Dirty Mind by Cheryl Douglas

Author:Cheryl Douglas [Douglas, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-12T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Charli

It may have been cowardly, but I slipped out the back door of Jimmy’s while Dade was chatting up Skylar. The conversation looked pretty intimate. He was holding her hand, looking into her eyes, but if I worried about every woman who held Dade’s interest, I’d make myself crazy, and I refused to be that girl again. The one who wore her insecurity like a second skin for everyone to see.

But Dade and Sky weren’t the real reason I’d left Jimmy’s. It was my talk with Reed. I couldn’t believe he thought I was talented enough to go on the road with him. He said he’d need to talk to his team about me but wanted to know if I was interested.

Was I? That’s what I kept asking myself as I drove home. No, not home. To Dade’s guest house. I didn’t have a home of my own. But that would change if I took Reed up on his offer. The kind of money I could make on the road with him would be life-changing. No more living hand to mouth. I’d finally be free, at least financially. But I’d be selling a piece of my soul for that financial freedom, and I didn’t know if I could live with that.

A knock sounded at the door, barely a tap, but it was enough to make me jump. It was dark and late, and I was so deep in thought a visitor was the last thing on my mind.

I jumped up, running to the door. I knew who it was. Dade’s gatehouse always announced visitors, so it could only be the object of my fantasies in the flesh.

“Hey,” he said, leaning against the doorframe. “I know it’s late and I should have texted first, but I was worried about you. You hightailed it outta there after your talk with Reed. Everything okay?”

“I don’t know.” I wrapped my short black cotton robe tighter. “I’m still trying to process what he said.” I gestured for him to enter and closed the door behind him. “I guess he told you that he was gonna ask me about going on the road with him?”

He nodded. “Yeah, he did.” He stood next to the gray two-seater, looking decidedly uncomfortable with his hands stuffed in the pockets of his worn jean jacket. “I wasn’t sure how you’d feel about that. Obviously, you’re crazy talented. I guess it was only a matter of time before someone discovered you.”

I gestured to the sofa, even though it seemed strange to invite him to sit, since he was the guy who owned the furniture. “I was just gonna have a glass of wine. You want one?”

He shrugged out of his jacket, tossing it on the gray and white armchair. “I wouldn’t mind a beer. Pretty sure that fridge is usually stocked with alcohol.”

“It is.” I popped the top on a longneck and handed it to him. “I think I’ll join you. Save the wine for another night.”

I sat on the small sofa and held my breath waiting to see how close he wanted to get.

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