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deep breath. “We’ve tried. His parents have tried. Jared is who he is. He’s got the biggest heart of anyone I know, and he’s everyone’s best friend until he picks up that mirror and does a line off of it. It’s his fatal flaw.”
“But it’s not yours,” she told him softly.
“You’re right. It’s not. But Jared comes with me. He’s my best friend. I would never turn my back on him. No matter what he does, I’m always going to be there for him. He’s always been there for me. We’ve been in more scrapes together than I can even mention. We started this together. I’m not giving up on him because he has a habit that he can’t kick.”
As crazy as it sounded, she admired that about him. He obviously was persistent.
“Well, if you can handle me being so bad in the sack that my last boyfriend cheated on me and left me for a fling with another woman, then I can deal with your friend,” she said in a rush.
“I’m sorry, what?” He couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re bad in the sack so your last boyfriend left you?”
“He cheated on me. I’m assuming I’m no good when it comes to sex.”
She was young, and he figured that no matter what her stage persona said, she was also very self-conscious in her own skin. Especially in the business they were in. Everyone told you that you had to have a six-pack, straight teeth (the whiter the better), your hair cut just so, and never mention anything about the little tricks that got you that way. Garrett was more than willing to take a chance on her.
“Why don’t you let me be the judge of that when the time comes?”
Her stomach fluttered. This man was talking like he already knew they would have an intimate relationship. “Okay,” her voice squeaked, and she had to clear her throat.
“If you’re okay with me, then I’m okay with you,” he told her, glancing over to the bunk that held Jared, probably sleeping off his high.
“Then I guess together we’re okay.”
Garrett knew to make this work they had to see each other. Their relationship couldn’t sustain on technology alone. “Where are you?” he asked abruptly.
“I’m in my hotel room fixing to leave for the airport.”
“No, I mean what city are you in?”
“I’m flying to Kansas City to do a concert there in two days. I have a day and a half to lounge around. Well, part of a day and a half anyway.”
Someone meant for this to happen, Garrett decided. “Awesome, we’re going to be in Omaha within the next few hours. We’re not too far away from each other. Do you want me to come get you or do you want to come to me? If this is going to work, we have to spend time together.”
He was right and she knew it. Biting her thumbnail, she thought for a moment. “You can come get me. When is your concert?”
“We’re performing tomorrow night.”
She quickly looked at the calendar on her phone. “Great, I’m not performing until the day after tomorrow, and I don’t have any obligations for the press or radio. How about you come get me, I’ll hang out with you and go to your concert tomorrow night, and then I’ll either drive myself or take a short flight back to Kansas City for my concert the next day. Does that work?”
“So you’d stay with me, right?” He wanted to be clear.
“Unless you have a roommate. I know some bands double up.”
“No, this band doesn’t. Trust me on that. Chris snores like a lumberjack.”
She laughed, that fluttery feeling coming back to her stomach. She was going to stay with Garrett Thompson. Overnight. And a day. Stuff like this never happened to her. “So when should you hit Omaha?”
“A few hours. Probably right about the time you hit Kansas City, so you’ll have to wait on me to get to you, but it shouldn’t be any later than this afternoon.”
“Okay,” she told him, zipping up her suitcase. “I’ll be waiting.”
“I can’t wait to see you,” he told her softly. After dealing with Jared he needed some good in
“But it’s not yours,” she told him softly.
“You’re right. It’s not. But Jared comes with me. He’s my best friend. I would never turn my back on him. No matter what he does, I’m always going to be there for him. He’s always been there for me. We’ve been in more scrapes together than I can even mention. We started this together. I’m not giving up on him because he has a habit that he can’t kick.”
As crazy as it sounded, she admired that about him. He obviously was persistent.
“Well, if you can handle me being so bad in the sack that my last boyfriend cheated on me and left me for a fling with another woman, then I can deal with your friend,” she said in a rush.
“I’m sorry, what?” He couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re bad in the sack so your last boyfriend left you?”
“He cheated on me. I’m assuming I’m no good when it comes to sex.”
She was young, and he figured that no matter what her stage persona said, she was also very self-conscious in her own skin. Especially in the business they were in. Everyone told you that you had to have a six-pack, straight teeth (the whiter the better), your hair cut just so, and never mention anything about the little tricks that got you that way. Garrett was more than willing to take a chance on her.
“Why don’t you let me be the judge of that when the time comes?”
Her stomach fluttered. This man was talking like he already knew they would have an intimate relationship. “Okay,” her voice squeaked, and she had to clear her throat.
“If you’re okay with me, then I’m okay with you,” he told her, glancing over to the bunk that held Jared, probably sleeping off his high.
“Then I guess together we’re okay.”
Garrett knew to make this work they had to see each other. Their relationship couldn’t sustain on technology alone. “Where are you?” he asked abruptly.
“I’m in my hotel room fixing to leave for the airport.”
“No, I mean what city are you in?”
“I’m flying to Kansas City to do a concert there in two days. I have a day and a half to lounge around. Well, part of a day and a half anyway.”
Someone meant for this to happen, Garrett decided. “Awesome, we’re going to be in Omaha within the next few hours. We’re not too far away from each other. Do you want me to come get you or do you want to come to me? If this is going to work, we have to spend time together.”
He was right and she knew it. Biting her thumbnail, she thought for a moment. “You can come get me. When is your concert?”
“We’re performing tomorrow night.”
She quickly looked at the calendar on her phone. “Great, I’m not performing until the day after tomorrow, and I don’t have any obligations for the press or radio. How about you come get me, I’ll hang out with you and go to your concert tomorrow night, and then I’ll either drive myself or take a short flight back to Kansas City for my concert the next day. Does that work?”
“So you’d stay with me, right?” He wanted to be clear.
“Unless you have a roommate. I know some bands double up.”
“No, this band doesn’t. Trust me on that. Chris snores like a lumberjack.”
She laughed, that fluttery feeling coming back to her stomach. She was going to stay with Garrett Thompson. Overnight. And a day. Stuff like this never happened to her. “So when should you hit Omaha?”
“A few hours. Probably right about the time you hit Kansas City, so you’ll have to wait on me to get to you, but it shouldn’t be any later than this afternoon.”
“Okay,” she told him, zipping up her suitcase. “I’ll be waiting.”
“I can’t wait to see you,” he told her softly. After dealing with Jared he needed some good in
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