“I’m so lucky. I got the best sister ever. I love you, Gina Bobina.”
I love you, too.
Then, glancing at his watch, Teo smacked her on the ass. “Unless you plan on meeting Matt looking like something the cat dragged in, you’d best go upstairs and do whatever it is you girls do to make a guy lose his mind.”
“Yeah, you’re all sweaty and you stink like peanut oil.” Sniggering, Luca waved his hand in front of his face as if she actually smelled. “Can’t have you throw all my hard work away.”
Gina sniffed herself. “What the fuck are you talking about?”
“I got you and the rock star together, didn’t I?”
She smiled. “Yeah, I guess you kinda did.”
“Go on, now,” Teo said. “We’ll all wait and walk back to the park with you.”
I’m the lucky one. Best brothers ever.
And with that, Gina hurried up the stairs to get ready to meet her man.
He paced the tent with this pent-up, nervous energy, and not because they were going on stage in a few short hours. He just couldn’t wait to see her.
Touch her.
Taste her.
Smell her.
Already, the girl had burrowed beneath his skin. She occupied his every thought, invaded all his dreams. From the moment Matt saw Gina standing at his door with that pizza in her hand, he’d been a man obsessed. And he didn’t mind it.
Venery’s crew arrived early this morning to set up the stage and load in. Matt glanced at the time on his phone and opened a beer while listening to the techs do a soundcheck. Once they finished, the crew would join the band for dinner, where they’d all hang out together until showtime.
Nine months.
That’s how long it had been since their last tour ended, and Christ, he’d missed this. Sadly, it would likely be another year before they were back out on the road again.
Touring was not an option. It was expected. Yeah, five guys living on a bus can get real old, real quick, but they were some of the best times of his life. Nothing compared to the adrenalinerush of being up on that stage. Of all the boys, Matt loved being out on tour the most, but then he didn’t have anyone who loved him to come home to.
Do I, now?
Yeah, maybe I do.
Maybe Gina wasn’t quite in love with him yet, but she would be, dammit. Matt was a goner, and well, in his mind, they were already there. So, the thought of having to leave her behind for months at a time didn’t sit well with him. He’d figure something out. Bo did too, after all.
Kit was the first one to hit up the buffet. His plate piled high, he glanced over at him as he pulled out a chair. “You gonna eat, bro?”
“Not yet.” Matt swiped a piece of shrimp off the bass player’s plate and popped it into his mouth. As hungry as he was, he wanted to save his appetite.
“Waiting on Gina?” Kit rolled his eyes with a snicker. “You said she was coming.”
“Yeah, she’ll be here soon.”
Kit shook his head, pushing the blond surfer waves from his face. He reached for a fork, then his lips parted, the utensil dangling from his fingers. “How’d Tony take it when you told him you’re fucking his baby sister?”
“I’m notfuckingher.”
While Matt should take umbrage at the crass remark, he didn’t, considering that’s the only thing he’d ever shared with women in the past. He fucked them. Desired them. But he never had feelings for them beyond physical gratification.
With Gina, it was different. So different. Yes, he desired her, and yes, he wanted to fuck her senseless, but instinct told him it was so much more than that. And it wasn’t just his dick talking, his heart wanted her, too.
