Page 32 of Meant To Be - Irresistible Bachelors

I know I’m supposed to eat healthy on tour, but there was no way I was going to leave Texas without sinking my teeth into this delicious burger. I love to eat, and food has always had a way of comforting me during stressful times. Rocky’s worried that it’ll show later when I’m on stage that I ate a huge meal earlier in the day, but I don’t care. My fans know I’m a curvy girl, and they love that I’m shaped like a real person and not like an airbrushed model.

“Oh, come on. You could totally rock that and make it look classy,” he retorts.

“That dress is sleazy, Kenny, and your food is getting cold,” I reply as I point to his meal.

“I’d wear it,” he says as he turns the magazine, looking at the dress from a different angle.

“I’m sure you would,” I giggle.

“I know someone who would love to see you in this dress,” he smiles slyly.

“Who?” I ask as I take another bite.

“Leo Colt,” he smirks, his smile growing as wide as the Cheshire Cat’s.

I nearly choke on the bite of burger in my mouth.

Why would he say that? There’s no way he knows about me and Leo; we’re very discreet about our relationship. No one has caught us together yet, and we act nonchalant with each other when we’re in front of everyone. Maybe Kenny’s just teasing me because he assumes I have a crush on Leo. That must be it.

“What?” I laugh nervously. “Why would you say something like that? Leo and I are just friends.”

He narrows his eyes at me as he places his hand on his hip.

“Just friends?” he asks.

He stares intensely at me, making me feel like he knows more than I realize.

“Yeah,” I hedge, still trying to cover up the truth.

Kenny is my best friend, and I trust him more than I trust anyone else in my entourage, but I don’t want anyone to know about my relationship with Leo yet.

“Nicole Jessica Minx, who do you think you’re fooling? There’s obviously something going on between you two,” he states.

Shit, he definitely knows something. But how? I take another bite of my burger, using the time it takes me to chew to think. He stares at me as I munch, waiting for me to say something. He knows already, so I might as well just come out and tell him the truth.

“How did you find out?” I ask.

“It’s clear as day, Nikki. Anyone who’s around you two for more than five minutes can feel the sparks between you two. It’s electrifying.”

My cheeks turn a blushing pink.

“I didn’t think anyone knew about us,” I say.

“Girl, everyone knows,” he rolls his eyes.

“Everyone?” I repeat.

“Everyone. It’s no big secret. We’ve all just been waiting for you to come out and say it,” he explains as he stuffs a French fry in his mouth.

“But how do you all know?” I ask, still unsure how they figured us out.

I was sure we were being secretive.

“It’s practically written all over your face, not to mention the amazing glow you suddenly have. We can all see the stars in your eyes. You basically have been walking on air ever since the tour started,” he says.

Put that way, I guess it is pretty obvious. Usually by now, I would be exhausted from the tour and ready to go home, but being with Leo makes everything easier to deal with. I haven’t complained once about being on the road.

“I wanted to tell you, but I wasn’t ready yet. You know how hard it is to date when you’re in the music industry. You have to worry about whether someone is being genuine with you, not to mention having to worry about what gossip and lies the tabloids will spread about your relationship. I just wanted it to stay between the two of us for a little while.”

“I totally get it. You’re entitled to your privacy, but just a heads up – we already know,” he says.

“Is it really that obvious?” I ask.

“Girl, yes. I felt the vibe between you two after the first concert when we were all hanging out backstage. You both were making googly eyes at each other. I knew eventually, it would turn into something,” he says.

I feel a little relieved that I can finally talk to Kenny about Leo; it’s been tough keeping my feelings for him a secret. I guess Leo and I weren’t being as sly as we thought we were, but that doesn’t matter anymore. Everyone in our entourage knows that we’ve been seeing each other, and apparently, Kenny knew from the beginning. There’s no point in hiding our feelings for each other anymore; we can finally come out and say we’re a couple.

I was afraid that no one would understand how I could fall in love with a rock star twice my age, and I thought everyone would judge us, but Kenny seems nonchalant about it. I’m starting to think I was worrying for nothing all along.

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