Anna fell asleep with a smile on her face.
The next day was a travel day, which meant a chartered flight on one of the private jets Anna had seen in movies but never ridden on before the start of the tour. This plane had single seats facing each other on either side of the aisle. Eden sat on one side facing Paris, and Anna and Kyrie sat on the other. As they jetted toward Toronto, Eden read on her Kindle while Anna stared out the window, lost in her own thoughts.
“I booked our flight for Sunday,” Kyrie told her. “I couldn’t get us a nonstop flight during the day, but since I know how much you hate the red-eye, I booked a midmorning flight with a layover in Dallas.”
“I’ll take a layover over a red-eye anytime,” Anna told her. “Thank you.”
“Yep,” Kyrie said. “I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to sleep in my own bed for a few days.”
“Yeah. Same.” Anna could use a week at home to catch her breath. At the same time, though, she was having such an amazingly fun time on tour, she didn’t want it to end. And she was a little worried about what would happen for her and Eden during the break. Would a week alone in Vermont cause Eden to overthink things and pull away from Anna, just when they were starting to explore the possibility of being more than friends?
It seemed like the worst time to spend a week on opposite sides of the country. Well, maybe not quite as bad as if the break had happened right after that first kiss. At least they’d begun to talk now, but still ... Anna worried.
They landed in Toronto and breezed through a VIP version of customs that Anna hadn’t known existed. Once they were checked in at their hotel, Eden and Anna were whisked to a local television station for a scheduled interview. They didn’t have a show tonight since the staging components were still on the road from Detroit.
At the station, they were sent to separate dressing rooms, where Anna paced impatiently as she waited for hair and makeup to arrive. Yesterday had been somewhat monumental for Eden, coming out to Anna and then sharing what Anna assumed had been her first real make-out session with a woman. How was she feeling about things today?
They’d seen each other almost constantly since the kiss, but they hadn’t had a moment alone, which meant all their interactions hadbeen ... polite. Other than that text last night, Anna had no idea how Eden was feeling about things.
Before she could stop herself, Anna slipped out of her dressing room. The studio around her bustled with activity, people rushing past carrying tablets and wearing headsets, and a burst of nerves filled her stomach. Live interviews were intimidating. So was sneaking into Eden’s dressing room.
She wandered down the hall until she found the door with Eden’s name on it. Already breathless, she knocked. The door opened, and Eden smiled at her in a way that immediately smoothed over Anna’s nerves. Eden looked relaxed, happy even. Not like a woman with regrets.
“Hi,” Anna said. “I just, um, wanted to steal a few minutes with you before things get hectic.”
“I love the way you think.” Eden pushed the door shut behind Anna and then stepped in close. “May I?” she asked, dropping her gaze to Anna’s lips.
“Yes,” Anna managed as her heart leaped for joy. This was really happening.Theywere really happening.
Eden’s lips brushed against Anna’s, and Anna could feel her smiling even before she’d pulled away. “Can’t seem to stop doing that.”
“Me either.” Anna gripped Eden’s shirt and hauled her in for another kiss.
Eden gasped, her back arching so that her breasts pressed more firmly against Anna’s. She was wearing that hoodie again. Did she wear it every day? As much as Anna loved seeing her in it, she also couldn’t help wishing Eden had on fewer clothes.
Anna ducked her head and pressed her lips to Eden’s neck, feeling her pulse pounding hard and fast beneath her skin. “You always smell like roses,” Anna murmured against Eden’s neck. “Drives me crazy.”
“It’s my lotion.” Eden’s voice sounded hoarse. Goose bumps had risen beneath Anna’s lips, and there was no way Eden was cold under that hoodie. “Anna ...”
“Yeah?” Anna swirled her tongue over a spot below Eden’s ear that was one of Anna’s personal favorite places to be kissed, and Eden’s gasp seemed to indicate she liked it just as much.
“I can’t ... even remember what I was going to say.” Eden gripped Anna’s hips, pulling her closer.
Anna was so turned on she could hardly think straight, and ... it was time to slow things down before they got carried away. She lifted her head to grin at Eden. “Hi.”
Eden slow-blinked the way she did when Anna had surprised her. Her pupils nearly eclipsed the blue of her eyes, and there was a lovely flush on her cheeks. “You expect me to be able to speak coherently after you kiss me like that?”
“You’re cute.” Anna tapped Eden’s cheek with her finger, then walked farther into her dressing room, amused to discover that it was a lot bigger and fancier than the one Anna had been assigned. “But we only have a few minutes before someone comes looking for us.”
“Maybe you could come to my hotel room later for more of that kissing?” Eden lingered in the middle of the room, something uncertain in her expression.
“I’d love to watch TV and make out with you later.” Anna walked to her and pressed another kiss against Eden’s lips. “But I also don’t want to move too fast while you’re still figuring things out.”
“Thank you,” Eden whispered. “I’m working on that.”
“Yeah?” Anna led the way to the couch.
Eden nodded. “I guess I’m still ... sorting.”
