Starting Forever by Brynn Olivia

Author:Brynn, Olivia [Brynn, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-03-11T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

Though each visitor came for the sole purpose of seeing Lance and welcoming him home, Jade didn’t miss their surreptitious glances toward Adam.

After Tommy Purcell gave Lance a manly hug, he didn’t waste any time wedging himself between Adam and Jade.

“Hi, Jade. Mr. Nash.” Tommy’s blue eyes twinkled with the promise of trouble. “What’cha guys doin’?” Tom was Jade’s age. He hadn’t changed much over the years. His smile was still infectious, and a bit dangerous. If he wasn’t currently involved in mischief, that grin only meant he was cooking some up.

“We were sitting together quietly. Until you came along.” Jade scooted away. “What do you want, Tommy?”

“Why do I gotta want something? Can’t I just say hey to the Logan Sweetheart?”

“You’re referring to me?”

“Yep. Left Logan and made yourself all famous by photobombing Mr. Country Music here every chance you get. I see the news, I know what you do.”

“You think I spend my days following Adam around?”

Tom grinned, showing off a row of straight white teeth. Of her graduating class of twelve, Tommy Purcell was the only one left in Logan. He’d married his best friend’s little sister, and together they were working on increasing Logan’s population by one every nine months. “You’re saying you don’t follow him around?”

“What. Do. You. Want?”

Adam chuckled. Jade scowled. Tommy grinned.

“Okay, so you know I got a couple other guys together, we play a few songs at the Road Runner sometimes.”

“And?” She knew where this was going. A quick glance at Adam proved he did too, but he wasn’t doing his usual back-away-politely routine.

“And I saw you guys drivin’ through town, and bein’ the brilliant dude that I am I say to myself, I say…‘Self, I know what we’re gonna do tonight.’”

“You speak to yourself in second person narrative?” Jade raised an eyebrow.

“No! I mean…maybe.” His face screwed up tight. “I don’t know what that is.”

“Which is why you took freshman English twice.”

Adam leaned forward to interrupt. “Is your band playing somewhere tonight?”

“As a matter of fact—” Tommy stretched both arms across the back of the sofa, and released a loud breath of air. “Well…actually…no. But I could call the Road Runner and the other guys and have something put together if I knew you’d come jam with us.”

“What do you think, Jade? Want to take me out on the town tonight? Show me the Road Runner hot spot?”

Jade glanced from Tommy to Adam. Both grinned broadly, like little kids asking for permission to play in the mud. From their conversation in the car, Jade knew Adam’s thoughts. “If you’re willing to let this jerk—” she jerked a thumb toward Tommy, “—exploit your talents to boost his fragile ego, that’s okay with me.”

Tommy bounded from the couch so quickly the cushions lurched, sending Jade into the armrest. “I’ll go call the guys. This is gonna be awesome. I need to call the wife. Maybe Ron Kribbs, he can take pictures. Do you have a guitar? I’ve got one…it’s just…you do? Okay great.

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