The Remix (The Hollywood Twins, #2) (4 page)

"Oh really?" Hanna laughed at her description. She had been hesitant to tell Rachel what he had offered to do, but she always shared everything with her sister. "Well turns out he is Kimberly Cole's producer!" she declared with excitement.

"Seriously?" Rachel asked skeptically.

"Yes, it's true, he showed me his card and everything," Hanna insisted. "He said he would take the remix I did of “Breaking Down” to the record label. See if they like it."

Rachel stared across the table at her sister in complete shock. "Hanna, do you know what it means if they do?"

Hanna blushed. "Of course I do. I mean, nothing's set in stone. He said he would do it, but a lot of people say things."

Rachel nodded, glad that her sister was keeping a level head about it, she would hate to see her devastated if it didn't pan out. "That's true, but it's really great that he liked the song. You did a really good job on it," Rachel said firmly. She was very supportive of her sister's music career, and was one of the first ones to push her to pursue it. She knew that Hanna had a great ear for music and her instincts when it came to mixing were the best that Rachel had ever seen. Of course she was no expert and it was hard for Hanna to think that Rachel had an unbiased opinion.

"Thanks Rae, I'm really excited about it," she admitted.

By the next morning Hanna was not as excited. She had been checking her phone every few minutes. Nothing. Not a text. Not a call. She was more than a little irritated. This was why she rarely exchanged phone numbers or saw a guy for a second date. She did not want to be hanging on a string waiting for some man to offer her a tidbit of his attention. When the afternoon arrived she was furious and by that evening she had stopped checking. So he had just been fucking with her after all. She should have expected that and she would not let it get to her. Still, as she used the techniques he had taught her on Garage Band, she was more disappointed about the fact that she would not be seeing him again, than she was about him not giving her remix to Kimberly Cole. It was hard to find a man who was as skilled of a lover and as kind of a man as he had seemed to be. Perhaps she had just fallen under his spell.

"Your loss Tony Gee," she said to the empty space in her room. The next morning he still had not called, but the manager of The Garage had. He asked if she could DJ the early shift that night in the club.

"Sure!" Hanna replied, grateful to have something to take her mind off of Tony. Even though it would be in the same venue as where she had met him, once she was surrounded by music, she would no longer be thinking about him. She was excited to be asked back so soon after her fist gig. She did not need Kimberly Cole or Tony Gigliono to be successful, she could do it all on her own. She smiled to herself as she drove toward The Garage.

When she arrived, the club was already busy but the staff took the time to stop and comment on how much they enjoyed her remix she had played at her last gig. Hanna smiled with gratitude but she had a hard time getting excited about it after not getting any contact from Tony. As she set up her equipment she kept pushing the thoughts of him out of her head. Not many other guys had lingered in her mind this long. Every time she tried not to think of him she would see his dark brown eyes gazing deeply at her. Once the lights dimmed and the music began she was able to keep her mind focused on her job, instead of Tony Gee. That was, until his memorable voice called out to her from beside the stage.

“Hanna,” he called out.

Hanna froze when she heard his voice. She glanced over at him and tried to keep her features from showing how annoyed she was.

“Tony Gee, nice of you to show up,” she smirked.

He frowned at her attitude and studied her intently. “Hey, what's wrong?” he asked.

“I need to finish my set,” she replied coolly and turned back to put on the next song.

He waited beside the stage, his gaze constantly seeking her own, but Hanna continued to give him the cold shoulder.

Hanna could feel him watching her. She loved his attention on her, but she still didn't know how to react to him being there.

With the music still pumping loud and the dance floor packed, Hanna put on the last song of her set and glanced over at Tony who was still waiting for her. He flashed a wide smile when he met her eyes, and suddenly Hanna was excited. It looked as if he had a secret, a very good one, and she wondered if it was possible that he had arrived with good news. She jumped down from the stage and he caught her easily with his hands around her waist.

"What's with the attitude?" he asked, his eyes shining with amusement.

"Oh I'm sorry, I just figured you had more important things on your mind," she shrugged casually as if him being so close to her did not do anything to impact her.

"I was busy," he replied carefully before continued to explain. "The truth is, I gave the label your mix and they took a little while to get back to me. I didn't want to call you until I knew for sure," he studied her apologetically. "I'm sorry if I made you think that you weren't important to me."

Hanna stared down at his shoes and tried not to let it show that it had bothered her so much. She was usually the one being distant, not the other way around. Now she knew how some of the men she encountered must feel as they waited for the phone to ring.

"What did you need to know for sure?" she asked and looked up at him.

"Well they loved the mix, and they want to release it," he grinned, knowing that she would be excited.

"You're fucking with me," she replied, her expression rigid instead of elated.

"No!" Tony insisted as he rolled his eyes at her denial. "I'm serious, they absolutely loved it."

"You're kidding!" Hanna said as her eyes began to widen. The excitement that was building inside of her was so intense that she actually jumped up into Tony's arms. He laughed as he hugged her around the waist and held her against him.

"It's all true, and it gets even better," he added as he smiled at the way her eyes were shimmering with joy. "They even want you to play it with Kimberly Cole at the Dance Music Festival in Ibiza in Spain."

Hanna felt as if her entire world had just shifted in the span of a few minutes. Not long before she had been certain that she would never see Tony again and that even if she did she would not want anything to do with him, now she had her legs wrapped around his waist and he was delivering her the most amazing news that she had ever heard A second later though her grin deflated with disappointment.

"Too bad I can't afford to go to Ibiza," she sighed as she recalled what Rachel had said about not being able to afford to go to Europe with Kyle. There was no way they could squeeze a dime out of their budget.

"Don't worry about that," Tony insisted as he leaned forward to peck her lips lightly. "The label will pay for everything, and you'll even make some money from being there."

Hanna was thrilled as she wrapped her arms around his neck. The news was fantastic. She was very excited about the song being released, about traveling to Ibiza and getting to actually meet Kimberly Cole. But despite all of her excitement, she had to admit, she was the most excited about the fact that Tony had not forgotten her after all. She frowned a little as she looked down into his eyes. She wondered if this was what falling in love felt like. The very idea made her nervous. She had only fallen in love once before and it had not ended well. She was not interested in experiencing that kind of hurt again. She wondered if maybe she should distance herself from Tony. When she wriggled down out of his arms he allowed her to, but he kept his arms around her waist and leaned forward to kiss her once more. This time it was not a peck, it was a deep, lazy kiss that made Hanna forget all about distancing herself. When he pulled away he held her gaze intently.

"You are very important to me."

Hanna was so excited that the first thing she wanted to do was head home and tell Rachel the good news. Nothing ever happened in the twins lives that they did not share with each other, and when the good things happened, that was the best. When they arrived at the apartment and Hanna walked in with Tony's arm around her, Rachel narrowed her eyes from the couch where she was sitting. Kyle was in the kitchen making popcorn for the movie they were about to watch. They had already taken advantage of the fact that Hanna was working another gig.

"Hi," Rachel said as casually as she could. She had not yet actually met Tony as they had missed each other when he left the other day. She scrutinized him with more disdain than she usually did. She did not like the fact that he had left her sister waiting for his phone call after promising her such wonderful things. Tony cleared his throat at the scrutiny and glanced nervously at Hanna.

"Guess what!" she squealed as she headed for her sister's side. "They liked the remix! The label is going to release it!"

All of Rachel's animosity disappeared as she saw how happy Hanna was. She had not seen her sister so excited about something in a very long time. "And not only that, they also want me to play it with Kimberly Cole!"

Rachel's eyes widened as she stared at her sister. "Are you serious?"

"Yes!" Hanna laughed as her sister had the same disbelief she did when she was first told about it. "At the Dance Music Festival in Ibiza, Spain," she explained.

"Oh Hanna we can't afford-" Rachel started to say.

"I know, but don't worry," Hanna grinned. "The label will pay for everything and I will even make some money."

Rachel was usually the one to find flaws in any type of wild plans, but she couldn't this time. Her sister was so excited and she deserved it.

"I told you how talented you are," Rachel said as she hugged her sister tightly. "Oh Hanna I am so proud of you."

Kyle walked in with the bag of popcorn and passed a glance over Tony.

"That was really nice of you to do that for Hanna," he said politely and offered him his hand. "I'm Kyle."

Tony was marveling over how similar the twins looked from their long dark hair to their bright blue eyes, but when Kyle offered his hand he took it in a firm shake.

"Tony," he replied. "It's nice to meet you."

Rachel pushed her lips against Hanna's ear and whispered. "Tony G-Spot."

Soon both girls were laughing so hard on the couch that Tony and Kyle could only stare at them and wonder which one of them was the butt of their joke. When they had settled down Kyle offered them some popcorn.

"You know I was hoping to take Rachel on a vacation," he said as he sat down beside her. "If you guys wouldn't mind, maybe we could all go. I'm sure Rachel wouldn't want to miss Hanna's debut."

Rachel winced as she knew that she could not afford Ibiza any more than any other trip. But Hanna was thrilled.

"Oh my god that would be perfect," she grinned. "Oh Rachel please, you have to go!" she insisted.

Rachel started to shake her head but Kyle looked at her sternly.

"Rachel, we're going. I'm not going to take no for an answer. This is a really important thing for your sister, and besides, like you said, we can't leave her alone."