Coming into the home he and Remy are renting, it’s about what you’d anticipate from two bachelors who’re additionally touring musicians. Not a number of furnishings or ornament, however a number of empty area. And a number of mess.

Cooper should take discover of the disarray as a result of he begins to hurriedly clear up, grabbing outdated pizza containers and beer bottles and disposing of them someplace within the kitchen. I decide up some quick meals baggage from the espresso desk and get them immediately ripped out of my palms.

“What are you doing?” he asks, confusion marring his options.

“I…was going to assist…”

“Don’t. Sit. I received this.” He nudges me with an elbow, and I fall again onto the sofa. “Keep proper there. I’ll get you a drink. What would you like?”

He doesn’t look forward to my reply however heads into the kitchen with extra trash.

“Do you have got wine?” I name out to him. After the final couple of hours, I may use one thing to unwind somewhat. I’m nonetheless unsure what’s occurring between me and Cooper, so I’m a bit on edge.

“Ahhhh…no. Anything?”

“Whiskey?”

This time, his head peeks across the doorway, and his grin is large and infectious.

“Good name, however…nope. No whiskey.”

That is going to take endlessly if we preserve at this.

“How about you inform me what you do have?”

He disappears after which, after a minute, yells, “We in all probability ought to have stopped someplace on the best way. We’ve got…beer. Beer and…water.” He’s silent for a second. “Need a beer?”

I can’t assist however chuckle. Not less than, I do know none of this was deliberate beforehand.

“Beer can be nice.”

I can hear the sigh of aid from the place I’m sitting, and as he comes again into the room and palms me a bottle, it’s the primary time I get take a look at him in his own residence. The home fits him in some way. Matted and unorganized, however nonetheless cozy and welcoming. I by no means thought I’d take into consideration Cooper Davies like that prior to now. Particularly given our current tumultuous historical past. However then, I by no means thought I’d be in his lounge, both.

He sits beside me on the sofa, resting his hand on my knee.

“You doing okay?” He asks, real concern in his brilliant eyes.

I do my finest to disregard the darkish bruise already well-formed on his left cheekbone, nevertheless it’s so exhausting. He appears to be like like he’s been by way of the wringer, and from what I heard throughout everybody’s statements to the police, he was the superior fighter. I can solely think about what the opposite man appears to be like like.

“Yeah, I simply don’t like seeing you want this.” I hint a fingertip alongside the sting of the bruise, cautious to not put any stress on it.

He takes my hand and twists it, once more kissing the again.

God rattling it.

“I’ll be advantageous. I wish to ensure you’re okay.” He begins to snort softly to himself. “Not the present I wished you to see tonight.”

“It was definitely a present.”

“Yeah, however I wished your enter concerning the new songs.”

“I favored what I did hear. And I can hearken to your songs anytime.”

“However reside is the place we shine. Recordings are poor substitutes.”

“Attention-grabbing. Most bands depend on the digital stuff now, even throughout reside performances.”

He scoffs. “Not us. That can by no means be us.” He shakes his head. “Jake would relatively soar head first out of a tall tree than use a backing observe throughout a reside set. Truly, all of us would.”

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