I heard him yell to the rest of the guys, “Serena is offering Chinese, any takers?”
“Have a pen, babe?”
I jotted down the orders for the guys and Fallon. “All right, anything for Leilani?”
Colt chuckled. “No, babe, Leilani is an infant. She won’t be eating Chinese for a few years.”
I heard Fallon yell, “Don’t make her feel dumb because she was trying to be thoughtful you ass. Thanks for thinking of the baby, Serena!”
“See you soon, babe,” I said before Colt could get another word in edgewise.
* * *
Iparked behind The Judge, Dane’s second lover, and grabbed all the takeout from the back seat.
Colt met me at the front door with helping hands. “Are your parents here?”
He shook his head. “Out to dinner with one of mom’s new clients. She’s really excited to decorate their house; apparently it’s a fucking mansion or something. All I know is that she thinks her entire career as an interior designer has been training her for this one job.”
“Well, that’s great for her.” He pecked me on the cheek and led the way down the stairs to the basement.
Fallon jumped up from the couch. “Thank goodness, more estrogen. They have been especially bad tonight.”
Rodney leaned into his mic. “Just because we’re using your lyrics, Fallon, doesn’t mean you get to be bitchy when we mess up a bit.”
“I didn’t know you were writing again!” I hugged Fallon and took a spot next to her on the lumpy couch. “Where’s the baby?”
Falling pointed up. “Sleeping in Colt’s old room. Thankfully, she passed out right after I fed her and hasn’t stirred yet. Fingers crossed.”
“All right, gents. Let’s try this one again and then we will break for dinner.” Dane counted off with the bass drummer and they dove into a fast-paced dark song that was completely captivating.
Captivatingly dark
She sighed, licked her lustful lips
Letting him breathe in her skin
Look close for innocence
He tries to grasp her
Just far enough away to leave empty hands
Fading into the shadows
A faint glint of laughter lingers
So close, but too far from his muse
Mocking him
She will haunt his dreams
Staying just far enough away
Driving him mad
Indulgently bright, the morning sun taunts his sleepless fight
