Lost Sisters

by Ginger Darcey

  “It’s tight. That’s why we sleep in hotels. I don’t like small places.”

  “It is nice. I spent a couple of weeks on Zane’s bus. This one is a lot bigger. It was fun.”

  “They said something about a cheeseburger casserole?”

  “It is good. Not my recipe but most people love it. It is good to eat hot or room temperature. My dad made it for family get together.”

  “Did you have a big family?”

  “No, just my parents and I have a cousin that I loved like a big brother. Money makes people go nuts.”

  “Twins is there a song you would like to sing. Keilee, Andy, Rod, anyone got any ideals for a rock song?

  “I think they should do Wildfire. I heard the 70s one the other day.” Keilee said,

  “They could release it on the internet but not sing it with either of our bands. Not our music.”

  They looked over an hour and decided they would sing “Dark Nights” with The Dragonfish Band. Then come back out and sing ‘Baby, I’m Gonna Leave you, with The Midnight Zone.

  “Mark, call and get them in to record the two songs tomorrow in Atlanta. Morning would be better. Four hours, with two more reserved. We will need the rights to record the songs. I will call Zane and tell him what is going on.”

  Mark went towards the back and call his assistant and she sent him a text with the well-known recording studios. Mark started calling them. His assistant called God and said the rights were there and she sent it to Godric’s email. He electrically signed it and paid the fee through paypal.

  Godric took out his phone.

  Everyone listened to the one-sided conversation.

  “Zane, we have decided to take advantage of the Twins’ shooting star. Tomorrow night, they will first sing with your band, then they will come back out and sing with us. Mark is finding us a recording studio for tomorrow morning and we are going to record those two songs. Your song will be release on your pages and ours will be released at the same time. The girls get one fourth of the money. The bands get a fourth and producer gets a fourth. Does that sound good for you guys? Ok. ‘Dark Nights’ is the song you need to learn. We will set up in my room and practice a few hours tonight and record tomorrow. We’re playing tomorrow night. It will be a long day. Zane, we will sell the song for $3.99. If we sell 7,000,000. That is a lot of money. I am going to produce, and I will pay all the cost including the taxes on the girls’ money with one fourth of the monies. Calm down, we might only sell 10. You know how it works in the music business. Learn the song, then put your own touches on it. I already bought the song rights. Call me when the band has it down and we will stop, and you guys can come on this bus. It will be crowded but we need to do this fast. Who is your web master? You need to inform them. She is already handling the extra traffic, but it will be worse when the songs are released. Tell her you will give her a bonus. That is what I am going to do. There will be a link to each other’s homepage so they can buy them. You have a couple of hours to practice then we stop for gas. Bye.”

  “Twins, lets practice Black Velvet. We will put it up at 5:00 pm telling everyone a new song will be going up for sale on each home page at 5:00 tomorrow. Then we will practice ‘Baby, I’m gonna leave you’. Andy, you and Rod listen to the song and learn it by ear. Kee, do you know the songs. I want to practice both songs with the Twins. Let’s bring Black Velvet up on the tv and start with it. Mark will film it.”

  He walked over and took Mark’s friend’s phone. He looked at the phone and saw that she hadn’t done anymore videos and the pictures were good.

  “I am sorry, Mark didn’t tell me your name. You are?”

  “I’m Edith Nichols, call me Edie. I have been dating Mark for three months. I wouldn’t do anything to mess it up. I really like him.”

  “The pictures are good. You have a good eye. Do you do photography?”

  “I have taken some classes. How did you know?”

  “The pictures told me. Since you are going to be here on tour with us, why don’t I hire you to take pictures. All the rights would be the bands, but you could choose three to sell. One of each band and one of the Twins. You can have three from each show. We have four more shows, say $3000 each show plus the twelve photos. Any pictures you take between shows will be the property of the bands, but you will be compensated. The bands will approve what you keep. If we like the pictures, I will hire you to photograph our tour in Europe in a few months. Did you bring a camera?”

  “I have my small camera. I will buy a better one tomorrow. I will take pictures all night. People might like to see a collage of pictures. Let me get my camera but I think the camera on my new iPhone might be the best.”

  “Do you need an advance. You can take videos when we are ready. Edie don’t video unless I tell you. Don’t send any to your social media.”

  “No, I have money. My iPhone is new so the camera is one of the best. I will start taking pictures now. I know not to film anything but what you want. I won’t mess this up. Wow, just Wow. Thank you Godric.”

  Godric looked at Cleo. She smiled at him, making his heat rise again. This feeling is something new for him. He loves sex and had trained to enjoy it. He preferred two women in his bed but when he thought of Cleo, the feelings were selfish. He wanted her. Soon.

  Cleo could feel the sexual heat coming from him. She wanted him but Claire was right. He isn’t for her. She wanted her one and only. God feels like he would consume her. Once would never be enough. Could she share him with another woman? Would he share her with another man? She needs to put Claire first. Leave that man alone. If she kept telling herself that, maybe her body will listen to her mind.

  They practiced Black Velvet until God was happy with the way the girls were singing it. Edie had them sing it twice. They finished around 1:00 pm and stopped for lunch. The guys practice ‘Baby, I’m gonna leave you’ until they knew the song without making any mistakes. They decided that Cleo would sing most of the song. Her voice was a little raspy. When Claire joined in, the guys stop playing just to hear the girls sing.

  “We really need you guys to play the music to get the full effect.”

  Cleo looked at the guys. Zane and his band were watching. No one said anything.

  “Claire, I think they don’t like it sung this way. Let’s let you sing my part and I will put some raspy part when I think it will sound better.”

  “No Girls, it is so good that we couldn’t speak.”

  “Did you get it on video, Edie?”

  “Yes.”

  “Guys let’s try singing it this way and then we can watch the video and decide which one we want to release. Claire, you start, and I will join in when I think it will be ok.”

  “Count off Kee.”

  Claire started singing and when Cleo join in it was good but not as good as the first version. Claire sang it two more times.

  “You guys are right. I will sing it with Claire joining me. Let’s do this until we get it right.”

  They sang it perfectly. The silence afterwards told the girls they sang it good.

  “That’s it. We got it down. Zane, you guys set up. Let’s work on Dark Nights. You guys play it while the girls go over the words.

  A couple of hours later they were ready. At 5:00, God put the video of the girls singing Black Velvet on all The Midnight Zone’s social media, along with a video telling the viewers that tomorrow they will be able to buy The Twins’ first and second singles. Godric told them the first one would go on The Midnight Zone’s social media for sale. Then the second would be for sale on Dragonfish band’s social medias. Then Dragonfish’s webmaster posted Black Velvet on all their social media. It was a miracle that the websites didn’t crash. The two webmasters were worth every dollar they were getting paid. In an hour there were almost eight million views and almost that many on Dragonfish’s sights.

  They made good time, so they decided to stop at a local restaurant for dinner. The food was good, Godric bought six pies and the roadies boug
ht the other 8 that was left. Everything the baking staff had been baking all day was bought. The baking staff wasn’t happy that they had to work all night to have pies for tomorrows customers. There were pie boxes all over the four buses. God gave the baking staff a $300 tip. They pulled into the hotel parking lot. Mark led the band inside, letting the roadies carry in their instruments and the bags the band packed for overnights.

  “Cleo, I booked you a room. I thought Claire and Kee would like their own room tonight.”

  “Good thinking. I am sure my sister doesn’t share. I don’t, so I bet she doesn’t either. We are going to be in the studio at 9:00 am. What about breakfast?”

  “Eat in your room. Don’t go to the dining room. You have no security and your new fans could hurt you. You want to go to the bar and have a drink?”

  “I never even thought about fans hurting us. I could go for a drink. Claire, you and Kee want a drink?”

  “No, I am going to soak in a hot bath. I will see you in the morning after breakfast.”

  They hugged and Cleo turn back to Godric. God took her hand and they went into the bar and sat in a booth. A waitress came over and they both ordered beers. They were talking when she brought the beers to the table.

  “Is that how it is for you guys? Fans attacking you?”

  “Sometimes. Rock music isn’t as big as it was in the past, but we do good. You two will surpass us. Your fan age group will go from 12 up. I looked at our Facebook page an hour ago. On our website, there have been 21 million hits on Black Velvet, and on Dragonfish website there have been over 15 million. Cleo has her own following. There are three other videos of her singing.”

  “It is hard to believe. How long do you think the viewers will stay?”

  “Forever if we play it right. The Twins need their own website and social medias. I will see what Kevin needs to start them. Kevin is a friend who could be your webmaster. He is almost as good as I am. I just don’t have enough time to do it right. He works on our sites when I need him to. Zane has his own webmaster. Do you know someone who can do it or would you like Kevin to start building The Twins sights?”

  “Go ahead and let him do what he can with the pictures Edie has taken. Leave our own pages alone. Maybe make them secure. I will let you know if Claire wants to handle this part of The Twins. I don’t like business. I have to deal enough with my father’s estate.”

  “What did he do for a living?

  “They were Doctors. Specialist for the Government. Dad made millions in the stock market. He could have run a hedge fund, but it was too much work. My parents liked to play as hard as they worked. We had a great life. I have been around the world three times and I can speak four languages. I would give it all up to have known my sister for all my life. That isn’t going to happen so we will go on with the rest of our lives together. I will never be parted from Claire again.”

  “I like the way you say words. I think you could write lyrics. Do you play any musical instruments?”

  “No, I sang in junior and senior high school quire. Took some music in the first two years of college, but I left when my parents were killed in a plane crash on a government job. They gave me millions for my loss. I had millions, what I wanted was my parents. Then to learn that I was adopted, was almost two much for me. My father’s nephew decided all the money should go to someone with my father’s blood. Dad’s lawyer laughed and then he took care of it. I thought of him as my brother. I didn’t have anyone. Zane and I knew we were more friends than lovers and we went our own way. I had to find him to find Claire. Funny how things work out. Finding Claire is life moving for me.”

  “It would be for me. I would love to find out I have a brother or sister. That’s not going to happen. My parents don’t leave each other’s sight, to be able to make a child with someone else. They love each other very much. Your life is about to change. The way you to sing will make everyone stop what they are doing and listen to you. Both of you are going to need agents. I would let Keilee be your bands agent and each of you should get your own. I will have Mark make some calls to agents he thinks will be good for both of you. You and Claire are going to have to hire a band.”

  “No, we don’t. Why can’t we tour with you and Dragonfish? We will all make money that way. To split it four ways sounds good to me. Does Claire need money?

  “No, Keelan makes good money and we pay her to do stuff for us. The songs will sell, she won’t ever need to work after these next few days. You two are going to be stars.”

  “That is not something I ever thought about becoming. How hard is it to be a star?”

  “Sometimes it is scary, sometimes it is great. It’s like everything else good and bad. I will tell you it will be worse for you because you will attract a different crowd. You both will sing pop and rock. Rock with us and you will release Pop songs. You can start out with us, but people are going to want you to sing the Pop songs on stage. My music won’t work with Pop, but we can work on it. You will bring in new people to our music and Dragonfish’s too.”

  “God, we will sing Rock so we can all stay together. I am sure Claire doesn’t want to tour without Kee. You and the guys will have to let us know when you are tired of us singing with your band. If Zane wants to go off with his band, then you can hire a band for us, and we will open for you. Are you going to be our producer? I heard anything you touch, turns to gold.”

  “Baby, you are already Gold. You shine like no other woman I have ever met. Do you feel it?”

  “I feel it. What we need to know is if it is real or will it burn out. I don’t know if this should happen. If I fell for you and you didn’t want me like that, I would leave. Claire would probably leave too and if I am reading things right, Keegan will go where his wife is.”

  “Why don’t we go slow. To tell you the truth, I love women. This feeling I have when I see you is something I have never felt before.”

  “You don’t know where to put me.”

  “What are you talking about?”

  “I have been told you put women into different categories.”

  “Just what did Claire tell you.”

  “That your dick was bigger than Kee’s 10 inches and you fuck a different woman each night. Wait, make that at least two women a night. Godric, I don’t share. I have been with two men once, but that was in my crazy days. Now days, I am looking for my man, but I haven’t found him yet. I am having fun looking and if we set the rules, I might like to get to have some fun with you. Just don’t make me fall in love with you and then dump me.”

  He just looked at her.

  “Claire is right. I do put women in categories. Wow. I never realize that. I haven’t decided where you fit yet.”

  “Look Godric, if you want to have fun, I am game. I will tell you I don’t share. If I am in bed with a man, I get all of his attention. I don’t like women touching me. I have been told one woman isn’t enough for you. So maybe we should be just friends. Lovers come and go, and I don’t want to go. I need to stay with my sister.”

  “Let’s just get to know each other. Come, I will walk you to your room. You have a big day tomorrow.”

  When they got to Cleo’s door, he told her goodnight and she went in.

  Chapter 6

  The twins had been recording for almost two hours. Dragonfish put their own spin on Dark Nights and when the girls started to sing, everyone in the studio was speechless. They sung it for the fourth time.

  “Wow! Just Wow.”

  “Should we take a break?” Cleo asked.

  “Come on out.”

  Claire opened the door and after Cleo shut it, everyone in the room clapped. Then Claire was picked up and swung around by her husband. Godric walked up to them when Kee put Claire down.

  “Twins, the recording will be a hit. I can’t wait to hear it on stage tonight. I will never forget today. You two singing is something special. Love the way you sang ‘Dark Nights’. Go take a break while the roadies set up our bands equipment.”

/>   As Cleo passed him, she stopped and looked at him. Then she was in his arms and they were kissing. It was quiet in the studio until Kee gave a little cough, causing God and Cleo to break apart.

  “I don’t know what this is that I am feeling but wow.”

  The guys all smiled.

  “It’s the adrenalin.”

  God said out loud, then he bent and asked her if she would spend the rest of the day with him, when they got done. Cleo told him yes. God watched as she walked out the door.

  Kee had a smirk on his face when Godric looked at him.

  “It takes your breath away to think that she will walk out that door and you will never see her again. The fear that she won’t be yours, is kicking you in your gut. Your dick is half hard just to be in her presence. To Love is To Feel. You will feel everything, and you will never want it to stop.”

  God looked into his best friend’s eyes. Did he feel everything Keegan just told him about? Was this the beginning of Love or has Love already entered his heart.

  “It happened so fast. I feel everything you just said. Is it real?”

  “Go call your Dad. He has loved your mom for a longtime. What you have to ask yourself, are you going to move to the next stage of your life or will you continue as you are now. Speak now because she is my sister and I love this band. These last two weeks without my wife, will never happen again. Where I go, she goes. Where she goes, I go. This singing thing is going to be bigger than anything we know. If you are not all the way in it, then leave her alone.”

  Godric looked at Keegan. He nodded his head to Kee.

  “I am going to call my dad. Get it ready to record. ‘Dark Nights’ was good, but ‘Baby, I’m Gonna Leave You’ is going to be even better. They are going to need security. Would you call Mark and tell him to get on it? Keegan, thanks. I will never forget this talk.”

  “I hope it works out. No, I have a feeling that she is yours and you are hers. Have fun finding out. Now go call your dad.”