Free Catch My Breath by M. J. O’Shea Page A

same. It was fun to watch everyone else get embarrassed when it was their turn in the video diary room. Of course Chris brought in his guitar and worked the shy charm, and the others did really well too. When it was Static’s turn, they all shared cringes. Especially when they realized that the camera had kept rolling on them when they were horsing around and tickling each other. Even Reece’s loud “Let’s go, Elli-bean” was captured. Elliot laughed and groaned and hid his face in Danny’s shoulder. It was official. The entire country was going to think they were idiots.
    Or maybe not.
     
     
    D ANNY woke up the next morning to hundreds of followers on Twitter. So did the rest of the boys. People were tweeting them stuff like “Elli-bean is adorable!!”, “Danny makes us laugh!”, and “More Static puppy love <3.” Danny didn’t know what to think. He and his four new best friends… well, it looked like they were a hit.
    They spent the morning in rehearsals and the afternoon at the pool with The Pixies and Chris. Danny knew the fans liked to watch them play, so he instigated a few games in the pool for the benefit of the film crew. It didn’t take him long to forget that they were doing it for a camera, though. After just minutes, he was laughing because Webb got water up his nose, or because he’d managed to flip Elliot over his shoulder and make him squeal. By the time they crawled up onto the lawn chairs, they were exhausted. Danny looked over and noticed Reece messing with his phone and snickering.
    “What are you doing?” he asked quietly.
    “Shhh. Wait.” Reece grinned.
    A moment later, Tate’s phone pinged. Tate picked it up and burst out laughing. He poked Webb, who dragged his own phone out from under his T-shirt where it sat on the pool deck. Danny had to see what they were up to. He nearly spit out his drink when he saw what they’d been talking about.
     
Reece Beaufort @SouthernBoyReece
@TateRyan_RL *Whistle* Nice speedo, dude.
Tate Ryan @TateRyan_RL
@SouthernBoyReece You like it. Don’t pretend ;)
Reece Beaufort @SouthernBoyReece
@TateRyan_RL Oh, I won’t pretend. They should have you Speedo modeling. You have a great package.
Tate Ryan @TateRyan_RL
@SouthernBoyReece You’ve been staring at my package?! #awkward
Reece Beaufort @SouthernBoyReece
@TateRyan_RL LOL. Not THAT package. Your overall package. But now that you mention it….
Webber Jackson @TheWebbinator
@TateRyan_RL @SouthernBoyReece Jeez you two. Just kiss already.
Reece Beaufort @SouthernBoyReece
@TheWebbinator Who’s saying we haven’t? ;)
     
    Oh guys….
    Danny laughed. There was no way he wasn’t getting involved in this one. It was awesome.
     
Danny Bright @DannyBoy94
WTH. Why do I always get left out of the lovin’? I’m sitting right here. #rejected @TateRyan_RL @SouthernBoyReece @TheWebbinator
     
    Only seconds later, his phone pinged.
     
Elliot Price @EPriceisRight
@DannyBoy94 What? I don’t count? Ouch. And to think I was saving you my big pickle for later….
     
    This just got so much better….
     
Danny Bright @DannyBoy94
@EPriceisRight Shhhhh… not till tonight Elli-bean! Don’t tell everyone our secrets ;)
     
    Danny nearly blushed at his own answer, but the fans obviously loved it. All four of them got barraged with tweets about their jokes. Within hours, trends like #RateisHot #MmmmPickles and #TateSpeedoPicsPlease started showing up on his screen.
    “What’s ‘Rate’?” Tate asked, wandering into the main living room in the house later that night and staring at his phone.
    It took Danny a second to figure it out, but when he did he burst out laughing. “It’s you and Reece, dude. You’ve officially been shipped.”
    “Shipped?” Tate cocked his head to the side. “What’s that?”
    Reece snorted, and Webb just shook his head. “Like Brangelina? TomKat?” Reece said. “Just, well,” he laughed, “you and me.”
    “Wait… together?” Tate turned red. “Oh no. Do those girls