I release a puff of air as the doors open. “You’re twisting my words.”
“It’s fine. I get it. I’ll sleep on the floor.”
He dramatically thrusts his hand to his forehead, giving me his best woe-is-me look before getting off the elevator and hanging a righttoward our room.
“Fine, we’ll share.” I swipe my keycard, opening the door and immediately setting my bag against the wall.
Jax’s lips quirk as he flounces onto the bed. “So, what do you want to do the rest of the night?”
“We definitely need to get some food. I’m starving.”
“Okay, and then what?”
I shrug. “I guess we see where the night takes us.”
Chapter Sixteen
Jax
“That was incredible!”Lauren does a happy dance as we exit the restaurant.
“I didn’t realize you’re such a big fan of tacos. I thought your favorite food was fettuccine alfredo.”
“What girl doesn’t love a good taco?” Lauren leads her way down the sidewalk toward my truck. “But you’re right. That is my favorite food. Give me some pasta and a glass of wine, and I’ll be yours forever.”
Noted.“Now what? It’s still kind of early.” I glance at my phone. It’s only six fifteen.
“Should we explore a little? That seems like something the new Lauren should be doing.”
“Is it something the new Lauren wants to do? That’s important too.”
“Yeah, it is.”
I nod, taking her hand and leading her down the street.
“Where are we going?”
“There’s a concert venue, Cain’s Ballroom, around here. I thought we could pop by and see who’s playing. There should be someone good since it’s Friday night, and I just happen to know someone who has ‘attending a concert’ on her list.”
She drops my hand. “How do you know about this place?”
“It’s pretty well-known if you’re into live music.”
“I didn’t know you were into live music.”
“I’m sure there’s a lot of things you still don’t know about me.”
Lauren stops dead in her tracks. “Wait, is John Michael Montgomery playing here? You probably looked it up before we came!”
I roll my eyes. “Why would you think that?”
“Because you’re obsessed with him. You played his music for the entire car ride here.”
“Well, he announced his Farewell Tour a while back and has been essentially MIA since then, so we definitely aren’t seeing him tonight.”
“You’re just proving my point further.”
I wrap an arm around her, leaning into her side. “Just come with me.”
