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I could be an idiot sometimes.
“So we’re good?” he asked after a moment.
“Absolutely. And please let everyone in the organization know I’m a thousand percent female. I dress the way I do because I want my music to speak for itself, instead of men lusting over my tits or my ass.”
“From what I’ve seen, you do have a nice ass,” he said, chuckling.
“Thanks.” I laughed too.
“Look, you can dress any way you please, it doesn’t matter to us as a band, but don’t dress up or down because you want to hide who you are. You can be a sexy-as-fuck female bass player. I don’t know what happened in your old band, but whatever it was, it won’t be like that with Onyx Knight. You have my word.”
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” I said softly. “But in my experience, anything that can go wrong, will.”
“Wow, pessimistic much?”
“No, but I’ve learned enough life lessons to be careful. With my heart, my family, and especially my career.”
“That’s understandable, but here’s one piece of advice from someone who’s been around the block a few times. Your biggest regrets in life will almost always be the things you didn’t do, not the things you did.”
I stared at him thoughtfully, wishing I could believe that.
“You could be right, but in this case, I think giving in to our baser instincts would be detrimental on a lot of levels.”
“I wasn’t necessarily talking about us, although baser instincts can be a hell of a lot of fun.”
“Are we really going to risk a successful working relationship for a couple of orgasms? Neither of us have any trouble getting laid, right?”
He opened his mouth but then slowly closed it again.
“You’re right. I’m sorry. I’m not trying to push you or make you uncomfortable.”
“Nothing to be sorry for.” I squeezed his arm. “Now take me home. Tomorrow’s going to be a long day.”
11
Kingston
After making sure Devyn got home safely, and that the press hadn’t yet figured out where she lived, I went for a drive. I was as frustrated with myself as I was with her, and I couldn’t pinpoint why.
Yes, I wanted to fuck her into the middle of next week.
Yes, that would be a terrible idea.
And yes, the rest of the band would kill me if I broke her heart and she quit.
Yet no matter how I tried to convince myself otherwise, I was so intrigued by Devyn I couldn’t think straight when she was in the room.
Maybe I just needed to get laid.
I hadn’t been with anyone since we’d met, and though it had only been a few weeks, I rarely went this long without sex.
The issue was that I didn’t want to sleep with anyone else.
So that was a problem in and of itself.
I drove for an hour, traversing the winding roads of Mulholland and Laurel Canyon before heading back to my condo. I got into bed but sleep was slow in coming and I tossed and turned until seven, when I dragged myself to the building’s gym. I hated working out, even though it was a necessary evil in my line of work. Performing a two-hour show took a lot of endurance, and I’d been lazy the last few months. I was lucky to be relatively healthy, all things considered, but I needed to keep on top of my cardio.
An hour later I was drenched in sweat and in desperate need of a shower. It was still early, just after eight, and it only took me twenty minutes to shower and get dressed. I checked my messages while I made coffee.
