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“Both of you knock it the fuck off. Just listen to this and we are out of here. We all have shit we want to do,” Poppy says with both hands on her thin hips.
Our sound crew isn’t here, just the band, since we know how to work all the sound boards. Ralph hits a few buttons and our newest single fills the room. Once it starts, we all shut up and listen. Nothing else is as important as our band and no matter what is going on, this is what comes first. It’s our lives, our livelihood, our passion. The song starts with just me singing acapella and then the band jumps in and the beat picks up. It sounds pretty fucking good and I smile listening to it. It’s a great song about a couple who finds out they were never meant to be. The love and loss they endure in the relationship. Pretty kickass.
As it ends, we all look around at each other and smile. We know without even saying anything that it’s perfect. Nothing needs to be done to this song. “Holy shit.” I hear Brooklyn whisper behind me and I turn to look at her. She blushes and looks around at everyone and then locks her eyes on me. “That was amazing.”
“I agree with Brooklyn, that sound is fucking great,” Ralph says.
Everyone starts to talk about what they loved in the song, but I keep my focus on Brooklyn. We have millions of fans, all over the world. Yet, for some reason I will never understand, knowing that Brooklyn likes this song, makes me proud. It may even make me more proud than when we step off stage. “You really like it?” I ask her.
She wraps her arms around herself and nods her head. “I love it. I didn’t realize that rock songs could hold as much meaning as a country song.”
Everyone gasps as we eye each other. Ethen shakes his head, while Ralph runs his hand through his thick hair and Nate looks at Poppy with wide eyes. Then we all stare directly at her as she blushes. “You listen to country music?” I ask, totally blown away. I mean I know she is shy and that she is the total opposite of anyone I’ve ever met, but country music? Christ, she might as well have kicked me in the nuts and ripped my heart out with her bare hands.
She looks around with wide eyes and backs up a little, bumping into the wall. “Umm, yes.”
“Fuck,” Nate says.
“You’ve got to be kidding,” Ralph moans.
“You might as well kill me,” Ethen says.
I simply grab my chest and shake my head.
“Guys, shut the fuck up. Just because she has the worst taste in music, doesn’t make her a bad person,” Poppy says, walking over and wrapping her arm around Brooklyn’s shoulders.
“No, it doesn’t make her a bad person,” I say. “Just deaf.”
We all laugh and she blushes shaking her head. I’m not trying to embarrass her, I’m just shocked I guess. I mean she’s standing in the sound booth of a rock band for fuck sake.
She straightens her back and puts her hands on her hips. “You know why I listen to country music? I listen to it because I can understand all the words, the songs have meaning and a lot of them are songs about love. It just makes me happy.”
“Brooklyn, have you ever listened to our music. Aside from what you heard last night and just now?” I ask.
“I’ve heard a song or two before on the radio,” she replies.
I’m not sure if I like the idea that I can introduce her to our music or upset that she thinks country music is better. I decide to go with my first thought and grin at her. “Well, I guess I need to show you the light. Sex, drugs and rock and roll, baby.”
Everyone yells with approval and I turn around to the band and smile. “We are all good with the way this song sounds right?” They all agree it’s perfect and I nod my head turning back to Brooklyn. “Well, you ready to get out of here?”
“Actually, can you pick me up at Poppy’s in like an hour? I need to change,” she says and looks at Poppy who nods.
I move closer to her and lean my hand against the wall. I bend down so that she is the only one who can hear me. “Don’t ditch me because I made fun of your music. I’m only half kidding.”
She smiles and shakes her head. “It’s not that. I knew before your condescending comment that I wanted to go back and change.”
“Oh shit, you
can give attitude,” I say, laughing. She giggles and smiles proud of herself. This time I press my lips almost right to her ear. “I like that.” I back up and she searches my face. “Go, I’ll pick you up in an hour.” She leaves with Poppy and of course Ethen is all but running out right behind them. Nate, Ralph and I go back out to wait in the hangout. I grab each of us a beer and we sit down.
“Fitz, can I ask you something without you getting all pissed off and flying off the handle?” Nate asks.
“Shoot,” I say and kick my feet up on the coffee table.
“What are you doing?” he asks and I raise my eyebrows. “You know damn well what I mean.”
I know exactly what he means. What am I doing with Brooklyn? Thing is I don’t know how to answer it. Mainly because I don’t know what I’m doing. I know I’m feeling things I’ve never felt before. I’m attracted to her, she makes me want to get to know her and for her to know me. Everything about her intrigues me from her smile to her coconut scent. It’s so different of how I usually am around women. Normally, I don’t even want to know their name and here I am planning a romantic night with a woman who’s got a boyfriend. Don’t get me wrong, the idea of her in my bed and screaming my name has me walking around with a hard on. It’s just I know she deserves more.
“Fitz?” Ralph says, pulling me out of my thoughts.
