Daisy narrows her brow as she says, “But it can be your night too, both of our nights, even.”
Laughing, I lean in, brushing my mouth against hers as I whisper, “Nope, tonight is all about you, Daze.The band can wait.”I kiss her again, deeper this time, as she sighs into my mouth.Smiling, I pull her closer, still kissing her.
“But they’re all coming, right?”she now asks around our kisses.
I pull back, huffing out a sigh as I say, “Yes, they are all coming.Is it okay if I kiss you now?”
She smirks, her hand moving to the back of my neck as she pulls me back to her.“Yes.Kiss me.”
With a smile, I do, kissing her long and deep this time.When I eventually pull back, her cheeks are flushed and she’s breathing a little harder than usual.“I’m so damn proud of you, Daze,” I whisper, my thumb brushing across her cheek.“Everything you’ve done here looks amazing, and I know it’s going to kick it when you open.”
“It’s all because of you,” she whispers, squeezing her arms around me.
“Nah,” I say with a shrug.“Anyone with money could have helped you, babe.You’re the one who took that money and created something amazing.”
“You are amazing,” she says as the bell above the door to her shop rings.
“Well, shit, hope I’m not interrupting anything.”
We both turn to see Lacey and Jonah standing in the doorway, a huge smile on Lacey’s face.Daisy squeals, letting go of me as she all but runs over, throwing her arms around Lacey in a warm embrace.
It’s weird, but these two still haven’t seen each other since we got the band back together.Even though it’s been a couple of weeks now, I think we all wanted to take this thing slow.I know I was scared about fucking everything up again, and a couple of nights ago, the others had mentioned they felt the same.
We all knew that what we had together was awesome, but we also knew how quickly and badly it could all fall apart.And none of us wanted to go through that again.
It’s the first time I’m seeing Jonah too, and when he walks over, smiling as he pulls me into a hug, I exhale a sigh of relief, grateful he isn’t pissed at me.
“Daze, this place looks amazing,” Lacey says when they finally let go of each other.
I watch as she takes in the shop, and I can’t help thinking how amazing she looks these days.Back when I last saw her, Lace was in a really dark place, although none of us exactly knew why.We knew some shit went down, but she refused to tell us what.I don’t know if Jonah knows.I hope he does.
But since reconnecting with her and the guys, it’s been amazing to watch her shine again.To see that spark we all knew she had come alive again.
Despite what the media or Isaac or anyone said, there was never anything more than friendship between us guys and Lacey.She was like a sister to us, and we were all super protective of her.Still are.
“Thanks,” Daisy says, a huge grin on her face as she links her arm through Lacey’s.“You look great.It’s really good to see you again.”
Lacey smiles, bumping her shoulder against Daisy’s as she glances up at Jonah, the two of them sharing a smile.“It’s really good to see you too,” she says, turning back to Daisy.
“Where are the other two?”I ask, just as the door opens and Sutton and Dean walk in.
“Speak of the devil,” Lace says with a grin.
Dean smiles, his brows raised as he lets out a wicked laugh and says, “And he shall appear.”
“Daisy fucking Carmichael,” Sutton says, walking toward my girl, arms open.“Come here, you.”
Daisy laughs as she steps into his embrace, giggling even more when Dean walks over and joins the hug.Jonah chuckling as he and Lacey watch.
My life in the band might have been a totally separate part of the life I had with Daisy and my brother and our surfing crew, but it’s not like they didn’t all like each other.
Daze went to school with these guys.She was there when we got together, and she was there when we made it big.She was part of why it fell apart too, even if that’s something none of us wants to focus on anymore.
“How’s it going, Dean?”she now says, punching him in the arm.
He smirks at her as he says, “It’s going good.Took this guy back, huh?”He’s teasing her, his tone light.
“Always,” she responds, smiling back at him.
