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Beauends his call and looks at us. “Ready?”
Ismile and nod, butI’mnot.
Becauseas much asItry to convince myself that being just friends withDevonis the best thing for me, my heart isn’t listening.
AndIdon’t feel ready for a night out with him at all.
ChapterFifteen
Devon
I’mthe first to step out of the stretch limo at theElCapitanTheatreonHollywoodBoulevard.Iadjust my tux whileZac,Cassie, andCalebfollow me out.Lightsfrom all the cameras pointed our way flash, butIignore them for now.Wehaven’t done many movie premieres before, but we’ve been to enough music awards nights by now thatIknow the drill.
Beau’snext.Thenhe turns and reaches a hand back into the car forShae.
Whenshe tentatively steps out, her eyes are huge.Inwonderment, she takes in the mass of reporters and photographers lining one side of the press tent that houses the red carpet.Theother side of the tent is a background with the movie’s title plastered across it.Theevent is a lot bigger than the nightclub opening.ButBeauhooks her arm through his and grins down at her.Shesmiles back, andIgrit my teeth at the perfect picture they make.
Itake deep breaths in and out and force myself to relax.Whatthe hell has gotten into me?Afew minutes betweenShae’slegs and an orgasm in a damn closet, andI’veturned into a jealous asshole.Andyeah, it might have been the most fucking intense orgasmI’veever had, but it doesn’t give me the right to feel possessive of her.Particularlynot when it comes to my cousin.Fuck, if anyone’s justified in making a move onShae, it’sBeau.Andyet, watching him place his hand on the smooth, bare skin of her lower back and guide her up the carpet has me seeing red.
Ikeep a casual smile fixed on my face for the cameras asCalebandItrail behind the others.
Hewalks close. “Anythinggoing on between those two?”Hejerks his chin atBeauandShaewalking ahead of us.
“No.”Ican’t help the clipped way the word comes out.Whenhe glances at me with an arched brow,Itemper my reply. “Notas far asI’maware.”
“Couldhave fooled me.Theylook pretty comfortable with each other.”
Mynostrils flare as he repeats the thoughtsIhaven’t been able to shake.Whythe hell isCalebso fucking interested anyway?He’snot exactly in my good graces after having his hands on her at the filming of our video.
“They’veknown each other since they were little kids.Ofcourse they’re comfortable with each other.”Isend a scowl his way. “Butdon’t think that gives you permission to try anything.”
Calebflat-out laughs, causingShaeto look over her shoulder at us, a pretty smile on her perfect lips.
“Iwouldn’t dare,” he says.
Ileave it at that.Anythingmore, andCalebwill figure out there’s more to my warning than just being an over-protective friend.
Westop a couple of times to answer questions from reporters who ask how we feel about contributing to the soundtrack.Evenmy frustration over my situation withShaecan’t stop the surge of pride that washes over me.
Aswe reach the end of the carpet, one of the reporters calls out. “Who’syour date tonight,Beau?”
Hestops and puts his arm aroundShae’swaist and tugs her close.
Myshoulders knot.
“Thisis one of my best friends,ShaePreston.”
Thereporter chuckles. “Bestfriends?Isthat what we’re calling it these days?”
Andinstead of denying the implication,Beaufucking laughs, then guidesShaethe rest of the way to the door of the theater.
Whatthe hell was that?
Istalk after them, cataloging every touch of his hand on her body.
Onceinside, the ushers direct us to our assigned seats toward the back—the front is reserved for the cast and crew.Isit at the end of the row withShaenext to me andBeauon her other side.It’sthe last placeIwant to be sitting.Whenthe server comes around offering refreshments,Iorder a double whiskey.
Beforethe movie starts, we listen to introductory speeches from a studio exec and the director.Thenthe lights dim, and finally, my attention is stolen fromShaeand the way she smells and the warmth of her body next to me by the explosive opening scene.Ilet the thrill of hearing our song play in a majorHollywoodmovie rush through me.AMAsandMTVawards are great, and aGrammynomination would be awesome, butI’mnot embarrassed to admit watching cars erupt into flames while our song plays in the background has fucking goose bumps rising on my arms.
