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Kai spoke without looking away from me, showing he’d been paying more attention than I had. “I have some things that could work.”
I had no idea if Arlo or Luca had picked up on the awkward tension between us. I tore my attention away from him, dragging in deep breaths and trying to force my heart to slow.
He has a boyfriend. He’s been fucking with you.
Had he though? Even with what had happened this morning…did I really think Kai was capable of intentionally hurting me?
No. I didn’t think he was.
“Okay, great. Let’s get the instruments out and see what we’ve got.”
Luca and Arlo made tracks for the attached studio. I could see them through the glass, Luca pulling the mic down to his height while Arlo got set up at the drum kit.
I didn’t move because Kai hadn’t moved. To get to the other room, I’d have to practically brush past him.
He tilted his head at me before speaking softly. “Can we talk?”
His words took me back to last night. To him asking that in my doorway just as his boyfriend appeared behind me.
It was enough of a reminder to force me to my feet. “No.”
I skirted past him, careful to not let any part of us touch.
Luca’s head snapped up as I entered. “You okay?”
“Yep,” I said curtly, keeping my head bowed as I slung my strap over my shoulder. “Peachy.”
Kai entered just after me, whispering something in Arlo’s ear before taking his place beside me. I’d never paid much attention to our studio setup before. Like everywhere else, Kai and I had gravitated towards each other naturally.
Now, it felt like that connection was an anchor, pulling me down to the depths until I could no longer breathe.
I tried to tune him out. Tried to think about nothing but the words Luca was singing and the beats Arlo and Kai were throwing out. I picked up the bass line as they toyed with various rhythms and melodies.
It was no use though. All I could focus on was Kai next to me. His towering form that stood way too close. The scent of the shower gel we’d used during the night.
I was going out of my mind.
Just when I couldn’t take it any longer, Luca stepped away from the mic. I sagged in relief, already moving to take off my bass.
“Okay, Kai. Your turn.”
My hands stilled on my strap, my surprise making me address Kai without thinking. “You’re singing?”
Kai had only ever sung one song before, and even that had taken months to get him to that stage. Now he was stepping up of his own accord?
He hummed as he moved to the microphone, not breaking eye contact with me. “What can I say? Recently, I’ve been…inspired.”
A shiver went down my spine. I couldn’t look away from him as he twisted the mic to face me.
“I’ve got a melody in mind.”
“Just start singing and we’ll jump in,” Arlo said as Luca grabbed a spare guitar from the wall.
Kai cleared his throat, his nimble fingers strumming his guitar.
And then he began to sing.
Do you know how it feels?
