(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l368/veronicaking1969/pauls.jpg)<br/><br/>As Embers leaned back up against ET, he closed his eyes and felt the music running through them both.  He looked up as his bandmate moved away and for the first time in years, he searched the crowd for one person in particular.  Of course, with the lights and mad crowd waving and dancing and carrying on, he didn't see the man he was searching for, but he felt pretty sure Alex was somewhere out there.  Embers smiled as he told himself that maybe, just maybe, Alex was looking at him.<br/><br/>~*~<br/><br/>As they all gathered around their table, Embers was his old self.  He was determined to put Alex out of his mind for the moment and enjoy his friends, though every time someone yelled his name, he quickly wondered if it might be Alex.  He laughed and joked with the rest of the band, and for the most part, didn't think of anything except what a good time he was having that night already.<br/><br/>Before he ate or drank anything, though, he had to take a piss, and made his way to the bathroom, looking for the man who would be his 'date' in a few hours.