Fall From Grace(47)

The truth was that after listening to Shane play and listening to him on the phone, I wanted to play with him.  Besides, this would be my way of thanking him for what he had done and I would be fully clothed while I did it!




Chapter 8

The apartment was dead silent.  I tiptoed down the hallway and into the bathroom trying not to wake Lea.  I showered, shaved, scrubbed, and put lotion on, every girlie thing I could think of.  I even painted my nails.

Lea was standing in the hallway with her arms across her chest waiting for me when I was done.  Mist from the bathroom wafted through the dim light.  “Well, the boys are busy tonight with the auditions, so what trouble are we going to get in tonight?” she asked smiling.

“I think I’m about to do something stupid,” I said.

Lea grabbed me by the hand, led me down the hall, through my bedroom door, and sat on my bed.  “Okay, I hope to God this has something to do with a hot guy and some toys.”

I gave her a wicked smile.  “I guess it does.  I’m going to the audition.”

She jumped into action.  “Here,” she ripped through my closet and flung clothes at me, “Put these on, you have to look hotter than hell.  They are going to flip the F out!”

I slipped on a low cut, red spaghetti strap shirt and a pair of tight low-rise skinny jeans.  I pulled on my boots and dried my hair until it was pin straight.  Grabbed my black leather jacket and strapped my guitar case on my back.

It was seven o’clock when Lea and I left our apartment. The auditions should have started earlier, but I really didn’t know of the exact time.  It was snowing lightly and the city had a beautiful soft light hue to it.  The snow crunched lightly under our feet.  When we got to the guy’s block, Lea ran.  I figured she was excited.

Walking through the first floor to the basement was eerily silent, and I wondered if anybody showed up at all.

Taking a deep breath, I knocked on the studio door; adrenaline surging through my body.  God, this felt good.  Not only was I going to play in front of everyone, I would be playing with Shane.  There was no way I would give myself to someone like him, but I could be with him this way, which to me was just as hot.  That way, I could go on doing what I was here for, looking for my other half.

Conner opened the door.  A huge smile crossed over his face when he saw us.  “Just in time, two beautiful girls in the studio should help ease some tension, I hope.”  Lea jumped into his arms.

The band sat together on the floor looking completely miserable.  Shane looked up at me with a confused expression.  He stood up, dusted his pants off, and started to walk over.

Tucker got to me before Shane could.  “Hey, are you here to listen to me play?  That’s cool, my first fan.”  I ignored him and stepped past.  I took off my coat and handed it to Lea.

Shane’s mouth fell open when he saw my outfit, but not as far as it did when I unbuckled my guitar case.  “I’m sorry, Tucker, but I’m not here to listen to you play.  I thought I’d take a crack at auditioning; see if I could play as good as Alex.”

Tucker laughed, “My f*cking mother could play better than Alex right now, both his arms are broken, but she ain’t here.  But, damn girl, you look hot.  I’d like to buy some stock in that ass later.  My place or yours?”

I grimaced in Tucker’s direction.  I noticed a couple of six packs open where he had been sitting.  I smiled sweetly at Tucker, “I think you are subhuman when you drink and talk like that, so I’d appreciate it, if when you do drink, you don’t speak to me.”  I turned to Shane.  He tore his eyes off my guitar and looked at me, waiting.  “Shane, is it okay if I try?”