As instructed the whole gang arrived at the gig early, and were inside enjoying the first band when Bette and Tina arrived.

Emma was as always with gigs sitting outside the club on the kerb head
between her knees asking herself aloud “why oh why do I put myself
through this?”

Bette sat down next to her, “Hey come on I thought this new band was amazing and you had nothing to worry about”

“Yea they are, but what if I mess up?”

Tina sat down on the other side of her friend, simply putting her arm
around her and saying, “Hey your invincible today remember, you managed
to bag the woman of your dreams this morning”

Shannon said, “Oh yeah, listen to Tina, she’s smarter than that accent
would lead you to believe” she winked at Tina pulling Emma up into a
hug.

Confused Emma exclaimed “I thought you had to work tonight!”, to which
Shannon retorted “What and miss my hot new girlfriend strutting her
stuff on a stage with 4 other hot chicks! Not on your life, now lets
get you looking even hotter and on that stage to wow the crowd”.

The lights were out over the stage, they knew Emma and her band were there but couldn’t see
them properly. They could just make out that they were there and ready to start. The singer
shaking her arms and legs trying to loosen up by the looks of it, them all facing away from
the crowd.

Drum sticks making a beat, loud, they must have had a mic near to them. Then
guitars and the bass, Celebrity Skin by Hole, Bette really enjoyed this song, Emma always
played it with her bands.
They turned around amid the first few banging chords, and Katie’s
sultry voice cried out over it, “Oh make me over!” and away it went, they were all jumping
around and dancing to the song, loving it.

The band had had trouble getting permission to put
on a show of all songs they had written because the people who had co-wrote with them were
shy or bitter about the band playing them.

All the friends danced crazily to give Emma confidence, they knew she was nervous and would
need the adrenaline kick to be able to play the next song, By the Way by the Red Hot Chili
Peppers.
Not to say that they weren’t totally taken in by the song and Katie’s commanding
performance.