Tyler & Stella (Tattoo Thief) by Tretheway Heidi Joy

Author:Tretheway, Heidi Joy [Tretheway, Heidi Joy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: New adult contemporary romance
Publisher: Heidi Joy Tretheway
Published: 2014-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

EIGHTEEN

I escape the apartment early to avoid weirdness between me and Tyler. I hate the walk of shame and morning-after small talk, so I rarely stay with a guy until morning.

Hell, I rarely talk to them again.

But it’s impossible to avoid that special brand of awkward when the guy who gives you a toe-curling orgasm also happens to be your roommate. Like a coward, I put it off.

At work, I call the photographer Heath forwarded to me and her name seems familiar. We chat a few minutes as I explain my story. Then I realize that Violet is Neil’s roommate and he forwarded her name to Heath.

“What musicians have you photographed? Any story I’d recognize?”

“I haven’t really shot musicians,” Violet says. OK. Weird. “I usually do fine art photography. Not photojournalism.”

Yikes. This could be a one-way trip to disaster. But since Heath told me to use her, I’m not going to question his judgment. “What made you switch?”

“Oh, a bunch of reasons,” she answers vaguely. “Anyway, when do you want to do this shoot? You said there’s lots of natural light?”

We plan to meet at The Indie Voice in the afternoon and go to Tyler’s loft together. Considering she didn’t recognize Gavin when he helped pick up my stuff, I’m pretty sure she won’t go fangirl on the band and expose the location of Tyler’s loft, but I make her promise anyway.

As we climb the steps to Tyler’s loft, I can hear the band above us rocking an intense, fast-paced song with a catchy melody. I haven’t heard it before.

Violet follows, towering over me but rail-thin. An enormous bag of camera equipment bounces on her hip and she has a tripod slung over one shoulder. We’re both soaked with sweat by the time we hit the top stair landing.

I unlock the front door, immediately disappointed by the heat. The air conditioning is still toast and I apologize to Violet, who shrugs. The band ignores us, even though I catch Dave’s eye and he nods. The other girls aren’t here yet and I relax slightly, leading Violet to the couches to wait until the band takes a break.

She puts her bag on the couch and assembles a camera out of pieces and parts—lens, body, fill flash, and some other doohickeys I don’t recognize. I have no idea how to help her so I pull out my reporter’s notepad and scribble notes for my story, trying to look busy.

Dave calls for a break and the guys disperse to the bathroom and kitchen. Tyler comes straight to me and I introduce him to Violet with careful formality.

I glance at Violet and shake my head slightly at Tyler, begging him to play it cool. Heath and Neil don’t know I live here, so Violet shouldn’t either. I wish I’d called Tyler to get our stories straight.

Tyler angles his body so I’m between him and Violet. “You OK?” His voice is a whisper and he curls his finger to brush the crook of my arm inside my elbow.

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