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And again…
It doesn’t matter.
I follow Maddie through the eating area to the elevators, and we ascend to the top floor where Jett’s suite is.
Maddie knocks on the door, and I stand slightly behind her.
I feel like a shadow this morning. Like a part of me is missing. I’ll just have to learn to live without it.
To my surprise, Brock opens the door. “Hey, Bree, Maddie. Come on in.”
Jett Draconis is there with his wife, Heather. Rory sits on the couch, and Jesse—gorgeous Jesse—is sitting in a chair. He looks over his shoulder, his gaze meeting mine.
Then he looks away.
But in that split second, I saw the guilt in his sunken dark eyes, the regret and the consternation.
“You two know everyone here, don’t you?” Brock asks.
“Yeah, of course,” Maddie says. “Jett, Heather, it’s nice to see you again.”
“Good to see you two,” Jett says. “I want to apologize to both of you for Zane’s behavior last night.”
I stare at Jett. God…this means everyone in the room knows what Maddie and I almost did. I look to the floor, hoping a giant hole will appear and swallow me up. I say nothing, and to my surprise, Maddie speaks.
“I should be apologizing,” she says. “Brianna and I really shouldn’t have been?—”
“No, you shouldn’t have,” Jesse cuts her off. “But we’re all adults here, even though it’s hard for me to remember that sometimes.”
Maddie apologized? I didn’t see that coming. She was so angry with me, and?—
“We need a favor from you two,” Jesse continues. “Rory and I, and the band.”
“Of course,” Maddie says. “What do you need?”
I still haven’t said anything. This conversation is surreal. No one has spoken directly to me, and what would I say anyway?
Jesse clears his throat. “Someone needs to be at the hospital for Dragon. For when he wakes up. I’ve already called and told the staff that the two of you would be coming over to act in my stead.”
News to me. The last thing I want to do is babysit Dragon Locke.
But if this is what Jesse needs from me, I’ll do it.
Maddie gazes to the floor, looking crestfallen. “Well, yeah, sure, Jess. Whatever you need.”
“It would be best for me to be there,” Jesse says, “but Jett has arranged for a drummer for us until Dragon’s back on his feet, which means we need to get him up to speed on our numbers this afternoon. Dragon will probably wake up sometime before this evening, and I don’t want him to be alone when he does.”
“Yeah, of course. Sure,” Maddie says again.
I simply nod.
Not exactly how I expected to spend the afternoon, but because Jesse asked, I will do it. I will do whatever he needs me to do.
Which probably includes staying the hell away from him.
“I’ve arranged for our limo to take you to the hospital,” Jett says.
“They can take a cab,” Jesse says.
