Serendipity Girl, chapter 17
The big school talent show is less than a week away so Rebel Tuesdays have been having band practice every day. I head over to their house on Saturday afternoon. Billie Joe lets me in but I don't talk to him because he's in the middle of a phone call. I head straight downstairs to the practice room.
Jay is there tuning his bass carefully, he looks a little sad.
"Hey Jay," I say taking a seat on the sofa. "What's up?"
"Just tuning the ol' bass," he kids.
"That all, you seem a bit down."
"Joe didn't tell you?" he asks carefully, I shake my head. "This is our last show, he's calling a quits."
"Shit."
"Yeah I know," he says bummed out, "But I can see why, Luke quit and it hasn't been the same."
"Yeah," I sigh, I know full well Joe's mind isn't on the band anymore.
"Wanna know something stupid," he chuckles.
"What's that?"
"I wanna be a rock star," I giggle, "I'm serious, all I wanna do is play bass for the rest of my life."
"I think you have potential."
"Potential but no band."
"True, but bands are always in need of bass players, they're rare," I say, just then Joe enters the room.
"What's up?"
"Bass talk," Jay says casually, this doesn't faze my boyfriend.
"Mark's not coming," Joey mumbles.
"The fucker," Jay says aggravated. "Let's jam then."
They play a few riffs and bits of songs when my cell phone rings.
"Hello?"
"Anna, supper's ready come home," my dad says. I sigh and look at Joey.
"Supper." I say calmly, "I'll see you later." I get up and kiss his lips before heading for the door, "You're coming over after right?"
"Yeah," he says as I leave.
After supper I sit at the computer, I've a new obsession with bugging my cousin about his band signing.
Anna Anarchy says:
Heyyyyaa! How's recording?
I'm a barrel of monkeys says:
Fucking horrible!
Anna Anarchy says:
Why?
I'm a barrel of monkeys says:
Miguel quit!
Anna Anarchy says:
Holy shit! Why?
I'm a barrel of monkeys says:
Apparently the pussy couldn't take the 'stress' of it all.
Anna Anarchy says:
Such a wanker.
I'm a barrel of monkeys says:
Tell me about it now I have to find a replacement before we can continue so that's a royal pain.
Anna Anarchy says:
What instrument?
I'm a barrel of monkeys had just signed out
I try to remember the name of the band members, there was Darrel on drums, there was that Josh guy I think he played bass, Alex on vocals and then Miguel on guitar. The doorbell rings out through the house so I stumble out of my room to the entrance of my house.
Joey is standing at the door, I let him in. The plan is to watch a movie and just basically veg on the couch.
"We're going out now," my mother announces from the doorway.
"See ya," I say casually.
"Behave," my father jokes as I hear the front door click shut.
"What to do, what to do," Joey says comically, I shut him up by pressing my lips against his.
"How's that?" I question.
"Well I like that I idea," he says grabbing my hips and kissing me again. We hadn't had a real make out session in ages and I'm friggin aching for it.
One thing leads to another and we're going up the steps to my room after finding out the sofa is too narrow for the intensity of the make out session.
Joey peels off my sweater, gentle hands. I move my hands under his shirt as we fall back on the bed.
"Joe," I whisper as he starts to kiss my neck, "Do you wanna have sex?" I feel kind of stupid now for just asking.
"Uhh," he says nervously, "I don't want to pressure you or anything." I shake my head.
"I wanna, just want to know if you do."
He kisses my lips passionately. "Does that answer your question?" I nod and pull him closer, good thing my parents are out.
"Mmm, hold on." I say parting lips from his, I reach into the drawer of my night table and get a condom. You know how the school nurse comes to every class and gives everyone a condom, well I actually kept it.
"Right," he says taking it from me.
That night Joey and I followed through with our plan, I lost my virginity to Joseph Armstrong, and it was great.
Jay is there tuning his bass carefully, he looks a little sad.
"Hey Jay," I say taking a seat on the sofa. "What's up?"
"Just tuning the ol' bass," he kids.
"That all, you seem a bit down."
"Joe didn't tell you?" he asks carefully, I shake my head. "This is our last show, he's calling a quits."
"Shit."
"Yeah I know," he says bummed out, "But I can see why, Luke quit and it hasn't been the same."
"Yeah," I sigh, I know full well Joe's mind isn't on the band anymore.
"Wanna know something stupid," he chuckles.
"What's that?"
"I wanna be a rock star," I giggle, "I'm serious, all I wanna do is play bass for the rest of my life."
"I think you have potential."
"Potential but no band."
"True, but bands are always in need of bass players, they're rare," I say, just then Joe enters the room.
"What's up?"
"Bass talk," Jay says casually, this doesn't faze my boyfriend.
"Mark's not coming," Joey mumbles.
"The fucker," Jay says aggravated. "Let's jam then."
They play a few riffs and bits of songs when my cell phone rings.
"Hello?"
"Anna, supper's ready come home," my dad says. I sigh and look at Joey.
"Supper." I say calmly, "I'll see you later." I get up and kiss his lips before heading for the door, "You're coming over after right?"
"Yeah," he says as I leave.
After supper I sit at the computer, I've a new obsession with bugging my cousin about his band signing.
Anna Anarchy says:
Heyyyyaa! How's recording?
I'm a barrel of monkeys says:
Fucking horrible!
Anna Anarchy says:
Why?
I'm a barrel of monkeys says:
Miguel quit!
Anna Anarchy says:
Holy shit! Why?
I'm a barrel of monkeys says:
Apparently the pussy couldn't take the 'stress' of it all.
Anna Anarchy says:
Such a wanker.
I'm a barrel of monkeys says:
Tell me about it now I have to find a replacement before we can continue so that's a royal pain.
Anna Anarchy says:
What instrument?
I'm a barrel of monkeys had just signed out
I try to remember the name of the band members, there was Darrel on drums, there was that Josh guy I think he played bass, Alex on vocals and then Miguel on guitar. The doorbell rings out through the house so I stumble out of my room to the entrance of my house.
Joey is standing at the door, I let him in. The plan is to watch a movie and just basically veg on the couch.
"We're going out now," my mother announces from the doorway.
"See ya," I say casually.
"Behave," my father jokes as I hear the front door click shut.
"What to do, what to do," Joey says comically, I shut him up by pressing my lips against his.
"How's that?" I question.
"Well I like that I idea," he says grabbing my hips and kissing me again. We hadn't had a real make out session in ages and I'm friggin aching for it.
One thing leads to another and we're going up the steps to my room after finding out the sofa is too narrow for the intensity of the make out session.
Joey peels off my sweater, gentle hands. I move my hands under his shirt as we fall back on the bed.
"Joe," I whisper as he starts to kiss my neck, "Do you wanna have sex?" I feel kind of stupid now for just asking.
"Uhh," he says nervously, "I don't want to pressure you or anything." I shake my head.
"I wanna, just want to know if you do."
He kisses my lips passionately. "Does that answer your question?" I nod and pull him closer, good thing my parents are out.
"Mmm, hold on." I say parting lips from his, I reach into the drawer of my night table and get a condom. You know how the school nurse comes to every class and gives everyone a condom, well I actually kept it.
"Right," he says taking it from me.
That night Joey and I followed through with our plan, I lost my virginity to Joseph Armstrong, and it was great.
