“I went to Shane’s first, but she wasn’t home, so -”

“But… but… you can’t see Tina! It has to be a surprise!”

“What? Why?”

“Didn’t she tell you? She didn’t have clothes for tonight, so she dropped by. We have the same size. But we want it to be a surprise for you guys! So go away!”

“Alright, alright,” I laugh. “See you tonight, then?”

“Of course.”

“Okay, thanks for the help!”

“No problem.”

I get back in the car and go to Tuomas’. He’s surprised when he opens the door.

“Bette! Come in!”

I get in, I’ve never been at his house before. He motions I can sit in a huge, pink, fluffy chair. The room is large and the furniture doesn’t really fit, but it’s cosy.

“Want a bear?” he yells.

“Sure!” I answer, making sure he hears me. Two minutes later, he comes back. He opens a beer, hands it to me and drops himself in a sofa.

“So, you nervous for tonight?” He asks, taking a sip.

“A bit,” I admit. “I’m dying for Walk This Line.” Walk This Line is the song I wrote after Tina had left, the one that is very personal to me.

“You’ll do great,” Tuomas reassures me. We talk a bit more about music. When it’s coming closer to 4 pm, we head off to Gary’s home.

…A couple of hours later…

I’m a nervous wreck. We play at 9 pm and now, it’s 8.30. Gary is the most nervous of us all, tough. I took a peek five minutes ago and I saw a lot of familiar faces. To my surprise, I found Kit to be there. I’ve also seen Ken.

“Gary, seriously, relax,” Seth says.

“Relax? How am I supposed to relax? And where the fuck is Tina?”

I wonder how it comes it takes her so long. This afternoon she was already getting dressed at Alice’s, it couldn’t possibly take so long?

Just as I am thinking it, the door opens. My jaw goes through the floor when I see her. She’s wearing a soft pink sleeveless top with buttons. The upper three ones are open and give a very nice hint of her cleave that almost makes me drool. The hem of the top doesn’t reach to her waist and her navel is exposed. The top is figure-hugging. She wears a very tight leather skirt and fishnet stockings. It pants that shows off her nice legs and ass – I think she’ll make me pass out once again. Her hair is open, wild and wavy. She has some make-up on which makes her hazel eyes come out very well. I could eat her.