Between course work, an internship, clinicals, and a part-time job, med student Liam Martin is worn out. When his lab is cancelled, freeing up his Friday night, all he wants to do is crash. Liam's roommates have other plans. They think Liam is too stressed and needs to loosen up ... as in going out to party, not staying home to rest. Adam scores coveted tickets to a concert by local alt band Ebola Rain and uses his connections to get backstage. But Liam doesn't want to go, and manages to lose his roommates backstage by hiding out in one of the dressing rooms, where he promptly falls asleep. Little does Liam know the room belongs to Cooper Dawson, sexy frontman for the band, who also thinks Liam needs to loosen up. Then Cooper asks Liam to hang out with him, and suddenly Liam isn’t so tired anymore.

Loosen Up

Liam grimaced and shook his head. “God, no. I’m not playing designated driver to you guys, not again.”


“A concert, then,” Brody offered. “There’s got to be someone playing nearby. It’ll be fun. When’s the last time you went out to a show? I’m not even talking about some major Top 40 star, I’m talking about a local band. Someone right here in Richmond, someone real and gritty. When?”


“Never,” Liam admitted. A thin whine crept into his voice. “But I don’t feel like going out, Brody. Can’t we do something fun without leaving the house?”


“How fun is that?” Brody countered. “Get your ass out of bed, Liam. You’re letting life pass you by.”


“I’m not…” Liam started to protest.


Chapter 2