Chapter 5
[[The Music Room]]
“So what’s wrong?” I asked Nick, when Joe and Kevin left the room to go and get blankets.
“Uh… I can’t really talk about it. Especially to you,” Nick said.
“Come on Nick. We’ve been best friends for years and we both knew each other before we were famous, you know you can tell me anything,” I pleaded.
“No, not this. You can’t help me, you could only make it worse,”
“Okay, just make sure to tell me when the real you comes back from vacation,” I said, getting up and walking into the music room.
The music room was my favorite place in the whole house, but it was also the place I went if I ever had a problem. The time my cat died I spent the whole day in the room, just strumming an old acoustic. And when my first boyfriend broke up with me, I found comfort in the keys of the piano.
I walked inside, closed the door, and flipped the lock. I needed to be alone.
Thoughts of Joe and Nick flooded my mind.
I made my way over to the black bench in front of the grand piano, and sat down.
I dabbled for a few minutes and then looked over to the guitars, which were calling me from across the room.
I picked up an acoustic and sat on the couch.
I started to play “Hold on” then before I knew it my voice joined in.
We don’t have time left to regret
It will take more than common sense
So stop your wondering take a stand
Theres more to life than just to live
Cause an empty room can be so loud
Its too many tears to drown them out
So hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
One single smile a helping hand
Its not that hard to be a friend
So don’t give up stand 'til the end
Theres more to life than just to live
I was so into the music I didn’t even notice Kevin walk into the room.
“Wow, you still got it,” Kevin said with a smile, but took me by surprise.
My eyes shot up to him. “How did you get in here?” I asked.
“Key,” he said, holding up a small silver object.
“Oh,” I said looking down and setting the guitar back on its stand.
“So…. what’s wrong?” he asked, sitting down next to me on the couch.
“Nick is in lala land with his new girlfriend and doesn’t even care about me anymore, his girlfriend is a total witch, and I kissed Joe.”
“Wait! You kissed Joe? As in my brother?” Kevin said surprised.
“Yea, I know. It just felt so right, but now I don’t know where to go from here,”
“Well as far as Nick goes, don’t worry about it, I think this relationship is just something he has to go through, like a learning experience. And Joe, well just talk to him, I bet he feels the same way,”
I wrapped Kevin in a big hug.
“Thanks Kevy, you always know what to say.”
“Sometimes it just comes to me,” Kevin said with a smile. “Now go talk to Joe and work this out,”
I walked back out into the living room.
Joe was sitting down on the couch alone. He looked up once he I closed the door from the music room, which Kevin had stayed in.
“Hey,” I said shyly.
“Hey,”
“So….” I continued, not knowing what to say.
“Kate, I’ve been feeling different around you recently. Like when you’re in the room you are the only one I see. And when you get close to me I can’t breath. Plus when we’re apart, you’re all I think about. And you being gone for two weeks was murder. I was going to hop on a plane and come see you.”
For a moment all I could do was smile.
“Joe, I feel the same way. And hearing you say that… well it feels really good. When we kissed earlier, everything finally felt right.” I said.
“So… do you want to try out this whole boyfriend girlfriend thing?” Joe asked.
“Only if you want to,”
“Now that I know how amazing things can be, how could I not want to?”
“Okay, but it’s going to take some getting used to. I mean 2 hours ago we were just friends,”
“To me, you were never just a friend,” Joe said, then pulled me in for a small kiss, but still very passionate.
