The joint really is buzzin' tonight, and as soon as Kate walks away, Nathan's busy serving drink after drink. He manages to keep an ear tuned for her set though, and when those opening notes play, he's able to pause and look across the crowd and smile at her. Not that she can see him from behind the footlights.
Unfortunately, he's not able to stand and listen to the whole song, but he does hear it as he goes about his business. He also hears more than one compliment to the songbird, and he vows to pass those on to both her and Scott. When she finishes the song, he takes a moment to applaud her along with everyone else before he turns back to pouring drinks.
The rest of the evening passes in a blur of activity, and before he knows it John's on stage for the final set, working his magic on the crowd even as he announces last call. One more mad dash to the bar by those who need one more drink to see them through the night, followed by the slow easing of everyone out the door, and it's finally quiet.
That's when Nathan realizes just how tired he is. Pretty much dead on his feet, actually. Still, he's got to finish cleaning up the bar and counting out the till before he can head home. Not to mention have a drink with a pretty lady.