We giggled. I wasn’t sure if it was the wine or being tired but either way just thinking about the look on Flame’s face when he got to the door and saw the sign hanging cracked me up.
We hugged, said good night, and both headed to our rooms. I jumped in the shower and was in bed in less than half an hour. I almost forgot to take my birth control pill and was glad I’d dropped my purse next to the bed. There was a bottle of water on the nightstand so I didn’t have to get one from the other room. I didn’tremember leaving it there, but who else would have?
It felt good to stretch out on the soft bed. It was peaceful, cool and the only light was from the skyscrapers visible through the slightly parted curtains. It had been a crazy day, so many ups and downs but I was happy we’d worked things out, at least I hoped we did. As I was falling asleep I heard him say I love you and smiled as I drifted off. If I hadn’t been so tired I would have realized it wasn’t Flame’s voice I’d heard.
Chapter Fourteen
Flame…
It was a blast playing the baby grand piano, and I totally lost track of time and everything else. When I looked up Michelle was gone. It was a spontaneous concert and we got lost in the music. For a little while it was like being back in Jack and Sally’s garage and playing just for the joy of it.
After the sixth or seventh song I looked around for Michelle and I freaked when I couldn’t find her. Cyn must have seen me looking around.
“Are you looking for Michelle?”
“Yeah. Do you know where she is?”
“They went upstairs.”
“They?”
“Teresa and Michelle. They have to go to work tomorrow.”
“Shit,” Wrath said. “I should have fuckin’ realized.”
“”You and me both, bro. I’m so used to our fucked up hours I forget everyone else isn’t on our schedule.”
Cyn nodded. “Don’t worry, they weren’t upset. Just tired I think.”
I was relieved to hear it. We’d had a fucked up day and I didn’t want to repeat it anytime soon. This relationship shit was fuckin’ hard.
“I’m gonna go up to the room. See if she’s still awake.”
“Good idea, I’m coming too.”
We said our goodbyes to everyone but Fury who was chatting up a woman in a business suit at the bar. Then I remembered our bet, I wondered if he’d pull it off. Wrath and I headed for the elevators. The lobby was empty this time, thank God. I really didn’t want to deal with that shit every time we were in public. I know it came with being famous but fuck man it was way over the top. I think we both breathed a sigh of relief when the elevator doors closed and we were alone.
“What’s up with you two?”
“What do you mean?
“Michelle looked like she was crying when you got down here, and then she seemed extra freaked out when you hit the lobby.”
“Well it would have been fuckin’ nice if someone warned us, especially since you were all down here already.”
“I was going to but Chaos said it was your own fuckin’ fault for being late.”
“Mother fucker. Well I hope he remembers that payback is a bitch.”
“I’m sure he will. So what’s really going on?”
“I fucked up last night. I kind of might have jumped to conclusions.”
“What the fuck are you talking about?”
“I had an Ashley flashback and I might have accused Michelle of cheating on me while we were gone.”
“You did what? Have you lost your fuckin’ mind? Holy shit.”
