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“She knows her own mind.”
Autumn grinned at him. “I say again – I know, I just wasn’t sure if you knew that, too.”
“I know it might look as though I’d be the one calling the shots in our relationship, but that’s not the case. Yeah, I’m a big guy, and I’m used to managing people and situations so that things turn out the way I want them to. And Tori’s… Tori’s Tori. She might seem like she doesn’t have a handle on things, but she knows what’s right for her and what isn’t. I don’t mind telling you that she is the one calling the shots, and I know how lucky I am.”
Autumn slapped his arm. “It seems to me that you’re exactly what she needs – and there’s no missing the fact that she’s the one you want. I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for you guys.”
Matt came and slid his arm around Autmn’s shoulders, pressing a kiss to her temple. “Are you ready to call it a night, baby girl?”
There was no mistaking the love in the look that they exchanged as Autumn said, “I am. I have an early start in the morning to get one of my pain in the ass artists to a radio interview at the crack of sparrow fart.”
Matt grinned at Xander. “In case you haven’t guessed, she means me.”
Xander laughed. “I figured.”
“Are you guys going to be in town for a while? Will I get another chance to try and persuade Tori to sing with me?”
Autumn made a face at him. “I told you, she said no. She was my first choice, too. But we’ll figure something else out.”
“And she said no to you, too?”
Autumn blew out a sigh. “She did. I’d love to sign her, but this isn’t her path.”
Xander met her gaze and nodded. He hadn’t been sure about Autumn when he first met her – she was one tough cookie. But the way that she so obviously understood and respected Tori made him like her.
“We’ll talk about the truck and get back to you,” he told her.
Matt gave them a puzzled look. “The truck? Shit! Have you asked these guys to drive it to Summer Lake? You know I want to go.”
Autumn laughed. “I do know. But you know that there’s no way we could fit it into your schedule in the next few months.” She grinned at Xander before adding, “And you also know that you probably wouldn’t make it to California alive.”
Matt blew out a sigh. “It’s true,” he told Xander. “If you and Tori get along well enough to take a road trip together, you’re doing great.”
Autumn shrugged. “Some of us just aren’t cut out for that kind of thing.”
Xander walked with them as they made their way out of the bar. They found Tori still chatting with Tasha. After she said goodnight to them, she came and slipped her arm around his waist.
“Are you ready to call it a night?” he asked.
“I am. These guys are all going back to West’s place. I hope you don’t mind, but I said no.”
He wrapped his arm around her shoulders. “I don’t mind one bit. I’m ready to head home.”
She looked up at him. “I like the sound of that – home, with you – but I have to tell you my house here has never felt like home.”
He pressed a quick kiss to her lips. “I like the sound of it, too. Perhaps on this road trip, we can figure out where we want to set up home.”
Her eyes widened. “Autumn asked you about it?”
He chuckled. “She did.”
“And what do you think?”
“I think I love the idea, if you do?”
She let out a little squeal and bounced up and down on her toes. “I wanted to give it some thought before I brought it up to you, but the more I think about it, the more I like the idea. Do you think we should do it?”
“I do. I think it’ll be fun.”
