Page 112 of Love is a Dance Step
“I thought we told him he wasn’t allowed to say that.” Ben rubbed his eyes. “Is my girl there?”
“No,” Jo snapped.
Noah threw a balled up piece of paper at the screen, yelling “Boo.”
Dax only shook his head with a grin.
“Are you guys seriously booing Piper right now?” Ben lifted one eyebrow.
Drew leaned in, unable to keep the smile from his face. “Dude, this is a Rockstars Anonymous meeting. We don’t talk about girls here.”
“Except yours.” Noah relaxed back in his chair, and Drew recognized the room in his London apartment. “How’s my girl, Lola, doing?”
Two weeks ago, Drew kissed Lola in front of thousands of fans. Videos of their moment went viral, sparking interview requests from all the major media outlets. Drew turned every one of them down. His relationship with Lola only belonged to them. He wasn’t ready to share it with the rest of the world. They could speculate all they wanted.
His smile widened. “She’s perfect.”
Jo groaned. “Okay, you know I like Lola and all, but wipe that cheesy grin off your face, dude. Please. It’ssonot like the Drew we all know and sort of, kind of love.”
“Maybe it’s the new me.”
“Say something sarcastic. Please. I’m begging you. Do something ridiculously stupid to make us believe you haven’t had your body snatched.”
Noah’s laugh boomed through the speakers. “She’s right, man.”
“Okay, okay.” Melanie, always the calm voice of reason. “Lay off Drew.”
“Thank you, Mel.” He sighed. “I don’t know why they’re so mad at me. They’re probably just jealous of my success.”
That elicited arguments from every rock star on the line as they talked over each other. Drew watched them explain how they had more success than any of the others.
Well, all of them except Dax. He’d never tout everything he’d accomplished, even though it was more than the rest of them combined. They were all rock stars, but Dax…he was one of the biggest names in music. And his fans didn’t even know the man behind the music.
Dax stared into the camera and ran a hand through the messy hair on top of his head. “Everything is good though, right?” He asked the question with so much sincerity it made the rest of them stop.
Drew thought back on the last couple weeks of dancing with Lola on stage and spending every other free moment with her. They hadn’t gotten a chance to tell his family other than Asher before the video was everywhere.
Nora called him, apologizing profusely for telling him Lola was in love with Asher. He didn’t tell her how much damage that almost did.
His mom had gushed about how happy she was that one of her boys figured out Lola was destined to be a part of their family. He got the impression she loved Lola as much as she loved him.
Lola talked to her own mom who was hesitant about their relationship, but she came around as Lola called her more and more. He knew she missed her mom and couldn’t wait to surprise her with a trip home during their tour break in a couple weeks.
It took him a moment to realize his friends were still staring at him. “Yeah.” He smiled. “Yes, everything is good.” Better than good.
Noah made kissy sounds, and Melanie shut him up with a few harsh words.
Having Lola around made losing Noah and Jo easier. The Madison Square Garden show was their last with the tour. Noah was back home in London, and Jo had retreated to L.A. to hide away as her pregnancy became much more obvious.
Drew wanted to tell her she didn’t have to hide, that it wasn’t anything to be ashamed of, but Jo had made up her mind. She refused to let the music world know she was pregnant until the baby arrived.
“How is our replacement?” Noah asked.
Drew shrugged. “He’s good.”
“Good,” Jo scoffed. “He’s country.”
Melanie sighed. “We’ve been over this. Beckett Anderson’s last album wasn’t country. His label made a deal with ours to get him onto your tour. Are you having problems with him?”
