Part 1
Paul stripped out of his suit jacket, waistcoat and shirt and lay down on the couch without bothering to pull on another shirt. It had been a long night, another long and tiring show, and he was ready to go home and crash. But right now his dressing room couch was comfortable enough.
�Hey Paul?�
The door opened and Rhys walked in. He saw Paul lying on the couch and he couldn�t help but run his eyes across Paul�s half-naked body.
�You okay?�
�No actually I�m not, I�m grumpy and I�m fucking tired.�
�Gee I wouldn�t have guessed.�
Paul sighed.
�I�m sorry Rhys. It�s just been a bad week, I�m really not the best company at the moment. I just want to go back to my apartment and go to bed.�
�Sounds good.�
Paul glanced quickly at Rhys, who flashed him a grin.
�Come on I think you need to have some fun. Look, a few of us are going out to have some drinks and you look like you could use one. Want to come?�
Paul sighed again. He looked at Rhys and knew he couldn�t resist that look. He smiled.
"Yeah why not. Actually sounds like fun. Just let me get dressed."
�Okay I�ll wait outside.�
Rhys left Paul�s dressing room and leant against the opposite wall in the hallway. He glanced back and noticed that the door remained partly ajar, and the mirror on the wall of the dressing room allowed Rhys to see Paul�s reflection as he changed.
Rhys knew he shouldn�t be looking, but as Paul slid his dress pants off Rhys couldn�t help but stare. He remained transfixed as Paul slid on a pair of tight dark blue jeans and that green Christian shirt he never seemed to be out of lately. Rhys moved a bit down the hall so it looked like he wasn�t spying, waiting for Paul to come out.
�Ready?�
Paul nodded.
�Where are we going?�
�You ever been to that place called Night Moves? It�s a small nightclub just out of the city.�
�Yeah I think I have.�
Paul and Rhys walked back up the hallway towards the green room. Everyone was sitting in there relaxing, obviously waiting for Rhys to return with Paul. Wil got to his feet and wrapped an arm around Paul�s shoulders.
�So you�re coming with us�
�Certainly am.�
�Great, let�s go party!�
Wil jumped around and then bounded out of the room like an excited little boy. The others all started laughing and then followed him. Paul hung back, waiting for the others to leave the room. He then noticed Amanda standing by the door staring at him as if she was in some kind of trance.
�You okay?�
Amanda quickly shook herself out of it.
�What? Oh yeah I�m fine. Come on let�s go have some fun!�
She quickly headed out the door and Paul followed her, still wondering what the look she was giving him was all about.
part 2