Page 46 of As I Am
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
"Holy shit, look at you." Carson jumped up from the couch as Ky and Kylie walked into the hotel room. "You look amazing."
Kylie twirled and grinned. "Thank you."
"Not you, twerp." Carson playfully pushed Kylie aside. "I'm talking to Ky." He took Ky's hand and forced him to turn in a circle. "You cut your hair, and those pants. They show off your sexy ass. I'm going to have to keep you away from the fans or they might steal you from me."
Ky blushed. "Thanks. She made me buy everything."
Carson grinned at Kylie. "Thank you. I knew you could get him to buy stuff. And yes, you look fantastic too." He tugged on a piece of Kylie's long hair.
"We had a blast. The only reason we stopped was we didn't have a way to carry everything." Kylie tossed her bags beside the door. "It took some talking, but I finally got him to try a few things on and decide on some cute stuff to buy."
Carson couldn't stop staring at Ky. "I love your hair. You got highlights and everything."
Ky made a face. "They insisted, but I tried to tell them I didn't need it. I just wanted it to stop hanging in my eyes."
"I love it." Carson pulled him into his arms. "Did you at least have a good time?"
Ky smiled. "I did. Kylie was great." He stared up into Carson's eyes. "Thank you for all this. It's more than I deserve."
"You deserve much more." Carson ran his fingers through Ky's new haircut. "I wish I could have gone with you." He dipped his head for a soft kiss. "I got you something while you were gone."
Ky shook his head. "You've given me enough."
Carson ignored him as he walked across the room and picked a cell phone up off the table. "I realized while you were gone, I had no way to get hold of you. I wanted to text you and see how you were. I tried texting Kylie, but she ignored me." Carson glared at her.
Kylie shrugged from where she sat on the couch. "I didn't want you interrupting. We were having a good time."
"Anyway, this way, no matter where you are, we can be in contact. Feel free to use it however you want. Call home and talk to your friends or your boss or just use it so we can keep in touch. You've got unlimited everything, so don't worry about the bill at all. It's all covered." Carson handed the phone to Ky.
Ky shook his head. "I don't need that."
"Maybe not, but I need you to have it. I wanted to send you dirty messages all day and I couldn't."
"I guess I could sit and watch YouTube videos of you all day." Ky grinned.
"You don't need the videos. You have the real thing." Carson hip bumped him. "Seriously, use it for whatever. If I'm busy somewhere without you, we can still send messages. I feel better knowing you have it. Besides, I know you might want to call, I think it was Angel you said was watching your apartment?"
Ky nodded. "Yeah, he is."
"So, are you going to model all your new clothes for me?" Carson led Ky to the couch and pulled him down on his lap. He'd missed having Ky with him more than he thought he would. Sitting alone in the hotel room reminded him exactly why he'd asked Ky to come on tour with him.
"Oh no. I spent the whole day changing clothes, thanks to Kylie. I'm done for the day. The next time I change it will be to go to bed." Ky wrapped his arms around Carson's neck, snuggling close to his chest.
"It wasn't that bad." Kylie laughed. "I tried to talk him into getting his ear pierced too, but he said he would only let his friend Matt do any piercings if he decided to get one."
Carson tweaked Ky's nipple through his shirt. "Maybe one here?"
Ky groaned. "That sounds painful."
"It's not." Kylie said, then shrugged when Carson and Ky stared at her. "What? It's not. I have both of mine done. I even have my—"
"I don't want to know." Carson held up his hand. "TMI, Kylie. Keep it in your pants."
She smirked, but kept her mouth shut.
"So, what other trouble did you two cause?" Carson slid his hand under Ky's shirt, pressing his palm to his stomach.
