Luke was sounding more upset with each word and Alex couldn't for the life of him figure out what had happened. "And...?" "She kissed me." "Oh." Alex's eyes widened. His gut reaction was to say Congrats. That's what Bobby and Reggie said to each other when this stuff happened. But Luke didn't look happy. "Was this a bad thing?" "I thought she just wanted to talk about music." Alex's lips twitched into a partial smile. That sounded like Luke. ------- Luke loves his bandmates. More than anything in the world. And he would do anything to protect them. But after a bad experience following a gig, Luke needs their comfort to remember how to breathe. Or: Someone kisses Luke, and Alex assures him that he isn't broken.