I took a deep breath before moving to grab my stuff. I had an eleven-hour drive ahead to unpack the cluster fuck that just exploded in front of me.
Chapter Thirty-One
Cadence
There were few things in the world that offered comfort like the smell of a fresh cup of coffee in the morning.
Sitting on the couch in my apartment, a warm steamy mug in my hand and a fuzzy blanket thrown across my lap, everything in my life felt okay.
I had all I needed, and I spent my time doing what I loved. My proficiency on the guitar was getting better and it allowed me to create melodies for the songs I wrote.
That song I’d sung in LA was old news now.
I still hoped that my talent as a songwriter would allow me to write for people in the future. After all, with the internet, anything was possible.
I just needed to keep practicing.
And Lord knew I had plenty of time for that these days.All I did was work and write music. There was definitely no dating, either.
When you had a totally psycho ex and a fling with a rockstar, there was nowhere to go from there.
Still over the last few months, I’d been able to put Damien behind me and move on.
At least, that’s what I told myself every morning.
Today is the day you won’t think about Damien at all.
And every morning I almost believed me.
Except every time I closed my eyes and felt the lyrics morph within me, I saw his beautiful blue eyes.
His smile.
His voice.
Sometimes, other thoughts would sneak in. How it felt when he pressed his mouth against mine. The way his lips nipped at my skin. Or how his body fit perfectly next to me. What it felt like to be full of him.
But I tried to keep those thoughts to a strict schedule. There was a time and place for that business.Mainly when I was alone, in the shower or in bed at night…
I hadn’t heard from him since I’d told him to leave Fayetteville, and I was just as guilty. But I had no reason to reach out to him.
Jade had told me about a single they’d just released, but I didn’t have the heart to listen to it right now. Hearing his voice in my memory versus actually hearing his voice serenade me were two totally different ball games.
But that didn’t mean I couldn’t support them. I’d purchased the single anyway.
Regardless of how things turned out with Damien, they were still an incredibly talented band, and I wanted them to succeed. They deserved it.
A light knock on the door echoed through the room.
I frowned. It was 9am on a Saturday morning, and neither Jade nor I were expecting anyone or anything to be delivered.
I set my coffee on the end tableand walked to the door. I stood on my tiptoes to look out the peephole and sucked in a breath.
A striking head of red hair blocked most of my view, but I knew who it belonged to.
He was here?My heart beat tripled as my stomach sprinted up my esophagus and into my throat. Against my better judgment, and to my surprise, I yanked the door open without thinking. His gaze dropped to mine instantly, and that magnetic pull coursed through every inch of my body.
I wanted to throw myself into his arms. My skin crawled with anticipation as my blood pumped with desire. It took every ounce of strength, and then some, not to pull him in and press my lips to his.
