“Yes. Here!” I shoved between Donny and the phone and waved.
“Check out our room.” Donny panned the camera around the room, and Daddy wolf-whistled. “Right. We’re in the Hard Rock. Can you believe it?”
“Yes, actually. You deserve that treatment. Kay’s a star.”
“I’m not really. I’m only one part of a great band.” I was humbled. No one had actually called me a star before.
“Same thing, baby-boy.”
“Daddy, are you at work? Is that a garage you’re in?” Donny asked, unable to stick to one thing long unless it was work.
“Yes. This is the bay at the firehouse. This is the truck I’m on.” He panned, showing us a big red firetruck.
“Whoa.” Donny sounded impressed. So was I, but I was quieter about it.
“I’m doing three days on, three days off, so maybe I can work in an extra day and meet you in Florida at Christmas.”
I grabbed the phone because I wanted to see Saxon’s face. “I’d like that a lot. We only have two breaks on this whole tour.”
“When’s the next one?” Saxon asked.
Donny pulled the phone back. “In April for spring break.”
Saxon nodded. “Guys. One step at a time. Right?” He gave a curt nod. “I miss you both.”
Donny made kissy faces again, but I answered, “We miss you too.”
“Donny, no jumping on the bed.” Saxon pointed at the screen as if pointing at Donny. “I mean it. That’s a nice place.”
Donny laughed and rolled around on the bed, so I took the phone. “Too bad you’re at work. Video sex is fun.” I wiggled my eyebrows. It was pretty bold, but I was kind of horny from seeing his handsome face.
“Maybe we’ll find some time when I’m off. Two more days.” He held up two fingers.
“We’ll be calling you again,” Donny called from the floor, where he’d fallen off the bed.
“You’re so goofy.” I grabbed a pillow and tossed it at him, but he only caught it and laughed more.
I loved being a rockstar. But I wasn’t incredibly happy at the moment. I hadn’t drunk nearly enough coffee, and the sound check didn’t go well. Pierce had griped and fussed and walked off without seeing the problem fixed. Thankfully, between me and Rowan, Pierce’s friend and assigned tech, we managed.
“Hey, Kay. He gets too impatient with stuff like this. Don’t mind him.” Rowan waved his hand.
I shrugged. “I get it, but it is part of the job. He needs to tone down the prima donna act. I mean, it wouldn’t hurt.”
“He’s always been that way.”
“How long have you two been friends?”
It wasn’t a secret that Rowan got the job because Pierce insisted, which meant everyone thought they were sleeping together or at least that Rowan had blown him or something. I didn’t think that at all. I was guessing there was more to it. “I don’t remember not knowing Pierce. Our families were friends. Our moms were BFFs and all that. And we played together as kids, but when middle school hit, it changed everything.”
“So no more friends?”
Rowan shook his head and looked at his feet. “Middle school kids change, grow up, find new identities, figure shit out, new friends, or whatever. They leave behind things they think are unimportant.”
“Hmm…I want to hear more about this, but we need to let them have the stage.” I nodded to the techs and roadies crawling all over the place, getting everything set up for Midnight Hunt’s sound check. “Let’s go get another coffee.”
“Cool.” Rowan smiled. No one had paid much attention to him so far on this tour, likely because of how he got the job, and that included me. Maybe it was time for a change. No one wanted to work in an unfriendly environment, especially when everyone else around you acted friendly to everyone else but you.
“You must need this job.” The words tripped out of my mouth as we headed back to the hotel.
