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STEVEN COULDN'T SLEEP he kept tossing this way and that every time he would fall back to sleep he would have vivid dreams of Brendan in no way sexual just of him talking to him in his sleep but it was never clear of what he was saying to him.

When he couldn't take it anymore he sat up in bed carefully and looked around the room, he looked confused.

"How did I get back here" said Steven in a whisper

Steven noticed that his sneakers where off and at the end of the bed on the floor he looked at himself and he was in the same clothing he was in the night before. He reached for his phone which was next to him in bed and dialed up Doug's number.

"Hello" said a tired and hungover sounding Doug

"Hey DC" said Steven just as tired and hungover as Doug

"Hey bro, you feeling alright, you were totally out of it last night" asked a concerned Doug.

"By the sound of it so were you."

"Not as bad as you. So come on how you feeling?"

"Other than a pounding headache I'm fine. How did I get back to my room"

"You mean you don't remember anything?"

"Up to the point where Brendan walked in I don't remember a thing"

"I'm not the one you should be asking that question to" said Doug

"Who then?"

"Brendan"

"Brendan?" asked Steven confused

"Yes just call him"

"Ok"

"I'll see you around bro have a nice flight back"

"Thanks, I'm leaving in a few more hours"

"When you coming back this way?" asked Doug

"In about 6 months after my last state tour I go back home for a while I think I perform in the village. When you can come back sure everyone misses you"

"Awesome, we have to party again"

"Sounds good, just take care of the club for me when you're in town."

"Of course I will"

"Thanks, I better go call Brendan"

"Ok good luck"

"I need it."

Steven hung up and with a deep breath called Brendan.

"Hi Steven, how you feeling?" asked Brendan worried tone of voice.

"I'm ok, better now" said Steven a bit flustered

"I was worried. Glade to know you're alright."

"Thanks, what's that noise?" asked Steven as he slowly got out of bed and sat down in a chair. He looked up at the clock on the wall and noticed that it was after 1 in the afternoon.

"I'm on a plane"

"Where you going?" asked Steven why he didn't know

"I'm on my way to Tampa"

"I'm leaving shortly for Tampa, but you probably already knew that"

"Yeah, Doug told me last night"

"Talking about last night what happened?"

"You don't remember?" asked Brendan

"Just tell me, I already spoke to Carter, he told me to call you"

"I drove you back to your hotel then I carried you to your room and I left"

Steven had a strange feeling that there was more to the story than what Brendan was letting on.

"Did you say something to me last night?" asked Steven

"Like what?" asked Brendan getting nervous

"I don't know I heard someone's voice it was soft and low and I was just wondering if it was you"

"Yeah, I did say something"

"What was it?" asked Steven

"I don't remember what I said" lied Brendan

"It probably wasn't that important anyway"

"Oh ok, you're probably right. Thanks for last night"

"Any time"

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