Not Just A Fan

Chapter 16

Maybe the kiss on the cheek was not necessary, but what he did for her, it felt special. Ester got hold of Brad quickly to tell her that they should meet in the morning before she goes to band practice again. She thinks about what Ryleigh said and whether if her head and heart are in different places. She wanted it to work with Brad in some way, even if she had to lead him. Prep herself together, wearing something a bit more casual but attractive with her lacy black vest top and her red tartan Scottish skirt, covering her legs with black tights that look like long socks just over her knees and her black high top boots. The French plats lose in her hair and her dark brown make-up.

Covering with her warm coat and fur hood, she walks into the cafe and sits in the seats they were before. Not long after she arrived, Brad turned up only looking like he just rolled out of bed.

'Hey.' he says groggy and kisses her cheek,

'Looks like I interrupted your beauty sleep?' she jokes, and he giggles.

'Better be a good reason for waking me up this early. Why haven't you been answering my calls?'

'I can't tell you Brad I'm not allowed to say who it is, it's in my contract.'

'I hate these secrets. Tell you what, how about less chit chat and come back to mine before I don't hear from you all day?' he smirks and grabs her hand tugging her to leave her seat, without thinking she followed him. Just around the corner is his apartment and he tugs her in by her top and kisses her hard again.

'You dress easy for me to get to them off.' he says with his hands all over her body, Ester wasn't dressing for him, it was for someone else. She grabs his hands and pulls herself off him, this type of seducement not pleased her in the slightest and what she showed him the other day clearly did not sink in.

'We don't have to keep getting into bed every time we see each other, sometimes I just want to talk and hang out you know?'

'It's my way of telling you, I miss you, and I want you. Now I know you're never around.' his last sentence sounded irritated, and she caught on.

'I am around, I'm just busy at the minute. I have a tour coming up, and he wants me to help with his new track too. This is a privilege for me.' she grabs hold of the door, 'I thought you would understand.' and slammed it shut, she never gave him the chance to speak, his attitude was childish and inconsiderate in her eyes.

Moving her mind to band practice, Ester arrived 15 minutes early then she wanted to. Already there, gazing at the piece of paper, until the noise from the door broke his train of thought.

'Hey, you're here early.' he gets up and scans her liking on what he sees and gives her a peck on the cheek. Drew thought what she did last night was a new level of friendship they had for each other. It caught her off guard, but it did not stop her stomach do summersaults. His black jumper with the sleeves pushed up to his elbows and the messy hair he has not sorted out yet. 'You're keen to get started?' he jokes, and she gives a fake smile.

'Yeah, something like that.' Ester looks at the table with a piece of paper on it. 'So what are you doing?' and goes over to exams it to see the setlist for the tour. 'Urgh, again?' she mocks him and sits down on the sofa.

'Now that I have some new songs on the horizon, they've got to go somewhere.'

She rolls her eyes. 'Yeah, I guess so.....what about the song we wrote on Saturday? How come it's not on here?'

'I want to release that as a separate after the EP and tour is done.'

'You've also added "Into Heaven" that you recorded with Ryleigh, is she coming along too?' Drew goes red in the face.