It's Gonna Be My Year

Chapter 3

I took Alex around each of the guys one by one, introducing them as I went.

"This is Ben, our incredible drummer."

"You know it!" He winked at me as he and Alex shook hands. Ben was, to put it nicely, a bit of a ladies man. I suppose it was his compensation for not being the hottest of men. I mean, he had good cheekbones, kept his hair looking pretty great- but he was a bit short and muscle free compared to the rest of the guys. He'd changed a lot since we first met, though.

"And his big brother Joe, the bassist."

"Hey, you actually kinda remind me of Zack!" Alex laughed, patting Joe on the back with a smile. In high school, when we all met, Joe was tall and a bit on the sparse side when it came to muscles. But by the time he'd turned 20, he was fucking ripped! I barely recognised him from the guy I used to know.

"And finally our lead guitarist- Sam." Sam was even hotter than back in high school. He actually reminded me of Jack Barakat, come to think of it. Since we met he'd buffed up a little and grown his hair out a tad.

All three boys were pretty good looking to say the least- which meant there was always some girl hanging around at the apartment or during practice.

"So..." Alex gestured to each member as he spoke, "Drummer, bassist, guitarist..." He turned towards me with a grin, "I guess that'd make you the singer!"

"I guess!" I bit my lip nervously. What if he thought I was crap- that the band was crap?! I wasn't sure I could handle the reaction.

Alex grabbed Ben's spare stool and sat opposite us all.

"So, what're you gonna play?" He winked and sighed with a smile.

"Uh... We have a new song we've been working on? That's what I was arguing with Sam about on the phone before." I looked at Joe, "If you've learnt your part?"

"Done and dusted. When you got off the phone with Sam I spent a while learning it. I think I'm good."

We played the song, and found out that Joe was telling the truth. It all sounded awesome- if I do say so myself.

We finished the song, and I nervously tucked my slightly knotty ginger hair behind my ears. There were a few seconds of silence, until Alex clapped his hands and cheered.

"Holy crap! You guys are amazing! And that song...! Who wrote it?"

"The guys figured out all their parts, and I just found some lyrics that matched..." I fiddled with the string bracelets around my left wrist.

Alex's eyes widened and a smile slowly creeped onto his face. His head snapped up and he looked me straight in the eyes.

"Hey- I've got an offer for you guys..."

[PHOTO IS MY OWN, AND IS OF THE ACTUAL BAND. LEFT TO RIGHT IT GOES SAM CASADEI, JOE EVANS, BEN EVANS AND THEN A FRIEND WHO ISN'T IN THIS STORY. I TOOK THE PHOTO]