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“You’re welcome.”
“Daddy, can we open the rest now?” Delilah asked, not waiting for his reply as she grabbed the next one. Within a minute all five of them were opened. Like Marley, Presley got a t-shirt, but his had a print of the Rolling Stones on it, another band she knew he loved. Then there was a box of his favorite chocolates, tickets to a concert that was happening in the summer, and a leather wallet, because she’d noticed his was pretty battered.
Delilah wandered off when she realized there were no more to open. And Presley walked toward her, pulling her against him as he brushed her cheek with his mouth. “Thank you,” he told her, sounding strangely emotional. “They’re all perfect.”
“I have one more for you at home,” she reminded him.
He smiled against her skin. “That’s already my favorite.”
“Oh boy, so what’s going on here?”
They turned to see Alex walking toward them. He was wearing a pair of cut off jeans, and a sleeveless tee, a pair of aviators covering his eyes. But you didn’t have to see his eyes to know he was hungover.
“What’s what?” Presley frowned.
“You and Cassie? You a thing now?”
Cassie smiled at him. “Looks like it.”
Alex shrugged. “Cool. And since you’re all here, I have some news.”
“Another viral TikTok?” Marley asked, looking amused. Because Alex was completely addicted to that app.
“Kind of.” Alex frowned at him. “But not really. It’s what’s happened on the back of the TikTok.”
“What?”
Alex looked around the party, as though he was waiting for everybody to listen to him. But unlike when Presley kissed Cassie, nobody looked all that interested.
“So I got an email on Friday.”
“Scintillating…” Marley murmured. “I got a text message. Isn’t modern technology a wonderful thing?”
Cassie bit down a smile. Presley shook his head.
“But was yours from a motherfucking record company?” Alex asked, looking annoyed.
“There are kids here,” Presley murmured. “Keep the language clean, please.”
“Like you do,” Alex said.
“I am today.” Pres lifted a brow.
Alex sighed. “Did you not hear me? I got an email from a record company. A big one. They found us on TikTok. They’re interested in our songs.”
“Sure they are.” Presley nodded. “Did they ask for your credit card so they could start promoting us?”
Cassie elbowed him in the stomach. Sure he was funny, but Alex looked so excited, she hated to dash his good humor.
“I’m being serious, man. Look at this.” He pulled his phone from his pocket and slid his finger along the screen until an email appeared on it. Holding it out to Presley, he had a triumphant expression on his face. “Read it and weep.”
Presley looked over it, his own expression neutral. “Did you click on the sender and see if it came from some weird email address?”
“Of course I did. I’m not an idiot.”
“What does it say?” Cassie asked, leaning over Presley’s shoulder. Her eyes skimmed the words, taking in the invitation to come to New York for an audition.
“Nah,” she said smiling. “That has to be a hoax.”
