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Sabrina nodded. “That’s right.” She had that kind of wild beauty that made you feel electric whenever you looked at her. Grace, her cousin, was equally pretty. Just more… graceful.
Cassie bit down a smile.
“You’re in our cousin’s band, right?” Sabrina asked. “Altered Reality?”
Cassie nodded. “That’s right.”
“Marley said you might play a gig soon,” Sabrina said, looking pleased. “If you do, I’ll be there.”
“Well, that’s one person in the crowd at least.” Cassie smiled at her. She really loved her energy.
“It’s nice to see Pres singing again,” Grace said softly. She was in the chair next to Cassie’s. “For a while there we were worried he never would.”
“Yeah, well losing Jade tore him up,” Sabrina said.
Cassie took a sip of her lemonade. It wasn’t the first time she’d wondered what Jade was like. There were so many photographs on the walls at Presley’s house she wasn’t sure who was who. And there was no way she was going to ask.
And though Delilah had a photograph of her mom by her bed, it had been dark the night she read to her and she hadn’t wanted to upset the little girl by drawing attention to it.
It was none of her business, anyway. And Presley was clearly too closed up to want to talk about her.
Cassie knew all about needing to keep some things buried.
“Speak of the devil and he will appear,” Grace murmured.
And of course she had to look. It was like she had no choice. She swallowed hard as Presley and Marley walked over from the parking lot, the two of them laughing together at something. Delilah was skipping ahead of them, her long hair curling around her shoulders.
“Over here,” Grace shouted out, waving at them.
Delilah was the first to spot Cassie and her cousins. Her face lit up as she ran over. She looked from Sabrina to Grace to Cassie, her smile so big it looked like it could split her face.
“You’re all here,” she said.
Grace shot Cassie an amused glance. “Yes we are. You got a hug for me?”
“I sure do.” Delilah hugged Grace first, followed by Sabrina, then she looked at Cassie shyly.
“I like your dress,” Cassie told her.
Delilah was wearing a fairy outfit, complete with wings. “I’m an angel,” she whispered. “A pretty one.”
“You sure are.”
“Daddy!” Delilah called out. “Look who’s here.”
Pres’ eyes immediately met hers. And yeah, she felt heat rise through her body. The corner of his lip quirked. “Hey.”
“Hi,” she breathed back.
Marley walked over, grinning. “I was gonna call you later. There’s a bar over in Shawlands that’s offered us a gig next week. Need to know if you’re free.”
“Are we ready for it?” she asked him.
“Yeah, I really think we are.” He glanced over at Pres. “Funny, he asked the same thing. If we need to we can have a couple of extra rehearsals next week.”
“When’s the gig again?” she asked him.
“Next Friday.”
