An Undead Surprise

Pure Lust(28)

George quietly made his way towards the living room using his phone's flashlight. Everyone was asleep but he couldn't fall asleep, he wasn't tired but he knew he probably would be later. He approached the couch and saw Devin sitting in the middle, she smiled up at him when she noticed him standing near her.

"What's up Ragan?" She whispered, staring up at him.

He shrugged his shoulders, "Nothing, do you mind listening to this song I'm working on?"

Devin rubbed her eyes and soon realized that she still had her eye makeup on from the last concert. Her hand was covered in black liner and a mix of gold and brown eyeshadow, she chuckled to herself.

"What time is it?"

George checked his phone and was partly shocked by the time, he didn't think it was this late.

"Three twenty three."

She sat her phone down and pulled back the blanket that she had dragged out to the couch. She followed George to the back bedroom and was surprised to see how messy the place was, papers were scattered all over the room but she didn't say anything to him.

"Why are you up this late writing?" She asked after he shut the door.

"I don't know, I've had this verse stuck in my head all night but I can't get the rest of the song." He sat down on the bed and grabbed the notebook in front of him. He looked at her to see she was standing at the end of the bed, unsure if she should sit or stand. "You can sit down, just toss those on the floor."

Devin began grabbing the papers to clear a spot to sit and she couldn't help but be just a tad nosy, words were crossed out and some looked like he didn't like the lyrics so he started all over.

"What are you writing the whole album?" She smiled to try and add humor to her question.

George smiled softly and gave a light chuckle.

"I don't know," He mumbled. "Kinda feels like it right now."

At this point she was really curious to find out what he had wanted her to listen to.

"So do I get to hear this mystery song?"

She watched him lick his chapped lips before he began singing the lyrics on the paper.

"Pour me, pour me, pour me another. It holds me, holds me like no other. One more drink, then I swear that I'm going home. Truth is I don't really have a place to go. So pour me, pour me, pour me another!"

He paused to look up at Devin, she had a huge smile on her face which made him smile.

"I take it Danny starts the song?"

He nodded his head, "Yeah then I would start here. "

He told her pointing at the first verse. She skimmed over his lyrics before urging him on to continue singing.

"I wake up right about the mid-afternoon, with the sun in the sky, but night's coming soon. And I walk to the mirror just to fix myself, yeah life gets harder when you love nothing else. So I pick my pills from the counter drawer, pick my self-esteem up off the fucking floor. I guess I'm a man of no recourse, as I crack another bottle, got no remorse. And I'll say a little prayer for the child in me, I swear I used to be one I truly believe. That I'm not just a man with these broken dreams, that even I could go to heaven, if I part the sea, so..."

"I like it so far," she said as he put the paper down in his lap. "You've always been able to put your heart and soul into your lyrics. I've always admired that about you George."