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perked up as Dev’s nerves melted away, replaced by hostility. Jess wouldn’t let it go and casually wrapped an arm around Dev as he continued singing. Jess even rested his cheek tenderly on Dev’s head. Something he wouldn’t be able to do much longer, Flynn thought of the younger boy’s inevitable growth spurt. Dev confirmed Flynn’s suspicion quicker, by stomping hard on Jess’s foot. Jess swore loudly and backed away from Dev to sing the chorus.
    Flynn chuckled and Kenny gave Jess a truly venomous glare. Jess wasn ’t paying attention to Kenny though. Dev moved forward slightly during the interaction so he wasn’t behind Jess’s line of sight any longer and Flynn noticed that Jess kept stealing quick glances Dev’s direction.
    When Jess started to back up and to his right to get behind Dev , Dev grabbed the cable attached to his electric guitar and pulled on it. The cable was secured across the room behind Kenny and, when Dev pulled it tight, it made an effective trip-line, sending the unsuspecting Jess crashing back into Bryan’s drums.
    The laughter Flynn was reining in broke free as the music stopped and Kenny started lecturing Dev and Jess.
    “I warned you two!” Kenny offered a hand to Jess. Bryan moved to try to keep anything else from falling over.
    “He tripped me ,” Jess protested.
    “You started it ,” Dev accused, staying clear as Kenny pulled Jess free from the drums.
    “You weren ’t smiling,” Jess said.
    “Stay on your own side. ”
    “Jess , help Bryan with the drums. Heaven help you two if his hard head bent something again. Dev, untangle these cables. Stop booby trapping the area,” Kenny ordered.
    Flynn watched as , obedient yet unrepentant, Jess and Dev set about their assignments. Kenny turned to face him. He was pissed, it was written all over his face. When Dev hit him across the back with a cable, presumably on accident, Kenny merely closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Flynn started laughing again.
    “Flynn , don’t encourage them,” Kenny sighed.
    “Kenny , encouraging them is actually what you should do.” Kenny gave him a look of disbelief and Flynn stood up. He motioned Kenny to follow him upstairs. “They won’t kill each other without you there to break it up, will they?” Flynn asked, as they climbed the stairs.
    “No , Bryan’s the house referee. Everyone listens to him, even the girls.”
    “Handy. ” Flynn motioned him into the living room and sat down. “Listen. You’ve got a good sound, so there’s a decent foundation to build on.”
    “ Bryan needs work.”
    “A tad , when’s Spring Break?”
    “Not sure , I’ll ask.”
    “I can help him with drums , but on solos, I’ll call Drew. Sound isn’t my primary concern. Paul mentioned problems with Jess and Dev. Dev, in particular, is a big concern.”
    “He ’s shy. It’s hard to play crowds.”
    “I ’m not a crowd, Kenny. You played in the park and in front of small groups.”
    “Yeah. ”
    “Usually end like that? ”
    “Not always that spectacularly. ”
    “But they fight. ”
    “Yeah. ” Kenny slid down in his seat in defeat.
    “Dev has stage fright. I can ’t say if Jess recognizes the need to redirect his attention consciously or if it’s more instinctive. Probably the latter if he’s never talked to you about it, but that’s what he’s doing. He’s transferring Dev’s anxiety about playing in front of a crowd to focus solely on himself. Whether Dev is focusing on Jess in terms of apprehension, anger, or revenge probably fluctuates, but the end is the same.”
    “I didn’t think of that.”
    “Encourage the playfulness , Kenny. I would have done anything to get Drew front stage to play with me on tour. That kind of thing will make you a popular touring band, assuming we can get them to play their little tricks without disrupting the show.”
    “So let them play , just set some ground rules,” Kenny nodded, relaxing.
    “Their fighting ’s been on your mind,”