two cokes and handed one to Steve. “Where did you get to Nick? You were supposed to be at the studio this morning.” From his tone, they all knew Jay was pissed off with Nick.
“Geeze, Jay lighten up, it was only a jamming session. Not a recording.” Jay swore and went inside. Nick said to Steve. “The prima donna is back!” He laughed. “It was only a jam for cryin out loud.”
“Nick, get real, he’ s worked hard on the tracks for this album. Geeze, you could have turned up dude.” Steve too was pissed off. “For this album to work, you two need to sort out whatever is eating you, man. This is shit.” He got up and went out to the driveway to his car.
Sam took off her sunglasses and went inside, glaring at Nick as she passed.
She found Jay in his den strumming his guitar. He smiled as she came in. She sat beside him and laid her head on his shoulder. He kept strumming.
“That sounds good,” Sam said. “Is it new?”
“I wrote the words and the music. It’s gonna be our next single.” Jay said. The strains were intense and the guitar solo was the best Jay had done to date. His emotions came through.
“Oh Jay, it’ s beautiful.” Sam was so touched by his solo riff. He touched her cheek lightly with his hand.
“Sam, you are the most seductive woman I have ever been with,” He put down his guitar. “You are making me feel things I shouldn’t be feeling.” She knew exactly what he was feeling. She was feeling it too.
He reached over and kissed her passionately. She put her arms around him and kissed him back.
“Sorry, guys.” Jay pulled away from Sam and looked up at the interruption. It was Nick. Sam knew that they needed to talk so she excused herself and left them.
“Dude, I didn’t think!” Nick said. “I thought with you been so occupied for the next few weeks, it didn’t matter.” Jay picked up the guitar and began to strum a few chords. He growled at Nick.
“This is our first album with our own material in a long time. That’ s important to get over the shit we ’ ve come through.” He was referring to the very public bust up the two of them had on stage and when Jay went into rehab for his drug addiction.
“Geeze, Man, I know you’ re tryin. The music, the words it ’ s all good. Only one thing I worry about,” He looked at Jay. “This broad, dude, what gives? I mean I thought you were only banging her in London. Now, you bring her to LA? What the fuck Jay?” He was being serious.
“Nick, she’ s not a groupie, there ’ s something about her. She has class, you know,” he grinned as he added. “Her friend has some good qualities too; you know what I ’ m sayin!” They both laughed and stood up and hit their knuckles together in that very masculine way. They had made up.
Out on the terrace, she found Lisa. She was drinking a glass of wine.
“Sam, we need to talk.” Lisa said seriously. Sam looked at her friend. She looked confused.
“Sure Li, what’ s up?” She sat beside her friend nibbling on a tortilla crisp. Lisa removed her sunglasses and lowered her eyes as she asked:
“Sam, what do you honestly think of Nick?” Should she tell Lisa the truth as she believed it to be? That he was a total bastard prima donna with an ego the size of Mexico! She decided no.
“I think he knows he is hot property. I don’ t like him very much. Why?” Lisa paused for a moment and leaned forward and said quietly.
“Sam, I know Jay is big into you. You’ re almost divorced. And you can bonk his brains out as we all heard last night.” Sam went red. “Des doesn’t do anything with me, Sam. He doesn’t make love to me or talk to me.” Lisa looked at her friend and continued “He ’ s having an affair with that cow; remember the night of the party, she came into the kitchen for the wine?” Sam nodded; she really had no idea how bad things were with Lisa and Des.
“Geeze, Jay lighten up, it was only a jamming session. Not a recording.” Jay swore and went inside. Nick said to Steve. “The prima donna is back!” He laughed. “It was only a jam for cryin out loud.”
“Nick, get real, he’ s worked hard on the tracks for this album. Geeze, you could have turned up dude.” Steve too was pissed off. “For this album to work, you two need to sort out whatever is eating you, man. This is shit.” He got up and went out to the driveway to his car.
Sam took off her sunglasses and went inside, glaring at Nick as she passed.
She found Jay in his den strumming his guitar. He smiled as she came in. She sat beside him and laid her head on his shoulder. He kept strumming.
“That sounds good,” Sam said. “Is it new?”
“I wrote the words and the music. It’s gonna be our next single.” Jay said. The strains were intense and the guitar solo was the best Jay had done to date. His emotions came through.
“Oh Jay, it’ s beautiful.” Sam was so touched by his solo riff. He touched her cheek lightly with his hand.
“Sam, you are the most seductive woman I have ever been with,” He put down his guitar. “You are making me feel things I shouldn’t be feeling.” She knew exactly what he was feeling. She was feeling it too.
He reached over and kissed her passionately. She put her arms around him and kissed him back.
“Sorry, guys.” Jay pulled away from Sam and looked up at the interruption. It was Nick. Sam knew that they needed to talk so she excused herself and left them.
“Dude, I didn’t think!” Nick said. “I thought with you been so occupied for the next few weeks, it didn’t matter.” Jay picked up the guitar and began to strum a few chords. He growled at Nick.
“This is our first album with our own material in a long time. That’ s important to get over the shit we ’ ve come through.” He was referring to the very public bust up the two of them had on stage and when Jay went into rehab for his drug addiction.
“Geeze, Man, I know you’ re tryin. The music, the words it ’ s all good. Only one thing I worry about,” He looked at Jay. “This broad, dude, what gives? I mean I thought you were only banging her in London. Now, you bring her to LA? What the fuck Jay?” He was being serious.
“Nick, she’ s not a groupie, there ’ s something about her. She has class, you know,” he grinned as he added. “Her friend has some good qualities too; you know what I ’ m sayin!” They both laughed and stood up and hit their knuckles together in that very masculine way. They had made up.
Out on the terrace, she found Lisa. She was drinking a glass of wine.
“Sam, we need to talk.” Lisa said seriously. Sam looked at her friend. She looked confused.
“Sure Li, what’ s up?” She sat beside her friend nibbling on a tortilla crisp. Lisa removed her sunglasses and lowered her eyes as she asked:
“Sam, what do you honestly think of Nick?” Should she tell Lisa the truth as she believed it to be? That he was a total bastard prima donna with an ego the size of Mexico! She decided no.
“I think he knows he is hot property. I don’ t like him very much. Why?” Lisa paused for a moment and leaned forward and said quietly.
“Sam, I know Jay is big into you. You’ re almost divorced. And you can bonk his brains out as we all heard last night.” Sam went red. “Des doesn’t do anything with me, Sam. He doesn’t make love to me or talk to me.” Lisa looked at her friend and continued “He ’ s having an affair with that cow; remember the night of the party, she came into the kitchen for the wine?” Sam nodded; she really had no idea how bad things were with Lisa and Des.
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