make a good country song." Tim sniffs, trying to cover up his emotions.

"I'm just warning you ahead of time." Avi smirks. "You are going to fall in love with me."

"Oh, you think so?" Tim asks with a raised brow.

"I know so." Avi smiles. "I'm irresistible."

"Okay? Mr. Irresistible?" Tim laughs putting an arm around Avi's shoulder. "It's getting late, what do you want to do?"

"Eat." Avi chuckles.

"You buying?" Tim smirks.

"I'll buy. I got money now." Avi smiles looking done at the cap in his hand full of money.

"See? You can make money with your music." Tim smiles.

"Yeah, and this is just from one song. Thanks for making me do this. It was actually fun." Avi grins. "You think I could sing another song?"

"If you want. The crowd don't seem to be getting any thinner." Tim says as he looks around. "But I thought you wanted to eat?"

"I do, after I sing another song." Avi nods. "I wrote this the other day while you were asleep. I want to sing it for you."

"I'd love to hear it." Tim smiles.

Avi gathers the money out of the hat and hands it to Tim. "Hold this."

Avi placed the cap on the sidewalk and pulls Tim around in front of him so he could see him.

Avi sits down on the sidewalk so that he could pat the rhythm of the song out on his legs.

"This is for you." He smiles before he starts to sing.

https://youtu.be/dy36AA04lGs

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