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“But he will!” Lexi said, laughing.
She grabbed each of us by the hand, and we headed down to the dance floor.
Why did I have the feeling I was going to do something stupid?
18
Devyn
There was so much champagne.
I’d never been a huge champagne drinker, but the guys seemed to love Cristal and the bottles seemed to appear two at a time. Presley and I were drinking ours with a splash of Chambord, which was a raspberry flavored liqueur I loved, and it seemed to go down easier and easier as the night went on.
We danced, we drank, and we laughed.
For the first time since I’d been hired, I felt like I belonged, and it wasn’t just because I was tipsy.
There was a camaraderie I hadn’t yet experienced, but tonight it all came together. These men were some of the most well-known names in rock and roll, and now they were my friends, my co-workers, and my contemporaries.
And I liked it.
No, I fucking loved it.
I hadn’t felt this good, or this connected to both the music and the men I was playing it with, since I’d first formed Lace and Venom. Those early days had been magical. This was something other-worldly. I was part of something bigger than I’d ever dreamed of, and I was enjoying getting to know them on different levels. The best part was that I got to see a side of each of them I hadn’t seen before, and I realized I still had so much to learn about them as human beings.
Z was a big guy. Six-and-a-half feet tall, with hair halfway down his back, and muscles that would make most bodybuilders jealous. He was physically imposing and had a deep, gruff voice to match. Yet he was a kind, gentle giant who was protective of his friends and generous with his time and attention. And there was no doubt how he felt about his wife. Every time he looked at her there was no mistaking how deeply in love they were. So much so it made me yearn to have something like that for myself.
Kellan was everything I’d thought he was—the wild child of the band with practically no limits—but also the complete opposite. He had a degree in astrophysics and had been planning to get a Ph.D. when Onyx Knight took off. He could be articulate and well-spoken when he wanted to be, before the Cristal kicked in, and I’d been fascinated listening to him talking about the formation and evolution of the galaxy.
Tommy was probably the most guarded of the four of them. Quiet when it came to his personal life, obnoxious when it came to interactions with fans or the press, and somewhere in the middle with us. He told bad jokes, was constantly grabbing his crotch, and drank more than anyone I’d ever seen who could still stand up. But like Z, he was also protective of our inner circle. He swept in when a guy got handsy with Cheyenne, not making a big deal, but simply dancing her away from the situation.
Finally, I got glimpses of the man who was the one and only Kingston Knight, and I was even more infatuated than before. In addition to his striking good looks with his emerald-green eyes, incredible cheekbones, and killer smile, he was also educated, well-spoken, and astute. He understood the business side of rock and roll almost better than the creative side, and I was able to see that with just a few short comments about the subject.
When you were having a conversation with him, he could make you feel like you were the only person in the room, and it seemed genuine. He liked to party, but he was always scanning the room, making sure everyone in our group was safe and accounted for, as if he were personally in charge of all of us.
On top of all of that, he was sex personified.
It went way beyond his good looks, charming personality, and rockstar lifestyle. His sexuality was innate, something you couldn’t learn by watching someone else. It oozed out of him in such a subtle way, you didn’t even realize how enigmatic he was until you were completely under his spell.
Like I was.
I knew it was happening but I was powerless to stop it.
The champagne wasn’t helping.
Dancing with him was only making it worse.
We’d been dancing in groups, with Grim joining in simply so he could be close enough to intervene if we needed it, but the crowd tonight seemed happy to just be in Onyx Knight’s orbit. Women flocked around the guys, but most seemed content to just dance. And somehow, I wound up dancing with Kingston more than anyone else. Almost every song. Until I was so caught up in the web of his magnetism, I didn’t know how I would ever extricate myself.
“It’s almost closing time,” Kingston murmured as we swayed to a slower song.
It was probably a terrible idea for us to be slow dancing like this, in a club where everyone had camera phones, but again, I couldn’t seem to refuse him anything tonight. I would have liked to blame it on the champagne, but I was completely cognizant of what I was doing. And the fact that this was a bad idea. I just couldn’t bring myself to care.
That part was probably the champagne talking, but who knew?
“How are we getting home?” I asked, since I knew the limo was gone.
“Grim will take us.”
