Updated Oct. 31, 2008

Chapter 12

"Dougie I swear if you don't nail it this time I'm going to kick you arse!" Bethany shot at Dougie who was fiddling with his guitar strap and letting out frustrated groans.

"I'm sorry Bethany, but I'm trying to get it right. It's just hard to get right, you know that. You've played it before." He shot back at the dark haired girl.

"Yeah, and I did a hell of a lot better than you." Dougie glared at her.

"Well fine, if you think you can do much better then you do it." He took a step towards her and Bethany took a step towards him.

"Fine I will then." They got right in each other's faces and glared.

"Would you two stop it?" Tom shouted at the pair. They both turned their glares on him. "Dougie you're doing the part, and Bethany leave him alone. He's almost got it and he doesn't need you distracting him and making it worse." Bethany rolled her eyes and went back to her place, readjusting her guitar strap on her shoulder. "Now, let's try this again."

Harry counted them in and they began to play again. When the part that Dougie kept messing up on came, he managed to get it right this time. Bethany let out a breath of relief and rolled her eyes. They finished up the song and then Fletch came over the intercom and told them that that was a wrap.

"About damn time." Bethany exclaimed, quickly taking her guitar off and setting it on the rack.

"You did a good job Dougie." Tom complimented as the group headed out of the booth.

"Thanks, I think I finally got it now. Before my hand kept slipping, but I figured out a way to make it quit."

"Well I'm glad you did mate, because I don't think I could have taken another minute in that booth." Danny said slapping Dougie on the back. Bethany flopped down on the couch and Tom sat beside her with Harry on the other side. Danny and Dougie took up the chairs as Fletch came to stand in front of them.

"That was great. I really liked it; it sounded amazing." He smiled at the group as Sam came walking into the room. Danny stood and greeted her.

"When did you get here?" He asked after he gave her a quick kiss.

"Right before you started playing the last time. Fletch let me listen." Danny's eyes lit up.

"What did you think of our new song?" Sam looked up at the ceiling, thinking.

"Well, I liked it, only I think I have an idea to make it a little better." Bethany, who was slouching on the couch sat up quickly.

"You what?" She said, but Harry just nudged her in the side and Dougie gave her a worried look. Bethany didn't take to well to people messing with her songs. She, after all, wrote this one.

"Yeah, well I was thinking that instead of the duet with Danny and Bethany, you could just have Danny singing the whole song. I mean, it would sound a little bit better." Bethany's eyes narrowed and she made to stand up, but Tom just wrapped his arm around her and pulled her back to the couch.

"Well Sam, I think you idea is a piece of sh…"

"It sounds good Sam." Danny jumped in, cutting her off. "But I think we're going to stick to it the way it is. Bethany wrote this song and we're going to do it like she wants it done." Bethany just glared at the girl and nodded her head. Sam just shrugged.

"I was only suggesting. I mean, you don't have to use my ideas, I just like to throw them out there."

"Well that's a good thing then. Because we're not going to." Bethany smirked and Sam just gave her a look.

"Anyways," Sam began turning her attention back to Danny. "I was wondering if you want to go out tonight." Danny beamed.

"Yeah, that sounds great. Just let me finish some things up here and go home and change and I'll pick you up, say around seven?" Sam smiled widely at him and nodded her head.

"Sounds great." She looked at her watch. "Oh, I must go, I have an appointment." She began to back out of the room. "Oh and Danny, lets go back to mine tonight." She shot him a wink, then a slight glare at Bethany and left. Bethany just rolled her eyes and smirked at the girl.

Once the door was closed Bethany stood up and moved quickly to Danny. He turned to her startled at how fast she came up to him and took a step back. "Who the hell does she think she is coming in here and trying to change my music?"

Danny glared at her. "First off it's 'our' music, and second off she was just offering an opinion." Bethany still didn't back down.

"First off, 'I' wrote the song and second she's not even a part of the band." She threw her hands up in the air.

"It was just an opinion Bethany, it's not like she was trying to take over the band."

"Yeah but I'm sure she would if she had the chance." Bethany remarked and headed for the door.

"What's that supposed to mean." Danny demanded.

"Nothing." She mumbled before throwing the door open and stormed outside.