Tangled Web by Jade C. Jamison

Author:Jade C. Jamison [Jamison, Jade C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary, rock star, hot romance, steamy romance, heavy metal, rock music
Publisher: Jade C. Jamison
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

She’d stopped by Johnny’s mom’s house after work, and his mom told Katie that Johnny was down at Bad Boys, one of the local biker bars. She explained to Katie that Johnny was auditioning band members, and Bad Boys had offered to let Johnny use the bar. His mom treated Katie like she always did, so Katie hoped Johnny hadn’t told her about what had recently transpired between the two.

Katie almost visibly shuddered. She would never go to Bad Boys of her own accord. She had nothing against bikers, but she knew that most of the bar fights in town occurred there. She’d heard far too many stories. But she needed to see Johnny, now that she’d had time to think and compose herself. She’d left a couple of messages with his mom that he hadn’t returned, so she knew she had to see him face to face. She knew Johnny well enough to know that he’d be leaving town again soon, and she also knew that he could be gone for several years once he left. She didn’t want years to pass between them without talking about what had happened between them.

She walked into the dark bar. Smoking in restaurants and bars had been long outlawed in Colorado, but this particular tavern still smelled of old stale smoke and even older, staler beer. Several of the light fixtures were in disrepair, so it was gloomy inside, but the old stage up against the back wall was well lit. She knew that’s where Johnny would be. There weren’t many people inside the bar right now. As she walked toward the little stage, she saw Johnny’s back, a guitar strap breaking up the smooth line on a diagonal. He faced three other men--one at a drum kit, one holding a bass guitar, and the other at the microphone. Even as she got closer, she couldn’t hear what he said, but his posture was straight and confident. She hoped his search for new band members was going as well as he’d wanted.

She sat at a table in front of the stage and when a cocktail waitress came around to ask for an order, she felt obliged to buy a drink. She asked for a beer and waited patiently. Johnny started strumming a few chords while telling the other guys something, and the bass player started playing a matching chord. The waitress delivered the beer to Katie, and Katie paid her and tipped her well. The band played a few notes and Katie thought she might recognize the tune as one of Johnny’s old songs, but she couldn’t be sure. Meanwhile, a knot tightened and twisted in her stomach. She felt a little relieved after talking with Grant a few days ago, but she wouldn’t feel one hundred percent until after talking to her friend. He turned around finally and saw her. She couldn’t quite make out his expression, but he wasn’t necessarily glad to see her.

He finished playing the riff he’d been in the middle of and then faced the other three guys again.

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