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A/N: Thank you all for the reviews! I had such a hard time writing this chapter... My sister had a music performance this past weekend, and well, that partially inspired this chapter! Keep up the reviews, and I hope you all enjoy this!

"Please, Duncan?"

Duncan groaned, rubbing his forehead. He was on the phone with Courtney, and she had just invited him to her Winter Recital, where she would be playing the violin and had a few solos. "Babe, I don't really listen to that stuff much..."

"I don't like begging, Duncan."

"Well..." He groaned and muttered, "Bene, bene..." He sighed. "Fine. I'll come."

Courtney squealed, causing him to chuckle lightly. "You'll love it!"

"Doubt it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to call someone to bring with me."

"Okay. Just don't cause a scene, okay?"

"Babe, I wouldn't embarrass you."

"Let's not go there. I'll see you tomorrow night at 7PM. I'll send you directions."

"Bye." He hung up the phone and started going through his contact list. He instantly grinned when he saw his cousin's name and immediately pressed the "call" button.

"Hello?"

"Brian, you're coming to Toronto tomorrow."

"...No. No, I'm not."

"Dude, you have to come to Toronto!"

"I don't have to do anything."

"Brian, you have to come with my to Courtney's concert."

"She's singing?"

"What?"

"You said her concert."

"She plays the violin."

"Oh, that's cool."

"So you're coming with?"

"Oh, no."

"Please, man?"

"Begging is not your thing..."

"I will pay for your gas!"

"And let me stay the whole weekend?"

"The folks won't care. Will yours?"

"I don't think so."

"Well, then, what's the big deal?"

He could hear Brian laugh. His cousin responded, "Fine, fine, I'll come to Toronto. What's so important about this concert, anyway?"

"I dunno. Courtney just really wants me to go."

"That's sweet. Where is it at?"

"Hold on, she just sent me the e-mail," Duncan muttered, clicking on the e-mail his girlfriend sent him. He gasped, his eyes widening. "Dude, you'll never guess where her thing is it!"

"Central Toronto?" Brian sarcastically asked.

"Haha, smartass. Guess the building."

"Oh, I don't know. UT?"

Duncan groaned. "How did you guess?" he muttered.

Brian laughed. "I was right?! Awesome! Dude, I just guessed. That's pretty cool, though. She must be in... dude! She's in the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra!"

"What?" Duncan asked, skimming over the e-mail for any indication she was in what his cousin mentioned.

"Mom did it years ago. She always talked about how much fun it was to perform at UT. Don't those concerts cost money, though?"

"Nah, Courtney's got me covered," Duncan muttered, reading her note at the bottom of the e-mail. She had four tickets reserved for him. "I wonder if Ma and Dad will want to go... MA!"

"God, man, yell away from the phone next time," Brian muttered.

"You called?" Duncan's Mom asked as she opened his door.

"Courtney's having this Orchestra thing tomorrow at UT," Duncan explained. "She's got four tickets for me. I'm inviting Brian. You think you and Dad will want to go?"

"It should be fine," his Mom said, nodding her head. "How long will Brian be staying?"

"Until Sunday, I guess," Duncan said, shrugging.

"How will he get here?"

"I'll be driving," Brian told Duncan, who relayed the information to his Ma.

"Alright. Dinner will be ready soon."

"Okay," Duncan said as his Mom left the room. "Well, 'Cuz, I guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow."

"See ya."

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"I am so underdressed," Brian muttered.

"Arent we both," Duncan agreed, also muttering.

The cousins were both wearing a polo shirt with jeans. Neither coordinated their outfits, they just both happened to think that their outfits would be appropriate for this event. Most people, including Dunan's parents, were dressed up in very formal clothes.

"What am I doing here?" Brian mumbled as the four of them found their seats. They were seated in the middle of the hall, but on the left side. He uncomfortably glanced around him, grimacing at how out-of-place he thought he was.

"Oh, shut up," Duncan muttered. "Just act like you own the place. Or just don't look at anyone."

"I don't know, man," Brian muttered, glancing around. "These people know they own the place."

"Ma, do you have some sort of relaxant for Mr. Nervous here?" Duncan asked, glancing at his Mom.

"What's wrong, sweetie?" Duncan's Mom asked, looking over at Brian.

"He feels like he doesn't belong here," Duncan muttered.

Both of Duncan's parents laughed. "Quite a few of them know who we are," Duncan's Dad informed Brian, now looking at his nephew.

"How's that?" Brian asked, causing his cousin to roll his eyes.

"We work in this district from time to time," Duncan's Dad explained.

Brian crossed his arms. "I'm so underdressed," he muttered, leaning his head back.

Duncan's parents laughed. "Duncan, why don't you take your cousin outside for a few minutes?"

"I would if this thing wasn't starting," Duncan muttered as the lights dimmed.

The students began assembling onto the stage. Duncan easily found Courtney, for she was one of the first people to step onto the stage. He grinned, his teenage mind going to how sexy she looked in her white button-up blouse and black pants.

His Mom gasped and whispered to Duncan, "Courtney is first chair!"

"What?" Duncan asked, not knowing much about music.

"She's the head of the violin section," his Mom explained.

Duncan nodded as the program started. He thought the program would be short, for there were only four pieces, but he was very surprised to find that each piece was very long. Even though he wanted to get up and walk out, he had to stay in there and stay put. His cousin, on the other hand, kept moving in his chair.

"Brian, will you stop?" Duncan asked as people clapped in between songs.

"Dude, I'm ready to walk out," Brian muttered.

"One more song," Duncan muttered as the conductor talked.

"Courtney's been doing good," Brian muttered. Duncan nodded in agreement. Courtney had a couple of solos, but just during the first two songs. The third one displayed more of the band, whereas the other songs had a lot of strings parts. Courtney was very into the moment as she performed her solos. He knew she was concentrating very hard on not messing up. In this final song, she had a long solo. Even though Duncan wanted to fall asleep, he perked up when Courtney started playing. To him, she sounded perfect.

When the final song was over, the audience immediately stood up, giving the orchestra a standing ovation. Duncan and his family, of course, joined in. He had this feeling inside of him; he was so happy for Courtney, and was very proud of her. She juggled so much in her life, and he was in awe at how well she performed. They started to head out into the lobby, and he noticed the performers also starting to head there. He glanced around and saw that the performers were given flowers by their family and friends, and mentally kicked himself for not bringing any for Courtney.

"Sweetie, we're going to head out to the car, so whenever you're done here, just meet us out there," his Mom said to him. "And tell Courtney she did a wonderful job!"

"Okay," Duncan muttered, still looking around for his girlfriend.

"I'll stay here," Brian informed his aunt and uncle, who then walked out of the building.

Suddenly, Duncan spotted Courtney. She looked a bit flushed and embarrassed as she talked to a few other people. He didn't want to intrude, but soon their eyes met. Her face grew excited as she probably excused herself from her friends and walked over to Duncan.

"You came, huh?" his girlfriend asked, leaning forward and giving him a hug.

Duncan chuckled, returning the hug. "You were great, Court."

She grinned, her face flushing lightly. "Oh, it was alright," she murmured.

He rolled his eyes, ruffling her hair. "I don't care about this type of music, but I know what good music is, and you played damn well tonight."

She rolled her eyes, smirking. "Thank you."

"Where are your parents?" he asked.

"Uhh..." She looked around. "They're somewhere around here..." She looked back at him and asked, "Where are yours?"

"In the car." Duncan shrugged before adding, "They told me to tell you that you did a wonderful job."

"There you two are!" Brian said, suddenly appearing next to them. He looked at his cousin's girlfriend and said, "I almost fell asleep during this thing."

Duncan's mouth fell open as Courtney laughed. "You are so rude!" Duncan said, slapping his cousin's arm, causing Courtney to giggle even more.

"I'm rude? You're the one that just hit me in public!" Brian said, slapping Duncan's arm.

Duncan raised an eyebrow. "And you hit me back."

"That's because you hit me first!"

"Okay, you two, be nice now," Courtney muttered as her parents walked over.

"Aah, Duncan, what a surprise to see you here!" Courtney's Dad said.

Duncan softly chuckled, a bit surprised at how straightforward and almost rude her Dad sounded. "Just supporting my girlfriend..."

"Darling, we'll be heading home now," Courtney's Mom said. "When do you think you'll be home?"

"Eleven at the latest," Courtney told her parents, who nodded.

"Be safe," Courtney's Mom said, leaning forward and giving her daughter a hug. When she leaned back, she told her daughter's boyfriend, "It was nice seeing you again, Duncan."

Duncan smiled softly, nodding. "You, too."

As soon as her parents were out of earshot, Brian lowly whistled. "They didn't even say hello to me."

Courtney couldn't help but grin as Duncan rolled his eyes. "They barely acknowledge me. What makes you think they're going to care about you?"

"Hello, I'm obviously more good-looking than you - OW!"

"That's what you get for being such an ass!" Duncan said, punching his cousin's arm.

"Are you two heading back to Hamilton?" Courtney asked.

Duncan shrugged. "Did you have anything in mind?"

"Well, I'm hungry..."

"Do you want to go out on a little date?" Duncan quietly asked.

Courtney coyly shrugged, reaching up and resting her hand on her opposite arm. "Brian's here, though," she murmured.

"Hey, Brian, wanna spend the night at Dylan's place?"

"Will his girlfriend mind?" Brian asked.

"They broke up. And she never lived with him. He's got a roommate that probably won't care."

Brian shrugged. "Sure."

"Will you tell my parents we're spending the night here?" Duncan asked. Brian nodded and walked outside. Duncan looked down at Courtney and asked, "Where do you want to go?"

Courtney shrugged. "Anywhere at this point, really. I'm starving."

"Same here," Duncan muttered, remembering that he hadn't eaten since lunch. "How does Dennys sound?"

Courtney nodded. "That sounds good. Do you want Brian to come with us?"

"Not really," Duncan said, earning a set of giggles from Courtney. "What? I haven't seen you in a couple of weeks, not since the concert."

"Where does your brother live?" she asked.

"Oh, here on campus. He lives in one of the apartments around here."

"Will he care?"

"He has no choice."

"I can't take you back to Hamilton..."

"If my brother cares that much, then I'll call Ma and Dad and get one of them to pick us up. Shoot, I'll call Danny if I have to."

"Courtney!" one of her friends said, running over to them. "A bunch of us are having dinner at the Denny's near campus. Want to join us?"

"Sure," Courtney said, smiling. As soon as her friend walked off, she looked up at Duncan and said, "Maybe we should take Brian with us."