"So who are you going to ask?" Carrie asked as we walked into her house. Mr Adams had explained to us how he wanted us to each record a song to be performed on his radio show, though to do this, we needed people to use as a band. This was mainly aimed at me as I was a solo performer, despite Alex playing his drums for me.
"I have no idea. I have a song that I've been writing that I'm thinking of performing, but I have no one to ask to help me." I groaned as I walked to the refrigerator and pulled a water out. "I'm honestly just thinking of asking Adams to use a band that he could set up for me."
"No!" Carrie replied loudly, causing me to jump. I looked at her, puzzled at her outburst. "I just mean.. Brodie. He is an amazing guitarist and it would suck for him to miss out on an opportunity this big, just because things are weird between you both now."
I looked down at my shoes. She was right. I sighed and pulled out my phone.
"What are you doing, its a bit rude to go on your phone in the middle of a conversation." I rolled my eyes at her and laughed slightly.
"I'm trying to fix the problem. I'm asking him if he wants to meet me." She looked shocked.
"Oh right. Sorry, carry on."
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A few hours later, I found myself stood on the promenade where me and Luke had taken a walk when I first came back, only this time I was waiting for Brodie. There was a gentle tap on my shoulder, and I turned to find him smiling down at me.
"Hey River." He said softly, and I felt all my worries melt away.
"I was thinking we could grab something to eat in this little café I found?" I asked him. When he nodded, I took his hand and led him to the building where Luke had taken me and we sat down at a table in the window.
"So. Why have you been avoiding me?" He smirked at me, and I felt my face heat up.
"I'm not sure what you know about Friday night or mine and Luke's, but a lot happened." I stared at the table. "Me and you had been getting quite close, right? Well, Friday was a mess."
He was staring at me intensely, when realisation struck his face.
"You and Luke hooked up?" My mouth fell open and I jerked my hand from his.
"No! Not at all, just- let me explain." And with that, I explained a brief run down of my and Luke's past (obviously leaving out the fact that most of it had happened in the 90s). The entire time I was talking, Brodie listened without interrupting me at all. By the time I had gotten to the events of Friday night, about 40 minutes had passed and the café was prepping the floor for the evening diners. When I told him about me and Bash, he had gone completely still and my heart broke thinking about how I had hurt him, especially when he had been there for me every time I needed him too.
After I had told him everything, we sat in silence for a few moments. I didn't dare say anything to try and defend myself as I knew nothing could justify what I had done. When I finally thought about leaving and giving him space to process what I had said, he spoke.
"I don't blame you." He said, lowly. I blinked once. Twice. I thought I had misheard him.
"I'm sorry, what?" I questioned. His lips curled slightly and he repeated himself.
"I don't blame you. I knew when I met you that you weren't over Luke, yet I still pursued you. We never made commitments to each other, we had never even spoken about us. I'm assuming you don't have feelings for Bash?"
"No not at all." I replied instantly whilst shaking my head frantically. This caused his to chuckle slightly.
"Well then I don't see an issue with it. Nothing has to change between us, and you certainly didn't do anything wrong. You had a rough night, and I'm just glad that you're okay." He reached over and took my hand again. "Just don't go around kissing other people anymore, okay?"
"Okay."
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Guys! I am so sorry for being gone for so long. I have finished my exam season so hopefully I will be uploading more. This is a bit of a filler chapter and I wanted some wholesome content before it all goes downhill :) Also, if anyone wanted to suggest some band names for a potential new band in the story, leave a comment or dm me.
Thank you for all the support recently, it makes me so happy to see people enjoying my story.
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FanfictionRiver Beckett finally had the life she always wanted. She was in a band with her closest friends and they were starting to create a following. However, all it took was one night to change everything for her. Luke Patterson x oc This book takes plac...
