Chapter Twenty-Six
As first days at work go this hasn’t been the greatest – because I haven’t actually done any work.
Adam and I went to meet the first band at Blossom HQ but there was a message waiting for us saying they were stuck in traffic and they would have to reschedule. Kerry was there, so she showed me around the studio and introduced me to the team. They’re like a proper little family unit, everyone is so friendly, and they were all having a laugh together – exactly the kind of place you’d want to work, which has only made me more determined to prove myself.
It's lunchtime, and Si will be at work, so we have decided to head home to grab a bite to eat, and to do some planning from there.
‘Do you think you’ll get all starstruck when you meet The Burnouts?’ Adam asks as we walk down his street.
‘Maybe Dylan King,’ I reply. ‘I’ve had a crush on him forever.’
‘He’s in a relationship now, right?’ Adam replies. ‘I hear he isn’t a bad boy anymore.’
‘Well, the older I get, the more I realise that I probably don’t want a bad boy,’ I point out.
‘The older I get, the more I realise that I’ve never really been a bad boy, even if I liked to think I was one, when I was younger,’ he says with a laugh. ‘It was Si, who was the wild one. I was the good boy, would you believe.’
‘Well, I remember thinking Si was super cool,’ I admit. ‘I had such a crush on him, when I was a kid, because he was my older brother’s friend, and he seemed like a badass.’
Adam laughs.
‘Well, he definitely likes you back now,’ Adam tells me. ‘He had a bit of a word with me earlier, telling me to back off. Don’t worry, I told him he had nothing to worry about.’
I’m not worried, I’m kind of gutted.
‘Oh, right, okay,’ I reply. ‘Well, he’s probably just looking out for me, because I told him I’m in no rush to–’
‘Did you bring your keys?’ Adam asks, interrupting me.
‘No, I didn’t, I figured you would have yours,’ I reply.
‘No worries, we can go in the back door, we hide a key around there,’ he replies.
I follow Adam around the back of the house and into the kitchen. We’re no sooner in there when Si comes in.
‘Bro, we thought you were at work,’ Adam says, sounding surprised.
‘I thought you two were at work,’ Si says, narrowing his eyes.
‘The band cancelled,’ I reply. ‘So, we thought we’d work from here.’
‘Why did you come in through the back door?’ Si asks.
‘Because we both forgot our keys,’ Adam replies.
Si stares at him for a second.
‘Well, I’m working from home today, so I’ll be able to hear you, if you’re making a noise,’ Si warns us – it really does feel like he’s warning us, in a weird way.
‘We’ll keep the noise down, don’t worry,’ I reassure him.
Si, who still looks uncomfortable, heads off.
‘Honestly, he’s like my dad sometimes,’ Adam points out.
‘Mine too,’ I say with a sigh.
I wonder what’s going on in his head.