Disclaimer: These characters are not mine. Only the scenarios I place them in.
Author's Note: Another short chapter. Been busy so I'm trying to crank them out when I get the chance. I always feel the need to separate the L/L storyline from the L/D storyline because there's only so much angst I can write in one sitting. The L/D storyline is wrapping up and the last few chapters will focus on L/L and the talent show.
Thanks to all the reviews. They are so encouraging.
Sing For Me
Chapter 14
Lane headed back to the apartment after her shift ended. The night before she told the guys that she decided that she didn't want to perform in the talent show. They didn't understand why but Lane stood firm on not performing so Zack and Brian gave in.
"Does Dave know we aren't performing anymore?" Brian asked her.
"I'm pretty sure he does," she replied solemnly.
Imagine her surprise when she opened the door to her apartment that afternoon and saw Zack, Brian, and Dave sitting around with their guitars. They saw her come in and the room went quiet.
"What's going on here," Lane asked trying her hardest to avoid eye contact with Dave.
"Dave came by and said that he didn't know we weren't performing, Lane," Zack said to her.
"Yeah, no one sent me that memo," Dave said. His gaze was on his guitar as he spoke.
"You still want to perform with us?" Lane asked Dave.
Dave stopped staring at his guitar and looked up at Lane. "Yeah, I do," he said earnestly.
"Okay," Lane said, "Well, I guess f you guys really want to perform that bad, I guess I'm in."
"Great." replied Zack. "Umm, did we ever pick out a song?"
"Not really. We had a lot of arguments about it, though. We really should have planned this out sooner" Brian said.
"It's not very rock and roll to plan, dude." Zach replied. "Crap, let's just pick a song and perform it. We can perform most of our songs in our sleep so it's not like we need to plan."
"It's always good to know what you're doing before you do it," Brian told him.
"Stop talking like that before I start calling you 'mom.' Not cool, man."
Lane sat down and looked over at Dave who started staring at his guitar, again. It was obvious to her that neither Zack nor Brian knew about what had happened between her and Dave the night before. What she couldn't figure it out was why Dave showed up. Zack and Brian were busily strumming their guitars and arguing. Lane got up and went next to Dave.
"Can we talk?" she asked him.
"Sure," he replied.
He got up and they headed toward her room and she closed the door behind them.
"Call my crazy," she said, "but I figured you would never want to see me again, let alone play in the same band."
Dave took in a deep breath and once again started avoiding eye contact with her. It was harder than he thought it was going to be to talk to her.
"You were right," he finally said.
"What do you mean?"
"Everything you said was completely valid on your side. You have a right to be happy and I'm sorry you haven't been."
"That's not you're fault."
"Maybe not, but after I left you last night I did a lot of thinking and I realized that maybe it's better that we try that whole 'let's be friends' thing, however clichéd that it may sound."
Lane let out a small smile, "But you still want to play with me?"
"Just because we aren't going out anymore doesn't mean I don't think you're a kick ass drummer."
Lane's smile widen a bit. He gave her a light hug and stepped back. They looked at each other for a brief moment.
"Let's get back out there," she said to him.
Lane and Dave let the room and joined Zack and Brian. Lane knew that she had done the right thing and was relieved that Dave thought so, too. She could feel her spirits lift, as we speak.
Author's Note: Another short chapter. Been busy so I'm trying to crank them out when I get the chance. I always feel the need to separate the L/L storyline from the L/D storyline because there's only so much angst I can write in one sitting. The L/D storyline is wrapping up and the last few chapters will focus on L/L and the talent show.
Thanks to all the reviews. They are so encouraging.
Sing For Me
Chapter 14
Lane headed back to the apartment after her shift ended. The night before she told the guys that she decided that she didn't want to perform in the talent show. They didn't understand why but Lane stood firm on not performing so Zack and Brian gave in.
"Does Dave know we aren't performing anymore?" Brian asked her.
"I'm pretty sure he does," she replied solemnly.
Imagine her surprise when she opened the door to her apartment that afternoon and saw Zack, Brian, and Dave sitting around with their guitars. They saw her come in and the room went quiet.
"What's going on here," Lane asked trying her hardest to avoid eye contact with Dave.
"Dave came by and said that he didn't know we weren't performing, Lane," Zack said to her.
"Yeah, no one sent me that memo," Dave said. His gaze was on his guitar as he spoke.
"You still want to perform with us?" Lane asked Dave.
Dave stopped staring at his guitar and looked up at Lane. "Yeah, I do," he said earnestly.
"Okay," Lane said, "Well, I guess f you guys really want to perform that bad, I guess I'm in."
"Great." replied Zack. "Umm, did we ever pick out a song?"
"Not really. We had a lot of arguments about it, though. We really should have planned this out sooner" Brian said.
"It's not very rock and roll to plan, dude." Zach replied. "Crap, let's just pick a song and perform it. We can perform most of our songs in our sleep so it's not like we need to plan."
"It's always good to know what you're doing before you do it," Brian told him.
"Stop talking like that before I start calling you 'mom.' Not cool, man."
Lane sat down and looked over at Dave who started staring at his guitar, again. It was obvious to her that neither Zack nor Brian knew about what had happened between her and Dave the night before. What she couldn't figure it out was why Dave showed up. Zack and Brian were busily strumming their guitars and arguing. Lane got up and went next to Dave.
"Can we talk?" she asked him.
"Sure," he replied.
He got up and they headed toward her room and she closed the door behind them.
"Call my crazy," she said, "but I figured you would never want to see me again, let alone play in the same band."
Dave took in a deep breath and once again started avoiding eye contact with her. It was harder than he thought it was going to be to talk to her.
"You were right," he finally said.
"What do you mean?"
"Everything you said was completely valid on your side. You have a right to be happy and I'm sorry you haven't been."
"That's not you're fault."
"Maybe not, but after I left you last night I did a lot of thinking and I realized that maybe it's better that we try that whole 'let's be friends' thing, however clichéd that it may sound."
Lane let out a small smile, "But you still want to play with me?"
"Just because we aren't going out anymore doesn't mean I don't think you're a kick ass drummer."
Lane's smile widen a bit. He gave her a light hug and stepped back. They looked at each other for a brief moment.
"Let's get back out there," she said to him.
Lane and Dave let the room and joined Zack and Brian. Lane knew that she had done the right thing and was relieved that Dave thought so, too. She could feel her spirits lift, as we speak.