I held her hand through the first few songs, unable to stop myself from watching how thoroughly she was enjoying the show.
Silas stood a few feet ahead of us, headbanging to the music. Ezra and Cole had disappeared, probably to somewhere in the mosh pit. It wasn’t the smartest thing for them to get into, but they were big boys. They could take care of themselves. Unlike Adeline, whom I suddenly had a strong urge to protect. I knew she’d probably tell me that she didn’t need any protection from me if I voiced my thoughts, but despite how hard she worked at the gym, I couldn’t see her getting into a physical fight. She was too measured. Too deliberate. I was glad to play the part of bodyguard.
For a woman you haven’t even had?
I pushed that thought out of my head. Standing room at a metal concert could get pretty intense, and I didn’t want her to get knocked down, or even worse, groped by a drunk idiot. She was our potential future bandmate, and that meant I had to watch out for her.
Right. That’s why you’re doing this.
When some dude from behind bumped into her, she staggered forward, pulling on my hand, her eyes still glued to the stage. I whipped my head to scowl at him, and he raised his palms up in apology when he saw my expression. Physically, I wasn’t enormous like Silas, but I was stronger than I looked, and I could be downright vicious if the occasion called for it.
I moved to stand right behind Adeline, putting my hands on her hips, and earned a quick glance from her. She tensed underneath my palms for a moment before relaxing again.
I’d never been this close to her before. Her voluminous hair reached to just below my chin. The scent of it was intoxicating and sent blood straight to my dick. I shifted my hips back so that she wouldn’t accidentally find out exactly what she was doing to me.
This was bad. Very bad.
Despite the rest of my band’s intimate relationship with her, it felt like the two of us were only starting to cross the fiery chasm that I had created and fed from the moment we met. A part of me still didn’t know if I was ready to give my heart to someone so soon after Charlie.
You sure it’s not too late for that?
Maybe it was. As I pushed away another guy who got too close to Adeline, it hit me that while the thought of another man’s hands on her was infuriating, irrationally, that feeling didn’t extend to the rest of my bandmates. Did that mean a part of me wanted to join in on whatever the hell they were doing?
Even if I did, I had no idea if Adeline would have me after I’d spent weeks acting like a dick.
Our fingers intertwined as she placed her hands on top of mine and pulled my arms tighter around her waist. When she turned her head to say something to me, her lips were a tantalizing few inches away from mine.
“I know what you’re doing.”
My face began to burn. How could she possibly know about the erection I was sporting?
“Thank you for keeping me safe. It’s very sweet.”
Oh.“Sure,” I said, keeping my voice as casual as it could be while trying to make myself heard over the music.
She twisted slightly in my arms and leaned into my ear. “You’ve surprised me, you know?”
“How so?”
“With the fact that you’re onboard with this idea. One day I’d love to know how the guys managed to convince you.”
Her smile was teasing, but all I could do was stare at how her lashes fanned across her cheeks. I wanted to tell her that they didn’t have to do much. That as soon as we’d written that song together, I’d known there was potential here.
“Maybe one day I’ll tell you,” I responded lamely. Her smile wavered for a moment, and then she turned away from me once again.
I instantly felt bad for my cold response and pulled her even closer, bridging whatever inches had remained between our bodies.
When she stiffened, I remembered why I had put that distance there in the first place.
My hard cock was pressed against her ass, and I knew there wasn’t a chance she couldn’t feel it. I was too mortified to move, and we stood like two stiff mannequins for a long moment.
Then, she pressed back.
I nearly choked on the saliva that was rapidly flooding my mouth. Why wasn’t she pulling away?
Maybe she was scared. Maybe she thought I’d take back the offer if she didn’t reciprocate. That idea made me feel nauseous, so I moved my hands to her hips with the intention of pushing her away, but before I could, she ground her ass against me.
Was she…into this?
