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Eddie's pov: The Hideout

So I'm at the Hideout getting ready for our set. Tuning and sound check and all that. There was already a crowd. A band that got big recently is on after us. Pretentious douchbags. I heard them backstage. They dont even write their own shit. They have a ghostwriter. They're only on here for the chicks and free dope.

The whole time setting up my eyes are on that door. I was more jittery than usual this time around. We had a couple songs lined up. 2 covers and an original I'd just written. It took a bit of convincing to get the band in on it. The music was already done, they knew that part. I'd only just added the words. This one was softer than our usual metal. More of a rock feel. But I was confident in it.

6:50 rolls around and that's when I gave up. She wasn't coming. I stopped looking and made sure everything was in check. It was. 6:55 hits and the room gets quiet for a split second. I look and there she is. My girl just walked in. She had on this teeny white tank. No bra again. Everyone watched her. When you see a young girl walk into a bar you can tell. Theyre always trying to look older. Act older. But not yn. Yn just was. She had this confidence about her. As she walked in I caught her smile and give a nod to Rod the bartender. Howd she know that guy.

The room sort of made room for her and she walked by. She made eye contact with me and walked straight to me. Not even looking to the side. She knew they'd move for her. She came right up to the stage. I bent down to her and kissed her. I had to. Every man in the bar had to know she was mine. "And so she has arrived" I said to her.

"I suppose I have" she said shyly. Which you wouldn't expect after that little show she made.

I moved back and got ready to play. We started with a cover of Rainbow in the Dark by Dio.

This girl knew how to have fun. She was headbanging the whole time. And all these guys see her rocking and of course they gotta join in to impress her. A lot of guys were into that sorta thing. Teenagers. I bet those guys after us are. I made sure to keep tabs on her during the song. Make sure she was alright. I was ready to shut it down if anyone even touched her.

The next song was ours. "This Could Get Ugly"
It starts "The ugly you got in you, I got it too"
I'd begun writing that song after that day in the forest when she told me about her friend. I'd lost my parents. I knew everything she was feeling. I finished it the same night.
Towards the middle of the song it goes "The things you run from, baby, I run too
And I know it scares you through and through"
I knew she knew this was about her. I got close to her and bent over to sing it right to her
"No one knows you like I do
Try to tell me it ain't true"
It felt like we were the only two in the room.

I had to shake myself off at the end of it. It felt so intimate. But there was a crowd. A big one. And my band. They needed the exposure. I pulled myself together and we went on to the next. I was actually pretty pumped for this one.

We started on "Master of Puppets" by Metallica.

She loved this one. Everyone did. They all went harder than the last two. It's was a good song. A modern classic.

I had my solo moment. It felt good to be there on that stage knowing my girl was out there enjoying it just as much as I was. I didn't want it end. I let that last note ring out a bit. I said my thank yous and hopped off stage. Yn was right there to greet me. I picked her up and spun her in a circle.
I put her down and we put both hands on eachothers shoulders.

"You're crazy good!" She said excitedly

We started jumping up and down. "I know right it's best we've done" I replied.

"Let's go get drinks!" She said all excited. She tried putting her arm around my shoulder but she was way shorter than me so she was really reaching. I grabbed her side and lifted her off the crowd to an opening in front of us. When we got to the bar I told the bartender "I'll take an old fashioned and a Shirley temple for the little lady"
I turned and behind me I heard her whisper to him "add a lil vodka" before going to walk with me.

I chose to ignore it. She can have her fun. I'll look after her.

I was introducing her to my bandmates when the bartender came up to hand us our drinks. He came to us. This isnt how it works. No way they're going out of their way to give you your drink. You don't go to grab it, you dont have a drink. But there he was smiling at yn. Not even looking at me. I made sure to make eye contact with him. He backed away.

The band finally came on. They were a soft rock typa deal. I was just gonna chill and watch from the side. But yn took my glass out of my hand and led me to the middle of the crowd.

And man does this girl know how to have a good time. Her hands in the air. Her hair going side to side. She stayed close though. Right in front of me. All on me. Damn did this girl make me feel special. I knew, well everyone there knew, that she wasn't doing this for anyone but herself. She was so lost in the music. Ill admit, the pretentious douchbags had a good sound to em. You can pay for words but you can't pay for a voice.

It was just about the end of the set. They ended with a loud one. Yn was tired tho I could tell. She just rested her arms straight out on my shoulders. Her forehead low on my chest. Still moving though. She was always moving. The buzz was wearing off. It was time to take her home.

I led her out and the second we walked out the door she pushed me against the wall. This chick was trying to make out in the parking lot. Don't get me wrong i totally wanted to make out. But not with a bunch of drunks outside watching. "Not here babydoll" I picked her up in a spin and led her to the back.

The second we got to the back I pinned her against the wall. I got her legs up wrapped around me. I let her kiss my neck so I could smell her hair. It didnt smell like anything. Just clean. I grabbed her face in my hand and kissed her over and over. Next thing I know she's reaching for my pants. She was totally still drunk.

"Uh uh babe. Pack it up we gotta get you to bed"
She protested with some mumble jumble nonsense I couldn't make out.

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I got her into bed and tucked her in. "I wanna kiss please" she was so cute of course I had to give her one. I was walking away half out the door when I thought I heard and half asleep "thank you daddy". I didn't not like it. I meann.. I liked it I totally did.

Huge credits to daisy jones and the six. I got major inspo from the book and used their song "This Could Get Ugly