Talon

I'm met with a deafening silence.

"Asia? You fall asleep over there?"

"No, silly. Sometimes you just make me so happy that I can't even think or talk."

"Great. I make you brain-dead," I joke. "Just what I always wanted to do."

Her laughter makes me want to hug her, pull her clothes off, and kiss all her ticklish places. The king-size bed I'm in is taunting me with its huge space and lack of my naked wife.

"I should go," she finally says. "I have a lot of soap and lotion orders to fill tomorrow. Are you going to sleep now?"

"Yup, I'm in bed already."

"Call me or text me tomorrow?"

"I will, babe. Remember to set the alarm. I miss ya."

Two seconds after I end the call, there's a knock on my hotel door. Shit. I hope it's not one of the horny groupies that follow me from show to show. I climb out of the bed and cross the room to peer through the peephole in the door, and I'm surprised to see Storm standing there.

I swing the door open and look at him questioningly. "What's up?"

He pushes past me and stalks around the room, even checking the bathroom, before his eyes land on me. "You alone?" he asks.

"Fuck yeah, I'm alone. I was just gonna watch a movie and fall asleep."

He nods and grins. "Good. I wanted to make sure you weren't fucking up or wasted."

I wave my hand at him and sit on the bed again. "Dude, I'm good. I'm not gonna fuck up. I just talked to her; everything is awesome. I'm not going to screw this up."

He throws himself on the bed next to me and rolls over onto his back, staring up at the ceiling. "I miss Evie. I just talked to her, too."

"I miss Asia, too. More than I thought. It's kinda fucked up."

"Yeah, it is. We used to play and party and get laid. Now we play and sit on the phone and wonder if they're missing us."

"That pretty much sums it up." I lean back on my pile of pillows and reach for the remote.

"It's worth it, though. Drinking and fucking got boring after a while, ya know?"

I nod and choose a horror movie from the movie guide. "Yeah, I do know."

He kicks off his boots and makes himself comfortable on the other side of the bed while I stare at him. "What are you doing?"

Taking the remote out of my hand, he turns the volume up a little and shrugs. "I'm gonna stay here and watch this movie with you. We haven't done this in years. Remember you used to hang out in my room when we were younger, and we'd stay up all night watching Headbangers Ball?"

"Fuck. I loved doing that. As far as big brothers go, you were pretty cool."

He kicks my leg. "Were? I totally mentored your coolness. And I'm even cooler now, man."

I shake my head and laugh at him. "Whatever. If you're staying, you gotta be quiet. And stay on your side."

He leans his head against mine and snaps a quick picture of us with his phone. "I'm gonna text this to our girls and tell them we're having a sleepover. They'll fuckin' love it."

I roll my eyes and shove his shoulder off me, but he's right. Asia will love getting a picture of Storm and me, and she'll probably sleep better knowing Storm is shacked up in my room.

Sure enough, a few minutes later my phone is buzzing.

Asia: omg is Storm really staying with you? LOL

Me: Yup. He's trying to relive our childhood I think

Asia: Awww :-) you guys are so cute

Me: We're gonna watch a movie and crash. Get some sleep, baby

Asia: Nitey nite