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too long because before I knew it, I felt the bed dip next to me as he sat
down at my side. “Sorry, that was Beau. Everyone should be here in about a half
hour.”
    “Oh, good.”
    “Yeah, I think they are going to stop
and pick up your friend Danni on the way over and then we’re going to chill for
a minute before we decide what to do.”
    “Wait…they are picking up Danni? Why?” I
asked.
    Ryder looked at me like the answer
should be obvious. “Uh, because Beau and Danni are friends and he wanted to see
her.”
    “They are?” What? Since when have
Beau and Danni been friends, and why the hell didn’t she tell me?
    “Yeah. After Danni tagged the band in
those pictures from Cincinnati, he friend requested her and they talk like
every day. Why are you surprised? Didn’t you know?” he asked.
    I blew out a breath. “No, I didn’t.”
Danni had been messaging and talking to Beau Cavanaugh for the past three
months and couldn’t find time to tell me this? It wasn’t a big deal really, but
it still hurt me that she didn’t confide in me.
    He put his hands on my shoulders and
massaged them comfortingly. I instantly felt more relaxed. “At this point they
are just Facebook friends. It’s not like they are hooking up or anything. Well,
not yet anyway.”
    “I know,” I said, and I turned my face
to look at him. Just as he was about to move in and kiss me again, I stopped
him. “Listen, can we talk for a second?”
    He leaned back and smiled. “Sure,” he
said, still massaging my shoulders.
    “What just happened…Ryder that was
amazing. I’ve never kissed anyone like that and no one has touched me like that
in a long time. I’m surprised I let it get that far.”
    “Well, I do have that affect on women…or
so I’ve been told,” he said, winking.
    I rolled my eyes and elbowed him in the
ribs. “Shut up,” I said, and he smiled a sexy smile at me.
    “Ouch,” he joked, faking pain.
    “I’m serious. Kissing you and letting
you touch me just now was a huge deal for me, but I don’t want to do anything
else until I know you better. We really don’t know much about each other, so if
this is going to turn into something we probably should maybe learn a little
bit more about each other. Don’t you think?” I asked.
    Ryder nodded and gave my shoulders a
shake. “Yeah, you’re right. Okay, so let’s start over.” He held his hand out to
me. “Hi, I’m Ryder Matthews, and I am the lead singer of Bad Blooded Rebel. I
am twenty seven years old and I was born in raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Football
is my favorite sport and I am a diehard Bengals fan. Mexican food is my
favorite, I love just about any movie made in the eighties, and I hate cats.
Oh, and I think you’re really hot. Okay, now it’s your turn,” he said, smiling
a boyish smile.
    Despite myself, I grinned so wide my
cheeks hurt. I placed my hand in his and let out a chuckle. “Um, okay. Here
goes. Uh, hi, I’m Everleigh Stone, and I work as a waitress at Deuce’s Diner. I
was born and raised right here in Muncie, Indiana and I just turned twenty
four. I love football too and the Colts are my all time favorite team, so we
might have problems with that. I love Italian food, old movies from the
thirties and forties are my all time faves, and I too do not like cats. Oh
yeah, and as much as I hate to admit it, I think you’re really hot too,” I
said, and he chuckled.
    “Nice. See? Now we’re getting
somewhere.”
    “I guess we are. So, what now?”
    “Ask me a question. Anything you want to
know. I’m an open book.”
    “O-okay. Uh, let me think. Um, what’s
your middle name?”
    He smiled at me. “Storm.”
    I chuckled. “Are you serious? Your name
is Ryder Storm Matthews?”
    “Yeah, what can I say? I was born in the
middle of a really bad thunderstorm and apparently they lost power at the
hospital for a minute. I was born literally the minute the generators came on,”
he said, grinning. “My dad always said I rode in