All I've Ever Wanted and More

7. Back Off

"Come on! Can you at least try!" I said to Bella as we were lifting the sound board. Neither of us knew it was going to be this heavy. We have been working on this all morning and this was the last piece to fit into the puzzle.

When we were finished, we stepped back and admired our work and effort. It did kind of look like a recording studio, but I know it's better than what most people have. "So Tyler's coming over today," I told Bella before she left the room to go take a shower. "Yeah alright I don't care." And then she walked away.

Making myself food, I planted myself on the sofa waiting for Tyler. He should be here shortly and I had nothing better to do than wait for him.

A few minutes later I heard him knock on the door and by the time he came over it was already three. Opening the door, I invited him in and then introduced him to Bella when she was done taking a shower and getting dressed.

They hit it off from the start which was strange and I did not want to be associated with it. "Dude, lets go." I said grabbing his arm and dragging him toward the room I just finished today.

His mouth dropped at the sight of it. "That's really awesome!" He muttered walking over and examining the mics and soundboard. I smiled with pride and leaned up against the doorway.

"So how about we test it all out?" I suggested shrugging my shoulders and picking up my guitar. I closed the door and then pointed to the corner for him to grab one. Tyler grabbed a stool and stood it next to me. We turned on the mics and started playing "Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts.

Going all out, we were singing to the top of our lungs, forgetting we were at my house and not actually up on stage. Once watching the video and doing a little editing, it was downloaded onto the computer in no time.

We listened to it again and I thought I sounded horrible but Tyler reassured me that I was great. He wasn't so bad himself but I wasn't surprised by it.

I felt my phone vibrate, but not just once, a few times actually. So I took it out of my pocket and Ariana was calling.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Hunter? I have a question." I smiled at the sound of her voice through my phone.

"Ask away."

Tyler looked at me and I shrugged my shoulders. She's never called me before, and we have only texted a few other times before this so I wondered what was up.

She sighed, "I was wondering, would you maybe like to go to a party with me later tonight?"

I glanced at Tyler quickly. "May I ask whose party we will be attending, and what kind?"

"His name is Jake, and he is pretty popular. He asked me to go but I felt uncomfortable going by myself so I asked if I could bring you. And after a really long pause he said yes!"

"I'm with Tyler right now, can he come too?" I asked a little quietly just in case she said no.

"Yes absolutely! Make sure to tell him I said hi!" Ariana said cheerfully.

I was happy he was allowed to go because how awkward would it be if I went without him. Plus he's my only real friend here. "Okay will do. Text me your address and we'll pick you up later. See you then."

I hung up and Tyler was just staring at me. "I'm assuming you heard?" I asked him already knowing the answer. "Yes! I love parties!" he had the biggest smile on his face, and then he drew his attention to the computer to fix the sound of our voices.

***

That night I wore khaki shorts and a light blue and white striped polo shirt with a snapback placed on my head backwards. Tyler had on a grey and white tight hoodie with jean shorts. We picked up Ariana and she came in the car wearing a white dress that was tight on the top and it was laced and the bottom was a poofy solid white. She was really attractive tonight.