Need You Now by Ali Parker & Weston Parker

Author:Ali Parker & Weston Parker [Parker, Ali & Parker, Weston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BrixBaxter Publishing
Published: 2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

COLTON

Haven jumped up and down beside me, singing along to the penultimate song of the band’s set. The sky was streaked with blues and oranges, the sun setting behind the makeshift stage.

All around us, the crowd moved up and down. The audience knew every lyric and screamed it back at the girls and guy onstage.

I sipped my drink and nodded along to the beat, enjoying the music but also keeping my eyes open. I didn’t know what I expected to see while the bands were performing, but I was hopeful that something might catch my eye.

Ross had spoken to me again, reminding me how important it was that I find a new story. So far—again—I’d gotten all wrapped up in Haven and hadn’t done any digging at all. Now I was hoping that a story literally jumped out at me so I wouldn’t have to leave her side.

I’m so fucked.

But I had a cold beer in my hand and a beautiful girl next to me. It was difficult to care about work under the circumstances. Instead of trying to force myself to concentrate on finding a story in a crowd full of people who were all just out here to have a good time, I closed that compartment in my mind and focused on the music instead.

“I love this song,” Haven cried when the lead guitarist stepped forward to play the intro to their final number for the day.

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard it.” I grinned down at her, laughing when her jaw went slack as she stared up at me.

“How is that even possible?” Her eyebrows pulled together and she stopped bouncing. “You’re joking, right?”

“Not even a little bit.”

She shook her head before grabbing my hand, a determined gleam flashing in her eyes. “We’re fixing that. Right now. Put your hands up in the air and hop a little.”

“Like this?” I did what she’d said, feeling like an idiot until I noticed everyone else was doing the exact same thing.

Haven smirked when she caught me looking around. “Don’t worry. The first line is about breaking free and letting go. The music video starts with the band tossing their hands into the air. We’re just getting a head start. It’s a thing.”

“Right.” The audience roared as the lead singer gripped the microphone and growled into it. It didn’t take me long to realize the lyrics were pretty repetitive, and I was singing along long before the song ended.

Haven glanced up at me, her gaze catching on mine and resting there as she sang about not letting the past get in the way of the future. It felt like there was a message for me in there somewhere, but I had no clue what it was.

We didn’t have a past together that could be getting in the way of our future. Since we’d also already spoken about Noelle and how my past with her wasn’t holding me back, I really couldn’t think of any reason why those words felt so heavy when she sang them at me.

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