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“Hey.” He tugs me closer. “You want me to be sorry, I’ll be sorry.”
What a dick.“I don’t want you to be anything. I’m here to see my,”
I’ve been too distracted; I don’t realize the singing has stopped even though the band continues to play. But I’d know the dark voice anywhere as it finishes on a low, warning growl, “Boyfriend.”
Big hands replace Riley’s on my hips, and I’mtugged into a hard wall of chest. Riley’s eyes widen and he scoffs. “She’syour girlfriend?”
“Mine,” Cash says roughly. “Fuck off.”
Riley lifts his hands in surrender as he takes a few steps back muttering, “Whatever, man. Have her. She’s a bitch anyway.”
Cash tenses at my back and I sense something dark and violent crashing over him, so I spin in his arms, tipping my head back to look up into his face. He’s still watching Riley as he disappears into the crowd, his glare casting shadows in his eyes.
“Cash?” I call, and those eyes drop to me.
“You came.”
“I finished my bills.”
His eyes sweep my face before he glances at the crowd. My eyes follow and I tense when I see people staring, some with their phones out and facing us. A noise comes from Cash’s chest, and then he tugs me in closer, his face dropping toward mine—his trajectory set for a kiss. I stiffen more and his brows twitch inward before he veers off course, his mouth landing on the side of my neck and a breath of relief escapes my parted lips.
His hands tighten on my hips, fingertips biting into me as he hauls my body closer still.
“Relax,” he commands against my ear. I only tense more.
Pulling back, he takes in my flushedface and shifty eyes. Then he links his hand with mine and leads me to a tall table to the side where the band has their waters, and another girl sits.
“Wrenlee, this is Candace.” He introduces me to the girl before dropping another command, “Sit.”
When I do as I’m told, he leans in to touch his lips to my temple before he turns to leap back on stage. My heart hasn’t even remotely settled in my chest when Candace leans in and murmurs, “Hey.”
“Hi.” I force a shaky smile. I’m so out of my element, I don’t even know how to find my way back to comfortable.
“You and Cash?” She studies me. “When did that happen?”
“It’s new.”
She raises a brow. “Must be.”
I’m going to have to talk to Cash ASAP. We need to get our story straight. And maybe I should confess that I’ve never had a boyfriend and I don’t know how to be a girlfriend.
“I work at Addy’s Ace. We met because the guys play there.”
“Oh, yeah!” She snaps a finger at me. “Thought you looked familiar.” She glances back to the stage. “I’m with Ian.” She laughs, shaking her head. “Ian’s the bass player.”
“Right.” I bob my head, saying, “And Tav is the drummer.”
She appraises me, leaning back and folding her arms over a large chest that is mostly exposed by the very deep cut of a store-bought torn black shirt. Her blonde hair is long and wildly curly as it frames her small face. “And the guitarist is Kane.”
“Totally knew that,” I lie, and then I confess with a short laugh. “Okay, I didn’t. So, thanks.”
She returns my laugh with one of her own. “You’re not a fan of Devils Heartbreak, are you?”
I wince. “Is it bad if I say no?”
“Nope. Cash can use the dagger to his ego. Guy’s a bit of an asshole, to be honest.”
“He is?” My eyes shift to the stage to find Cash’s are on me. Goosebumps prickle my skin and I cut my eyes to the side. I feel shy.
