Page 79 of Love is a Dance Step
“Listen up.” Melanie stood and turned so she towered over them. “It’s time to get serious now. You two are thirty-year-old professionals.”
“You take that back,” Noah shouted.
“Who you calling thirty?” Drew scowled.
Melanie mumbled something under her breath that sounded suspiciously like “men.”
Jo’s entire body shook with laughter, but she didn’t make a sound.
Piper slid off the arm of the couch to stand next to Melanie. “Okay, none of you are thirty for another few months. Melanie is sorry. Now, can we get down to business? Please? It’s nine in the morning, and I only have so much time I can spend in the presence of both tweedle dee and tweedle dum.”
Jo covered a laugh with a cough. “That’s you two, in case you didn’t know.”
Noah reached out and shoved her.
“Hey,” she squealed. “I’m preggers. Don’t mess with me.”
Melanie lifted her eyes to the ceiling. “Why do I spend my time dealing with rock stars?”
Drew shrugged. “Because daddy owns a record label.”
“Because you love us.” Noah drew out the word love.
“Because your life would have no purpose without us?”
“Enough.” She covered her face with her hands. “You guys are going to be the death of me.”
An idea popped into Drew’s head. “Anyone want to FaceTime Ben and Dax?” It always made him feel better when the entire gang was together.
Noah slipped his phone out of his pocket. “Yes, they should be with us.”
Melanie snatched the phone from him. “As much as the love fest between some of the world’s biggest stars is amusing—and completely my doing—this meeting is about you three. This tour. You’re all going to the ball tonight.”
“What?” Noah straightened.
“In your dreams,” Jo chuckled.
Drew only sighed. He’d known about this for days, ever since the senator organizing the evening needed a replacement performer and found out Drew would be in town. Now, he’d have to sing a handful of songs. But it was a fundraiser for the children’s health foundation. He couldn’t say no, especially when the California senator he’d met a few times personally asked him.
Melanie folded her arms over her chest. “Senator Warner has put all three of your names on the guest list, and Piper and I chose three dancers to attend as your plus ones.”
Drew’s ears perked up as he pictured Lola lying across from him in the night playing a simple card game.
“Drew.” Melanie flicked him on the side of the head. “Are you even listening to me?”
“What?” All four of them looked to him expectantly like they’d asked him a question. “Yeah, sure, sounds great.”
“Idiot.” Noah coughed out the word.
Piper held in a laugh, but Melanie soldiered on. “Perfect, then you will meet Brooke down in the lobby at six.”
He shot up in his seat. “Wait, what?”
“Should have been listening to her, dude.” Jo smirked. “Noah already claimed the good date.”
“I’m so confused right now.”
Melanie sighed. “Anyone care to tell Mr. Daydream here what we’ve been talking about?”
