Falling Down(31)

She tilts her head to the side and wiggles her eyebrows. He grins again. "I was talking about drums, darlin', but if you're heading in that direction we can always find out together."
She laughs. "I could keep playing for two hours. Maybe not at that pace the entire time, but I could do two hours."
He nods. "There's always a few less heavy songs mixed in the albums so if you wanted drums, you'd be great."
"Thanks. That means a lot coming from you."
It really does. He's one of the best drummers out there right now. It hasn't escaped me that this is one of the most popular rock bands out there right now and these moments with them seem so surreal.
Xander just nods.
"The question is," Jesse says, "do you want to be back there or would you rather be up here?"
"First, let's see what she's got for the chords," Ben says.
I smirk and Jesse raises a brow. "Just watch," I whisper and head over to grab rhythm guitar.
"Whatcha got going on here?" Kennedy asks as I pick up one of his guitars.
"Relax, oh silent and sexy one. I won't wreck your precious. I just know what she's got in mind and I need to do rhythm for her. Well, I don't need to, I want to because this is going to be epic."
"What's she got in mind?" Ethan asks.
"The same thing she always has in mind whenever someone challenges her on guitar," Jace says with a grin. "The only question is which song."
"My new favorite," she announces and I raise my eyebrows and my mouth forms a small o.
I hop up on a stool. I prefer to sit while I play guitar, even rhythm. Most people prefer to stand but I hate the guitar strap. I just feel too restricted. I'm weird and I admit this freely.
"You're gonna have to sing this one solo, hot stuff."
Jesse nods, grabs the mic and stool, and plops himself right next to me. "What is it?"
"You'll know it as soon as the first note is played."
He nods again.
"Ready?" I ask.
Sera nods and Jace winks.
Sera starts off Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold and all brows go up and grins appear. Sera jumps in on her part as do Jace and Xander. Kennedy matches me, Ethan matches Jace, and Jesse blows the vocals away.
Ben stands in front of Sera and watches her while his fingers work the fret, grinning. She's not even paying attention. Her eyes are closed and she's in the zone. Give that girl a guitar and she's gone.
When the last chord is struck, the studio is completely silent. Sera's head comes up and she grins at me.
Ben shakes his head. "Fucking Hail To The King."
She shrugs. "I do so love a challenge and I'm glomming on A7X right now."
"Obviously you've been playing some if you know that song."
"Well, yeah. I'm a musician. I have to play even if I'm not in a band. Lucy and I had jam sessions."
"Good. It seems you get to choose what you want to do because you're fantastic at both," Ben says.
She grins at him. "Thanks, Ben."
He nods. "I mean it. That was incredible."
Another extremely flattering compliment for my girl. I can't help but smile.
"It's up to you. If you do drums, you'll be in the back and likely someone else will have to sing backup. If you choose lead, you get the spotlight. If you choose rhythm, you get a lot of spotlight but not as bright," Jesse states.
"First, would you be content back there? People know who you are as a drummer, I mean, look at Xander. The women are nuts for him even back there," I say.
"Probably not. I'd prefer to move around the stage a bit."
I nod. I thought so. She feels too much when she plays to sit still for that long.