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Cameron’s arms came around her. Warmth and sawdust enveloped her. She had the strong urge to cuddle in and not let go. She hadn’t realized just how much she’d needed the touch and comfort. Cameron had always been that for her. On the official checklist of things she wanted from a relationship, he ticked off every damn mark.
Except one.
All she felt was comfort. She stepped back and looked up at him. That part of her that screamed to just try it, to see if she kissed him that there might be some miracle spark between them, was so freaking loud. She could see it in his eyes. He’d been subtle and never pushed, but she knew just one move from her and he’d be willing to give the more than friendship thing a try.
But she stepped back and focused a little too hard on the split piece of wood beside her foot. She made herself look up and smile. Cam didn’t deserve her waffling. He deserved a woman that would make him the one hundred percent priority. And she knew, deep inside, that comfort wasn’t enough.
His arms fell to his sides. “Well, if you don’t need me for anything, I’m going to head up to the barn for the last minute details.”
“I was heading up there myself. Johnny Cage has been added to the bill. I need to make sure the security Logan promised has arrived. It’s going to be a madhouse here starting tomorrow.”
Cam searched her face for a moment, then pressed his lips together.
“What?”
He shook his head. “Not my place.”
She sighed. “Let me have it. I can take it.”
“You sure you know what you’re doing?”
“With what?”
“Don’t play stupid, Bella. It doesn’t suit you.”
She crossed her arms over her middle, twisting her fingers around the strap of her purse. “I’m trying my damnedest to be professional. I thought I was succeeding.”
“You are. And I like Logan. He’s a great guy. I’ve known him for a long time.”
She blinked up at him. “You have?” She’d known that Logan came into town relatively regularly, but she’d been living there for almost a year and had never seen him. She just assumed that he kept pretty private.
“I helped build his cabin with Jacob. He’s a good guy. Funny and irreverent. Can go shot for shot with Jacob Stack for whisky and that’s saying something.”
Surprised, she relaxed a little. She’d seen Logan in the barn and thought he was part of the crew, so it shouldn’t be that out of the realm. “Wow.”
“He came here as a young adult. Broke down on Main Street when his fancy car shit the bed. He ended up stranded here for a few days. This was before he started All the King’s Men. Right after his first band had fallen apart.”
“Right. I remember he used to do the boyband stuff. I didn’t start listening until…” she trailed off. She’d been able to hide that side of her from the festival. The whole town didn’t need to know that Logan had been one of her favorite musicians.
Cam just laughed and shook his head. “I own a few albums. No need to be embarrassed about it.”
“He’s a household name. When he released ‘Tipping Mark’ I was officially sunk.”
“Helluva lot different than the bleach-tipped kid doing mall tours back in the day.”
She laughed. “I was listening to Foo Fighters and Stone Sour.”
“Teen Bella was a little headbanger. I didn’t know that.” Cam tipped his baseball hat back. “Always a surprise.”
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“Oh, if you’d have seen me in the city as a teen.” Her smile fell away. She’d been a wild child because no one had ever given a damn where she was. As long as her grades were good, she’d been off her parents’ radar.
He searched her face for a moment. “Let’s walk and talk.”
She nodded and they fell into step. The last minute hammering, volunteers setting up canvas pop-ups against the wicked sun that had been warned for tomorrow, and laughter faded as they made their way up to the barn from the back trail.
“So what was he like?”
