Cynda…
What the hell was Michelle up to now? Damn. I’d never seen this side of her before. I wonder if he’d slipped her something at the party. I needed to talk to Flame as soon as I could get him alone. If he hurt her I’d kick his lily white ass. She was my best friend and the only family I cared about. I’d promised to deal with this but she hadn’t and I’d be damned if I was going to let her get fucked by it all.
I looked away from where Michelle had stood and caught Chaos staring at me. His hazel eyes pulled me in like quicksand. After dreaming of making love to him all night it was a struggle not to jump up and drag him into his room. It’s a good thing everyone else was sitting there or I might have given in. I was hopeless. At this rate I’d follow my mom’s footsteps and end up alone and pregnant. Snap out of it, Cyn. You know better.
“Cyn?”
Shit. He was talking to me. I wonder what he’d been saying. “Yeah?”
“Did you decide whether you want to come with us or not?”
“I think I’ll stay here and work on some of the songs.”
His eyebrows went up. “I thought we were going to do that together?”
“Well, yeah we are, but you’re so busy and I can’t just sit around waiting for you. I figured I’d work up some lyrics then later when you had time we could go over them together. Okay?”
He nodded but he didn’t look like it was okay. Too bad. I had a job to do, and I was going to do it and get off this bus before I made a huge mistake like falling in love.
The guys went to get ready and I pulled out my notebook from beneath the couch cushion. I was reading through the lyrics I’d written last night when Joe came through.
“Morning, Cynda. Did you sleep okay?”
“Yeah, thanks. How was your night?”
“Fine, it was a short drive compared to some. I even managed to get in a few zzzz’s this morning after we got here.”
“Really? Where did you sleep?”
“In my seat, thing reclines like nobody’s business. It’s more comfortable than some beds I’ve slept in.”
I grinned, he was really sweet. “Awesome. I’d never have guessed. I was surprised how comfy the couch was too.”
He fixed himself a cup of coffee then came back and sat at the table. “You have an amazing voice. Why aren’t you singing professionally?”
“What?” I felt the color drain out of my face. He’d heard me last night? I didn’t think about him up there driving, it was so quiet. Shit. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“C’mon. Why are you hiding it? Your voice is beautiful, and that song should be on the radio.”
I went from icy cold to hot, color rushed back into my cheeks and more I was sure. I was in so much trouble. If Chaos realized I’dheard his song and written lyrics he’d be more than pissed off, of that I was sure. It felt too much like stealing his song. “Listen, Joe, please don’t say anything. I…”
“Say anything about what?” Chaos asked as he strolled down the short hallway and poured himself another cup of coffee.
“Nothing.”
“It couldn’t be nothing or you wouldn’t be asking him not to say anything.”
Joe laughed and shrugged. Shit, I was screwed now. He was going to tell him everything. I pleaded silently with him not to say anything, but I figured I was shit out of luck.
“Sorry, Cynda, but it looks like your secret is out of the bag now. She fell off the couch last night when she was sleeping. I heard a thud and pulled the bus over and found her on the floor.”
Oh my God I could kiss him, I just might kiss him when Chaos left later. I mouthed the words thank you and he winked at me.
“Fuck, Cyn, you okay? You didn’t get hurt did you?”
“I’m fine.No worries.Really.”
“Are you sure?”
