"You're talking to Roger and Mimi? When did this happen?" Benny asked as he paced around their apartment.
"Just Mimi at first. She called me. She's in a program and she's working her steps and she wanted to make amends and she said that Roger missed me. And he came by to see me." she smiled as she reached into the refrigerator for a bottle of water.
"Oh yeah, I'm sure he missed you so much." he snorted sarcastically.
"Is it so hard for you to believe that my friend misses me? You know, he wasn't just your friend. He was mine too." she yelled looking over at him.
"In case you forgot, he called you Muffy not too long ago." he said looking over at her.
"That's water under the bridge now." she said looking over at him.
"What does he want?" he asked skeptical.
"He wants me in his life again. Despite what an ass you've been to everyone." she said walking away from him.
"He wants something from you, you know that, don't you?" he called out as she reached their bedroom door.
"You know what Benny? Screw you. I lost him once because of you, I'm not gonna lose him again because of you too. Stay away from him. And stay away from Mimi too." she yelled looking over at him before slamming the bedroom door behind her.
"Since when are you defending the hooker and the junkie?" he yelled standing outside the bedroom door.
"Since it pisses you off." she yelled sitting on her bed.
"Oliver, come on. I'm not gonna keep fighting you on this one. We've been playing this song for 3 weeks already. When are you gonna stop bitching about it?" Keely asked from the stage as she and the bend rehearsed.
"Keel, I just hate that damn song. You know I do." he argued looking over at her.
"Oh come on Oli. Why? I love that song and everyone else seems to like it too." she whined looking back at him.
"Keel, you know I've never been crazy about that song. Why do we have to keep playing it?" he asked looking over at her.
"Because I like it and it sounds great." she said looking up at him.
"But I'm sick of playing it. And god knows I'm sick of hearing it." he whined looking over at her.
"Let's just practice it. Please." she pouted looking over at him.
"Keel, you are impossible." he laughed looking down at her.
"I know, but you love me anyway, don't you Oli?" she smiled looking back at him as she approached the microphone and the band started playing. It was a slow song and Roger couldn't wait to hear her sing.
All this time
I knew someday you'd need to find
Something that you left behind
Something I can't give you
All these tears
And like alight love disappears
But hearts are good for souvenirs
And memories are forever
All this time
All in all I've no regrets
The sun still shines the sun still sets
The heart forgives the heart forgets
But what will I do now with all this time
One more kiss
Even though it's come to this
I'll close my eyes and make a wish
Hoping you remember
All this time
All in all I've no regrets
The sun still shines the sun still sets
The heart forgives the heart forgets
But what will I do now with all this time
Say goodbye
Apart we'll make another try
But don't be sorry if you cry
I'll be crying too
All this time
All in all I've no regrets
The sun still shines the sun still sets
The heart forgives the heart forgets
But what will I do now with all this time
"OK, now you can't say that you didn't like the way that song sounds." she smiled looking over at him.
"Eh, you were great, but I'm not crazy about that damn song." he said looking over at her.
"Oh come on, it's a great song.." she argued looking over at him.
"Yeah Keel, you played it out when we were kids." he complained looking over at her.
"But I like singing it. Please Oli. I'll be your best friend." she pleaded looking up at him.
"But it's a damn Tiffany song Keel. I hate Tiffany. I hated her when we were 16." he said leaning his elbow on the guitar.
"Oh come on Oliver. It came out really good." she whined looking over at him.
"OK, how about we ask for another opinion. Um... you, what did you think of that song?" Oliver asked looking over at the bar at Roger from the stage.
"Uh... me?" he stuttered pointing to himself.
"Yeah, what did you think of that song? And be honest." he asked looking over at him.
"Uh... I um... I don't like Tiffany either, but Keely was great... good. I mean, Keely was good." he stammered before clearing his throat. "Um... you should do that song." he said looking up at her. He was speechless from hearing Keely sing but didn't want to sound like an idiot by not answering her. Tommy told him that she had an awesome rock chick voice, but in his opinion, she had a great voice in general. So great, she could make 80's pop sound great.
"Thank you Roger. See, I told you. I think we should keep it." she said looking over at Oliver.
"Fine. But this is gonna be the last week we do it. I wanna put Little Liar back in the first set." he submitted as she smiled.
"Deal. Thank you Oliver. You are awesome." she smiled looking over at Roger before they continued to practice.
"I told you she was great." Tommy smiled standing behind Roger who was still staring up at her.
"Yeah, um... she's really good." Roger smiled before looking away to do some work.
"I'm gonna get some water." Keely smiled looking over at them as they shook their heads before stepping off of the stage to approach the bar. "Can I um... can I get a bottle of water please?" she asked leaning on the bar.
"Sure. You guys were really um... you were really good." he smiled looking down at her handing her a bottle of water.
"Um... thanks. He fights me tooth and nail whenever I decide to do anything that's not from Lita Ford, Patti Smythe, Pat Benatar or Joan Jett." she laughed looking over at him.
"It looks like you could hold your own with him. How long have you guys been together?" he asked looking over at her.
"Me and Oli? Oh no, we're not together. We're cousins actually. He moved to the city to be a rock star and I wanted to be a dancer on Broadway and since Broadway is in New York, I came here." she said looking up at him.
"Really? That's cool. How did you become the lead singer of a rock band?" he asked cleaning some glasses.
"Oliver and I had a band when we were in high school, but I quit to concentrate on my dancing. Then the original lead singer got married and moved away, Oliver asked me to fill in until they could find a replacement. 3 years later, here I am." she smiled before taking a sip of her water.
"That's cool. Have you been in any Broadway shows?" he asked turning the water off in the sink under the counter.
"No. I've auditioned a lot, but I'm either too short, too tall, too plain. You know how it is." she said putting the cap on the bottle.
"I don't think you're plain at all." he smiled drying his hands off on a towel.
"Thanks. Um... I gotta get back to practice, but it was nice talking to you." she smiled nervously before getting up and going back to the stage to finish rehearsal.
"Um... yeah. It was nice talking to you too." he smiled watching her talking to the guys in the band.
"You like her, don't you?" Tommy said smiling over at Roger.
"She's cool." Roger mumbled before going towards the back of the bar. Tommy just simply smiled at him.
"Um... Roger, I'd like you to meet the guys. This is Drew, he plays the drums. This is Oliver, my cousin and our lead guitarist. Seth plays bass, Danny plays keyboard and Cody plays rhythm guitar. Guys, this is the famous Roger Davis." she smiled looking up at Roger coming up to the bar with the rest of the band.
"I wouldn't say that I'm famous." Roger laughed nervously looking down at Keely.
"Dude, it's cool. You were great. I saw you play here." Drew smiled looking over at him.
"Thanks man." he smiled looking over at him.
"Why don't you sing with us? Dude, you and Keely would sound awesome together." Oliver smiled looking up at him.
"I couldn't." he said looking over at them.
"You should go for it Roger. I miss hearing you sing." Tommy smiled looking up at him.
"I don't think it's a good idea." he told him walking away as the band continued practicing..
A/N: The song I used for Keely was All This Time by Tiffany. She's an 80's pop singer who I used to love. I wanted her to do a song that wouldn't normally get Roger's attention, but because of Keely's voice, he took notice. I hope you're liking Keely so far. It's taken me a very long time to get her just right for Roger.
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