Chapter 5- Band Geeks
"We're really gonna tell them, aren't we? What if they freak?!? What if they hate us forever and never want to talk to us again?"
"Lane, calm down." He grasped her hand. "It'll be fine, okay? You're not gonna hyperventilate on me now are you?"
"No. If I were, you would do that paper bag thing with me though, right?"
"I'd breathe for you if I had to." She smiled.
"Okay, let's go."
They stood up off the step and headed towards the Gilmore's garage. They entered holding hands. Zach and Brian were there "tuning" their instruments. Brian looked up from his.
"Dude, what's goin' on here?" He asked Dave, in semi-slacker sounding fashion, while tapping Zach.
"Guys, Lane and I have something to tell you."
"Yeah, it looks like it."
"Well, Lane and I are, um, the fact of the matter is that we are really into each other if you get what I mean."
"Dude," he exclaimed. "Wait, no I don't get it."
"Guys, we're seeing each other. We have been for quite a while. We didn't know how to tell you or how you'd react."
"Dave, dude! Finally man, I could totally tell you were like feeling each other's vibes. You're finally together. Cool!"
"You mean you two are cool with it?" Lane asked surprised.
"I'm totally cool with it. I'm sure Zach's good with it too. Right, Zach?"
"Yeah, I don't see a problem. Just as long as you guys don't make out too much around me. I have a queasy stomach."
Dave laughed and Lane squeezed his hand smiling to herself.
"Okay, do you mind if we "talk" for a second, Lane and I that is?" "Sure."
He turned to face Lane. He took her other hand.
"Hey Lane, you ready to rock?" He said.
"Heck yeah, I am ready." She replied and smiled. She knew what was about to happen.
He let go of her hands and clasped her face in his palms. A French kiss, this was something new, she thought. She put her arms around his neck, and stood on her tip toes since she was shorter. He wrapped his arms around her waist and continued kissing her.
"Guys, can ya stop now?" Zach asked.
He planted a few small kisses on her lips before stopping.
"Hey! I have a crazy idea." Lane said.
"What?" Dave asked.
"I kinda wrote a song, about someone a few weeks ago after something special happened in my life. Would you mind if I we put it in our set, or at least tried it? I know I'm not much of a singer, but the song has no drum work. Plus it's kinda special to me."
"Sure, you got the music?" Brian asked.
"Yep, I have it right here." She handed each of the guys a piece. "Ready?" She asked as she stepped up to the mic. She glanced back at Dave. He smiled and nodded.
*Turning molehills into mountains,
Making big deals out of small ones,
Bearing gifts as if they're burdens,
This is how it's been.
Fear of coming out of my shell,
Too many things I can't do too well,
Afraid I'll try real hard and I'll fail -
This is how it's been.
Till the day you pounded on my heart's door,
And you shouted joyfully,
"You're not a slave anymore"*
The song was so obviously about Dave that she figured even Brian and Zach could figure that out. They deserve more credit than I give them though. Brian did sense the "vibe" between, Dave and I. She thought about all of the moments between "Her Dave" and herself.
*You're free to dance-
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-
Even joyful noise is music to me
And you're free to love,
Cause I've given you my love,
And it's made you free
I have set you free*
I can finally say that now. "My Dave, now Rory can't laugh." I can't wait to see her again. She's been gone too long. The song continued on for a minute or two more, repeating the chorus and adding a verse or two. She stepped back from the mic and looked back at the other guys.
"Dude, Lane, why haven't you been singing for us the whole time?"
"Because I drum, Brian"
"Yeah, but that was good. A little mellow for me, but all good groups got to have some variety."
"It was good." Dave added and mouthed 'I love you' to her.
A/N: I'm so into this story! Yay! The lyrics are "Free" by Ginny Owens. It's really a song about God being the love in this girls life, but I thought it worked for Lane/Dave too. Thanks for reading!
"We're really gonna tell them, aren't we? What if they freak?!? What if they hate us forever and never want to talk to us again?"
"Lane, calm down." He grasped her hand. "It'll be fine, okay? You're not gonna hyperventilate on me now are you?"
"No. If I were, you would do that paper bag thing with me though, right?"
"I'd breathe for you if I had to." She smiled.
"Okay, let's go."
They stood up off the step and headed towards the Gilmore's garage. They entered holding hands. Zach and Brian were there "tuning" their instruments. Brian looked up from his.
"Dude, what's goin' on here?" He asked Dave, in semi-slacker sounding fashion, while tapping Zach.
"Guys, Lane and I have something to tell you."
"Yeah, it looks like it."
"Well, Lane and I are, um, the fact of the matter is that we are really into each other if you get what I mean."
"Dude," he exclaimed. "Wait, no I don't get it."
"Guys, we're seeing each other. We have been for quite a while. We didn't know how to tell you or how you'd react."
"Dave, dude! Finally man, I could totally tell you were like feeling each other's vibes. You're finally together. Cool!"
"You mean you two are cool with it?" Lane asked surprised.
"I'm totally cool with it. I'm sure Zach's good with it too. Right, Zach?"
"Yeah, I don't see a problem. Just as long as you guys don't make out too much around me. I have a queasy stomach."
Dave laughed and Lane squeezed his hand smiling to herself.
"Okay, do you mind if we "talk" for a second, Lane and I that is?" "Sure."
He turned to face Lane. He took her other hand.
"Hey Lane, you ready to rock?" He said.
"Heck yeah, I am ready." She replied and smiled. She knew what was about to happen.
He let go of her hands and clasped her face in his palms. A French kiss, this was something new, she thought. She put her arms around his neck, and stood on her tip toes since she was shorter. He wrapped his arms around her waist and continued kissing her.
"Guys, can ya stop now?" Zach asked.
He planted a few small kisses on her lips before stopping.
"Hey! I have a crazy idea." Lane said.
"What?" Dave asked.
"I kinda wrote a song, about someone a few weeks ago after something special happened in my life. Would you mind if I we put it in our set, or at least tried it? I know I'm not much of a singer, but the song has no drum work. Plus it's kinda special to me."
"Sure, you got the music?" Brian asked.
"Yep, I have it right here." She handed each of the guys a piece. "Ready?" She asked as she stepped up to the mic. She glanced back at Dave. He smiled and nodded.
*Turning molehills into mountains,
Making big deals out of small ones,
Bearing gifts as if they're burdens,
This is how it's been.
Fear of coming out of my shell,
Too many things I can't do too well,
Afraid I'll try real hard and I'll fail -
This is how it's been.
Till the day you pounded on my heart's door,
And you shouted joyfully,
"You're not a slave anymore"*
The song was so obviously about Dave that she figured even Brian and Zach could figure that out. They deserve more credit than I give them though. Brian did sense the "vibe" between, Dave and I. She thought about all of the moments between "Her Dave" and herself.
*You're free to dance-
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-
Even joyful noise is music to me
And you're free to love,
Cause I've given you my love,
And it's made you free
I have set you free*
I can finally say that now. "My Dave, now Rory can't laugh." I can't wait to see her again. She's been gone too long. The song continued on for a minute or two more, repeating the chorus and adding a verse or two. She stepped back from the mic and looked back at the other guys.
"Dude, Lane, why haven't you been singing for us the whole time?"
"Because I drum, Brian"
"Yeah, but that was good. A little mellow for me, but all good groups got to have some variety."
"It was good." Dave added and mouthed 'I love you' to her.
A/N: I'm so into this story! Yay! The lyrics are "Free" by Ginny Owens. It's really a song about God being the love in this girls life, but I thought it worked for Lane/Dave too. Thanks for reading!
