Shining in and reminding him
In the darkness of the night
Only witches play
“Fallon, those lyrics are amazing!” I mumbled with lo mein practically hanging out of my mouth.
She giggled, adding soy sauce to her wonton soup. “Thanks. It feels good to actually write again, and the words mean more than just ink on a page.”
“Oh, Rodney, I finished up that eagle for you today. Wanna see?”
“Fuck ya I do!”
I jumped up and handed the folded paper over to the lead singer.
“Serena, you are one talented chick!” He awkwardly fist pumped me and looked over to Colt. “You better fucking marry this chick before she leaves you. We need a tattooer in the group, makes things super convenient.”
Colt’s eyes locked on mine. “I think we’re doing just fine as it is. We’re living together, what more do you want from me?”
Dane laughed. “It would be nice to not be the only old man of the group.” He squeezed his wife’s hand and kissed her on the cheek. “I should probably go check on Leilani.”
“So guys, we need to start really planning our next tour.” Maverick threw a dumpling in his mouth as he raised an eyebrow right at Colt. Colt was basically like the band leader when it came to promoting, tours, dealing with their manager, all that jazz.
“I’ll make some calls in the morning and get the ball rolling.”
Maverick shot him a quick smile. “About fucking time. I miss the road.”
My stomach sunk. The last time they had gone on tour, I had only been able to join them for a few weekends because of work. Colt and I were still such a new couple that traveling with them for months on end made me nervous, and now the thought of my new family being away for an extended amount of time again was about to destroy me.
Fallon looked over to Mav. “I will probably have to sit a lot of this one out because of the baby.”
Dane was trotting down the stairs with his bundle of joy cradled in his arms, sucking on a pacifier. “You will be coming on the road and so will she, at least for part of it. If it doesn’t work then we will think of something, but I am not going to spend months away from my girls. It just ain’t a fucking thing, babe.”
Fallon rolled her eyes as Leilani started to fuss in her father’s arms. “We’ll just have to see.”
Colt grabbed my hand. “Ready to head out?”
I nodded. “All right, guys, I think we’re done for tonight. See you all back here tomorrow, same time?”
They all agreed, and Colt and I made my way to my car.
“See you at home?” Colt kissed my forehead and opened my door for me.
“See you soon, babe.”
