As Lucas’s sister, she was always in the don’t-touch zone.
Then I met Jenna at Uni and thought we had something special.
Yeah, more fool me. When I needed her the most, she didn’t want to know.Don’t think about her.I fell hard, and that one time three years ago was enough. Because I sure as hell never make the same mistake twice.
I try to ignore Mac’s gorgeous eyes, but it’s like we’ve slipped back to that time when things were so good between us.What’s changed?I’ve no idea.
I need to take her back home, stat.
Don’t you dare fucking ask her.
“You want to get something to eat while we’re out?”I fucking asked her.
Her smile freezes. Should’ve quit while I was ahead.
A couple of agonizing seconds pass before she gives a careless shrug. “Sure, why not? I’ll just call Brook and let her know I can’t meet her for lunch.”
She’s going to bail on her best friend to have lunch with me? “Okay.”
We reach the car and she ends her call. “What do you reckon our chances are that Jake won’t change his mind again?” she says.
I open the car door for her. Although I want to tell her everything’s going to be fine, I’m not convinced. “Zero to none.”
She sighs. “I’ve a horrible feeling you could be right.”
I pull into the road and navigate the nightmarish London traffic. “If he’s still not fully committed in a week, we’ll need to think about restructuring the fundraiser.” Sure, this is her project, and I only lend a hand when Lucas needs extra help, but there’s no way I’m letting her deal with this potential shitstorm on her own.
She frowns in that cute way she has when she’s thinking.
Don’t link “cute” and “Mac” together.Been there, done that, lived to regret it.
You don’t regret it as much as you should.
“You know what?” She turns to look at me. “I’ve just had a really devious idea.”
“Who,you?” I shoot her a mocking grin. “That’s hard to believe.”
“Hey, with two older brothersandyou, I’ve had great role models.”
“I’m not devious.”
“I don’t think that word means what you think it means.”
Did she really justPrincess Brideme?It brings back way too many memories, but I can’t stop myself. “Inconceivable.”
Her laugh sounds so good. It’s been way too long since anything I said made her laugh. Why did I let things go so bad between us?
“Keep telling yourself that. Anyway, back to my evil plan. Rafe’s voice is just as great as Jake’s.”
I can’t argue with that. “And?”
“What do you think he’d do if he thought Atomic Fire could carry on without him if Rafe took his place as lead vocalist?”
“Cry?”
Her smile vanishes. “Shit, I never thought of that. I just want to give him a nudge, not push him over the edge. Huh. Maybe I better rethink that idea.”
“You know what? He might be fine.” I have my doubts, but stranger things have happened.
