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Iwenttothegym.
Played Skyrim until I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
Attended yet another charity gala with a big smile on my face.
Nothing stopped me from thinking about what Ruby had said.
I can’t keep watching you hurt him.
How had I been hurting him? Was it the way I behaved with him on stage?
All evidence pointed to the fact Ihadhurt Kai. Ruby wouldn’t lie about something like that. And the fact several weeks had passed without a word from Kai further proved it.
But what had I done? What was I missing?
Honestly, I’d been wracking my brain but had come up with nothing. Even if it was somehow connected to our onstage dancing, we’d done that for years. What was it about this tour that was different?
Except for the kiss. Obviously.
But Kai had had his plans in place before that…so I had to have fucked up in some other way.
A basketball whacked my face, jolting me from my musings.
“Ow,” I scowled at Arlo, rubbing my cheek. “Give me a heads-up next time, will ya?”
“I did,” Arlo said, grabbing the ball and dribbling with it. “You were off in la-la land.”
Shaking my head at Arlo, I tore down the court after him. When my phone had gone off this morning, I’d practically fallen out of bed with the speed I’d moved. But like always, it hadn’t been Kai’s name filling my screen.
Arlo was a good runner-up, though, especially since he’d suggested hitting up the court for a one-on-one game.
This was just what I needed. Some space to burn off energy and a bit of alone time with Arlo.
Well…as alone as we ever got. My gaze caught on Simon and Rhys, our protection details. Even though it’d been years since Luca and Arlo had switched guards, it was still odd to look over and not see Jack chatting with Rhys.
“How’s the downtime going?” Arlo asked as I tried to steal the ball from him.
I grunted in response, frustrated that the little shit was faster than me.
“That good, huh?” He dipped around me, dribbling up to the basket and scoring with ease.
I gestured to the bench where our bags were. Arlo followed me over, taking the bottle of water I held out. “Have you heard from Kai?”
“Yeah, of course. His filming schedule sounds insane. Wouldn’t catch me doing that…” Arlo’s voice faded as the realisation hit him. “Why? Have you not heard from him?”
I slumped onto the bench, my head falling between my shoulders. “Nope. Not since he walked off stage. Apparently, he’s got time to keep in touch with everyone…except me.”
Arlo dropped onto the bench beside me. “Shit. I’m sorry.”
“I just don’t get it…what did I do?”
Arlo sighed. “Maybe…maybe it’s just that your friendship has changed. Maybe you’re just…growing apart.”
“But that doesn’t make any sense!” I exploded in frustration. Across the gym, I saw Simon raise an eyebrow in question.
Arlo waved him off. “Why doesn’t it?”
“Because nothing has changed,” I said, lowering my voice. “Everything has been like it always has. I must’ve donesomething.”
