The Devil's Tattoo: A Rock Star Romance by Amity Cross

Author:Amity Cross [Cross, Amity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amity Cross
Published: 2017-08-08T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“Who knew Canberra was this boring?” Dee complained as we dumped our bags into our hotel room.

“It’s our nation’s capital,” I replied. “It’s full of government types and disgruntled locals.”

“Ugh, politics.”

“My thoughts exactly.”

“What are we going to do today? No show. No interviews.”

“There are some nice museums?” I offered.

A devilish grin crept onto his face. “Pool party!”

“It’s not spring break, Dee.”

“Don’t be such a downer, Zo Zo. It’s hot out, and there’s an outside pool.”

“I’m not into swimming that much. You go and have fun for me.”

“You don’t have to swim,” he tried to convince me. “You can check out all the hot guys without their shirts on.”

“I don’t like your tone, Dee.” I smirked at him. “Anyway, I don’t have any bathers.”

“So?”

“So I’m not swimming in my underwear.”

“I don’t think anyone will complain.” That earned him a sharp slap on the arm. “Ow! Seriously, go shopping with Simone. We’ll be by the pool.”

When I called Simone, she was all for it. It wasn’t long before I found myself in the car on the way to the closest shopping center. Maybe a lazy day by the pool was just what we needed, especially after last night’s episode at the pub in the middle of nowhere. If anyone had gotten wind of what went down between Will and me, nobody had uttered a word. In fact, on the bus this morning, everything seemed normal.

The lunchtime rush was bearing down on the shopping center when we got there, and we had to circle a few times to find a park.

“I want this to be quick and painless,” I said, much to Simone’s amusement.

“Not much of a shopper?”

“Nope. In and out. That’s how I like it. Snatch and grab.”

Just inside the entrance was a large Target, so I dragged Simone inside and went straight for the bathers. I rifled through the rack and pulled out a black bikini. It was boy shorts and a halter top, so it wasn’t that revealing. My color. My size. Thirty-five bucks.

“I’m done,” I declared.

“Bloody hell, Zoe!” Simone cried. “We’ve been here ten seconds.”

“Ten seconds too long.”

“Give me a minute,” she said and began looking through the leftovers.

She held up a bright blue floral one-piece suit, and I shook my head. She held up a black and white polka dot number, and I nodded. “I think this is it,” she said, and as an afterthought, she came out with, “What happened last night?”

“What do you mean?” I asked, knowing exactly what she was on about.

“You and Will. I saw you arguing.”

I shrugged. “It was nothing.”

“Didn’t look like nothing.”

“His intensity level is unnerving. Especially after he’s had a few drinks.”

Simone didn’t take my answer as definitive and continued her round of questioning. “What’s going on? I mean, is he into you?”

I shrugged again. Yeah, he was.

“Do you want to be out of the friend zone?”

“I don’t know,” I replied truthfully. “I don’t know if I’m ready.”

“It’s been two years, right?”

“More like three,” I said slowly, looking up at her from the rack of bathers.

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