The Pride and Prejudice of Musicians by Jessica Daw

Author:Jessica Daw [Daw, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-01-19T23:00:00+00:00

chapter ten

My phone buzzed. I’d tossed it on the bed after the studio tour (which had been awful) and hadn’t picked it back up. I considered ignoring it. I was on a really good streak music-writing-wise. While my mind had wandered during our mind-numbingly boring tour, I’d come up with a few ideas for a song and they were shaping up nicely.

It kept buzzing. I sighed and heaved myself out of the chair I’d settled in, tossing myself across the bed and putting it to my ear, saying hello as I rolled onto my back.

“Lilly? It’s Liam.”

My heart did a little happy thump-thump. “Hi, Liam!” I was smiling. Liam was just so . . . nice.

“Hey,” he said.

“Wait—how did you get this number?” I asked as it occurred to me I hadn’t given to him.

“Ah. I asked my aunt if she had it, and she got it from Collin,” he confessed, his Irish brogue making the explanation charming. “Do you mind?”

“That Collin’s giving my number away to your aunt? Yes. That it ended up in your hands? Not in the least.”

He laughed warmly. “Good. Then can I ask your plans for the evening?”

“You have my permission,” I said, still smiling.

“What are your plans for this evening?”

“Either a sunset hike with a handsome colonel or a quiet dinner with a blue-eyed Irishman,” I teased.

He laughed. “Now I’m either vain for assuming you’re referring to me or dim for not catching on.”

“Tough position,” I said sympathetically.

“Your understanding is appreciated. But I really would like to take you to dinner, if you’ll come.”

“I’d love to, Liam,” I said. It would be nice to spend the evening with someone normal.

And it was. A date with Liam was exactly what I needed. He was completely comfortable to be around. He was a gentleman, opening doors for me and drawing my chair out, and his good humor and easy manners did wonders for me. He didn’t try to kiss me, and I found I was glad. He was attractive, but I didn’t want a romantic relationship right then. I wanted a friend, and Liam was just that.

When I got home and Charlotte was waiting up for me, I felt guilty for not wanting to spend more time with her.

“How was it?” she asked me.

“Really nice,” I said truthfully.

“I’m glad you’re having fun,” she said with a smile, and I felt even worse because there wasn’t anything that could so much as hint at accusation in her tone.

“I’m sorry I’m not spending more time with you, Charlotte,” I said, my guilt seeping into my tone.

She shook her head. “You’re with me all day. It’s fine if you go on hot dates in the evening. Besides, he’d be a good boyfriend. I think he has some family money.”

I had to laugh at that. “Oh, Charlotte, never change.”

She grinned. “It’s true,” she said, lightly defensive.

“You’re right. I was being unreasonable,” I said, smiling back at her. “Hey, let’s watch a movie,” I said impulsively. “You can tell me all the ways you’d make the script better and I’ll tell you how they should improve the score.

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