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“Good. You have a radio interview.”

“Wait. What?”

“I got you booked for an interview on a local radio station. Oh, and bring your guitar. They want you to sing live on air.”

The guitar that was buried behind a dozen bags of stuff? Bailey turned, worried, to look at Quinn.

He replied to her unspoken question with a single nod. “What time?” he asked.

“Um, when?” she relayed to Xander.

“An hour. I’m texting you the address.”

She sent another concerned look at Quinn, who bobbed his head again.

“Okay. We’ll head over now,” she said. It might take an hour to find and free the guitar from the carefully packed car.

After disconnecting she turned to Quinn.

“I’m so sorry.” After their recent discussion, she cringed the moment the words were out of her mouth.

“Again,nothingfor you to be sorry about. This is a good opportunity for you.”

“But the car. It’s all packed and now we have to excavate—”

“I know where your guitar is. It’s near the top. I can get to it without too much trouble.”

“But now we’ll be getting on the road late.”

He shrugged. “We’ll make it home before full dark.”

“And what if Xander calls back with moreopportunities?” she asked.

“Then we’ll spend another night here.”

“On the bare mattress in my apartment?” she asked.

“I could find the bag with the bedding and towels. Or we’ll check into a hotel.”

Quinn managed to dodge whatever roadblocks she threw at him. But if she was honest it was more the flutter that the thought of checking into a hotel with Quinn gave her that had her finally giving in.

“Okay,” she said.

And when that single word earned her that dimple-filled smile, she started to hope Xander would call back with another interview.

CHAPTERSEVENTEEN

The door of the radio station had yet to slam shut behind them when the attack came.

Half a dozen photographers rapid-fired a volley of questions and flashes at them as fast and furious as any enemy attack Quinn had experienced while in the teams.

“Bailey, look over here!”

“Quinn! How long have you and Bailey been together?”

“Were you together while Bailey was still with Axel?”

“Bailey, any response to Axel’s song?”

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