At the end they went back to the table.
“I have a little job to do for a minute,” he said.
He walked into the band and sat down, putting the strap of a saxophone over his shoulder. The band struck up “Careless Whisper.” Spencer launched himself into the sax role. The crowd stamped and cheered. Everyone was on their feet. These guys were amazing. Selena was crying.
Shannon was blown away. “I had no idea he did this stuff.”
“He hasn’t—not since Mother died,” said Ben
“That’s why I’m crying,” wailed Selena.
Spencer returned beaming and took her back to dance. Selena grabbed Patrick. It was evident that Vandervell was not much of a dancer. Mel put intellectual questions about the wider psychological meanings of zombies and vampires. The great director held forth. Over the next hour Selen
