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A tech wandered by with a clipboard As he came close, the radio on his hip squawked that the shoas all set up "Hey, Jo The show's starting soon, so I'et 'e up

I noticed the band gathered together over by the side, so I approached with caution The boys were all dressed up and looked quite fine Chuck still wore tattered jeans and an unbuttoned long-sleeve shirt, but now he didn't have a T-shirt under it, and his bare chest flashed all kinds of desire River was down to jeans and a sleeveless white T-shirt with a black leather vest over it His shoulder muscles alone made my knees weak

Buck and Gabe were much more dressed up Buck wore black slacks and a black jacket over an untucked white shirt with the top button open and a loose white tie The sleeves of his shirt and jacket were rolled up like a business the most impressive, with black pants, black calf-boots, and a black Nehru jacket with ts of gold buttonsdown the front The boys looked hot and ready to rock

Gabe nodded at ave theardless of their personal issues, they were still my favorite band of all tiood If it made a difference to anyone, that is

Nobody said a word, but Chuck blew uitars while River casually tossed druive thee, peeking out every minute to check on the audience Each time he looked, Chuck would ask if it was time to start the show He really was a child, co Like a patient parent, Jason set his hand on Chuck's shoulder "Wait for it I figure tenme there, but he had at least been civil to me, so I felt like I could talk to him "How do you knohen it's time to start the show?"

He grinned "I like to wait for it to get restless and loud Right now, it's a bit too quiet for ain, his I-ahed "We're back under contract, so he owns us until the tour ends"