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“Yes. Like from Tangled.”
Jameson threw me a help me look, and I realized he’d never had the joy of seeing Tangled.
“He’s handsome. It’s a compliment.”
“Well, then, thank you.”
I put her down, and she walked right up to Jamie, took his hand, and dragged him into the living room. He was lost to me for the rest of the day. He played with the kids, he charmed my family, and by the time we finished dinner, I was pretty sure they liked him better than me. He broke out his guitar and engrossed the kids by playing Old MacDonald Had a Farm, singing and making the animal noises and everything. And God help me. I fell a little bit in love with him.
But then he started playing one of his hits, and the room went silent. Sera sighed and leaned against Sutton, a dreamy look on her face. Mav cradled his little girl against his chest as her eyes drooped, and Clara leaned her head on his shoulder. All of them were just as enamored as I was.
When he finished, he looked at me with a wicked gleam in his eyes. “What do you say, Killian? Shall we show them?”
My palms broke out in a sweat. I hadn’t performed for anyone but him in so long. But then I took a deep breath, sucking it up as I sat down next to him.
“It’s not done yet,” I offered, but Jamie interrupted me by starting the song.
As we sang together, my family watched in shock. Clara wiped away a tear as she snuggled their new baby, a serene look on her face. When we finished, Jameson looked into my eyes and smiled before mouthing, “Well done.”
“Killian, that was so amazing. You guys wrote that?” Mack asked.
“Yeah, we did.”
“How many songs have you guys written together?” This from Luke, who had his arm around his wife, holding her close.
“Five so far,” Jameson offered. “Somehow, I convinced this country star to agree to the daft idea he should be paired up with me on a more permanent basis.”
“Really?” Luke asked.
“Yep. Lorde and Wilde are kind of a thing now,” I agreed, excitement buzzing through my veins. I hadn’t planned on finding a new partner, but I was fucking glad I had. The last person I’d worked this well with was Rush, my guitar player, and we all knew how well that ended.
“I’m really excited you guys are working together. You sound so great. Thanks for breaking him out of his solitude, Jameson,” Sutton said.
“Oh, I don’t know. I think your brother is the one who broke me out. He saved me more than he could ever know.”
My heart swelled. I had never heard that from him before.
“Speaking of saving people. How’s that sweet little kitten you two adopted?” Clara asked.
I chuckled. “You mean the kitten Jameson convinced me to keep?”
She grinned. “That’d be the one.”
“He’s bloody brilliant. He’s decided Killian’s place is as good as any to claim as his kingdom.”
Mav chuckled. “Sounds about right for a cat. Why do you think we let them have the barn? They ran us out.”
Jamie packed up his guitar and stood, the rest of us following as the night wound down. He amazed me with the way he was able to simply fit in with my family and make himself seem like an integral part of my life. Like there wasn’t a glaring obstacle keeping that from happening. Namely, the fact that we weren’t a damn couple.
“Ready to head home?” Jamie nudged my shoulder. “I’m knackered.”
“Yeah. Gotta get the old man to bed.”
After we said our goodbyes, Jamie and I walked toward my house, our footsteps the only sounds in the quiet night.
“You call me old one more time, and I’ll show you exactly how much stamina I have,” he murmured low in my ear.
God, did he know what he was doing to me? Was he teasing me on purpose? Driving me wild just because he could? Jameson Lorde was many things, but cruel wasn’t one of them.
