More of Us ( A Love You More Rock Star Romance #3) - Laura Pavlov Page 0,70
him.
He tossed me back on the bed and settled above me. “Love you, more.”
It had been a few days since Cruz left and the press was back at it. Someone snapped a few photos of him leaving my house, and when asked about it, Cruz told him that we were very much together.
Always had been and always would be.
It was a romantic gesture, but now social media was blowing up with all sorts of talk about our relationship. There was even more interest because Farah Clearwater had just claimed to be in a relationship with Cruz. So everyone had an opinion. The people who were important to me knew the truth, and that’s all that mattered. Thankfully I’d kept all my social media settings on private, and I just tried to ignore the outside noise. I’d been here before, and we didn’t have much longer to deal with all of the public scrutiny.
I met Dad and Sara for dinner, as I wanted to see how he was doing after the scare.
“Hey,” I said when I found them standing outside of our favorite restaurant.
Dad pulled me in for a hug and I turned to hug Sara. The hostess led us to our table, and we ordered quickly as Dad was starving, per usual.
After, we talked a bit about the fire—the little boy and his recovery and how grateful his parents had been—I mean, for real, my dad has been a hero before but holy crap! I was so proud of him and to hear him talk about it, it was as if these scenarios were just part of the job. He kills me!
“So, what’s going on, kid. How’s Cruz doing? He’s in Florida now, right?”
“Yeah, he’ll be back next week. He’s doing well.” I could feel my cheeks heat just at the mention of my boyfriend. My God. What was wrong with me?
“I’m glad you guys figured things out.”
“Why’s that?” I asked, reaching for a piece of bread from the basket.
“Because that boy is crazy about you. I don’t think he’d have handled it if you didn’t.” He laughed.
“I’m pretty crazy about him too, even when he irritates me,” I said.
“Why? Because he’s worried about Dex? You’d be foolish not to be aware of that, Jade.” Dad’s tone was serious, and my shoulders tensed.
“Oh my gosh. He called you, didn’t he?” I rolled my eyes.
“Hell, yes he did. And I’m glad, since you didn’t mention seeing Dex to me.”
“Because I didn’t see him,” I said, throwing my hands in the air. “I saw a guy that looked a little like him. Not actually him. Not even a doppelganger, for that matter. Just a tall, skinny dude, that made me inquire about where he was. It’s called curiosity, Dad. This has been blown so far out of proportion.”
“Well, curiosity killed the cat, kid. We’re not taking any chances, and that’s all I’m going to say about it.”
Sara laughed. “I think she would know if she saw him.”
I nodded and smiled at her. “Exactly. Thank you.”
“Well, I’d rather be safe than sorry,” Dad said.
I rolled my eyes again. I couldn’t believe Cruz had gone to my dad about this.
Traitor.
I wanted to be angry.
But I loved them both too damn much.
Chapter Eighteen
Cruz
“I can’t believe I let you talk me into this,” Lennon said, rubbing the back of his neck.
“Dad’s in town and he’s been nagging me to meet. Maybe he knows something about Dex. Luke had a guy looking into Dex, and he said the dudes literally disappeared from the face of the earth. I know he’s behind this Farah bullshit and I want to find out what he’s after. I want to know if daddy dearest is working with him. And remember the saying, keep your enemies close. It’s not a bad idea to keep communication with Dad open. Who knows what the hell he’s going to pull when I part ways with Exiled this summer,” I said.