Love is a Dance Step by Michelle MacQueen

Author:Michelle MacQueen [MacQueen, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Michelle MacQueen

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Drew

On tour, each day bled into the next, each concert differentiating little from the one before. The days and weeks and months flew by as if they’d never existed at all.

Yet, the last week seemed frozen in place, like each minute stretched far too long.

Drew didn’t know if it was dancing with Brooke or forcing himself to stay away from Lola, maybe both or neither.

At the press event the day before, he’d answered all the usual questions and then some. When they asked about Leah, he could barely speak. And this morning, he’d woken to a text from Nora with a link to a blog post written about the rock star who cried over his dancing partner’s injury.

He’d laughed at the headline, knowing it would only endear him more to his fans.

He sat in his dressing room, waiting to go on stage. When his phone rang, he answered it immediately.

“Drew!” Nora’s chipper voice calmed him. “We weren’t sure if you’d answer right before a concert, but I couldn’t call you until now.”

“We?”

“Lizzy is here with me.”

“Drew, I miss you.” Lizzy’s voice was enough to do him in.

“I miss you too, buddy.”

There was a scuffle on the other end, and he assumed it was Nora taking back the phone. “So, is it true?”

“Is what true?”

She sighed. “You only read the headline of the post I sent, didn’t you?”

“Maybe.”

A groan echoed through the phone. “Somehow, Lola has been identified as the new dancer on your team, but there’s speculation about why she isn’t dancing with you.”

This wasn’t good. “What speculation?”

“That you chose her for reasons other than dancing. The blog somehow got ahold of a video of her audition.”

He shot to his feet. “What other reasons?”

Nora didn’t answer for a long moment. “Read the post, bro. I’m sure more outlets will pick up the rumor soon.”

A knock sounded on his door before Piper walked in. “You ready?”

“I’ve gotta go, Nora.”

“Kill it out there, okay?”

He laughed. “You’ve got it.”

As he hung up, he shoved the post to the back of his mind. There’d be time to deal with it later.

Piper scanned him from head to toe before taking note of the half-eaten sandwich on the dressing table. She crossed her arms, hugging her clipboard to her chest. “You ate?”

“Don’t start, Pipes.” He brushed past her.

“But you know what that does to you before a concert.”

“I’ll be fine.”

She let it drop and followed him to where the dancers congregated. He’d already done his stretching on his own, so he joined Brooke, only giving her a brief glance.

“Hey, Drew.” She offered him a shy smile even though there wasn’t a shy bone in her body.

If it was up to Drew, he wouldn’t have to walk out on that stage with her at all. Piper and Melanie alerted him to some issues with the dancers, something about Brooke’s attitude. He tried not to get involved in their problems until they affected the tour, but it didn’t mean he couldn’t see right through her.

He gave her a nod before focusing on the curtain blocking them from the stage.

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