with Porter and the skinny singer, the four of them looking less like enemies, more like soldiers waiting to be told what to do.
Touching a palm to his skull, Sean glared at me indignantly. There it was; the look he'd given me way back during his audition. I hadn't deserved it, then. But now, maybe I do. Inhaling until I felt on the edge of popping, I breathed out through my nose. “That got out of control,” I said flatly.
“You think?” Eyeing his hand, as if he expected—and was surprised not to—see blood, Sean snorted. “Your temper is off the wall.”
“You were the one who started it,” Porter said, his shoulders crawling upwards. “Drez was just reacting.”
“Dude's just looking for Lola,” Shark replied. He began to say more, but Sean silenced him with a wave of his fingers.
The vibrant battle lust drained from me bit by bit. I felt so fucking tired. “Next time just come out and ask us where she is, like a normal person.”
“Normal?” Sean lifted his eyebrows, not elaborating. “Here's the situation. My sister is missing, and she's your guitarist. Sound check is in thirty minutes. If she doesn't show soon, what happens? Even if she's fine, you guys can't play without her.”
A cold spike trickled down my back. “That's our concern, not yours.” Isn't it? Peeking at Colt and Porter, I wondered if they had the same suspicion I did. Why would Sean give a shit about if we were playing or not?
I battled the urge to probe further. The issue was moot, luckily, when a familiar car roared into the parking lot. As one, we all twisted to follow the vehicle until it halted a few feet away. Before anyone climbed from the car, I was moving.
Lola managed to crack the door, starting to unbuckle. “Drez—” Pushing her in the seat, I ended my name on her tongue with a kiss. Under my touch, she twitched and melted with rising excitement. I could sense her tensing, feel her muscles giving way. It was good that she was sitting.
“That's a nice way to say hello,” Brenda said. I didn't bother looking at my manager. I was too eager to fill my vision with this beautiful fucking girl. The burger I'd eaten had done nothing for me. She was the real cause of my famine, and now, I had her to gorge myself on. “Why don't I get greetings like that?” Brenda laughed, shutting the door loudly.
Breaking the kiss, I thrilled at the desperate, sharp inhale Lola made. Leaning back enough to gaze on her blushing cheeks, I also saw her sparkling eyes.
Eyes like her brother's.
I was reminded why I'd been consumed with panic all day. “Where the hell were you?” I asked, crushing the edges of the car seat.
Her delicious lips fell open. “Oh. It's kind of a long story. Mostly, we had a flat tire.”
“Mostly?”
Rubbing her tattoo, Lola glanced to the side. “Let me tell you about it later. Brenda said as we were pulling in that we need to hurry and do sound check.”
I flushed with a million things; frustration, bitterness, and the all too powerful desire to just keep Lola right there and taste her again. Sound check. Not backing out of the open car door, I noticed Sean scowling at me from the corner of my eye. “Fine. Later. But I want to know everything.”
Stiffening, Lola squeezed her arm again. “Sure. Okay.”
Whatever she was worrying about, I wanted to erase it. Thumbing her lower lip, I buried my mouth on hers once more. Our tongues glided together, her moan soft, for my ears only. I felt it more than I heard it. With as much control as I could muster, I released her and backed away.
Sliding free, Lola smoothed her hair. The glow on her skin was from me, and I reveled in it. The young woman froze, spotting her brother where he hovered nearby. “Sean?” she asked, taking a single step out of the car. “What's going on, why are you hanging out here?”
I knew what 'here' meant; why was he hanging out with me?
“You wouldn't answer your phone,” Sean said, palming his neck. “I got worried, thought you were avoiding me.”
Brenda cleared her throat. “Blame me. I didn't want us worrying anyone, or for people to try and come help us despite us not needing it.” Her eyes shot to me pointedly. “We got a busted tire, took a bit for someone to come out and fix it, that's