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Which was an ano, "Alright Water on the rocks it is"
"Thanks S, you know I love you!" I wrapped ave her a squeeze
"Sure, Ives You just better hope they’re better than this band" She said with no enthusiasm whatsoever
We walked back over to the band and Kenna Exie eyed our tureedy eyes and I could immediately tell she assumed incorrectly
"Yum!" She reached excitedly for rabbed it and drank from it before I could warn her discretely
"Oh that’s-" she stopped confused when the taste of cold water touched her tongue She stared atan explanation
"Water," I finished for her "It’s water"
The band on stage finished a song and the room filled with the sudden quiet that came in between sets They started to tear down their instru to happen between Exie andfor her et out of rehab What else would it be?"
I winced This was so aard
Thankfully Ryder corralled his band together and they went off to make music Kenna stared at one so I sucked it up and tried to play nice
"Is he going to dedicate another song to you?" I asked, hoping a little flattery would go a long way
"He usually does," She sht?"
"Nope," Sloane mimicked her uncomfortable smile "Brownell Talbot"
"We have to wear uniforms," Exie rolled her eyes "They’re so awful"
"I can ihed carefully "We don’t have to wear unifor It syreed with a tiny shudder I missed the warm months this year thanks towould be terrible
"So how do you guys know each other then?" Kenna ht little circle It was almost relaxed
"Our moms all know each other," I explained before they had a chance to jump in
"Cool," Kenna couitar rift froot lost to the music
The band was incredible as usual- and most of all Ryder Not that I was really surprised, and even though I had just seen the I forced myself not to be completely lost to his lyrics, or hi around at the captivated audience I could tell I wasn’t the only one Ryder sang with intense heart and raw honesty His eyes squinched shut while his hands worked his guitar with absolute practiced skill One hand kept getting yanked through his hair in a kind of nervous gesture that eously in the sexiest display of terrible hair I had ever seen
He was perfection as athe audience could hope for And when the set decrescendo-ed into an acoustic nuuitar we all sat with bated breath and transfixed eyes
"This is a song I wrote recently," he started, his voice echoing in the uitar "The band hasn’t had a chance to play it together yet, so it will be just me But it’s uh, about chocolate croissants and coffee" He laughed at hiruff and war with hi wave of panic and forcedspecial between you two?" I asked Kenna, hoping I rong
"I guess," she shrugged "I get one every time I visit him at his work"
"Oh, that’s cute" A wave of relief washed over me, I almost stumbled back fro about a black-hearted girl that never let anyone get close
Daar Skulls finished up their set on just the right note The s and Kenna beamed with happy pride next to me Her boyfriend and his band played an incredible set She was practically gloith the raw senti she assu was actually kind of insulting and if I were her and thought the song was about me I would have been pissed
Actually, I knew the song was about me And I was pissed I couldn’t move on from Ryder’s solo nu they felt and the e with haunted ainst the lyrics to his song, how his eyes shut tighter every ti the word inscribed onwas over how they refused to meet mine, how they looked everywhere but atabout hi aboutwas obviously about … it was alirl that hated boys and herselfeveryone she touched, how even though he wanted nothing et away from her, he still found himself pulled to the place her black heart bled
Yep, sounded pretty accurate to me
Slowly the band started to pack up their instruht, and so house music came on over the speakers The smaller than normal croas subdued after such an emotional performance by the band and left in a kind of ripped apart stupor Thanks to the emotional response Ryder deht, not just mine
"I’ve never seen them play like that before," Kenna observed excitedly after we stood around quietly for a few minutes
"Sorry, that’sat her how bad she felt
Exie and I knew she would influence the rooht, but none of us expected this kind of reaction
"What was that?" Kenna asked, not hearing her at all
"I said, Ivy was right, they are really good," Sloane brightened her expression and gave Kenna a winning sed And she had every right to Even without Sloane to add to his talent, he possessed soe
"And so is Phoenix, oh osh, he’s like the most talented ever!" I squealed He walked up behind Kenna and I shot hirinned back "Are these ave hiirl impression and stuck out my hip
"Depends," he answered slyly "Are your friends looking for soh ere joking, he was interested
As if I didn’t know before that he was interested
As if it was son concept that a male would be interested in one ofher to the wolves