A Note Out of Key (LIAS Book 2)

Chapter I

It's been six months since we've graduated from college. Since then I've been living in the city playing from bar to bar.

As for the rest of the gang, they're living in the city as well. Nevaeh is now a vocal coach in the city. Damian has pursued his plans of studying. He's now a student at the university taking up his M.A. Kira and Stephen, are now running a recording studio. They have bands and performers recording their pieces. And believe it or not, they're now a couple. If you're asking how we didn't know how it happened. They just came out with the news. Frances? She's with me. She performs with me every weekend. During weekdays, she's a clerk at an office building.

Who am I? I apologise, I'm Kyle Eleison, and this is the story of our first step into adult life.

It's early morning and I just got home from one of my gigs. I stepped into my studio apartment and went straight to the bath. This is my morning habit. A shower before coffee and breakfast. After drowning my tiredness, I turned on the electric kettle and started preparing my breakfast. A simple eggs, bacon, and toast. After eating, I went straight to bed. With the alarm adjusted, I fell into a deep sleep.

"Hey wake up."

Why am I hearing Frances' voice in my dreams? Man, I can't really take her out of my head. Even in my dreams, I can hear her voice.

"That's not how you wake him up."

Wait? That's Kira. What is she doing in my dream?

"Kyle wake up!!!!" Kira's voice is getting louder and louder. Suddenly I feel like I'm falling. And with a loud thud, I'm suddenly on my floor with my back hurting.

"Kira!! You don't have to do that." I opened my eyes and saw Frances walking towards me. "Kyle, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." she helped me stand up. "What are you two doing here?"

"Kira just kidnapped me from the office." Frances sat at the bed. "Then she told me we're going to fetch you."

"I need to talk to you both." Kira munching on the leftover bacon on my table. "We're opening a bar."

I looked at Frances with confusion in my eyes. Frances read my mind and asked Kira, "What does that have to do with us?"

"Stephen wants you two to manage it."

Frances' eyes widened with shock. I just shook my head, "Why us?"

"Fran has a major in business and you know all about how a bar works."

"I don't know Kira," I looked at Frances who's trying hard to object. "I know Kyle can do it, but I don't think I'm qualified."

"Don't be silly." Kira stood up. "I know what you're capable of."

"Well If Fran will agree," I said. "I'll agree."

Kira looked at Frances with puppy eyes, which creeps me out. I can see Frances thinking hard. "Fine, I'll do it."

"Thank you!! Thank you!!" Kira was shouting at the top of her lungs and hugging me and Frances.

"Let me go and please let me sleep," I yelled at Kira, who just smiled.

"I'll go now but tomorrow we'll go on site so you can see the bar." Kira as she walked out.

"How 'bout you?" I saw Frances still sitting on my bed. "Aren't you going back to work?"

"I'm here might as well rest." she laid down beside me. "Just sleep, I'll make us lunch later."

I fell asleep in her arms and had the best sleep I've ever had.

I woke up from the smell of coffee enveloping my apartment. I sat down and saw my beautiful girlfriend cooking lunch. Before she was a terrible cook. She used to make the nastiest sunny side up egg you will ever see.

But now she's a whiz in the kitchen. She bought all these cookbooks and taught herself how to cook. She said it's just right that a woman would be able to cook for her man.

"Goodmorning Kyle" she greeted me when she saw me standing up. "Just sit at the table and this will be ready in a moment."

"I still can't get used to seeing you cook."

"Well you better get used to it." she smiled at me. "I plan to do it for the rest of my life.

I tried to hide the blush that's quickly forming on my cheeks. "Like I will let you cook for me every day."

"Why? Do you have any other person you want to cook for you?" I saw a frown form on her face.

I went over and hugged her from behind. "No, silly. I meant I will cook from time to time."

A smile formed on her sweet lips. I love it when she blushes.

"Why do you love me?" I was taken by surprised by her question.

"You're really going to ask me that while cooking?"

"Just answer me." she used the tone that can get me to to do anything.

"Fine."

I took her in front of my full body mirror. "Who do you see?"

"Me." she had a confused look in her eyes.

"However you know the person that's staring at you from the mirror." I smiled at her. "She's the exact reason why I love you."

She suddenly hugged me. "Why so sweet Kyle?"

"I'm sweet because that's you." Then I hugged her back

This is our life right now. There are flowers everywhere. We're living as an adult but we still act like high school students. Little that we know, everything is about to change. Our friendship and love for each other are about to be tested.