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Confession Problems
Chapter X
Ready

When Danny returns to his room that night, it's almost one. Jack and Maddie kept him up for two and a half hours cramming S-E-X into his brain. It did not work too well. All he heard was latex, girl, baby, and marriage.

'I am NOT ready for this…' he decides, shivering when he recalls one of the visual aids his parents pulled out for him. Woman's parts are scary… 'It's like they'll EAT you!' His face pales a bit and he lets out a shaky breath. "Ugh…"

He looks around and smiles when he finds his brother curled up under the blankets. He remembers the first time he saw him sleeping when he came back. He still looks so sweet and innocent at such times. Danny smiles and dresses for bed, watching Dan's upper body rise and fall with his breaths.

His pajama's are freshly washed, smelling of lavender and vanilla. Dan is still using his old red pajama's that smell the same. Danny grins as he joins his twin under the blankets, feeling the near warmth of his body and the sent of clean air that comes from his ghost self.

"Good night, Dan," Danny whispers, tugging the covers around them. Settling down, he exhales deeply to relax and allows himself to drift off.

"Good night, love."

Saturday is hectic. Gat and his friends are running around the club, attaching wires and tuning mikes and instruments. Lexii is working out the schedule with the owner and the light techs, Ember pointing out when they'll need special effects and the works (wishing fervently that they could get Technus down here). Dan himself is busying himself with stage positions, trying to work out where everyone will be.

Here won't work because Rick won't be seen if he's here.

Remmy can't be in this spot; the drums won't fit.

Gat needs to be here so the lights aren't in his eyes when he plays keys. His violin… 'I'll pass it to him when he needs it.'

Lexii has a tight spot. Her Bass's neck will be obstructed here… 'If we move her there,' she'll be in Remmy's way.

Then Rick will go here and Lexii will be in that spot.

He thinks like this for the next five minutes before he finally stops moving the teen's respective instruments (or stool in the drum's case). At this point, Ember joins him, watching his flushed face carefully. He takes her sidekick and places it in the center of the stage and close to the curtain line; she's the voice of the band, after all.

"Dan…" Ember starts. She stops, however, when she finds no words following his name. What can she say? I'm sure Danny will make it? Because his friends and family will make it then too and Dan'll have to see Danny with Sammy. What about Everything's gonna be alright? No; that's a song and a lie.

What should she say?!

"It's not over," she finally speaks. And it isn't. Danny's doing something stupid and it's only a matter of time until he realizes it. Then he'll break up with Samantha and… And what? They'll just be at square one all over again. 'At least we won't have to worry about Her.'

Dan nods to please Ember but his heart is not in it. The gig is tonight. It's been a week. Danny is having FUN with Her. Fun he CAN'T seem to have with Dan. Stepping away from Ember to get a drink, Dan sniffles and tries to forget about it. It doesn't matter anymore! He has no chance! He never did!

Why is this so hard? Green eyes lift and scan the closed club. Gat is with Lexii now, running down the effects and tech stuff. Rick is tuning his guitar and Remmy's setting up his drums. He seems to be having trouble with the snare. Dan chuckles as Remmy flips the drum off and heads off to get his drum key.

Tonight is a fun night. They're going to play with a new voice. They're going to be a HIT. Dan is not going to let his love life damper his real life. No. Way. In. Hell.

Mind sent, Dan drinks the rest of his water and grins at his friends, "Alright! Run through a song, guys! And make it good!"

"Got it!"

Posted: JAN 28
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