chain.
"You wish, Luv!" Dusty retorted.
Angel laid his head on Darius's shoulder as he spoke to Dusty. "Ha!
Not quite. But I highly recommend it."
Darius moved his head to look down at Angel's sparkling eyes full of mischief as he teased the drummer.
Everyone cracked up. Dare's laugh might have been a little tense, but it was hard to laugh when all the blood had pooled in his lower region. Why did his body react like this to Angel's nearness?
Tommy knocked once. The kid opened the door and stepped in
quickly so he could keep all the people who were trying to push into the room out. The kid looked so young, probably more so because he was painfully shy.
Darius could barely hear him when he spoke. "Angel, everything is set." Tommy had just graduated college but had a serious lack of confidence, especially when Angel pulled him off of the usual roadie grunt work.
Angel smiled at him. "Thanks, Tom. I can always count on you." He lifted his head off Dare's shoulder and grinned into his face. "You are coming with me," he stated as if it were a decree from on high.
"Ang!" Dusty sounded disapproving but since he was like the mother hen of the group he was easily ignored.
"What?" Darius finished the bottle of water he was drinking and tossed it in the recycling can across the room. "Three points."
Josh interjected. "Only two points. You are too close for a three pointer."
Darius shrugged, holding up three fingers to Josh. "It was across the room."
Josh shrugged and touched Robin's water bottle indicating he should drink more.
Angel pointedly ignored the others and spoke to him, "Dare, we are going to Bali to finish off the next album." Angel didn't make that a question. "Robin already wrote a number of songs and pieces of others with you. We can work on the arrangements and add a few more."
"Huh? Who is going where ?" He shook his head causing his side parted blond hair to flip back into place. He was trying to catch up.
Angel rolled his pretty eyes at Darius. "You and I. I have a villa rented at a private resort." Angel looked at Tommy. "Or I should say Tom rented it for me. Thanks again man for all the extra work."
Dusty shook his head in annoyance and got up to get another water bottle. As he passed by it sounded like he muttered, "Mistake."
"No problem, Angel." Tom smoothly supplied the name. "Barung Barung is the name of the resort." He smiled at Angel. "It means butterfly."
Angel grinned back at some joke between them. "Right. So we hang out at the resort and polish those songs you and Robin have been working on. Then we can write a few more."
Darius was surprised Angel knew he was working on their music with Robin. He hadn't said anything. They hadn't discussed it at all. Bali? Alone with Angel? His thoughts went to what happened before the show and his stupid heart was racing a bit at the very idea of more of those same opportunities. His head was in the process of reminding his body that he was straight and it was work.
Dusty's prior disapproval gone and was replaced with teasing. Dustin pretended offense but his laughing green eyes gave him away. "Oh, sure Luv. Go to Bali with your kissing, licking stage boyfriend but you leave your best friend here all alone." Dustin made an effort to frown but it appeared to be too much effort to cover his grin.
Everyone knew Angel and Dusty didn't make a move without
consulting each other. They were best friends and clearly this wasn't the first Dusty had heard of Bali. Darius tramped down a bit of the senseless jealousy that always seemed at the surface when he thought about the closeness between Angel and Dusty.
Angel ignored Dusty's whine and focused on him. "Dare, I need you. I have a few songs in my head and you can help shake them loose."
Dusty muttered something under his breath that sounded like, "You can help shake something else too." But Dare couldn't be
"You wish, Luv!" Dusty retorted.
Angel laid his head on Darius's shoulder as he spoke to Dusty. "Ha!
Not quite. But I highly recommend it."
Darius moved his head to look down at Angel's sparkling eyes full of mischief as he teased the drummer.
Everyone cracked up. Dare's laugh might have been a little tense, but it was hard to laugh when all the blood had pooled in his lower region. Why did his body react like this to Angel's nearness?
Tommy knocked once. The kid opened the door and stepped in
quickly so he could keep all the people who were trying to push into the room out. The kid looked so young, probably more so because he was painfully shy.
Darius could barely hear him when he spoke. "Angel, everything is set." Tommy had just graduated college but had a serious lack of confidence, especially when Angel pulled him off of the usual roadie grunt work.
Angel smiled at him. "Thanks, Tom. I can always count on you." He lifted his head off Dare's shoulder and grinned into his face. "You are coming with me," he stated as if it were a decree from on high.
"Ang!" Dusty sounded disapproving but since he was like the mother hen of the group he was easily ignored.
"What?" Darius finished the bottle of water he was drinking and tossed it in the recycling can across the room. "Three points."
Josh interjected. "Only two points. You are too close for a three pointer."
Darius shrugged, holding up three fingers to Josh. "It was across the room."
Josh shrugged and touched Robin's water bottle indicating he should drink more.
Angel pointedly ignored the others and spoke to him, "Dare, we are going to Bali to finish off the next album." Angel didn't make that a question. "Robin already wrote a number of songs and pieces of others with you. We can work on the arrangements and add a few more."
"Huh? Who is going where ?" He shook his head causing his side parted blond hair to flip back into place. He was trying to catch up.
Angel rolled his pretty eyes at Darius. "You and I. I have a villa rented at a private resort." Angel looked at Tommy. "Or I should say Tom rented it for me. Thanks again man for all the extra work."
Dusty shook his head in annoyance and got up to get another water bottle. As he passed by it sounded like he muttered, "Mistake."
"No problem, Angel." Tom smoothly supplied the name. "Barung Barung is the name of the resort." He smiled at Angel. "It means butterfly."
Angel grinned back at some joke between them. "Right. So we hang out at the resort and polish those songs you and Robin have been working on. Then we can write a few more."
Darius was surprised Angel knew he was working on their music with Robin. He hadn't said anything. They hadn't discussed it at all. Bali? Alone with Angel? His thoughts went to what happened before the show and his stupid heart was racing a bit at the very idea of more of those same opportunities. His head was in the process of reminding his body that he was straight and it was work.
Dusty's prior disapproval gone and was replaced with teasing. Dustin pretended offense but his laughing green eyes gave him away. "Oh, sure Luv. Go to Bali with your kissing, licking stage boyfriend but you leave your best friend here all alone." Dustin made an effort to frown but it appeared to be too much effort to cover his grin.
Everyone knew Angel and Dusty didn't make a move without
consulting each other. They were best friends and clearly this wasn't the first Dusty had heard of Bali. Darius tramped down a bit of the senseless jealousy that always seemed at the surface when he thought about the closeness between Angel and Dusty.
Angel ignored Dusty's whine and focused on him. "Dare, I need you. I have a few songs in my head and you can help shake them loose."
Dusty muttered something under his breath that sounded like, "You can help shake something else too." But Dare couldn't be
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