loud scraping sound. It seemed to come from all around him.
He rounded the next corner, and almost ran straight into Tobey.
“Tobey,” he gasped, leaning forward out of breath. “Where the fuck is everyone?”
“Are you alright?” Tobey asked, looking at him in concern.
“I’m fine,” Jax lied, standing up straight, still panting.
“Have you seen Tessa?” Tobey asked.
Jax looked at him curiously. “Is something going on between you and Tess?” he asked.
Tobey blushed and ducked his head. “No, of course not,” he said, a little too quickly. “I just have to go over some stuff with her before the show.”
He was clearly lying.
“I haven’t seen her,” Jax replied, shaking his head.
“Okay,” Tobey said distractedly. “Walk down this hall and turn left. You can’t miss the dressing rooms.”
Jax watched as Tobey walked quickly in the opposite direction. There was definitely something he was missing.
Shaking his head, he turned and walked down the corridor.
He found the dressing rooms easily enough, and Kane was sitting in there with a group of young women.
“Jax,” the drummer said happily as he entered the room. “You’re just in time. Abigail here was just about to show us how she can put her legs behind her head,” he said, winking suggestively at a blonde as she giggled, her large breasts heaving.
Jax smiled. “Not tonight,” he said, walking over to the mini bar and grabbing a can of beer.
“Man, are you still hung up over that chick?” Kane said, standing on unsteady legs as he made his way over to where Kane stood, looking out the window.
“Give it up man, she’s not coming back.”
“I know that,” Jax said defensively. “I just wish I understood why she left in the first place.”
“Jax, sometimes things are just better left unknown,” Kane said with a laugh, draping his arm over Jax’s shoulders.
“Hey guys, we’re on in fifteen,” Tessa said, sticking her head around the corner of the door.
“Hey Tess,” Jax said with a sly smile. “How’s Tobey?”
“What? How the hell should I know?” Tessa asked, looking confused.
“Fifteen minutes,” she reminded them as she closed the door.
Now Jax was confused. If something was going on between Tobey and Tessa, then clearly they were hiding it pretty damn well. Tessa was a great actress, pretending to be confused.
“Okay ladies,” Kane said with a sigh. “It’s time for you all to leave.”
The ladies all groaned in unison, and Jax laughed.
“I know, I know,” Kane said, sounding dismayed. “I don’t want you to go either. But, you’ll be happy to know that I’ve arranged for all of you to have free tickets to tonight’s show, and I would like to invite you to a very exclusive after party,” he slapped the blonde on her round ass as she squealed in excitement.
Jax looked at Kane after the women had left. “Do you think you could hold it together for one show, without getting completely trashed?” he snapped.
“Whoa dude, chill out. What the hell is your problem?” Kane asked, holding his hands up in mock surrender.
Jax sighed. “Nothing,” he said, opening his own can of beer. “Let’s just do this.”
CHAPTER EIGHT
“That show was epic!” Tobey exclaimed as the band came off stage.
Jax didn’t stick around to chat, he’d been unfocused during the entire concert, and now he just wanted to get the fuck out of there.
Pushing his way through the backstage crowd, he slipped through a side door and called a cab, driving to the nearest bar.
It was a hazy, smoke filled room, and as Jax walked through the doors he immediately pulled a packet of cigarettes from his jeans pocket and lit one, inhaling deeply as he moved to find an empty seat.
All around him, women gyrated to a brooding country song. Taking a seat at a table, he’d barely been on his ass for ten seconds before a beautiful topless brunette appeared in front of him.
“Hey
He rounded the next corner, and almost ran straight into Tobey.
“Tobey,” he gasped, leaning forward out of breath. “Where the fuck is everyone?”
“Are you alright?” Tobey asked, looking at him in concern.
“I’m fine,” Jax lied, standing up straight, still panting.
“Have you seen Tessa?” Tobey asked.
Jax looked at him curiously. “Is something going on between you and Tess?” he asked.
Tobey blushed and ducked his head. “No, of course not,” he said, a little too quickly. “I just have to go over some stuff with her before the show.”
He was clearly lying.
“I haven’t seen her,” Jax replied, shaking his head.
“Okay,” Tobey said distractedly. “Walk down this hall and turn left. You can’t miss the dressing rooms.”
Jax watched as Tobey walked quickly in the opposite direction. There was definitely something he was missing.
Shaking his head, he turned and walked down the corridor.
He found the dressing rooms easily enough, and Kane was sitting in there with a group of young women.
“Jax,” the drummer said happily as he entered the room. “You’re just in time. Abigail here was just about to show us how she can put her legs behind her head,” he said, winking suggestively at a blonde as she giggled, her large breasts heaving.
Jax smiled. “Not tonight,” he said, walking over to the mini bar and grabbing a can of beer.
“Man, are you still hung up over that chick?” Kane said, standing on unsteady legs as he made his way over to where Kane stood, looking out the window.
“Give it up man, she’s not coming back.”
“I know that,” Jax said defensively. “I just wish I understood why she left in the first place.”
“Jax, sometimes things are just better left unknown,” Kane said with a laugh, draping his arm over Jax’s shoulders.
“Hey guys, we’re on in fifteen,” Tessa said, sticking her head around the corner of the door.
“Hey Tess,” Jax said with a sly smile. “How’s Tobey?”
“What? How the hell should I know?” Tessa asked, looking confused.
“Fifteen minutes,” she reminded them as she closed the door.
Now Jax was confused. If something was going on between Tobey and Tessa, then clearly they were hiding it pretty damn well. Tessa was a great actress, pretending to be confused.
“Okay ladies,” Kane said with a sigh. “It’s time for you all to leave.”
The ladies all groaned in unison, and Jax laughed.
“I know, I know,” Kane said, sounding dismayed. “I don’t want you to go either. But, you’ll be happy to know that I’ve arranged for all of you to have free tickets to tonight’s show, and I would like to invite you to a very exclusive after party,” he slapped the blonde on her round ass as she squealed in excitement.
Jax looked at Kane after the women had left. “Do you think you could hold it together for one show, without getting completely trashed?” he snapped.
“Whoa dude, chill out. What the hell is your problem?” Kane asked, holding his hands up in mock surrender.
Jax sighed. “Nothing,” he said, opening his own can of beer. “Let’s just do this.”
CHAPTER EIGHT
“That show was epic!” Tobey exclaimed as the band came off stage.
Jax didn’t stick around to chat, he’d been unfocused during the entire concert, and now he just wanted to get the fuck out of there.
Pushing his way through the backstage crowd, he slipped through a side door and called a cab, driving to the nearest bar.
It was a hazy, smoke filled room, and as Jax walked through the doors he immediately pulled a packet of cigarettes from his jeans pocket and lit one, inhaling deeply as he moved to find an empty seat.
All around him, women gyrated to a brooding country song. Taking a seat at a table, he’d barely been on his ass for ten seconds before a beautiful topless brunette appeared in front of him.
“Hey
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