“Pervert,” Morris said under his breath, but I saw him suppress a grin.
“Tell her I’m sorry, but I’ve got something secret planned for next month.”
I gave him an approving nod. “That’s a good one. It’ll answer her question and get people wondering what the secret is.”
“How often are we going to have to do this?” Jayce asked. It had only been a week. I wondered if he was already getting sick of it.
“Ideally, once a day for the rest of the tour. I know you guys are busy, so we’ll only do it when you have a spare minute.”
He nodded once, looking relieved.
“Next I need some pics to go with your responses.” I lifted my phone and opened the camera app, pointing it at Jayce. “Give me a sexy look.”
Leaning forward, he placed his elbows on his knees, hands dangling loosely between his legs. His expression changed like he was putting on a mask, shifting from slightly fatigued to narrow-eyed and heated. He quirked the corner of his lips into a smirk and threw a familiar smoldering look my way.
The muscles in my stomach clenched automatically. I suppressed a whimper as a delicious ache throbbed between my thighs. I’d seen that panty-melting look at concerts and in photos, but being the sole recipient threatened to make my insides gush.
“Yeah, that’s good,” I croaked. I tried to keep my hands from shaking as I took the photo. “Done. Thanks.”
Jayce leaned back. I expected that look to melt off his face, but he kept the smirk for a moment longer, catching my eyes. I went still, trapped by his gaze. I thought I saw his expression soften in amusement before he flicked his eyes away, freeing me.
“Jayce, that’s rude,” Kell admonished.
“What?” he asked, faking innocence.
“Don’t go ensnaring our internet girl with your sexy rock star look.”
I looked down at my phone, trying to hide a blush. “Don’t worry,” I said, pretending to type away. “I’m sure I’ll build up an immunity eventually.” I hoped.
“Wait till you see grumpy-just-woke-up-with-morning-breath Jayce after we’ve spent a night sleeping on the tour bus. That’s enough to scare off any woman.”
That only made me think of waking up next him, naked and wrapped up in cotton sheets, our arms and legs tangled together, bodies pressed against each other.
I squashed that thought immediately.
I hoped maybe those heated moments we’d had would die a slow death once the other band members showed up and invaded the tour bus, but they hadn’t. The sexual tension between us had only intensified. I hoped to god the others hadn’t realized there was something going on.
Every time Jayce threw that stare my way, my knees went as weak as jelly. I was determined not to let him affect me like that, but if I didn’t get a hold of myself, I was going to die from sexual frustration before summer was over.
A small part of me couldn’t help but think that, as far as dying went, it wouldn’t be a bad way to go.
***
don’t even thinkabout getting your dirty paws on Jayce or you’ll be sorry
i’ll make you regret every word you’ve ever said to him
A spikeof fear shot through my chest. Another one. Another threatening message. Was it the same person as before or someone else? Why did they think there was something between me and Jayce?
I flushed as I thought about the looks he kept giving me. How could Jayce be interested in me? He was a rock star. He could have any girl he wanted. There could never be anything between us.
No, this person must just be a jealous fan. They knew I got to go behind the scenes and interact with Feral Silence. Of course they would worry I’d go after one of the guys. After all, most fans were halfway in love with at least one member of the band.
Still, I couldn’t shake off the chill that overtook my body whenever I thought of those messages.
What if someone was really out to get me?
“Hey, you okay?”
