tell him,” I whisper, staring up at him and trying to look as unaffected by him as possible. Although from the way he studies my face, I’m pretty sure he can tell by the deep flush that’s blooming over my cheeks.
His hand rests against the wall above my head as he p ushes his weight away from me and reaches into his pocket, retrieving a set of keys. “Fine. Just grab your fiddle. Everyone’s waiting for you.”
With that, he walks out. Leaving me on my own for a moment to calm myself down by fanning myself with the neck of my shirt. That man is trouble.
“You going to be much longer?” Kylie asks suddenly from the doorway. “We’ve got a bar out here to ru – Whoa, what were you just in here doing?”
I blow out my breath and push myself away from the wall. “Nothing. We were just talking.”
“Well, you look very flustered for a girl who was just talking. Who was that anyway? One of your band guys?”
“Yeah. That was Marcus.”
“Well, he’s hot. I’d be back here letting him ravage me as well, if I was you.”
“ There was no ravaging. I don’t know that it would be worth it,” I state, moving toward the locker to retrieve my bag.
“Why not?”
“He’s a bit of a love ‘em and leave ‘em guy. He just likes to tease.”
“That can be fun,” she grins before nodding toward my bag. “What’s that about?”
“Um, actually. I kind of have to go. Can you – ”
“Cover for you?” she says over the top of me. “Sure. But you know it’s going to cost you.”
“I’ll put my kindle in your bag,” I concede, rolling my eyes as I retrieve it from my own bag. “How long this time?”
“Another month should do. Although, it’s short notice, so maybe I need it for two…”
“You know what? Keep it,” I say, hitching my bag on my shoulder. “As a thank you. I’ll just read on my iPhone.” I give her a hug as I leave, feeling fairly sure that this might be the last time I ever work with her.
Detouring to my apartment to collect my violin, I notice Marcus waiting for me outside on a motorbike. It makes me feel as though I’m being herded, as if he doesn’t trust me to show up without him. Placing my bag and case on the back seat, I start for Theo’s place. The entire way there, I can see Marcus riding behind me on his bike.
“You didn’t need to follow me. I do know the way on my own,” I inform him, when we arrive at Theo’s. He simply shrugs, leading me inside to find the others in deep discussion as they all sit around a laptop staring at the screen.
“What’s going on?” Marcus asks.
“We’re reading the comments on that YouTube video,” Jack informs us as he looks up from the screen. “I hope you’re not thinking of leaving the band Naomi, these people love you.”
As I walk around behind them, they start to show me what they’ve been looking at . I lean forward, tucking my hair behind my ear as I peer at the screen. The video is of a song from our performance last Friday night, the one where Marcus and I have our singing argument.
“Wow,” I breathe, pointing at the number of views it’s had.
“I know, right?” nods Lachlan.
I shift my eyes slightly as I notice Marcus tap Theo on the shoulder and incline his head toward the door. For a moment, our eyes meet and I nod my thanks, hoping that soon this whole misunderstanding can get cleared up. Then we can move forward and focus on making this band something fantastic.
Chapter 15
Theo
“What?!” I hiss at my brother, who’s just told me the whole reason we stopped talking for the good part of a year, never really happened. “Why the hell would you let me believe that? You knew how much I liked her.”
“I don’t know. I guess I knew you wouldn’t touch her if you thought I had. It was a dick move. I know. But I promise you – I didn’t lay a finger on her. I didn’t even kiss her. It’s just… I liked her too – ok? I didn’t like seeing her with you. I got
His hand rests against the wall above my head as he p ushes his weight away from me and reaches into his pocket, retrieving a set of keys. “Fine. Just grab your fiddle. Everyone’s waiting for you.”
With that, he walks out. Leaving me on my own for a moment to calm myself down by fanning myself with the neck of my shirt. That man is trouble.
“You going to be much longer?” Kylie asks suddenly from the doorway. “We’ve got a bar out here to ru – Whoa, what were you just in here doing?”
I blow out my breath and push myself away from the wall. “Nothing. We were just talking.”
“Well, you look very flustered for a girl who was just talking. Who was that anyway? One of your band guys?”
“Yeah. That was Marcus.”
“Well, he’s hot. I’d be back here letting him ravage me as well, if I was you.”
“ There was no ravaging. I don’t know that it would be worth it,” I state, moving toward the locker to retrieve my bag.
“Why not?”
“He’s a bit of a love ‘em and leave ‘em guy. He just likes to tease.”
“That can be fun,” she grins before nodding toward my bag. “What’s that about?”
“Um, actually. I kind of have to go. Can you – ”
“Cover for you?” she says over the top of me. “Sure. But you know it’s going to cost you.”
“I’ll put my kindle in your bag,” I concede, rolling my eyes as I retrieve it from my own bag. “How long this time?”
“Another month should do. Although, it’s short notice, so maybe I need it for two…”
“You know what? Keep it,” I say, hitching my bag on my shoulder. “As a thank you. I’ll just read on my iPhone.” I give her a hug as I leave, feeling fairly sure that this might be the last time I ever work with her.
Detouring to my apartment to collect my violin, I notice Marcus waiting for me outside on a motorbike. It makes me feel as though I’m being herded, as if he doesn’t trust me to show up without him. Placing my bag and case on the back seat, I start for Theo’s place. The entire way there, I can see Marcus riding behind me on his bike.
“You didn’t need to follow me. I do know the way on my own,” I inform him, when we arrive at Theo’s. He simply shrugs, leading me inside to find the others in deep discussion as they all sit around a laptop staring at the screen.
“What’s going on?” Marcus asks.
“We’re reading the comments on that YouTube video,” Jack informs us as he looks up from the screen. “I hope you’re not thinking of leaving the band Naomi, these people love you.”
As I walk around behind them, they start to show me what they’ve been looking at . I lean forward, tucking my hair behind my ear as I peer at the screen. The video is of a song from our performance last Friday night, the one where Marcus and I have our singing argument.
“Wow,” I breathe, pointing at the number of views it’s had.
“I know, right?” nods Lachlan.
I shift my eyes slightly as I notice Marcus tap Theo on the shoulder and incline his head toward the door. For a moment, our eyes meet and I nod my thanks, hoping that soon this whole misunderstanding can get cleared up. Then we can move forward and focus on making this band something fantastic.
Chapter 15
Theo
“What?!” I hiss at my brother, who’s just told me the whole reason we stopped talking for the good part of a year, never really happened. “Why the hell would you let me believe that? You knew how much I liked her.”
“I don’t know. I guess I knew you wouldn’t touch her if you thought I had. It was a dick move. I know. But I promise you – I didn’t lay a finger on her. I didn’t even kiss her. It’s just… I liked her too – ok? I didn’t like seeing her with you. I got
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