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“I see you made a friend,” he rasps, his hold on me tightening.
“I did?” I question, my brain taking a moment to catch up. “You mean Travis?” I pull back just in time to see him nod slowly.
“You two were getting pretty cozy in front of the camera.”
“I asked him to take a picture with me to send to Starr. You know she’s obsessed with him.”
He seems completely at ease but I can’t help but feel he’s not happy with me. That feeling only increases as he lowers me to my feet and takes a full step back.
“She the only one?” He cocks his head to the side and I swear my stomach bottoms out at the look he’s giving me.
“Oh my god,” I say in disbelief. “You’re jealous.”
“Travis Travers just had his lips onmygirl. I’m not jealous, babe. I’m pissed.” His nostrils flare slightly and I have to physically bite back the laugh that works its way into my throat.
“Hey.” I grab his hand and pull him back to me. “Travis Travers has nothing on you. But more importantly, he doesn’t have me. You do. Now stop being pissed and kiss me, you handsome, sweaty man.”
He smiles and seconds later his lips are on mine, kissing me the way he should have kissed me when he ran off stage.
“You’re killing me woman,” he groans against my lips.
“I know the feeling,” I breathe, tangling my fingers into the back of his hair.
“Come on.” He drops his hold on me and snags my hand, pulling me down the stairs and around the corner, ducking us into a dark hallway.
His body is pressed firmly against mine, sandwiching me between him and the wall, his mouth working desperately against my lips when we hear a throat clear behind us a couple minutes later.
Hudson, completely unphased that someone has caught us, makes no attempt to detach his body from mine as he turns his head toward our audience, my view completely blocked by his tall frame.
“Uh, sorry dude,” Colton says and within a second Hudson’s hold on me drops.
“Kelly.” Hudson grabs my hand and tugs me to his side, his arm going around my shoulder right as my eyes land on a very pretty brunette.
I know instantly that she’s Hudson sister. Even if he hadn’t said her name, there’s no denying the resemblance between them. Same dark hair, same dark eyes. It’s like looking at a petite female version of the man next to me.
“You’re lucky it’s just me. You’d give our damn mother a heart attack if she caught you like this.” Even as she lectures him, the smile on her face spreads, revealing she too has a dimple on her right cheek. “Come here you.” She drapes her arms around his neck and gives him a quick hug. Hudson does not release me, hugging her with the opposite arm than the one that’s around me.
“It’s good to see you, Kel,” Hudson says as his sister steps back, her gaze falling to me.
“And you must be Lennon. My brother did always have good taste,” she says, making no qualms about checking me out in one thorough sweep of her eyes. “You are gorgeous.”
“Um, thank you,” I sputter, completely caught off guard.
“Ignore my sister. She doesn’t get out much.” Hudson chuckles.
“It’s true. I have mommy brain.” She shakes her head. “Lord, where are my manners. I’m Kelly.” She holds her hand out.
“Lennon.” I smile, sliding my hand into hers and shaking lightly.
“It’s nice to finally meet the woman who has my brother so twisted.” She eyes Hudson with a wide smile on her face as she releases my hand. “Colton tells me everything.” She elbows Colton who’s standing next to her.
“Why you gotta go getting me into trouble, Kel?” he asks dramatically.
“Boy never could keep his mouth shut.” She laughs, poking her finger playfully into his side.
“So, what did you think of the show?” Hudson sweeps in and saves his friend, drawing his sister’s attention back to him.
“It was amazing, Hud. So amazing. Of course, we knew it would be. Mom cried the whole time. Dad seemed a little star struck. And me, well you know me, I screamed like a crazy person the whole time.”
