Undone by Bryce Oakley

Author:Bryce Oakley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: musician, Romance
Published: 2019-08-22T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Billie

Billie stared up at the ceiling above her bed, the morning sun taunting her after a restless night of tossing and turning.

The ceiling was coffered, as if dozens of tiny beams criss-crossed one another. She wondered how much time a technique like that took to plan and construct. Were they tiny beams all pieced together or several long beams fitted perfectly?

It felt relaxing to wonder about the ceiling after spending hours awake, tossing and turning, thinking about that kiss.

And now, she was daydreaming about how the dark wood beams were the same color as Vero’s eyes.

She had deconstructed each millisecond that led up to it. The way Vero had looked determined one moment before leaning into her, or the way Vero had taken Billie’s lip gently in hers. A tiny gesture, but a promise of something more. A revelation of what could happen.

She had come on the trip wanting to be utterly professional.

Now she was making out with one of the most famous women in the world.

What had she been thinking?

It had started with that silly hug on the piano bench. Vero had let her defenses down. Her mask strings had come undone.

Billie had desperately wanted to make that moment last forever. She had stiffened, afraid that if she moved at all, she might make never get a chance to hold her again.

It wasn’t that Vero reminded her of a wild animal that she might startle. She hated that analogy. Vero was a strong woman, not some chipmunk they had scared off the path during a hike.

No, it was as if she and Vero had been building something tenuous, weaving threads of friendship — maybe more? Was something there or had she been caught up in the feelings of the night before?

A text notification dinged from her phone, startling her reverie.

She glanced at it.

Domino: Want to chat? We miss you!

She smirked and hit the FaceTime button. Who was we?

Dom accepted the call and Billie immediately saw that it was Zoey, Meghan, and Dom. The entire band, except for her. Her insides clenched in a mixture of jealousy and homesickness.

The women in the video began to yell her name and throw their hands in the air, exclaiming how much they missed her, as if it had been months and not merely a week.

“Do you live in Colorado now?” Zoey said a mock frown.

“Are you ever coming back?” Meg chimed in, her red curls braided into pigtails.

“She’s never coming back, you guys,” Domino said with teasing solemnity.

“Hey, did you guys really just call to make me feel bad?” Billie asked, a crease appearing in her brow.

“Yep!” The three women shouted, breaking into giggles again.

Billie pretended to cover her eyes with her hand. "Not fair,” she said in a mock-pout.

"What happened to your wrist?” Domino asked, narrowing her eyes.

“I scratched myself on my guitar strings. Vero patched me up,” Billie explained.

“Wow. She didn’t like, call a servant to fetch a medic to do it?” Domino joked.

“Hey now,” Billie said, raising her eyebrows to give her a Look.

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