Chapter 19 Cori stood amongst the crowd of people who’d arrived at the nightclub at the top of the hotel where they were staying. The New Year’s Eve celebration had a nice kickoff with a few rounds of drinks. Now that the music had begun, Jamie was stealing the show. She was only supposed to do one song but was on her second. Cori knew it was a good sign. Jamie was going to make it in this industry. Perhaps it was years of watching her big brother perform, but she knew how to work the crowd, getting everyone into the music and out on the dance floor. She had spunk, she looked at people when she sang, and her voice was still as mesmerizing as it was in high school. Shifting her attention to Jesse, Cori noticed the enormous grin he was sporting. No one could deny how proud he was of his

