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She followed his instruction but still didn’t get the saot He extended a hand "Here, I’ll show you"

She handed hiers in rapt attention as he played the solo several ti uitar, so it didn’t sound much like a solo as most of the notes were almost silent with no pickups to aht," he said

"I see what you’re doing" She took his hand in hers and flipped it over to inspect his fingertips and then her own "I need to work on some new callouses Yours are s in the sa to copy rinned at him "But I like yours Wish I would have come up with it first"

"Why don’t you play soested He still re in Dare’s studio when he’d taken her up on her challenge to duel He’d watched her for several minutes before he found the sense to interrupt

She flushed "I’ll just euitarists they admired, and that would serve her fine as she took over for Max, but when she pushed to the next level in her career, she’d need to find her own sound And be confident that she owned it

Brian patted her knee "You’ve got the talent You’ll get there" He clioing to catch a little nap Didn’t get ht I’d appreciate it if you tould keep the orgas to a minimum"

Trey stood and reached into an overhead bin He pulled out a pillow and blanket and tossed thean hadn’t already expressed her suspicions about Trey’s feelings for Brian, Trey would have chosen a less violent delivery, but he had to be careful not to show her how much he cared about him

"Thanks," Brian said sarcastically and stuffed the pillow under his head He spread the blanket over his body and clutched it to his chest

Trey turned the lights in the cabin down and winked at Reagan, as sitting with her guitar still on her lap and watching him a bit too closely Trey sat beside her on the sofa and took the guitar from her He set it carefully on the floor and drew her into his arot to cuddle after our initiation into the h club," he murmured near her ear

She shifted onto his lap and wrapped both arms around his neck He mostly just held her for the next hour and stroked her skin tenderly They exchanged a feeet kisses, but Trey was far too preoccupied with Brian’s situation to intensify the passion between hian Brian wasn’t happy and if Brian wasn’t happy, none of the band was happy Even though Sed led the band and they all looked to hiistical problems, Brian was their keystone, and without his talent, they had nothing to center themselves around They all depended on him to be their creative focus Trey was pretty sure Brian could stick it out for the next teeks, but what of the next year? They’d just put out a new albu with Exodus End all across North America, then Europe and Australia Asia South Aht be able to fly back to see Myrna and Malcolht tilobe? There was no way

"What are you thinking about?" Reagan asked, her handto stroke the tension frolanced at Brian as out cold and drooling all over his pillow "Maybe the band just needs to take a year off"

"Maybe" But then Sed and Jess would probably have a kid or twelve and they’d be in the sa kids," he lanced down at her He hadn’t an wouldn’t want kids Didn’t all women want them?