One week later, "Ethan, I have a problem,"  Nino says.

      "What is it, man?"  Ethan ask.

      "Well, there is this lady I met last week,"  Nino says.

    "What lady?"  Ethan asks.

   "Her name is Alya and she is one of my fans,"  Nino remarks.

    "Yes, so what there is a lot of fangirls and fanboys for us all. It is part of being part of a well-known band,"  Ethan says.

      "This is different, she is not like anyone I have met before," Nino says. He sighs.

    "I see you met her recently, but feel like you have known her forever, is that it?"  Ethan remarks.

    "Yes, but what does it mean?"  Nino asks.

    "I think it is obvious, you are in love," Ethan teases him.

    Nino laughs.  "There is no way, I am love with someone I just recently met. You must be joking,"  Nino says.

   "How much do you think about this Alya, then?"  Ethan asks.

     "I think about her almost all the time,"  Nino answers.

     "As I said, you love her,"  Ethan says.

  "Yes, but how do I tell her?  I mean without my ex-girlfriend, Lila finding out?"  Nino asks.

     "Do not worry I think I have a plan to keep Lila occupied for a while," Ethan says.

   "Thanks, so much man!"  Nino says.

   "Do not mention it, besides, the concert is about to start," Ethan says.

     Nino's POV:
  He sweats nervously about tonight's performance, but even more so about the part that comes afterward. He does not know if he can tell Alya that he has a crush on her.

What if she thinks it is some kind of cruel prank and yells at him?  Maybe she thinks he is serious but does not feel the same about him?

Perhaps, he just overthinks too much about it.

    Nino goes out on stage and waves to everyone in the audience. He gulps when he sees Alya.  Yep, he thinks, he is in deep. He is what you call head over heels in love with her.  He can not stop thinking about her day and night. Ever since they met it is like they have a spark.

   He sees Alya in the crowd and winks at her. He is not sure if she notices or not.  He plays the guitar stronger than he has in a long time and grins a silly grin the entire time.

    Alya blushes because she did notice the wink and can not believe he did this. She feels so embarrassed. She feels her face grow hot.

   Juleka whispers, "Did the guitarist just wink at you, Alya?"

 "No, it is your imagination," Alya whispers back to Juleka.