Taste of Love - By Stephanie Nicole Page 0,32

but Madison saw the truth behind his efforts to keep her and Cameron apart.

After a few too many glasses of champagne, Madison went in the direction of the powder room, with a promise to Thomas that she would be fine on her own, and that she would be right back. The line at the rest room was a mile long, and Madison didn't think she could wait that long. Luckily, Bunny and Cameron were standing nearby.

Walking over, she gave Cameron a shy smile before talking to Bunny. "I really hate to ask this, but do you have another restroom I could use? I don't think I can wait it out through that line," she asked, almost timidly.

"Of course dear. Just go down that hall right there, and up the stairs. There is a bathroom at the end of the hall." Bunny counted mentally. "Fourth door on the right."

"Excuse me, please" Cameron interrupted. "I see someone that needs my assistance."

Bunny smiled at him, then turned her attention back to Madison. "Do you need an escort there, or do you think you can find it?"

"I think I'll be all right. Thank you so much." She air-kissed Bunny's cheeks, then set off in search of the other bathroom.

At the top of the stairs, she slowed, entranced by all the paintings adorning the walls. She'd never have the money to have a collection as nice as this. One looked like a Van Gogh, and knowing Bunny, it was the real thing. She was so lost in her admiration of the piece, she was caught off guard when a door opened, and she was pulled into a dark room.

Before she could scream, a hand covered her mouth, and a dim light came on. Cameron stood there, grinning at the shock on Madison's face. When her hand lashed out and smacked him on the arm, he started to laugh. "Calm down, it's just me."

"You ass! You scared the shit out of me."

Cameron chuckled. "Sorry, but I figured it was the only way we'd get to talk. Thomas seems to have tightened his leash on you."

Madison was about to protest, telling him that leashes were for dogs, but then she realized that Cameron was right. "It is getting a little annoying," she agreed.

"I have something important to tell you," he said.

"Oh?"

"I wanted to tell you that tomorrow will be my last night in town, and I was hoping you'd come to my concert. I've got two front row tickets and back stage passes for you, but there's a catch," he told her.

Her eyebrow rose, wondering what the catch was.

He grinned. "My only condition is that you don't bring Thomas."

Madison laughed. "I think I can handle that. I do have other friends, you know."

Cameron removed the tickets from the inner pocket of his jacket and handed them to her. "I hope you enjoy it. I don't even know what music you listen to."

"I like a little of everything," she told him, putting the tickets in her evening bag. "Thank you, I'm sure it'll be great."

There was a question she needed to ask. She didn't want to seem overly eager, but at the same time, she knew she would miss him. "How long does the tour last?"

"I'll be gone for at least two months, maybe more if it goes over well and we have to add more dates. There's also talk of an international tour, but I'd prefer to wait on that, not that my opinion matters much," he told her.

"Wow, two whole months." She gave a quick chuckle. "I've kind of gotten used to you being around. It'll be weird not seeing or hearing from you for so long."

He smiled. "I do have a phone, you know."

"Yeah, but you'll be so busy being Mr. Rock Star that us little folk will long be forgotten," she teased.

His eyes grew serious. "I could never forget you." He leaned in to place a kiss on her cheek, but she turned her head to ask what he was doing. Instead, his lips landed on hers. Before either knew what was happening, the kiss deepened, and hands started to roam.

"Madison?" A deep voice called out from down the hall, breaking the two apart.

Her hand flew to her mouth, touching her lips, which had just been sealed to Cameron's in such a divine kiss. "Oh, shit," she whispered.

Cameron laughed quietly. "It's okay, just tell him you were lost and went into the wrong room." Madison nodded, leaving so much unsaid between the two of