Ivy looked appalled. "Oh my god."
"And do you?" Natalie asked with a naughty grin.
I flushed. "Yeah."
"Can we not be having this conversation right now?" Ivy's face was flaming.
Nat patted Ivy on the head. "Poor innocent soul. I'm sure Ren's been having a lot of fun teaching you things bit by bit, hasn't he?"
Ivy looked like she wanted to die on the spot.
The lights dimmed again, giving Ivy a reprieve. Five shadowy figures made their way on stage. I held my breath as Noah took position at the front.
Spotlights hit every member of the band as the music started with a crash of drums and heavy bass.
My heart expanded in my chest as I watched Noah sing, his expression open, eyes full of sorrow, voice filled with pain. This Noah Hart, the one on stage, was the Noah I'd first fallen for all those years ago as a teenager. Now that I knew the real man underneath, I couldn't help falling for him even further.
He thought of himself as a sell out, but I knew that wasn't true. There was no way the Noah Hart I was seeing on stage was anything except one hundred percent authentic.
I just had to figure out a way to show him that he needed to let this Noah out of its cage more often.
And I didn't know if I could do it alone.
