felt Kellan’s eyes still on me. I shouldn’t have looked back. I should have turned back to Justin or dipped low in a bow. We’d finished our set and it was time to break. I did look back though. Kellan’s gaze raked over me and he couldn’t hide the naked lust in his eyes. I knew he saw the same thing in mine. I couldn’t help it. My breasts rose and fell as I struggled to catch my breath. Heat coursed through me and went straight to my core, settling between my legs.
I wanted him. I couldn’t deny it. Didn’t want to. Even though I knew it was a terrible idea. It wasn’t just me I had to think about. Nothing good could come from messing with Kellan Carter or getting in any deeper with the Great Wolves M.C. than I already had. I knew it in my head, but my heart and every other part of me didn’t care.
The lights went down and Justin pulled his guitar strap over his head.
“That was quick thinking, cuz,” he said. “Our first big night ends in a brawl and I’m thinking that would have been the end of this gig.”
Breathless, I nodded.
“You okay?” he asked.
I nodded again. Tim and Bruno had already hopped off stage and headed for the bar surrounded by their new female groupies. Three or four more lingered at the end of the stage waiting for Justin.
“I’m good,” I said. “I just need a little air. It’s hotter in here than I’m used to.”
“Uh huh,” Justin said, holding his pick between his teeth as he set his guitar down in its case.
“Go on,” I said, plastering a smile back on my face. “Have a little fun tonight, Jus. I can take care of myself. Did you see that redhead at the back table? One more song and I’m pretty sure she’d have flung her panties at you. In fact, remind me to duck. I’d hate to get caught in the crossfire of that.”
Justin smiled. I was covering for my own heated state, but he did deserve to have a little fun.
“Yeah. I saw her. You really don’t mind if I go let her buy me a drink?”
I slapped him on the back. “Give me the keys to the love mobile. Just don’t stay out too late.”
“Hmm, you either.”
Justin hopped off the stage and ran a hand through his hair. I couldn’t help but laugh as I caught the side of his face just as he threw his killer smile at the redhead. Yeah. He was going to be out very late.
Suddenly, my throat felt dry as sandpaper but I had no desire to head out to the bar myself. Instead, I went back through the kitchen. When I got to the break room, Kellan was waiting for me with that smolder in his eyes that shot heat straight through me.
Chapter Nine
“Hey,” I said. “Great crowd tonight.”
He nodded. “You owned them. You always do, don’t you? What you do on that stage is amazing.”
I smiled and walked around him to the small fridge against the wall. I leaned down to open it and grabbed a water bottle. When I rose, Kellan hadn’t moved. He leaned against the wall near the door, watching me.
“And that was quick thinking, what you did back there. That dickhead would have gotten out of hand if you hadn’t drawn attention to him like that.”
I twisted the cap off the bottle and drank. The water was cool going down but it didn’t help. My skin was on fire being so close to him, even though he was on the other side of the room. Kellan watched every move I made. The air between us seemed charged.
“You need anything? Dinner? A drink? You can have anything you want.”
I pressed the water bottle to my temple. Right about then, I missed The Sand Bar . At least there, I could have jumped in the lake to cool down the sizzle between us.
“I’m good,” I said. “But kind of beat. I think I’m going to just head home.”
Kellan’s eyes narrowed. “You don’t party with the rest of your band?”
I started to peel the plastic label off the water bottle. “Not a lot, no. It’s okay. I’ve got the van. Justin and the
I wanted him. I couldn’t deny it. Didn’t want to. Even though I knew it was a terrible idea. It wasn’t just me I had to think about. Nothing good could come from messing with Kellan Carter or getting in any deeper with the Great Wolves M.C. than I already had. I knew it in my head, but my heart and every other part of me didn’t care.
The lights went down and Justin pulled his guitar strap over his head.
“That was quick thinking, cuz,” he said. “Our first big night ends in a brawl and I’m thinking that would have been the end of this gig.”
Breathless, I nodded.
“You okay?” he asked.
I nodded again. Tim and Bruno had already hopped off stage and headed for the bar surrounded by their new female groupies. Three or four more lingered at the end of the stage waiting for Justin.
“I’m good,” I said. “I just need a little air. It’s hotter in here than I’m used to.”
“Uh huh,” Justin said, holding his pick between his teeth as he set his guitar down in its case.
“Go on,” I said, plastering a smile back on my face. “Have a little fun tonight, Jus. I can take care of myself. Did you see that redhead at the back table? One more song and I’m pretty sure she’d have flung her panties at you. In fact, remind me to duck. I’d hate to get caught in the crossfire of that.”
Justin smiled. I was covering for my own heated state, but he did deserve to have a little fun.
“Yeah. I saw her. You really don’t mind if I go let her buy me a drink?”
I slapped him on the back. “Give me the keys to the love mobile. Just don’t stay out too late.”
“Hmm, you either.”
Justin hopped off the stage and ran a hand through his hair. I couldn’t help but laugh as I caught the side of his face just as he threw his killer smile at the redhead. Yeah. He was going to be out very late.
Suddenly, my throat felt dry as sandpaper but I had no desire to head out to the bar myself. Instead, I went back through the kitchen. When I got to the break room, Kellan was waiting for me with that smolder in his eyes that shot heat straight through me.
Chapter Nine
“Hey,” I said. “Great crowd tonight.”
He nodded. “You owned them. You always do, don’t you? What you do on that stage is amazing.”
I smiled and walked around him to the small fridge against the wall. I leaned down to open it and grabbed a water bottle. When I rose, Kellan hadn’t moved. He leaned against the wall near the door, watching me.
“And that was quick thinking, what you did back there. That dickhead would have gotten out of hand if you hadn’t drawn attention to him like that.”
I twisted the cap off the bottle and drank. The water was cool going down but it didn’t help. My skin was on fire being so close to him, even though he was on the other side of the room. Kellan watched every move I made. The air between us seemed charged.
“You need anything? Dinner? A drink? You can have anything you want.”
I pressed the water bottle to my temple. Right about then, I missed The Sand Bar . At least there, I could have jumped in the lake to cool down the sizzle between us.
“I’m good,” I said. “But kind of beat. I think I’m going to just head home.”
Kellan’s eyes narrowed. “You don’t party with the rest of your band?”
I started to peel the plastic label off the water bottle. “Not a lot, no. It’s okay. I’ve got the van. Justin and the
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