Thinking of Zoe by Daria White

Author:Daria White
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: black books, contemporary romance, black fiction, black people, sweet romance, african american romance, small town romance, blacklove
Publisher: Daria White

Chapter 12

Zoe’s hands fidgeted. She stared at her keyboard, with only a few words left to post her discussion for the week for class. The keys tapped underneath her fingers. She clicked the post button. Done.

Alex. All she saw was him. Were they still on the road? Was he nervous about the band’s performance? Zoe shut her laptop, stood to her feet, and paced the floor of her apartment. She breathed. He wouldn’t call.

She stared at her cell on the coffee table. Her gut twisted. She unbuttoned the top button of her emerald green shirt. Thank goodness she had the night off. No one else needed to see her this way. Her emotions wrapped in a man.

Zoe plopped on her couch. She noticed the look in his eyes this morning. His steady eye contact. His bright eyes. His tone soft when he spoke to her. Zoe folded her arms. Was it only for her?

Her phone rattled on her coffee table, making her shriek. Alex’s name showed on screen. He kept his word. Was that a sign?

“Not too late is it?” he asked.

Zoe played with the loose curls that had escaped from her messy bun. “No. I just finished an assignment. How did the show go?”

He chuckled, and she could picture his smile. “It went great. We blew it out of the water!”

Zoe giggled. Then she heard the faint sound of an engine. “You’re back on the road already?”

“That’s how it works. We have another gig tomorrow night.”

“I can’t imagine. Is it wearing on you yet?”

“We haven’t been touring that long. Maybe in a few years once we got a few awards under our belt.”

“Did you always want to be a drummer?” she asked, reclining on her gray sofa. She adjusted some of the decorative pillows against her back. Why was it easy to talk to him?

“Not always.” He cleared his throat. “Can I be honest?”

“Sure.”

“I wasn’t popular in school. I was the...”

“Nerd? Geek?”

He laughed. “I think people would call that offensive today, but yes. I took advanced placement classes, mostly.”

“Smart guy,” she said. Was she grinning? Zoe shook it off. “When did the drums come along?”

“I’ve been playing since I was three or four but I didn’t take it seriously until middle school. I tried out for the school band, and things skyrocketed from there. Next thing I know, Tommy’s introducing me to your brother.”

Zoe swallowed. Was Jackson in earshot of Alex? Did he know he was talking to her? She ignored her quivering insides. She could make her own decisions. She focused on their conversation. “And playing the drums changed how people saw you.”

“Especially the ladies. I went from geek to bad boy overnight. I’ll admit. I liked the attention.”

“Has much changed since then?” Why did she ask that? It didn’t. Alex was only talking to her because she was the one who had his attention. As soon as something better came along, he would leave. Zoe ran a hand down her face. “Sorry, I shouldn’t have asked.”

“I know my past isn’t perfect, Zoe.

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