repeated. It made no sense. They had a gig that very evening, he’d never make it back to California on time to perform.
“I quit the band.”
“What?” Elise pushed him away from her and stared at him in shock. “You quit the band?”
“Yeah,” Dylan shrugged nonchalantly and shoved his hands into his jean pockets.
“Why?” Elise cried. “Why would you do that?”
“Because I realized the price I’d have to pay if I stayed in the band.” He took a step towards Elise and cupped her face in his hands.
“If I stayed in the band I risked losing you.”
“But the band was your dream!” Elise insisted.
“No,” Dylan shook his head and smiled wistfully at her. “The band was my dream once. But it was never really about the band, it was about the music. And I can still love music whether or not I’m in the band. But I have a new dream now. And my new dream is you.”
He leaned towards her and their lips met. Elise swore she felt a spark tingle her bottom lip as they came together and kissed. She’d missed the power of his kisses. Dylan cupped her face tightly as he kissed her. The kiss reverberated throughout Elise’s entire body, making her tingle all over. It was the sort of kiss which left you weak at the knees.
“Dylan,” she breathed his name dreamily as they parted. She’d been so terrified that she’d lost him, that she’d made too grave a mistake to rectify in saying publicly that she was single.
“What will you do now?” she wondered.
“Let’s leave tomorrow’s problems for tomorrow,” Dylan suggested. Taking her by the hand he led her through the apartment, towards her bedroom.
They stayed in there, locked in passionate embraces for two days. When Elise finally emerged bleary-eyed and euphoric, she threw open her curtains and finally let in the warming rays of sunlight. The sun streaked across her apartment, bathing everywhere in golden light. It gave the whole place an almost ethereal look.
In her bedroom she and Dylan had formulated a plan. A plan which would allow them both to pursue their dreams of a music career but also be together. And Elise realized now that being together was the main goal, as what good was a dream if you had no one to share it with? She felt full of purpose and her whole body glowed with joy. She hummed to herself as she turned on the kettle and prepared some blueberry pancakes for Dylan.
They had a plan and it was a great one. Now they just had to go out into the world and execute it.
Chapter 13
“No! Absolutely not!” Jake cried fervently from across the meeting table. “It would be total career suicide!”
“I don’t agree,” Elise shook her head stubbornly.
“Elise, sweetheart,” he tried to reason with her. “You don’t understand the industry like I do. You are all set to be a great solo artist, why rock the boat now?”
“Because I know it’s the right thing to do,” Elise said with certainty.
Jake bunched his hands into fists in frustration.
“A male and female duet hasn’t hit the big time since Sonny and Cher!” he seethed.
“We’ll make it,” Elise smiled sweetly.
“Elise, please reconsider,” Jake pleaded. “I’d hate to see all your talent go to waste.”
“My talent isn’t going to waste,” Elise scowled at him. “I’m actually expanding on it.”
“The cost to re-record your album with him on it will be extortionate,” Jake let his head fall into his hands in despair.
“As we negotiated, any additional costs can be taken against future royalties,” Elise replied factually.
“But there will be no future royalties!” Jake lamented. “That’s what I’m trying to tell you!”
“I think you underestimate the music-buying public,” Elise told him calmly. “People want to hear great music filled with passion, and that’s what Dylan and I have.”
“You have passion
“I quit the band.”
“What?” Elise pushed him away from her and stared at him in shock. “You quit the band?”
“Yeah,” Dylan shrugged nonchalantly and shoved his hands into his jean pockets.
“Why?” Elise cried. “Why would you do that?”
“Because I realized the price I’d have to pay if I stayed in the band.” He took a step towards Elise and cupped her face in his hands.
“If I stayed in the band I risked losing you.”
“But the band was your dream!” Elise insisted.
“No,” Dylan shook his head and smiled wistfully at her. “The band was my dream once. But it was never really about the band, it was about the music. And I can still love music whether or not I’m in the band. But I have a new dream now. And my new dream is you.”
He leaned towards her and their lips met. Elise swore she felt a spark tingle her bottom lip as they came together and kissed. She’d missed the power of his kisses. Dylan cupped her face tightly as he kissed her. The kiss reverberated throughout Elise’s entire body, making her tingle all over. It was the sort of kiss which left you weak at the knees.
“Dylan,” she breathed his name dreamily as they parted. She’d been so terrified that she’d lost him, that she’d made too grave a mistake to rectify in saying publicly that she was single.
“What will you do now?” she wondered.
“Let’s leave tomorrow’s problems for tomorrow,” Dylan suggested. Taking her by the hand he led her through the apartment, towards her bedroom.
They stayed in there, locked in passionate embraces for two days. When Elise finally emerged bleary-eyed and euphoric, she threw open her curtains and finally let in the warming rays of sunlight. The sun streaked across her apartment, bathing everywhere in golden light. It gave the whole place an almost ethereal look.
In her bedroom she and Dylan had formulated a plan. A plan which would allow them both to pursue their dreams of a music career but also be together. And Elise realized now that being together was the main goal, as what good was a dream if you had no one to share it with? She felt full of purpose and her whole body glowed with joy. She hummed to herself as she turned on the kettle and prepared some blueberry pancakes for Dylan.
They had a plan and it was a great one. Now they just had to go out into the world and execute it.
Chapter 13
“No! Absolutely not!” Jake cried fervently from across the meeting table. “It would be total career suicide!”
“I don’t agree,” Elise shook her head stubbornly.
“Elise, sweetheart,” he tried to reason with her. “You don’t understand the industry like I do. You are all set to be a great solo artist, why rock the boat now?”
“Because I know it’s the right thing to do,” Elise said with certainty.
Jake bunched his hands into fists in frustration.
“A male and female duet hasn’t hit the big time since Sonny and Cher!” he seethed.
“We’ll make it,” Elise smiled sweetly.
“Elise, please reconsider,” Jake pleaded. “I’d hate to see all your talent go to waste.”
“My talent isn’t going to waste,” Elise scowled at him. “I’m actually expanding on it.”
“The cost to re-record your album with him on it will be extortionate,” Jake let his head fall into his hands in despair.
“As we negotiated, any additional costs can be taken against future royalties,” Elise replied factually.
“But there will be no future royalties!” Jake lamented. “That’s what I’m trying to tell you!”
“I think you underestimate the music-buying public,” Elise told him calmly. “People want to hear great music filled with passion, and that’s what Dylan and I have.”
“You have passion
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