mockingbird:
Do you think you’ll be able to have it ready by next weekend?
eastcoleman:
We’ll do our best, Birdy.
mockingbird:
That’s what I wanted to hear. And since you’re practicing anyway, maybe you have another song or two that you’d like to record. If we’re going anyway, we might as well make good use of the time.
“Is it a good sign that he’s got a stupid grin on his face?” I look up at the sound of Jax’s voice and see my friends staring at me curiously.
“You’re too nosy,” I say.
“If we’re nosy, you should try to fix your screwed up love life somewhere other than right in front of us.” Colin gives me a saccharine smile.
“Colin, you’re such a jerk,” Jax says, but Colin waves it off.
“It’s not like you didn’t throw the same shit at me when Emma and I were having problems in her first year of college.”
“The difference is, you and Emma are a couple. Rayne and Easton are just friends,” Beck says and laughs. “Or at least they pretend to be.”
“You guys suck,” I say, but I can’t stop a stab of pain from shooting through my chest at Beck’s words. “You don’t deserve to go to the studio with Rayne and me next weekend.”
I’m confronted with a stunned silence. Beck is the first to find his voice again.
“Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
“Then are you finally going to show us that song you wouldn’t let us hear?”
“Yes,” I repeat, my mouth stretching into a broad smile.
“Fuck, let’s do this!” Jax jumps up in excitement. “Maybe this is the chance we’ve been waiting for.”
“Just because we go to the studio and record a song doesn’t mean a miracle will happen,” Colin cautions.
But Jax isn’t ready to be brought back down to earth. Instead, he grabs a pillow and tosses it at Colin’s head.
“Don’t be so negative. We’re going to the studio to record a song. Just be happy!”
Colin rolls his eyes, but he gives us a crooked grin. “Okay, relax, man. I’m excited.”
“Be a little happier.” Jax musses Colin’s hair, laughing.
“Get your paws off me, Jax.” Colin stands up. “Are we going to get started already? We don’t have much time left.”
“Right. Let’s do it.” Jax gets up too, while Beck remains seated next to me, eyeing me searchingly.
“Aren’t you excited?” he asks, quietly enough that the other two can’t hear him.
“Sure. Why wouldn’t I be?”
“So everything’s okay between you and Rayne?” His eyes narrow to slits, and I try to keep a neutral expression on my face.
“Of course.”
