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Or thinking about how he’d looked on his knees the night before, staring up at me like I was the answer to all his prayers.
Or remembering how he’d pulled Tristan tight to his side. Tucking him in like hebelongedthere. Like Kai wanted to keep himsafe.
I’d been stupid to think this was all about me. I thought maybe this was our story.
Instead, I was a side character in theirs.
“Si? You there?”
“Yeah,” I replied heavily. “I’ll…I’ll be there.”
There was another long pause. “Is everything okay, Si? Do you need to talk?”
I did. I needed to talk. But not to Arlo.
There was only one person who could make this better. And he was the one person I didn’t want to see right now.
“No, everything’s fine. I’ll meet you at the studio.” I wanted to have my car there in case I needed to make a quick getaway. Couldn’t count on there handily being an Uber waiting for me whenever I needed it. “I’ll see you later.”
Igotthereearly,hoping to slink in before anyone else arrived.
Fate was against me. I walked into the studio to find all my bandmates. Even Arlo was there…and he wasneveron time.
They fell silent when I entered, making me narrow my eyes. “Subtle.”
Luca smirked at me lazily. “Someone has a big opinion of himself.”
I rolled my eyes. “Someone knows his bandmates.”
Well, some of them. I purposefully didn’t so much as glance at Kai. I could feel his eyes burning into my face as I fell onto the sofa beside Arlo.
“Where’s Betty?” Our new manager had only been with us for a few months, but she was already several leagues above Kevin.
“She’ll be here later,” Luca said, pulling his notepad out of his bag. “Along with Louise. Figured there wasn’t much point in them being here until we had some song ideas solidified.”
Louise was our main producer. Normally, she was here through this stage, but if Luca wanted to mix things up, I wasn’t about to argue.
Luca began outlining several ideas he’d had. His relationship with Ollie had unlocked his muse, leading to countless songs about finding love and happiness.
It was enough to make me sick to the stomach. After a while, I had to tune him out.
I tried not to look at Kai. I really did. But decades of friendship meant I couldn’t help glancing his way. It was like I was hardwired to share my every thought and micro-expression with him. I wanted to nod at him when Luca hit on a particularly good lyric. Or roll my eyes when he waxed on about Ollie for a touch too long.
Each time I forgot and looked over at him, he was already staring at me. To his credit, he hadn’t tried to say a word to me aside from a greeting when I’d arrived. He’d even chosen to sit in a chair rather than on the sofa where we usually crashed together. Something for which I was both grateful and pissed about.
Grateful because he was giving me space.
Pissed because I didn’t actuallywantspace.
To the casual onlooker, Kai probably looked completely relaxed. His shirt was unbuttoned halfway down his chest, his ankle resting on his knee. He lounged in the chair like it was a throne.
It was the intensity he was watching me with that gave him away. It was like no one else was in the room. It didn’t even seem to bother him that I was avoiding him.
No. He simply stared at me, his eyes hooded like they’d been last night as he’d thrust against me. One of his hands was raised to his face, stroking over his lips like he was remembering how I’d tasted.
I shifted in my seat as my cock began to stiffen. How could I be so angry with him yet so damned turned on?
I jolted as Luca’s voice pulled me back to reality. “What do you think, Kai? You got anything?”
