Page 30 of Love is a Dance Step
He didn’t deny it. If there was anything Drew lacked, it wasn’t confidence. He shrugged.
“I guess I need to thank you too. If you’d continued offering the money to use the studio today, I’d have taken it.” She sighed and rested a hand on the desk. “It’s been a struggle for the last few years, but Gulf City needs this place to stay open.”
He wasn’t sure what this had to do with the girl he needed to find.
“She’s my best teacher, the reason some of these kids show up at all. Are you telling me she has a shot at winning the spot on your tour?”
He nodded. “She’ll have to audition just like anyone else, but when I saw her dance, I knew. I need to dance with her more than I need my next breath.”
The skepticism faded from her eyes, and she smiled. “Lola deserves to know she’s good. I don’t think she believes it.”
“Lola?” That name rang a bell, bringing with it images of a dark haired little girl chasing Asher on her bike.
She nodded. “Lola Ramirez. I’m surprised you haven’t seen her today. She works at the Beach Club and always takes a Friday shift.”
Lola Ramirez. The girl his sisters joked would marry Asher one day.
The one his parents loved.
When he’d talked about her, they’d known who he meant, but they protected her. From what? From him? Or from her own talent?
Drew couldn’t help but wonder if there was a single person who believed in Lola.
Well, there was now.
He thanked Lauren and got back into his car as he dialed Asher’s phone. No answer. He shouldn’t have expected anything else.
He fired off a text to Piper.
Drew: Everything good there?
Piper: I’m adding more names to the callback list.
He chuckled as he threw his phone on the passenger’s seat. It didn’t matter how many names Piper added, not until he saw Lola dance again.
But in order to make that happen, there was someone he had to talk to first.
He pulled up to his parents’ house and walked in without knocking. Nora appeared from her room. “Drew? Shouldn’t you be at the Beach Club?”
“Shouldn’t you be at school?”
“Sick.” She shrugged. It was only then he noticed her flushed cheeks.
“You okay? Can I get you anything?”
She shook her head. “If you didn’t know I was here and the parentals are at the resort…”
“Is Ash home?”
“Yeah, he doesn’t have classes on Fridays. He’s out back by the pool, but he’s not in the best mood.”
“Is he ever?” Asher had always been a moody guy, even when he and Drew were close. Drew slid open the glass doors and stepped outside.
Asher sat on the edge of the pool with his feet hanging over. He didn’t turn. “What do you want?”
“Nice way to talk to your big brother.” He sighed, wishing he hadn’t had to come here. No matter what he’d done over the last couple years, he hadn’t been able to get Asher to talk to him about this anger between them.
Asher grunted. “I’m sorry, I forgot to bow down at the big rock star’s feet.”
