Troy was rather grateful he met Megan when he did. She helped him get out of his slump that had started when he first felt like he was lagging behind everyone else. It had been months now and the ability to snap out of it came from the most unexpected source.
At the end of the night, his heart sunk when he realized their deal would be over as soon as she came to a real live Mirrorscape band practice to see how things went behind the scenes. He couldn't put it off forever.
"So…when are you free to come to band practice? We have it most weekday evenings depending on whether or not everyone is available," he said as he drove her back to her apartment.
"Not any time next week because I have a performance going on. The week after that should work. I'll let you know so we can plan on a day," she replied and paused a moment before continuing. "Are you trying to get rid of me that quickly?"