Back row

Leo shakes his head at Cassy, his own tone having grown quieter. "Your shine has nothing to do with your knee, Cass." Taking her hand, he puts it over her own heart. "It's what's in there. That's what's makes you stand out. And that's something you'll never lose."

Giving a nod, he steps back, letting her hands go. "I better get going... gotta go find a key and take it to Eli before I head home."

He pauses and looks around the inside of the new studio. "And... I guess I've done just about as much damage here as I can, so... I suppose if you need anything just give me a call. Otherwise... I'll see you around?"


Spying the sandwich, Jason can't help his grin. "And I thought Jen was the only mother around here."

Thanks... you're too good for me.

Taking the sandwich, he rocks back on his heels and flops back to sit on the floor, leaning back against the stage. "Mm...nobody can spread peanut butter and jelly on bread like you can." He takes a bite and nods. "Yep."

"Hey, no time for dates!" Phil looks down at them both from the stage, his hands on his hips.

"Aw..." Jason gives him a pitiful expression. "You gonna deprive me the two minutes it's gonna take for me to scarf this sandwich my girl made just for me?"

The corner of Phil's mouth twitches and he finally shakes his head. "No. I don't want you to be a bear onstage."

"That's what I thought." Jason grins and takes another bite, elbowing Katie teasingly.

The rest of setting up goes smoothly and JetStream has plenty of time for a good sound check and running through one song. They'd played this event once before, so tension wasn't too high, though as always, the adrenaline was keeping them all hyped. Once people started showing up, they disappear backstage to gather their thoughts and pray.


Kyle sits in Alice's jeep, staring at the building. They'd been parked for five minutes already and the others were out fooling around in the lot, waiting. Kyle's fingers tap on the steering wheel without him even realizing it, as his knee bounces just a little. JetStream was probably backstage by now... probably all done setting up. Jen was probably making last-minute adjustments... people were probably finding their seats. It was a fundraiser so there were probably more people here than would normally be just to hear JetStream, but most likely a lot of them were local fans. JetStream had never gone too far from home and never out of state, but they had done a good job building up a local reputation, especially since Jason had been on board. Being on the local radio station once in a while helped too.

Kyle sighs, bringing his thoughts back around and he gives Alice a sidelong glance. "I'm thinking... back row. Go say hi afterward."