said. “I need to talk to Rhys so I’ll just meet you in the break room.”
They parted ways when the elevator opened and Ally peeked her head into open doors until she finally located him in the break room, flipping through a file and eating a sandwich.
“ Just the person I was looking for,” she said with a wide smile.
His head snapped up and a grin popped on his face, complete with dimples. “Well, glad you found me,” he said as he kicked a chair out for her.
She sat cautiously, eyeing the file in front of him. “I don’t want to interrupt you.”
“ Nah,” he said as he closed the file and folded his hand on top of it. “What’s up? Are you on your way out of town?”
“ Yes,” she said, despair tugging at her heart. “I just wanted to say thanks again and tell you goodbye.”
“ Aw,” he said, patting her hand. “I had a great time, Ally. You don’t need to thank me.”
“ Well,” she said, straightening and jutting out her chin. “If you’re ever in my neck of the woods, give me a call and I’ll show you around or something.”
His grin widened and he leaned over to whisper conspiratorially. “It may be sooner than you think.”
Her mouth opened, forming an O. “What are you talking about?”
“ You’ll see,” he said with a wink. He sat back, tore a piece off his sandwich, and popped it in his mouth, grinning the whole time.
She sighed as she shook her head. “You men and your need to be mysterious. It’s not as sexy as you’d like to think.”
He lifted a brow then broke into laughter. “Thanks for that tip – it might come in handy.”
She took his hand, totally at ease, and wished once again that he lived closer. She could easily see herself hanging out with him and inviting him to hang out with her other friends. She knew he’d fit in easily. “You will keep in touch, right?”
Again, he smiled knowingly. “Sure. That’s not a problem.”
She narrowed her eyes and opened her mouth to ask him what he was hiding when the door opened and Jay called out to her. She released Robby’s hand and stood. “I guess we’re out of here. Thanks again, Robby.”
“ Sure,” he said as he stood and accepted her brief hug. He stepped around her to shake Jay’s hand. “And I’ll be talking to you soon.”
“ Yep,” Jay said. “Till then, take care.”
Ally followed her father out the door, pausing to smile once more at Robby over her shoulder. She sighed again as she stepped into the elevator. Yeah, she was going to miss him.
***
Cole sat at the table in the middle of the bus and flipped through the latest issue of Rock News Weekly . His cell phone was positioned close to his hand and sat silent, waiting for Ally to call.
Lila sauntered to the table and slid in the booth next to him, feigning interest in the article on drums that Cole was reading. He glanced at her, raising a questioning brow.
“ We’ve left California,” she announced. “We’re in Nevada. Just thought you’d like to know.”
“ Thanks,” he said and dropped his eyes back to the magazine. He stiffened as she moved closer, her thigh pressing his. “Did you need something else?”
“ You’re awfully quiet today,” she said. “Is something the matter?”
“ Nope,” he said as he turned the page. “Nothing at all. Just trying to relax.”
She picked up his phone and rubbed the screen on her jeans, erasing the fingerprints. “And waiting for your girlfriend to call?”
He snatched the phone from her hands and set it on the other side of his magazine. “She’s on a plane right now. She’ll call when she lands.”
Lila picked at the nail polish on her index finger and smirked as he shifted slightly away from her. Her closeness was making him quite uncomfortable. “I heard that she attended some party with Robby Redden. I bet that pissed you off, huh?”
“ Nope,” he said, adding a little extra emphasis on the ‘p’ sound. “Not in the least. She asked me if I would mind
They parted ways when the elevator opened and Ally peeked her head into open doors until she finally located him in the break room, flipping through a file and eating a sandwich.
“ Just the person I was looking for,” she said with a wide smile.
His head snapped up and a grin popped on his face, complete with dimples. “Well, glad you found me,” he said as he kicked a chair out for her.
She sat cautiously, eyeing the file in front of him. “I don’t want to interrupt you.”
“ Nah,” he said as he closed the file and folded his hand on top of it. “What’s up? Are you on your way out of town?”
“ Yes,” she said, despair tugging at her heart. “I just wanted to say thanks again and tell you goodbye.”
“ Aw,” he said, patting her hand. “I had a great time, Ally. You don’t need to thank me.”
“ Well,” she said, straightening and jutting out her chin. “If you’re ever in my neck of the woods, give me a call and I’ll show you around or something.”
His grin widened and he leaned over to whisper conspiratorially. “It may be sooner than you think.”
Her mouth opened, forming an O. “What are you talking about?”
“ You’ll see,” he said with a wink. He sat back, tore a piece off his sandwich, and popped it in his mouth, grinning the whole time.
She sighed as she shook her head. “You men and your need to be mysterious. It’s not as sexy as you’d like to think.”
He lifted a brow then broke into laughter. “Thanks for that tip – it might come in handy.”
She took his hand, totally at ease, and wished once again that he lived closer. She could easily see herself hanging out with him and inviting him to hang out with her other friends. She knew he’d fit in easily. “You will keep in touch, right?”
Again, he smiled knowingly. “Sure. That’s not a problem.”
She narrowed her eyes and opened her mouth to ask him what he was hiding when the door opened and Jay called out to her. She released Robby’s hand and stood. “I guess we’re out of here. Thanks again, Robby.”
“ Sure,” he said as he stood and accepted her brief hug. He stepped around her to shake Jay’s hand. “And I’ll be talking to you soon.”
“ Yep,” Jay said. “Till then, take care.”
Ally followed her father out the door, pausing to smile once more at Robby over her shoulder. She sighed again as she stepped into the elevator. Yeah, she was going to miss him.
***
Cole sat at the table in the middle of the bus and flipped through the latest issue of Rock News Weekly . His cell phone was positioned close to his hand and sat silent, waiting for Ally to call.
Lila sauntered to the table and slid in the booth next to him, feigning interest in the article on drums that Cole was reading. He glanced at her, raising a questioning brow.
“ We’ve left California,” she announced. “We’re in Nevada. Just thought you’d like to know.”
“ Thanks,” he said and dropped his eyes back to the magazine. He stiffened as she moved closer, her thigh pressing his. “Did you need something else?”
“ You’re awfully quiet today,” she said. “Is something the matter?”
“ Nope,” he said as he turned the page. “Nothing at all. Just trying to relax.”
She picked up his phone and rubbed the screen on her jeans, erasing the fingerprints. “And waiting for your girlfriend to call?”
He snatched the phone from her hands and set it on the other side of his magazine. “She’s on a plane right now. She’ll call when she lands.”
Lila picked at the nail polish on her index finger and smirked as he shifted slightly away from her. Her closeness was making him quite uncomfortable. “I heard that she attended some party with Robby Redden. I bet that pissed you off, huh?”
“ Nope,” he said, adding a little extra emphasis on the ‘p’ sound. “Not in the least. She asked me if I would mind
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