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"Are you hungry?" he asked

Obviously not what she was thinking, but now that he onna go cal room service" He poked Trey in the arot it I played it ten times already"

Brian kissed Myrna on the teuitar strap over his head He set the instrument on a stand and left the rooroove in the corner, switching it out several tiht the perfect sound to coroup was out of earshot, Trey said, "Don’t destroy him, Myrna Brian fal s fast and hard Chicks can’t handle his intensity and he ends up getting hurt"

"No worries We’re just having a good tier "I et out now"

"How can I be serious about someone I just met?"

He closed his eyes and shook his head "Every time" He opened his eyes and pinned her with a heavy stare "We told you he was a roht Did you hear any of it?"

She pushed his hand away "I won’t hurt him, Trey Okay?"

"I hope you mean that"

He stared her down until she had to look away And he thought Brian was intense? Jeez!

"Leave her alone, Trey," Jace said

"A?" Trey said over his shoulder

"No, but that’s not her fault"

Trey looked at her again He sighed "I’m sorry It’s none of my business"

"He’s lucky to have someone who cares so hed "Yeah, I guess One or the other of us always has our nose in his business Just forget I said anything"

Trey finished scribing the last few lines of music Myrna closed her robe and tied it with the sash She sat in one of the dining chairs and listened to Jace play, her foot tapping in time Trey spread the score sheets across the table and started playing again, pausing every few measures to add a second set of rapid notes above Brian’s sustained notes Trey’s signature shred coood when they played together Mouitar and joined his bandIt ale riff to fit their particular styles and strengths

Sed entered the roo room table with his eyes closed Puzzled, Myrna watched hiuitarists returned to the beginning of the riff, Sed sang, or more like screamed, "It came to me in a dreahed and shoved hie of witnessing their process sent shivers of excite down Myrna’s spine

"Okay, okay," Sed said "That sucked even for reat to her Sed’s voice was loith an edgy rasp that made various parts of her anatomy swel in response