Jared Page and Joey Seever have a complicated relationship. They’re ex-lovers and former band members who still play together musically on occasion. Whenever Joey needs someone to fill in for a gig, Jared is the one he calls, despite their past history and the fact that Joey hadn’t wanted to take their relationship to the next level -- marriage -- and then cheated on him. Jared still has feelings for Joey even after all these years, though he’s become bitter and resentful.<br><br>The next time Jared fills in for a gig, he finds out that Joey has slept with a band member named Grady. Worse, Joey messed things up by cheating on Grady just like he had with Jared. In the fallout that follows, Jared says and does some things he instantly regrets.<br><br>He knows their friendship is worth saving, and he wants another chance at Joey’s heart, too. But there are things in Joey’s past that keep him running from commitment. Can they mend their relationship? Will Jared be able to convince Joey that love is nothing to fear, and marriage is just music to which to say, “I Do?”

Let the Music Say I Do

Joey may suck as a human being, but he was a musical genius. Hail The Dead Marys always drew a huge, enthusiastic crowd. He was a hell of a performer, and the band was topnotch. The way he played his guitar was so sensual, I was hard the entire time. The audience ate up his larger-than-life antics and fed off his sexual aura.


By the end of the third set, I was sweaty and exhausted, yet strangely exhilarated. I always enjoyed performing, whether in front of a big crowd or in the background at an event. All of us gathered together at the front of the stage and took a bow to the appreciative applause after doing two encores.


We broke down the equipment as quickly as we could to make way for the DJ. My sweat cooled as I packed up my stuff and carried it out the back door to the trunk of my car. There was a chill in the air, typical fall weather, but it felt good.


Chapter 4