"He's got a show tonight," Mia told Steven.
Oliver was in a band but it was clear to Steven and Mia that frontman Isaac was only using twenty-three-year-old Oliver for his fame.
The rest of the band seemed nice. By the rest of the band I mean the bassist Maddie. The guitarist, Luke, is an asshole.
"I know, you don' like the band but we outta be proud of him," Steven said. "Proud of him!? These people besides Maddie are assholes!" Mia said. Steven shook his head. "I don't know what to tell you, Mia. I already told Ollie that the band was bad but he won't listen," Steven said.
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"I'm gonna miss you," Cooper said nuzzling into Carson's neck. "I know, but it's only for a few weeks," Carson said. Cooper began to cry already missing Carson. "I won't go if it'll hurt you," Carson said. "No, no, you should go. I guess I'm just clingy. I haven't been without you since we met," Cooper said.
"I should've never let you go. You'd still be with me if you didn't go," Cooper said as he held a picture of Carson. Cooper sighed as he set the picture in a box.
Cooper looked in the mirror and began to cry.
"You should wear that shirt more, you look good in it. I like it," Carson said. "I'll be sure to wear it for you, dear," Cooper said before he kissed Carson's head.
"I'm sorry, Carson, this is all my fault."
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"Hey, rockstar," Ashley said. "Hey, Ash!" Oliver said hugging his twenty-six-year-old sister. "Is... Um... Is Cooper coming?" Oliver asked. "I think so, he's bringing Anna too. But I wouldn't expect him to be smiling and acting like himself. Carson's death really took a toll on him," Ashley said. "Yeah, poor Cooper. He really loved Carson," Oliver said.
The two turned around to see Cooper walking through the door. He looked drained. Ashley and Oliver walked over to their brother and niece. "Hey, Cooper, how are you feeling?" Ashley asked. "Fine," Cooper said. "I still miss him." Oliver hugged Cooper. "It's gonna be alright," Oliver said. "C-can you take Anna? I'm going out for a smoke," Cooper said handing Anna over to Ashley.
Ashley and Cooper looked at each other. "A what?" Oliver asked.
Cooper sat outside staring at the stars. He had turned to drinking and smoking as a way to deal with the tragic loss of his boyfriend.
"Hey, are you alright?" Axl asked. He came to see Anna. Despite Carson not being alive anymore, Axl still saw Anna as his grandchild. That made Cooper happy.
"I'm fine," Cooper said. "Okay, you can talk to me if you want. I miss him too," Axl said before walking inside.
Kayla stopped by Cooper. "You shouldn't have allowed my son to go! If you wouldn't have let my son go, then he would still be alive," Kayla said before she too walked inside.
Cooper started crying. He rose to his feet as he heard the first song open up. Oliver's drumming was perfect. But Cooper couldn't think of that as he headed to his car to go to the bar to drink his thoughts away.
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Sweet Child O Mine (Steven Adler)
FanficSteven quits Guns N Roses wanting to work more on his addiction and spend more time with his family after he found out his wife was pregnant with their third child.
