Ross 02 Rock Me by Cherrie Lynn

Author:Cherrie Lynn [Lynn, Cherrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePub Bud (www.epubbud.com)
Published: 2011-12-05T23:00:00+00:00

Rock Me

The process was just beginning to flow when his cell phone vibrated in his pocket. Damn. He’d forgotten to leave it in the truck, and he could have ignored it, but his damn traitor heart leapt. Leaning back and fishing it out of his jeans, he cursed when he saw the name on the display. Michelle? It all just kept getting weirder.

For a split second, he wondered if it could be about Candace, but that didn’t make any sense, did it?

How much did everyone know by now?

He flipped it open and raised it to his ear as he headed over to turn the music down. “Hello?”

Michelle’s voice was soft, lacking its usual confidence. “Hi.”

“Hey. Wow, it’s been a while.”

“I hope you don’t think I’m weird or anything. I was reminded of you today and thought I would check in on you. How are you?”

“I’m great. Parlor is running smoothly, and everything’s…great.” He ended on an awkward note, but he didn’t know what else to say. “How are you?”

“Oh, fine. School is kicking my ass, as usual, but I’m hanging in there.”

“That’s good.” They were both silent for a moment. “So…you were reminded of me, huh? How so?”

“I was having lunch with Deanne, Aunt Syl and Candace today. We were talking about tattoos. Made me remember when you gave me mine.” She gave a girlish giggle. Oh, damn, he remembered that too. It had been here, after hours, the night of their grand opening. After they’d christened this very room, so to speak. More specifically, the wall in this very room. “Of course, I think about it every time I look at them,”

she said.

He frowned. Was she seeking information? Was this a set-up?

“Are you seeing anyone?” she asked.

It had to be.

He cleared his throat. It would’ve been so easy to take the easy way out and say there was no one, but for some reason it seemed very important that he not lie, not dismiss Candace just because things were rough right now. She deserved more from him than that. “Actually, there is someone I’m interested in.”

“Well, that’s good. I’m with someone too. I actually have no idea why I’m calling you so late at night, I just…I care about you. I want to know you’re happy.”

It was nice that someone did. “Are you happy?”

“Really, I am. He’s not anything like you, but then, not many guys are, at least around here.” She laughed, a little sadly. “So is this girl anyone I know?”

Shit. He didn’t want to get Candace in any more trouble than she was apparently already in with her folks. Cryptic was the way to go. “I’m not sure if anyone here really knows her. She’s beautiful and amazing and someone I care about very much, and I’d do anything for her. But she apparently has her doubts about me now.”

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