“Dee, I’m sorry. Are you okay, baby?” he asks while I swipe the tears away from my cheeks with the back of my hand.
He takes a step toward me, and I stiffen.
My breathing slows, and I nod my head, letting him know I am fine. He puts his back against the wall opposite me as we stare at each other while we calm down.
Johnny and Anna are looking between us, assessing the situation.
“Colt, maybe give us a minute, okay?” Anna asks, looking at Colt and holding me tighter in her arms.
He shakes his head and exhales loudly, banging the back of his head in frustration against the wall.
“This is ridiculous. Dee, will you justfuckinglisten to me?” He peels himself from the wall and strides toward me. I tense when he reaches me, but he takes my hands and looks me in the eyes.
“You wanted to fuck her, didn’t you?” I accuse.
“No, Dee, I don’t want to fuck her!”
“Well, your cock certainly wanted to.”
“I only wantyou. If you search deep enough, youwillknow that.”
“Then why thehellwould you get hard for someone else? Don’t bullshit me. I’m not as stupid and naive as everyone thinks I am.”
“No one thinks you’re stupid or naive, Dee. Although youareacting like a petulant child right now.”
“Fuck you!”
“Colt, c’mon,” Johnny says, slapping Colt on the back in an effort to make Colt go with him.
“Seriously? Fuck me? Fuckyou, Dee. I was thinking of you the whole goddamn fucking time in there. It was your face I was picturing, your arse I was grabbing, your mouth on mine. It was all aboutyou, Dee. That’s why I got a raging hard-on. Because ofyou!Fuck!” he yells, getting right in my face.
Johnny pulls Colt away from me and runs his hand through his hair.
My breathing quickens as I take in what he’s said, and I stand there in stunned silence, watching Colt watch me.
“C’mon, mate, come grab a beer and cool off with me,” Johnny says, taking Colt by the arm and leading him away.
“Wait,” I call out.
Colt stops and looks back at me.
“Is that true? Don’t you lie to me, Colt.”
He slumps his shoulders and walks over to me, pulling me to him in an embrace. “I wouldneverlie to you, baby. I’m sorry. I shouldneverhave let myself get so into it, but I swear the only way I could get through that shit show was to think of you.”
I admit defeat and wrap my arms around his waist.
Then I hear Johnny and Anna both exhale, and they disappear out of sight.
“If you’re lying, I’m seriously going to castrate you,” I say, only half joking.
He chuckles. “Baby, if I’m lying, I’ll let you castrate me because I won’t be unfaithful or lie to you. Dee, you make me a better man, and I’m so sorry you had to watch that all unfold in there. I’m even sorrier about it happening. I should’ve pulled the interview. You’re more important to me than bloodyRolling Stonemagazine.” He shakes his head and leans down, placing a kiss on the top of my head.
I sniff. “I’m in the wrong… I one hundred percent overreacted. Seeing you with another woman like that minutes after I said what I said…” I sigh heavily. “I thought I’d scared you off. I was angrier at myself than at you. And there’s no way you will pull an interview. The boys would kill you and then me. Actually, probably me first. I won’t be responsible for holding you back, Colt. Because I’m some jealous idiot.”
He leans down, and his lips meet mine so tenderly it takes my breath away.
“Colt, man… sorry to interrupt, but they wanna do the group shots now,” Dingo calls out, causing us to part lips.
