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By the time I'd started my second beer, Buck had finished his fourth River came out of the shower, so Buck stu dressed, which left just me and River at the table Exactly how I liked it

Yes, thenothing but a towel and a grin I leaned away from him and feasted my eyes for a few seconds River Sticks was as phenomenally sexy as ever "I had such a crush on you when I was sixteen"

River chuckled "Seems like you still do" He had me there

I decided to find out where I stood with him "Is it true that you have a secret lover?"

"Afraid so And I don't wander when I' out there"

"Oh" I straightened up "So as it you wanted to tellplans weren't as likely as I'd hoped

"Right!" He got up "I was going to offer to let you play drums on 'Fiery Life'"

"What! I can't play drums"

"Not all of the to teach you the cymbal part and let you play it in the chorus It's easy Want to give it a try?"

"Absolutely!" I didn't need a e proposal anymore River's offer, co et dressed, and we'll go backstage and play with some drums" He wandered back to his cubicle and soon returned in jeans, a brown shirt, and a tan hoodie, his usual casual attire We went back to the stage

His druear had already been hauled off by busy roadies He pointed to one of the cye of the kit "When we play 'Fiery Life,' this one only gets used during the chorus It's easy-just keep beating along with the song Watch" He pounded out the turnaround between the verse and the chorus, then started to sing the chorus while he played the dru on the blade of a knife,

Liberty means so much more,

You owe it, you owe yourself a fiery life"

As he played it, I watched him rhythmically pound the cymbal Then he handed the drumstick to me "You try it"

I could keep a beat as well asWe rehearsed it a few ti to the bus The Fiery Boys tour was turning out to be everything I wanted it to be