The Rocker Who Hates Me by Terri Anne Browning

Author:Terri Anne Browning [Browning, Terri Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anna Henson
Published: 2015-06-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Gabriella

FOUR YEARS EARLIER

“Brie!”

I finished tightening the strap on my heel and straightened as the door to my bedroom opened. I slowly turned to find Liam standing in the doorway, trying to get his tie sorted. He had it in a knot, but it was definitely not the right kind of knot.

Laughing, I stepped forward and grasped the ends of the silky dark-red tie that matched my dress. “How did you do this?” I asked as I used my long nails to try to undo the knot he’d tightened in the material.

His eyes weren’t on the tie, however, but on the cleavage that my dress was showing off. I lifted one hand and tapped him teasingly on the jaw, trying to get his attention off my breasts for the moment. He lifted his hungry gaze and I knew if I didn’t distract him we weren’t going to be leaving the apartment that night.

If tonight were anything but the biggest event in the music world, I would have taken him up on the unspoken promise in his blue eyes. Unfortunately for both our aching bodies, it was and we had to be there.

The song I’d collaborated with OtherWorld on, “Shatter Me”, was being recognized and we were all receiving a special award for it at the Grammys. When I’d written that song, I’d only been thinking of the pain Alexis was going through at the time. I never expected it to become a kind of anthem for teens fighting depression, but more specifically the ones who had been self-harming. Over the last two years, my song had become part of support groups and recovery programs. Tonight, the fans and several national teen mental health organizations were handing over an honorary Grammy because of it.

For me, it was going to be my first Grammy; for OtherWorld, that was an entirely different story. They had been in this business for a hell of a lot longer than I had and had several to their name. This year they weren’t up for any nominations but Demon’s Wings was so we would have to see them there as well, but I wasn’t going to let that bother me tonight.

I’d spent the entire day getting ready. I had on a dress that had been made specifically for tonight by an up-and-coming Italian designer that my aunt had recently taken on as a client. My stylist had spent hours working on my hair, makeup, and nails before leaving half an hour ago. So, no matter how much I wanted to take Liam up on his offer, there was no way I was going to let him muss me up.

“You look beautiful,” he muttered as I finally worked the knot open and began to fix the disaster he’d made of the expensive tie. “How the fuck did I get so lucky?”

I bit the inside of my cheek and concentrated on the task at hand as butterflies fluttered in my stomach. I’d been asking myself the same thing for the last four months.

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