Page 210 of Fame & Chaos

Three fucking days.

My heart is pounding so hard I swear it’s trying to break through my ribs.

The door opens, and Colt walks in, looking confused at the chaos unfolding in front of him. “What’s going on?” he asks cautiously.

I look at Annie.

Annie looks at me.

And together we both scream at the top of our lungs…

“PLATINUM, BABY!”

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Caleb

By the time I arrive home after celebrating with the guys, Indi is already back from work. I didn’t text her the news because I wanted to tell her properly, face to face. So the second Chad pulls away from the curb, I hurry through the front door and head straight for the bedroom.

“Indi?” I call out.

“I’m in here.”

I pick up my pace and walk into the bedroom only to stop dead in my tracks. She’s sitting up in bed wearing her pajamas, reading a book with her glasses perched low on the end of her nose, and Jesus Christ… it might genuinely be the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.

“What?” she asks slowly, noticing the way I’m staring at her. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Fuck, baby! You look ridiculously hot in glasses.”

My cock instantly twitches awake as I slowly move toward the bed.

She giggles softly and shakes her head before removing the glasses and placing them on the bedside table. “You seem happy,” she says suspiciously. “Did something happen?”

“The album,” I say while climbing onto the bed beside her.

She sits up straighter and curls against my side. “It’s doing well?”

I grin. “Platinum… in six countries.”

Her eyes go wide before she screams and practically launches herself at me. “Oh my God!” She wraps herself around me tightly, and I hold her back with a laugh, wincing slightly at the pressure on my side but not caring even remotely.

This moment is worth every ache.

“Oh my God, Caleb,” she shouts again, while pulling back enough to look at me properly. “You’re actually doing it. You’re making it!”

I can’t stop smiling. “Well… we are. The whole band.”

“I told you I believed in you,” she says triumphantly. “I knew you’d do this.”

“Of course, oh, wise and wonderful little Indi.” I lean in and kiss her, smiling against her lips while she giggles softly.

But then the mood shifts.

Her excitement slowly melts into something warmer, and judging by the look she’s giving me now, I suddenly realize tonight might finally be the night I get to touch her again after seven long weeks.

“I think…” she says slowly while moving to straddle my lap, “… you deserve a reward.”

My pulse jumps instantly. “Oh yeah?” I ask, my voice dropping lower. “And what kind of reward are we talking about?”