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I’m sure he’s already rolling his eyes by now.
“The guys need you back, Ryker. It’s been hard on them being a man down, whether it’s for the right reasons or not.”
My mind rolls through all the time I’ve spent with Wren while being here and how hard it will be for everything to come to an end. I was told that I’d be here for a few weeks, and it’s only been a couple – it’s hard to keep track of the days when I’ve got someone to take up all my time.
I look over my shoulder, just to make sure Wren isn’t creeping behind me, then I sigh heavily into the line. “I’m not sure that’s a good idea, Mack. There’s still a lot for me to work through, and I’d hate for it to affect them.”
“You’re right,” Mack says before muttering a few curses. “I’ll just tell them to postpone the rest of the tour until you’re back and in action.”
“Did they not put the backup guitarist in my place?”
When I talked to Brent right before leaving, he swore that they would handle everything and promised me they’d utilize our backup guitarist.
As far as I knew from our conversations, they had a backup in my place.
It’s hard for Brent to do since he’s the lead singer, but the rest of us held an audition a while back so that we could each choose who would be our backup in case of emergencies.
This was considered an emergency since we were in the middle of our tour when I snapped at that guy backstage, and I trusted that they would do what was right—even if it made me wonder how important I’d be to the band afterward.
“They did,” Mack confirms. “It’s not exactly working out. The guy is screwing up left and right during rehearsals and sound checks. Calling it a nightmare would be an understatement, honestly.”
“I wish I could help out, Mack, but it’s best if I stick around and get myself under control.”
The more I think about it, the easier it is to see that I’ve been in control for a little while now. I could’ve caused more of a scene when Elias showed up at my place yesterday, but I walked away from the fight because I knew it would be important to Wren.
Wren’s grounding me in a way no one has ever been able to do.
“Thought you were against the therapy crap?”
I run a hand through my hair, knowing it wouldn’t be wise to tell him what’s really been going on, and nod against the phone. “I was, but it’s starting to grow on me. The woman you hired really knows what she’s doing.”
As soon as I speak that into the line, Wren pushes through the door I’ve got cracked and sticks her head inside with a frown. I’m about to wave her away and tell her everything is okay, but she steps into the room before I’ve got a chance to say the words.
She really knows what the hell she’s doing.
My shirt hangs loosely around her thighs, barely covering her bare ass beneath it, and it takes all my strength to hold back the groan desperate to come out. I’m surprised she came and found me in the first place. I assumed that once she woke up this morning she’d act as though our night never happened, or the day, but it’s seeming as though she’s coming around to the idea of us.
Us.
That’s not something I’d ever use to describe me and a woman together.
“Ryker?”
I reluctantly pull my attention from the red-haired vixen in front of me and focus on a random spot on the floor instead. “Sorry, Mack. I’ve gotta get off here. Wren wants to do some exercises with me this morning.”
“Exercises? You’re supposed to be getting therapy.”
“Trust me, that’s what she’s doing. It’s working wonders.” As I say this, I step closer to her until there’s only a sliver of space between us. “I’ll talk to you later. Let me know how things go with the guys, and I’m sure knowing the tour is going to be postponed will be a bummer for them.”
“Yeah,” he says slowly. “I’ll let you guys get to it, then. Let me know when you’re ready to come back.”
With the way Wren looks in my t-shirt, I’d rather spend the rest of my days in this house as long as she’s in it, too. “Will do.”
His voice carries over the line, but I quickly hang up before he can say anything else and immediately cut the space between Wren and me. She gasps at the contact, but her hands come flat to my chest, and she smiles knowingly at me. “I know what I’m doing, huh?”
I trail my gaze slowly down her frame, taking in her screamy skin, and lean my face forward. “Seems that way,” I rasp before grabbing her ass and lifting her up.
As much as I’d love to repeat last night, I’ve got better things in mind that I think she’d enjoy. I’ve spent all this time making sure we were alone, so I think it’s only right that I take her out to do something more public, and that’s exactly what I plan to do today.
