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on Gabe’s fingers.
He manages to snatch them back just in time. “Whoa. Man, what the fuck?”
“I told you no.”
“Since when did you become my nanny? She’s here. Get over it.”
The other two guys in the room become engrossed in tuning their instruments and straightening cords draping the floor.
I stand up and hurry to the door. “Listen, I didn’t mean to cause trouble—”
Seth pivots in my direction, and his eyes slant into steel lasers of blue hostility. I’m not sure what has changed since the last time we spoke, but I’m not going to put up with his attitude. I can get that from any one of my family members.
I glance at Gabe and shrug. “Told you. I’m out of here.”
He stands and crosses to my side. “Now hold on. Seth, calm down. There’s nothing wrong with letting her stay for practice.”
Seth flexes his finely toned biceps and crosses back to his stool. “Fine. Whatever. My own fucking house…don’t know why…fucking brothers.”
Wow, he really does rant and stutter like a petulant boy. I must be getting under his skin. The old Alice likes that I am. The new one knows she’s slipping on her promises.
Gabe wraps his hands around my shoulders and pushes me back to the couch. “Stay,” he mouths.
I nod. But turn my attention solely on him. I will not look at Seth James. Will not. Even if my eyes already fight my mind and seek him out. He taps the sticks together and counts out a beat. Then everything comes into focus as they begin the melody to the song.
Who are these guys? The music is brilliant. Rich, vibrant, sad, and soul deep all at the same time. By the time they finish the first ballad, I’m lost. So freaking lost in memories and regret, I don’t even watch them anymore. I shift on the couch, toeing my runners off, and curl my feet beneath me. One song bleeds into another. Some more lively, but most have a tone to them. Dark, black, lost like me.
A hand wraps around my ankle and tugs. I grip the sheets, but have no chance to keep from slipping from the bed. I hit the carpeted floor with a thump. All the air is gone, and I gasp like a baby bird waiting for food.
“Get up, Alice.” An expensive loafer lands against my ribs, and I wheeze through the pain. My teddy bear lays on the floor a few feet away, and I reach for it. He picks up Mr. Tomlin and tosses him to the bed. A hand threads through my tangled curls, and I’m lifted by the roots. “Get up.”
“What’s wrong…Daddy? What did I do?”
He doesn’t answer, and I’m dragged down the long hall, down the flight of stairs leading to the first floor, and then thrown down the basement stairs. I tumble over a few before I catch a hold of the metal railing. Tears leak across my face.
The shiny loafer’s dull in the dark as he takes the first step. I scramble to my feet and hurry to the basement floor. But I’m trapped. At the bottom, I’m in complete darkness. “Daddy, I’m scared.”
“Good.”
I’ VE MISSED SEVERAL OF MY intros because I can’t take my eyes off the girl sleeping on the couch. She nodded off during the second set. With all the fire and spark calmed beneath her peaceful slumber, I’m drawn to the pain left upon her face. I’ve never seen anyone sleep sad before, and it intrigues me. There’s a lure to this girl who has taken hold, and I can’t tell if it’s my dick or something else that doesn’t want to let her go.
Honestly, I didn’t want to be an ass to her, but I also didn’t want her here in my haven. This is where I create my first love, and I won’t be able to do that if she taints it up with all her cuteness. I kind of have a hang up about having girls I want to screw in my work area.
She sighs when Gabe breaks into a soft solo, and I’m baited out of my wondering. Our music has invaded her dreams, and whatever secrets she’s hidden come to life across her features. I want to know them. I have a feeling that she’ll give me a lifetime of ammunition for my work, but at what
He manages to snatch them back just in time. “Whoa. Man, what the fuck?”
“I told you no.”
“Since when did you become my nanny? She’s here. Get over it.”
The other two guys in the room become engrossed in tuning their instruments and straightening cords draping the floor.
I stand up and hurry to the door. “Listen, I didn’t mean to cause trouble—”
Seth pivots in my direction, and his eyes slant into steel lasers of blue hostility. I’m not sure what has changed since the last time we spoke, but I’m not going to put up with his attitude. I can get that from any one of my family members.
I glance at Gabe and shrug. “Told you. I’m out of here.”
He stands and crosses to my side. “Now hold on. Seth, calm down. There’s nothing wrong with letting her stay for practice.”
Seth flexes his finely toned biceps and crosses back to his stool. “Fine. Whatever. My own fucking house…don’t know why…fucking brothers.”
Wow, he really does rant and stutter like a petulant boy. I must be getting under his skin. The old Alice likes that I am. The new one knows she’s slipping on her promises.
Gabe wraps his hands around my shoulders and pushes me back to the couch. “Stay,” he mouths.
I nod. But turn my attention solely on him. I will not look at Seth James. Will not. Even if my eyes already fight my mind and seek him out. He taps the sticks together and counts out a beat. Then everything comes into focus as they begin the melody to the song.
Who are these guys? The music is brilliant. Rich, vibrant, sad, and soul deep all at the same time. By the time they finish the first ballad, I’m lost. So freaking lost in memories and regret, I don’t even watch them anymore. I shift on the couch, toeing my runners off, and curl my feet beneath me. One song bleeds into another. Some more lively, but most have a tone to them. Dark, black, lost like me.
A hand wraps around my ankle and tugs. I grip the sheets, but have no chance to keep from slipping from the bed. I hit the carpeted floor with a thump. All the air is gone, and I gasp like a baby bird waiting for food.
“Get up, Alice.” An expensive loafer lands against my ribs, and I wheeze through the pain. My teddy bear lays on the floor a few feet away, and I reach for it. He picks up Mr. Tomlin and tosses him to the bed. A hand threads through my tangled curls, and I’m lifted by the roots. “Get up.”
“What’s wrong…Daddy? What did I do?”
He doesn’t answer, and I’m dragged down the long hall, down the flight of stairs leading to the first floor, and then thrown down the basement stairs. I tumble over a few before I catch a hold of the metal railing. Tears leak across my face.
The shiny loafer’s dull in the dark as he takes the first step. I scramble to my feet and hurry to the basement floor. But I’m trapped. At the bottom, I’m in complete darkness. “Daddy, I’m scared.”
“Good.”
I’ VE MISSED SEVERAL OF MY intros because I can’t take my eyes off the girl sleeping on the couch. She nodded off during the second set. With all the fire and spark calmed beneath her peaceful slumber, I’m drawn to the pain left upon her face. I’ve never seen anyone sleep sad before, and it intrigues me. There’s a lure to this girl who has taken hold, and I can’t tell if it’s my dick or something else that doesn’t want to let her go.
Honestly, I didn’t want to be an ass to her, but I also didn’t want her here in my haven. This is where I create my first love, and I won’t be able to do that if she taints it up with all her cuteness. I kind of have a hang up about having girls I want to screw in my work area.
She sighs when Gabe breaks into a soft solo, and I’m baited out of my wondering. Our music has invaded her dreams, and whatever secrets she’s hidden come to life across her features. I want to know them. I have a feeling that she’ll give me a lifetime of ammunition for my work, but at what
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