The Rock Star's Wife by Raven McAllan

Author:Raven McAllan [McAllan, Raven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Nico watched her lips move, heard her words and swallowed. God almighty he was not going to cry. He was a man and men didn't cry.

Wrong.

Some men did.

Evidently he was one of them. Nico gulped, sniffed, turned his head away from Kenna, so she wouldn't notice and wiped his eyes and the tears that streaked his cheeks. It was a pity they didn't stop there and then.

She hadn't been nicknamed ‘eagle eyes’ as a kid for nothing. He remembered the silly name and the way she'd explained it to him when they first met. "I was one of those nerdy kids who was interested in everything, with a memory for silly little facts and I noticed stuff. They called me ‘eagle eyes’ because I saw things other people didn't. It came in quite handy for blackmailing the bullies."

Of course she had seen the tears; there were enough of them. If it hadn't been so disgusting he'd have wiped his nose on his sleeve. Instead he'd have to sniff until he got to the tissue box, or grabbed some loo roll from the bathroom.

Nico hesitated, stiff backed, for her to comment and say something crass or mocking. He should have known better. Kenna just fished in her pocket and handed him a linen handkerchief. Nico remembered it was one of what she called her foibles. "There's nothing better than a soft linen hankie when you've got a cold, instead of that prickly paper they call tissues. They make a slightly pink nose redder than Santa's coat."

"It's clean."

Nico nodded. Of course it would be. "Thanks." He blew his nose and cleared his throat. "I ah…oh hell, this is so fucking hard to say."

She shrugged. "Then don't say it. No one's forcing you." The telltale pulse in her neck jumped erratically and gave away her tension. He hoped it meant she was as concerned as he was that they sort out the fucking mess he'd made of their lives.

I've made, not her, never her. He could understand that now.

"I'm forcing me," he said vehemently. She blinked at the passion in his words. Nico hoped she recognized his sincerity and how important it was to him that he showed her why he was as he was. If afterward nothing changed, well at least he'd been open, honest, and tried.

Please god, let it work.

"I want to try and at least explain why I'm like I am. Not make excuses, but explain." He hoped she understood what he meant. "I have no excuses, only reasons." Would she accept the difference? Nico gently pushed Kenna back onto the settee, pleased when she didn't argue or get straight back up. He snagged the champagne glasses, handed her one and sat down beside her, sideways on so he could give her his full attention.

"May I?"

Kenna shrugged. "Why not?"

"Generous as ever, babe."

Her eyes narrowed. "Before we go any further, rock-boy, major no-no. Do not call me babe—ever again. Oink, oink. I bloody hate it."

Nico blinked. Rock boy? Euk. "You never said.

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