THE BAD BOY OF MANHATTAN
Chapters 70. Who Should Mix?

"Somebody can explain the chronology of why our picture is on Billboard Time Square?" Elric who had just come into the studio stared alternately at his friends, and Larry the manager who was also there.

"That's what we're talking about" Darren said.

Larry cleared his throat a few times. "Ah, Elric, sit down. And I have good news too."

Elric took a seat next to Darren. "Hi, Bro," he said to the young man. Darren elbowed slowly Elric's arm.

Larry grabbed a beer bottle on the table and downed it. "Look, about your pictures on Billboard, Skylab set them all up."

"Do they have that much money? We all know entering a billboard is not easy and not cheap. Especially we're a newcomer band. Why is Skylab so good?" Darren is the most critical among his friends chiming in.

Larry smiled at me. "Skylab sees a bright prospect from our band, Darren."

"Then, what's the next good news?" ask Samuel the drummer.

"Song Sorcery entered the Billboard chart, second place."

"What?!" The four long-haired youths exclaimed almost simultaneously.

"And we're going on an American tour with Megadeth on a reunion tour with their former guitarist, Marty Friedman."

"Wow!" The ones who were screaming were Samuel and Jacob. "What have we done to deserve this (what have we done so we deserve this)?"

Larry raised both hands. Her lips chirped, "You guys deserve it (you deserve it)."

Elric stroked his beard. He was not happy with the news from Larry. It felt like all of this was too easy and sudden. They haven't even finished their first album yet.

"Your album should be finished this month. How many songs are missing?" ask Larry.

"Four songs" Jacob answered.

"Can it be finished in a month?" ask Larry to make sure.

"Piece of cake (easy)," chuckled Samuel.

"You're the best" said Larry happily. The man then moved from his seat and said, "I go first. You can take a day off. But from tomorrow, make sure your girlfriends don't complain because it's hard to meet you" she said as she stepped out of the studio's living room.

While Samuel and Jacob were soaring with each other in excitement, Elric and Darren seemed to have the same thoughts.

"What do you think, Darren?" elric asked to start the conversation.

"Eitherway. I think all this is too easy to be true." Darren lit a cigarette and sucked it deep and breathed the smoke into the air. "Even Ben Chevalier's struggle wasn't this easy."

"So much as Nathan Bradley" Elric said.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" ask Darren.

"Let's ask the old men." Elric.

"That's it." Darren agreed with Elric. The two young men would definitely not believe it so easily. This is too suspicious for them.

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"Nathan, stop!" Alya who was struggling with ingredients to make cakes on her kitchen table, exclaimed uneasily as Nathan who had come out of nowhere, hugged from behind and smeared his nape in a row.

"Hey, why refuse me, honey?" nathan protested as he twisted his wife's body.

"Can't you wait until I'm done making the cookie dough? You can wait for me in our studio or in our room. Oh, my God, Nathan .. You're such a bitch!" rutuk Alya sebal's.

The one being yelled at just chuckles. That was Nathan's goal. Makes Alya upset. His wife looks so sexy when she's angry. It really made him want to kidnap Alya and hold her in the room for hours until the woman asked for mercy.

"Geez!" Alya patted her forehead. But soon after, she complied with her husband's request. He caught a glimpse of Nathan's lips.

"What was that? I want a real kiss (What was that? I want the right kiss)," lamented Nathan.

"Aargha!" Alya made a gesture like she wanted to scratch Nathan's face. Even at the age of those who had stepped on the head of four, her husband was still happy to prick her.

Nathan pulled Alya by the waist and carried his wife's body into his arms. Without waiting for approval, Nathan devoured Alya's lips greedily until the woman was almost out of breath.

"Hello? Am I interrupting you guys (hello? am I bothering you guys?"

The sound of someone coming from the direction of the door made the two instantly release a hot kiss that afternoon. Nathan and Alya are shocked to see their son standing in the doorway with an awkward face, having just seen both of his parents do the same thing ....

"eeew! You guys should get a room (you have to find a room)," said Elric.

"Owh, Hi, Elric, my God. What a surprise." Alya pushed Nathan's body still attached to him. Then immediately approached Elric and hugged his son tightly.

"Ah, Elric, why don't you let me know in advance if you want to come?" Nathan stroked his nape.

Elric poked his lips. "Indonesians do not need to give news when they want to visit their parents' home. Don't you, Mom?" chuckle Elric.

"That's right, dear." Alya nodded her head in response to Elric's words.

Nathan raised both hands, giving in. "All right, no problem," he said.

"Elric, did you come because you need to be with your father or want to stay here?" ask Alya.

"Yes, I want to talk to Nathan. You got time, Old Man?" Elric looked at his father.

"Yes, of course. We're talking in the studio." Nathan invites Elric to go first to his private studio.

"We'll go on later, honey," niggled Nathan as he bit Alya's lips softly, then squandered out leaving his wife who could only shake her head.

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"Wow, did you buy a new guitar?" elric asked when he saw a white wireless guitar leaning on the guitar stand. He had never seen that guitar before. So, he concluded that his father bought a new guitar.

Nathan. "I had to buy it. There was a young guitarist who said I was too old-fashioned" Nathan said.

Inevitably Elric escaped his laughter. He was sure what Nathan meant was him. "Revelation," she replied.

Nathan shook his hand. "Do you need anything with me?"

"Relax, it's not about money (quiet, it's not about money)."

"No problem, El. Money isn't hard, is it?"

"Yep!" Elric grabbed his dad's new guitar, took a seat on the couch and tried to play the guitar in his hand. His eyebrows instantly lifted. "Acoustics?" He looked at Nathan. Did not expect that the appearance of a sleek and flat guitar is an acoustic guitar.

"You don't suspect it, do you? Who's older now?" turn Nathan happily because it managed to make his son surprised.

Elric hissing. "All right, just go ahead. I want to ask you something. I can ask you over the phone, but, I think I should look you in the eye when I ask you this."

"Uuugh .. Seriously, Young Man."

"Are you the one who helped SkyLab to massively promote my band?" elric asked, making Nathan frown in wonder. He did not understand what his son was talking about.

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