The band and the crew were setting up for soundcheck the next day. Their second New York show was in only a couple of hours, and everyone had been working hard all day. They all watched Selena come in, she was on her phone and she looked super stressed.
" Ok," said Selena. " No, it's okay, we can figure it out, wish her well for me."
" Everything okay?" asked Corey.
" No," said Selena. " That was Katrina's manager. She all of a sudden got really ill last night and she's not gonna be able to open for you guys tonight."
" Well, that's just great," said Jake.
" What can we do?" asked Nate.
" Don't worry, I've got it covered," said Selena. " There's a local band here that's just starting out, they're very new but I've heard good things."
" Who are they?" asked Sam.
" Techno Blood," said Selena.
Jake suddenly snickered. " Seriously?" he asked.
" Hey, laugh all you want but they saved your asses," said Selena. " It's just until Katrina gets better."
Later that night, Colby and the rest of the band stood backstage as they watched their opening act begin to perform. The band consisted of 3 guys and 2 girls. They watched the crowd as they danced along, they seemed to be enjoying it.
Song 2: Techno Blood
The lead singer, a male with long hair and the girl both sang together on opposite sides of the stage. Another member was on a keyboard, another on guitar and the last on drums. Colby was finally beginning to understand their name, based on all the techno sounds in their music. The 4 TrapBoys moved their heads to the beat in the wings.
"These guys aren't bad," said Nate. " At least the audience seems to be enjoying themselves."
After the show that night, they all decided to go out and have some fun. The band had been invited to a cool club in downtown New York and they all got a plus one. They all sat in the circular booth, sipping drinks and laughing. Colby had his arm around Sam.
" Colby Brock?" asked a guy.
Everyone stopped talking and whipped their heads to the side of the room where the voice had come from.
" Marcus?" asked Colby.
" Hey brother, how's the tour going?" asked Marcus.
Colby bit his tongue, not wanting to respond to the guy. Everyone else followed suit.
" Still mad, huh?" asked Marcus. " I see how it is." Marcus shifted his gaze to the blond sitting beside Colby, licking his lips as he looked Sam up and down. " Gonna introduce me to your friend?"
Not wanting to cause a scene, Colby gave in. " Marcus, this is my boyfriend Sam," explained Colby. " Sam, this is Marcus, our ex-music producer."
" Nice to meet you," said Marcus, extending his hand for Sam to shake, but Sam just stared unimpressed at his outstretched hand and then back to Marcus.
"Ok, fair," said Marcus.
" How did you even get in here?" asked Jake, breaking the awkward tension.
" I was invited," said Marcus.
"Really, by who?" asked Corey.
" The owner," said Marcus. He suddenly laughed. " You see it's funny, I'm the music producer for this new local band, you may have heard of them, Techno Blood."
