“Of course, I did.” Her words were harsh, but the twinklein her eye suggested otherwise. “Are you ready? It’s late, and I don’t want Elijah beating me home.”
Even though Colton stood and pulled Cadence into a side hug and his fingers touched her smooth skin, it washisname on her lips that had me clenching my jaw and seeing red again.
“Promise me that next time you’ll come see me play,” Colton whispered into her ear. She rolled her eyes but didn’t push him away.
I turned and walked toward Jade. “I hear I have you to thank for recruiting your sister to help us tonight.” Jade’s cheeks flushed, and I pulled her against my chest. “So, thank you.”
Jade melted in my arms. “O… Of course!” I looked over my shoulder and caught Cadence’s narrowed gaze.
Don’t worry, sweetheart. The feeling is mutual.
I pulled away to look at Jade. “Let me know when you get home safe.”
She grinned. “I will.”
“Bye, Jade. It was fun hanging out tonight,” Shane said.
“Yeah,” Jeremiah agreed.
“Next time, we are all getting drunk.” Hudson raised his empty beer bottle.
“Next time, Cadence has to join us,” Colton said.
Jade gave each one of them a hug goodbye and Cadence followed suit.
I turned toward Cadence and approached her. “Thanks again for tonight.” My words came out low and intimate.
“Yeah. No problem.” Her chin rose in defiance. Her tone clipped and nonchalant.
I was starting to adore that feisty nature of hers.
She tried to walk away, but I grabbed her arm. There was no way she was going to hug each one of my bandmates without allowing me to touch her. I didn’t forget how she’d feltthe last time I’d had her in my arms, and I’d been anticipating repeating the experience since.
Feeling her against me, I finally nailed down her familiar scent: apples. Michigan was known for its apple orchards, and my home state never disappointed. There was a time just as the apples became ripe and ready to be picked that their tangy sweet smell would fill the air. That was the essence of the scent she wore—fresh juicy apples with a hint of vanilla. It was mouth-watering.
“It’s my perfume,” she said against my chest.
I hadn’t realized I’d said anything aloud.
“DKNY’s Be Delicious,” she added.
I inhaled again. “Mmm. Delicious is right.”
But then she pulled away, too soon, in my opinion. “You’re not worried about me getting home safe?”
I grinned. “Is this your way of asking for my phone number?”
She scoffed. “Not a chance.”
This time I let her walk away. If only to admire that tight ass of hers in that tantalizing dress.
We were all exhausted when we checked in at the hotel and settled into our rooms. Since this was an unexpected expense, we split two rooms between the five of us. We made Jeremiah sleep on the roll-away bed since he was the newest one to join our band.
Seniority and all that.
I was happy I’d changed when I returned to the bus earlier. It meant tomorrow I didn’t have to put on dirty clothes.
“Mind if I hop in the shower?” Shane asked.
