Page 252 of Rock Me All Night

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He's wrong about the concentration, but I try my best to listen anyway.

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We spendan hour playing the game. It's calledRatchet and Clank, apparently, and it's certainly the most fun I've ever had with a video game.

An alarm on Drew's phone rings. He groans and pushes off the couch. "I better get dressed for practice. Miles is picking me up in ten." His eyes pass over me. "You should come."

"I have homework."

"Do it later."

"Tempting, but..."

"You disappoint me, Kendrick. If you weren't naked I'd be very angry with you."

"But I am."

"Yeah, you are." His eyes go wide with desire. He shakes his head like he's sorry he has to leave, grabs his phone, and takes a step toward the stairs. "We'll be in Hollywood all day. Come when you're done with your homework."

"I don't know."

"If you don't come, how will I get to make you come again?"

The man really does make a convincing argument.

"I'll see what I can do," I say.

He shakes his head with mock disappointment. "It's more fun when you're there."

This wonderful lightness passes through my body. Music is the only thing Drew cares about and it's more fun when I'm there.

Sure, it's band practice. Even someone as disciplined as Drew must get tired of practice.

But it's more fun when I'm there.

I watch him climb the stairs. "It will be at least three hours," I say.

"I'll save the good stuff for last." He winks.

It's not possible to fly, but I'm pretty sure I could come close if I tried.

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Homework is a slog. It takes until well into the afternoon, but I finish. I shower, change into skinny jeans and a t-shirt, and hustle to my car.

I went with Drew to practice last week, but where the hell was it? I turn my phone on to an avalanche of text messages.

The first text is the address of the studio. Then:

Drew: You ever gonna show up, Kendrick?

Drew: My hands are getting lonely without you.

Drew: And Tom is even more unbearable without you around.

Drew: Don't make me tempt you with pictures. I can't afford a nude photo scandal.

Drew: And now Tom is shooting me a dirty look.

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