Adam Blue is destined to be a rockstar. As lead singer of Viral Blue, he knows it's just a matter of time before he's on his way to fame and fortune. If he can just get a studio to sign his band and get his songs on the radio, he knows he'll make it big. When they land a spot onstage at a popular nightclub downtown, Adam hopes to get noticed. But he doesn't expect to meet sexy Paulo Raucci, owner of Raucci Entertainment, a local studio looking for fresh talent. Paul likes Adam's sound and, more importantly, likes Adam, as well. But when Paul brings the band into the studio, his partner Lewis isn't quite as taken with Adam's rockstar attitude. Lewis doesn't want to sign the band until Adam proves he's willing to work. Unfortunately, the band takes second priority to Adam's growing interest Paul ... an interest that has nothing to do with his musical career. The stress of recording their first studio album threatens to tear the band apart, and Adam's ego further drives a wedge between the members of Viral Blue. Paul does his best to keep the band together, but ultimately it's Adam's call. Adam wants it all -- his band, his first record, and his new lover. Now that his dreams are finally within reach, what does he have to do to make them come true?

Rockstar

“Okay.” Paul releases Adam’s arm, which tingles from the memory of the touch. “Then listen to him.”


“I still don’t like it,” Adam mutters.


“You don’t haveto like it,” Paul tells him.


With a frown, Adam turns away and tunes his guitar so he won’t be tempted to say or do anything to mess things up any more than he already has. After a moment or two, when it becomes obvious he isn’t going to say anything else, Paul gets tired of waiting and leaves to join Lewis in the sound booth. Over the sorrowful sound of his guitar, he hears Mike mutter, “Don’t fuck this up for us, Adam. Please, God, don’t.”


“Shut up,” Adam says. Part of the reason he’s so pissed at the moment is because he knows if anything happens, anything at all, it’ll be his fault. Even if it isn’t, the other guys will never let him live it down.


Chapter 25