Free Beat to Their Heart by Whiskey Starr

you scared the shit out of us.”
    “Sorry, dude. Really. But I hear that my fuck up ended up landing you the girl you had been pining over. Did you seriously find her?” Joey knew while on tour he talked to Booker when he was drunker than a skunk and spilled his guts about the chick that got away.
    “Yeah, I did. She’s a nurse here.”
    “A nurse, no shit. Wow, talk about lucky.” The four of them chatted until one of the nurses told them visiting hours were over and they could come back tomorrow. Booker was going to be released tomorrow, but it wouldn’t be to his home, but to a rehab that Scarlett had arranged. Thing were going to change, not only with him, but with the band. It was going to be tough, but he was never one to give up on anything. None of them were.
     

Chapter Nine
     
    After Sky had seen, or slept with Joey that night, he had texted her every day, and called her when Milo went to school just to tell her goodnight. It was sweet, not what she expected from a rocker. Oddly enough Milo was excited about going to Joey’s house to watch movies and swim. Knowing he wasn’t the strongest swimmer, she made sure to pack him some floaters, but Joey had assured her that he wouldn’t be unattended at any point in the pool. Wanting to put forth the effort to see where this weird fling went with Joey, her and Milo packed up her car and took the drive to the expensive neighborhood. It never really occurred to her how much money he really had until she pulled up to his house. His driveway was bigger than her apartment.
    “Mommy, look. It’s like the houses in Transformers. Can we go inside, can we?” He bounced with excitement as they pulled up. As she got out of the car, she reached into the passenger seat and pulled out the small bag of spare clothes for her and Milo, along with a small surprise she made for Joey. She had found out his favorite treat was chocolate chip cookies. She wasn’t the best cook, but she tried. Hoping they would be okay, she and Milo walked up the stairs as the front door swung open. Standing right in front of her was Joey with a big smile on his face. His eyes glued to hers, and then they swung down to Milo. It was heartwarming when he crouched down to Milo’s height.
    “You must be Milo. Your mommy told me some really cool things about you. My name is Joey. Do you want to come in?” Sky’s heart melted. Everyone normally tried to baby Milo, but Joey treated him like a kid his age.
    “I don’t know.” Milo looked up at her with a slight worry. “Mommy, he’s so big, like a giant. Is it okay?” She nodded.
    “Yes, baby, it’s okay. Let’s go in and have some fun today, okay.” She grabbed his hand and Joey stood looking at her.
    “Hi,” his rich husky voice sent shivers down her spine.
    “Hi.”
    “Let me get that for you.” He held out his hand for her bag, and that’s when she remembered her treat.
    “Oh here, this is for you. I hope they're okay.” Watching with fascination he lifted the lid and looked up at her with a look that she hadn’t seen before.
    “You made me cookies?”
    “Ahh, yeah, is that okay. I wanted to thank you for today, and such. I don’t normally bake and well I thought maybe… Was it a bad idea?” Her heart sank. Looking at his body, maybe he didn’t eat junk food or he just didn’t like them and was being nice.
    “I don’t know what to say, Sky. No one has ever made me cookies before.”
    “Really. Not even your mom?”
    “My mom cooked, but not food. That’s a topic we can talk about later when certain small ears don’t hear. But thank you, I for once don’t know what to say.” They walked into Joey’s hallway leading to a large open area that housed several bookshelves with pictures and the two awards they had won for best new band. It was amazing to see. Walking over, she saw that most of them had Joey looking mad, with his other band members. A few with other rockers, some with actresses. He really did accomplish