I loved New York, and we always recorded there, so I planned on talking to the band to see how they felt about relocating our base there from LA. I knew Jonny loved NYC, and Boomer wouldn’t care either way. It was Sam who’d be affected the most, as he lived at his dad’s compound in Montecito. Anyhoo, either way it would be fine. We were only a five-hour flight away, and Jacob had a fucking private jet anyway, so...Go me!
I pointed at Gopher and cried out, “Ruinme, biker boy. In fact,Ruinme times two because Heather wants to beRuinedtoo.”
A slow grin spread across his handsome, all-American-boy face, and he jerked a nod. “Two Ol’ Lady’s Ruins comin’ right up.”
“Awesome!” I exclaimed just as a deep voice sounded from beside me.
“Hey, babe.”
I twisted my neck right that time to see a young guy of about eighteen eyeing me up. “Hi!” I cried, sticking out my hand. “I’m Saint.”
His surprisingly full lips curved, and I knew this kid was going to break some hearts in his time—he probably already had.
“Know who you are,” he rumbled from his chest just like Kennedy’s man had moments before. He took my hand and squeezed, jerking his chin toward Breaker and Kennedy, who by then were smooching and dancing along to the music. “Thanks for helping my mom out there. She gets a bit carried away.”
My eyes widened. “You’re Kennedy’s son.”
He puffed his surprisingly large chest out. “Kai Stone.”
My eyebrows snapped together. “Wait. You’re Kady’s twin? But she’s only fifteen.”
He puffed his chest out a little further. “I look older than my age. Everyone says I’m mature.”
“You are,” I agreed. “I thought you were about eighteen.”
His eyes lit up. “Really?”
I smiled and nodded. “At least.”
He stared at me with his lips parted slightly and his golden eyes soft.
My eyes flicked over his pink, flushed face. “Are you okay, Kai? Are you coming down with something?”
“No,” he squeaked, then cleared his throat. “No,” he said, voice deepening. “I’m cool.”
I shot him one of my dazzling smiles and watched curiously as his eyes glazed over again. “Anyways,”—I jerked my thumb toward Tristan, Anna, and Sophie, who were squealing as the song morphed into an old Usher tune—“I’m gonna go dance with my new friends. Catch you later?”
He shook his head as if he was coming out of a daze and rumbled, “Yeah, babe. Catch ya later.” Then, with his cheeks pinking even more, he turned and sauntered away.
My gaze followed, and my eyes widened in surprise as they caught on my new friend, Sunshine. Her gaze was also following Kai, except hers seemed dark with displeasure as she stood with a hip popped and her hand jammed to it, scowling at his back.
I was about to walk over and ask her if she was okay when a sweet voice announced, “Sunny’s in love with Kai.”
I jumped a mile high before turning to see Kady standing there.
My hand went to my throat. “Jesus. You scared the life out of me.”
She smiled apologetically. “Sorry, I was just saying, Sunshine’s in love with Kai.”
“Awww. That’s so sweet,” I gushed.
“Not really,” Kady announced. “He loves her, but he won’t be her boyfriend because she’s family. He says he loves her like a cousin.”
I winced, my eyes sliding back to Sunshine, who looked fit to be tied. “Well, it’s legal, I guess.”
Kady laughed. “Doesn’t matter. Kai won’t; plus, he’s got all his honeys to juggle. He has different girlfriends who made the cut to be one of his honey squad. Sunshine won’t put up with that because she says she’s a strong, independent woman, and she doesn’t need no man bossing her and giving her lip.” Kady leaned in. “The boys at school all ask her out, butUncle Bowie says she’s not allowed to date until she’s fifteen, and even then, no car dates, so she keeps them dangling on her string to make Kai jealous.”
I resisted the urge to laugh and instead sucked back a mouthful of the cocktail Gopher had just placed on the bar for me while I took in Sunshine’s extremely pretty face and her arresting huge, grey eyes. “Tell her not to worry. When she gets older, she can date all she wants, and believe me, by then Kai will be older too, and he may appreciate a strong, independent woman.”
