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Moretime won’t change how angryBeauwill be at me.ButI’llfigure that part out later.AllIknow isIcan’t let this end yet.
Ilean down and press my mouth to hers one more time.Then, with a last glance at where she’s lying gorgeous and rumpled on the bed,Iopen her door and walk out, hating thatIhave to.HatingthatI’mhiding the truth from the two peopleIcare about the most.
ChapterTwenty-Two
Devon
“I’mso excited about tomorrow,”Shaesays, turning bright eyes on me. “Andthis hotel is absolutely amazing.”
Thesix of us,Shae,Beauand me, along withCaleb,Zac, andCassie, are walking through the foyer of ourVegashotel, heading up to the rooms we have booked for the next two nights.Crossfireis performing at the iHeartRadio festival tomorrow evening, and we’re all pumped.ButShae’sexcitement beats out my anticipation of the festival.Shelooks the way she did when she was a teenager andBeauandIwould take her somewhere she’d never been before.Hell, even a day trip to the lake used to have her smiling from ear to ear.
Thatwas beforePhillipgot his claws into her.Lookingback,Ican see it, the sadness in her eyes.Butevery timeIsaw her back then,Iwas selfishly thinking of myself and how muchImissed her.Thinkingshe missed us too, and that’s why her smiles were dimmer.
ButPhillipis gone.Fornow,Shae’smine.Andhopefully she still will be once everything’s out in the open.
That’snot happening this weekend, though.Thelast thing the band needs is for things to go to shit between its lead guitarist and bass player right before performing live in front of tens of thousands of people, not to mention being streamed and broadcast to hundreds of thousands more.
Cassielinks her arm throughShae’s, and as they walk in front of us,IadmireShae’sass in her short denim skirt and the way her red halter top accentuates her tanned skin.
“Whatdo you want to do first?”Cassieasks her. “Foodor pool?”
“Pool,”Shaesays, just likeIknew she would.She’ssuch a water baby.
“Wecan always eat at the pool,”Isuggest.
Shaelooks over her shoulder at me, her lips curving up in a way that makes my pulse accelerate and my dick sit up and take notice.
“Evenbetter,” she says.
Fuck.Ican’t wait to get her alone in her hotel room tonight.Iplan to spend all night making her come.Tohell with being tired tomorrow.Theadrenaline before and after our performance will keep me going.Irefuse to miss the opportunity to spend all night in her bed.Inthe week since she told me what happened with her ex,I’vebeen going crazy being unable to wrap her in my arms anytimeIwant.
Afteragreeing to meet in twenty minutes’ time, we all split up and go to our rooms.Imade sureShae’swas at the end, with mine directly next to it.Idon’t want anyone to hear us tonight whenI’mmaking her scream for me.
Shedisappears inside to get changed, andIwalk into my room and move straight to the windows to check out the view over theStripfrom the fiftieth floor.ThenIquickly get changed into my swim trunks.Thehotel has a couple of pools, and we’ll likely grab a cabana big enough for all of us.Witha few of our bodyguards with us, we shouldn’t have to worry about being mobbed.
Whichis good, becauseIdon’t want to be distracted by fans whenIcan be looking atShaeparading around in her bikini.It’sgoing to be hell keeping my hands to myself.ButknowingI’llhave her tonight will make the frustration worth it.
AsIcome out of my room,IcatchShaejust exiting hers, wearing a filmy coverup over her bikini.Thesmile she gives me makes me want to press her against the wall and kiss her until neither of us can breathe.Ican’t risk doing that here, but since there’s no one else in the hallway at the moment,Ido let myself curl my fingers around her waist, then smooth them down over her stomach to press lightly between her legs.
Hereyes flare wide, andIlean close to whisper in her ear. “Thisis mine tonight.”
Shewets her lips and nods.Idrop my hand just in time because the door next to mine opens andBeauwalks out.
Shaesmiles at him, andIhope he’ll attribute the flush on her cheeks to the excitement of being here.
Hewalks toward us, grinning.Whenhe turns his smile onShae,Ihave the urge to wipe the look off his face.Whatthe fuck is wrong with me?He’smy best friend.He’sherbest friend.
“Lookinggood,Shae, baby,” he says, draping an arm over her shoulder and dragging her into his side so he can press a kiss to the side of her head.
Tensionclimbs my spine, butIforce myself to relax when he turns to me.
“Youready?” he says.
Inod and follow them to the elevator at the end of the hallway.Justas the ding announces its arrival, more doors open and voices come from behind us asZacandCassieexit their room.Calebcomes out of his just after them, andBeauholds the elevator door open whileShaeandImove to the back as everyone piles in.
Fora luxury hotel, the elevator is small.NotthatI’mcomplaining, becauseShae’sstanding in front of me, and the crowd means she’s practically pressed up against me.Ibrush my fingers over her lower back, then down over the swell of her ass, and watch as goose bumps break out over her arms.Sheshifts her weight and looks at me over her shoulder.Ismile and wink, my grin widening as she narrows her eyes at me.Thetouch isn’t enough.Nowherenear enough.Butit will have to do until tonight.
Weexit on the pool level, and our bodyguards,MattandRob—inconspicuously dressed in shorts,T-shirts, and sunglasses, but still standing out because of their size—fall in behind us as we make our way out the exit.
