Page 83 of Hard Rock Sin
"Two?" Cameron sounded affronted. "Am I not included?"
"Troublemaker is too light a word for what you got up to," August said, amused.
"Remember that time Cam jumped on an amp in the middle of the show and knocked it off the stage and nearly killed a fan?" One of the twins smacked Cameron in the stomach.
"Remember that time Damon was a dick?" Cameron grinned, smacking him back.
I was a bit startled Cameron had called one of the twins by their first name. Normally Damon and Ian went by the portmanteauDamian.Last time I'd seen them, the twins loved to plays tricks on people and pretend they were the same person.
Before I had time to ask what had changed, a young woman came up behind the other twin and took his hands in hers. She was the same girl I'd seen at Cameron's party.
"It's lovely to meet you, Lily." She was pretty, with long dark hair, slightly messed up as it fell down her back. Her big brown eyes were earnest as they met mine. "I'm Hope, Ian's girlfriend."
Ian pulled her close to his side and pressed a kiss to the side of her forehead. She smiled up at him, a sappy look on her face.
"Get a fucking room," Damon mumbled under his breath. Ian ignored him.
Ah. This was the same tension we'd seen at the party. Was that why Ian and Damon were no longer playing up the twin thing? I supposed it would be hard to continue tricking people if one of them always had his girlfriend by his side.
"The DJ is here," Hope told Jen. "He wants to know where to set up."
"I'll show him," Damon said, stalking off.
The group of us followed him with our eyes silently.
"He still doesn't like me." Hope's wide brown eyes turned sad like a kicked puppy.
"He'll get over it," Cameron said. He turned to me with a mad grin. "Let's get this party started, shall we?"
"We've got some food and drinks catered, and the DJ should start playing soon," Jen said.
With those words, a pounding beat began vibrating the walls. Wait staff brought out platters of pub food, nachos and fries and onion rings, along with the all important alcohol.
Noah and Jen took me by the arms and led me around the room, making introductions. Cameron gave me a small smile and wandered off, leaving me to my brother and his girlfriend. I mourned the loss of him at my side, but it would have been too suspicious if we spent the entire party glued to each other's hips.
Jen eagerly introduced me to her friends, a cute girl with a shy smile and a total knock-out with an aristocratic air about her.
Aristocratic, until she began speaking a mile a minute.
"It's so good to meet you, Lily! I've been a fan of your brother's band for years and everyone always wondered where you'd gone." The girl chatted on, oblivious to Noah's dark look. "It's so cool that you're back after all this time, you must be so happy to be with your brother again."
The quiet girl clapped a hand over her friend's mouth. "Natalie means welcome home."
"Thank you," I replied, nonplussed.
"Natalie and Ivy were my roommates before they moved in with their boyfriends," Jen explained. "They're both dating members of Feral Silence. Those guys are here, too."
More rock stars. It seemed I would live my life surrounded by a never-ending parade of them.
"I've heard some of their stuff. I thought they were your rival band?" I asked my brother.
"That's what the media calls it," Jen said. "They're all good friends, though."
"Tell that to August," Noah snorted. "He's still pissed Kell stole his album concept."
Sure enough, when I searched the room for August, he was frowning in the direction of the loud wavy-haired blond guy. It was the most negative expression I'd ever seen on August's face. He was normally so cool and unflappable.
"Just keep them away from each other and it'll be fine," Jen said.
