Luke
absently smiled at the crowd and mumbled to himself, “I gotta change things up
a bit,” as he waited for the applause to die down.
“What?” asked Janet,
standing by his side.
He looked at her
for a long moment, then towards stage right where Alana stood with Billy. All
of a sudden he bolted from Janet’s side and went back off the dais.
“Luke!”
Janet shouted, as the applause died down and nervous mutterings started.
Luke looked around,
saw Stevie milling aimlessly and grabbed him by the arm, whispering
something in his ear. Stevie looked stunned at first, but he nodded and ran off
seemingly on some secret mission. Then Luke returned to stand next to Janet and
miraculously the crowd started cheering again.
“What’s
going on?” Janet asked, covering up her mic to speak.
“You’ll
see,” he said, then smiled again and addressed the crowd. “How we doing, folks?
Having a good time?”
The
resounding response made him laugh, but after a few minutes of what he
considered excessive cheering--especially for two people who hadn’t done
anything yet-- he impatiently held his hand up trying to stop it from going all
night. “Good! That ought to get you in the mood to break open those piggy banks
and give to this great cause.”
Giggling,
chuckles and outright guffaws broke out, but Luke continued. “Mr. and Mrs.
Adams plus the entire Adams family have always worked diligently to ensure the
Adams Foundation is always there with a hand up for those who fall between the
cracks. We should all follow their example. I know I am, right, Janet?”
