"Sami? What do you want to do?"

Duder stared at his sister for an answer. Sami stayed quiet as she replayed the last five to ten minutes in her head. She knew if they took this chance, they would live the rest of their lives in a lie…But, would they get another shot like this? If they said no, the opportunity was never coming back. She thought of how they were before all of this, before Little White Lie. They were nobody's. They always had been. And now... Sami looked up, straight into her brother's eyes.

"...I wanna do it." She waited for a reaction and it wasn't too long before he said quietly

"Me too."

They sat in silence for several minutes, each deep in their own thoughts. Duder's head was spinning. They were going to be actual rock stars! Something he had dreamed about ever since he first strummed a guitar when he was six years old. Years of evading school to play at whatever gig him and his sister could find, any run down bar or club that would have them, and all of it, was going to pay off at last. And the best part of it he was going to share this new life with Sami, who had shared the same dream with him, and was always there through every step, every knock back, every criticism, and now she would soon be at his side as they toured the world, with screaming fans, record labels and worldwide fame and fortune. He couldn't stop the smile that was appearing on his face as he stared to visualise the future that they had coming to them.

Sami's head on the other hand was thinking the complete opposite. Yes they were going to rock stars, they were going to have years of screaming fans, fame and fortune, and they were going to enjoy it… but it was all because of Kevin and his song, if they hadn't of stolen his song Nigel wouldn't have even given them a second look. And that was what almost broke Sami's heart. It was Kevin's music that Nigel wanted to record and he wasn't even there to celebrate with them. He probably would be with them right now if Tanya hadn't of ran him over with her…

Tanya! How could she forget? They were so caught up in realising what this deal meant for them, that they completely forgot about the rest of the band, Jim Tanya, Toby, this was going to affect them all too... and after what happened the previous night she wasn't so sure if she could face them.

A voice soon brought her back to reality

"Shall I give Nigel a call?"

"What?" Her head soon spun around to see Duder with the house phone already in his hand.

"Nigel?" He looked slightly amused by his sisters confusion "Shall I call him to say were gonna do it?" He could not control his excitement as his fingers hovered over the first number, but then Sami leapt out of her seat and ran up to him, seizing the phone from his hand.

"Duder wait!" She saw the worried look on her brother's face appear almost immediately, but before he could even question her, Sami continued.

"What about Tanya?" A crease appeared between Duder's eyes as he contemplated her question.

"What about her?" Sami looked away from him as she walked into the sitting room and sat slouched on to the sofa with a heavy sigh. "Look if it's about that fight you two had, I don't see why you can't just make up over coffee or something. I mean, once Tanya finds out about the deal, I'm sure she'll forget about whatever happened!"

Sami sat up and groaned, burying her head in her hands. Of course she hadn't told Duder what happened that night at the party between her Tanya and … Toby. She hadn't told him that Toby had sung her the most beautiful song that Kevin had wrote for her, she hadn't told him that Tanya caught them kissing in her bedroom, but most importantly she hadn't told him the truth of how it was Tanya who had caused Kevin's coma when she hit him with her car. But she couldn't keep it from him anymore.

"Duder, listen..." How was she going do this? She could feel sweat trickling down the back of her neck. "Tanya can't come back into the band."

Duder's look of confusion deepened, a frightened look creeping into his eyes.

"What do you mean, 'can't come back', she has to come back, for band, for the record contract, for us. You know how much work she put into her signing you can't just chuck her out. We need her!" He looked at Sami, whose eyes were slowly filling with tears. "What about our dream?"

Sami could feel the anger build up inside of her "I don't want to ever see her again, she's a lying, cheating bitch and she is not in my band. We never needed and we don't need her now" said Sami stubbornly, holding back the flow of tears.

"You seriously can't be that selfish Sami!" Duder shouted. "You let her into this band, and now she's staying. You can't kick her out now, that's not fair! And for the record" Sami looked up into his eyes the second she heard the vile in his voice "This was never just your band, it was ours!"

"Fine!" Sami screamed, standing up, sending her chair toppling backwards. "Why don't you invite her over Duder, and maybe we can talk about the future of our band, only our band songwriter can't be here because she ran him over and now he's in a coma!" Letting out a scream of frustration she ran from the kitchen and up into her bedroom, leaving a white faced Duder alone at the table.

Sami flung herself onto her bed, bitterly wiping away her tears, thinking about what had just happened. Duder had never shouted at her before... And she had to break the news to him like that! She literally screamed it at him. Her insides shrivelled into a tight ball of misery and her heart bled with remorse as the picture of his face, white with shock and anger, plastered itself to the inside of her eyeballs. She had stolen, she had lied, she had ruined her one chance with Toby, and now she had shouted at Duder. What more did she have to lose? She lay quite still for some time, and didn't move until the shadows had crept halfway across her carpet. Shivering slightly, she pushed herself up and made her way to the landing, thinking to find Duder and apologize for her disgusting outburst. She went into the kitchen, to find it empty, and dark, as the sun had almost touched the horizon. She made her way through to the lounge, to find it deserted.

"Duder?" she called, walking back to the hallway. "Duder, are you up there?" There was nothing, no sound, just the echo of her footsteps as she made her way back to the kitchen, when she noticed a note stuck to the fridge.

"Gone to see others. We will sort this out. D."

Gone to see the others... Shit! He must be talking with the band right now, telling them about the record contract.

"We will sort this out" Sami muttered to herself, hoping that meant that Duder had forgiven her for her behaviour earlier. Tanya would be there at the meeting, she assumed. She wondered if Duder would confront her about Kevin. She didn't see how they would sort anything out if the subject wasn't going to be brought up. She deliberated for a minute on whether to join them, but the sky was quickly darkening, and Duder could be at any one of three houses. And she wasn't sure if he'd want her there anyway.

Sami spent the remainder of the evening on the couch, cradling a mug of coffee watching comedy shows, none of which made her laugh. She didn't feel like laughing. She glanced over at the clock, it was quarter past ten. Sami wondered what on earth they still had left to talk about, wondering if they were talking about her, then wondering if she was being paranoid. Just at that point, Sami heard the door open and close. A voice called

"Sami?"

"In here, Duder." she called back, relieved he didn't sound upset or angry with her. Duder appeared in the doorway, a pile of papers under his arm.

"Hey"

"Hey" Sami replied, managing a small smile. It was the first time she'd smiled all day. Duder looked at her, a slightly concerned expression on his face, before making his way to the armchair, placing the paper on the coffee table.

"Have you been here all evening?" he asked. Sami nodded, a dreadful sense of guilt bubbling inside of her, until she could stand it no longer.

"Duder I'm so, so sorry for what happened earlier, I just lost control and I-"

"Hey, Sami, don't sweat it. I understand why you said what you said, it explained why you were in a weird mood this morning. I thought you didn't want to do the band anymore."

Relief rushed though Sami, wondering why her brother was so understanding. She didn't deserve it. Duder gave her a small encouraging smile.

"What's all that?" Sami nodded to the pile of papers stacked on the coffee table.

"New plans for the band. Band rehearsal schedule, notes on the record contract, contacts, venue details, everything. I told you we'd sort it all out." Sami mulled over what he just said. Plans for the band? All the band are still in together? After last night? Duder looked at her warily, clearly fearing another hostile comment. It pained Sami to see her brother look at her like that. She cleared her throat, determined to say what was eating at her before she lost heart.

"Did... did you, er... Did you talk to Tanya at all?" Duder looked at her shrewdly.

"Of course I did"

"...And?"

Duder sighed.

"It was an accident Sami. You know that don't you?" Sami stared at her fingernails, trying not to say anything accusatory.

"Yeah, of course I do. But she never told us."

"Would you be able to tell someone?"

Sami said nothing for a while, thinking about what to reply. After several minutes of silence she finally said,

"I've got to talk to her I suppose, haven't I?"

Duder's face filled with relief.

"It would be the best thing to do, Sami. She doesn't hate you, you know. And she doesn't want you to hate her."

Sami shook her head.

"I don't hate her."

"I didn't think you did. Look, I promise you we'll sort everything out. We can go over this new stuff in the morning. I think I'll hit the sack, you coming up?"

"Yeah, yeah, I'll be up there in a minute."

Duder smiled as he raised himself from the chair and walked to the door.

"Hey, Sami" Sami turned around just in time for Duder to walk over quickly and give his sister a reassuring hug "I'm sorry I shouted" He gave her a light hearted smile as he returned to the staircase, "I'll see you in the morning. Night."

Sami returned his smile.

"Goodnight."