Page 142 of A Sky Full Of Stars

“You brought yourself into it when you decided you deserved an opinion on who Lainey could or couldn’t date. You made all of her relationships aboutyou.”

Luke hisses, but I can see the resolve in his features. “You’re right. That’s on me. But now I’m out.”

He throws his hands in the air as he stands and grabs his towel, abandoning the rest of his set before walking away. But he only takes two steps before he spins on a dime and comes back. “Actually, I’m out after this.”

“What?”

“I need you to go to Lainey’s work.”

“To Summer’s?” I ask in confusion.

“No, fucker. Not to Summer’s. To her other job. The dancing one.”

“Lainey’s dancing?” A warmth fills my chest, and I couldn’t stop my smile if I tried. She really is happy.

“Wipe that grin off your face. She’sdancingdancing… She claims it’s innocent, but men watch her for their enjoyment.”

My smile drops and my eyes widen. “What the fuck does that mean?”

“She’s been working at some kind of exclusive club and—”

“Where?” I’m almost certain he’s wrong, but I have to know.

Our running back, Rhett, chooses that moment to step closer, having been hovering in the background.

“I don’t know where it is,” Luke continues, ignoring his presence. “I chose not to ask, but I don’t trust that it’s as legit as Lainey says it is.”

“I’ll look it up,” Rhett offers, and I almost laugh at the scowl on Luke’s face.

“Fuck off. I’m not letting you ‘look it up.’ You’ll probably go there.”

“I won’t, I promise.” Rhett pauses for a second before his nose scrunches. “Okay, I can’t promise that, but I cantry.”

Luke straightens and his fists clench at his sides. “That’s my fucking sister. If I find out you—”

“Relax.” Rhett chuckles. “I won’t go. I didn’t even hear the name.”

That’s because he never said it.

Luke scoffs. “This is why friends and siblings shouldn’t mix,” he grumbles, making me bite back a smirk.

“Yet, you wantmeto go?” I tease even though I’ve already made up my mind.

“Yes. Despite my better judgment, I do. I’m hoping you can put my mind at ease without me having to go there. I’m praying she’s telling the truth.”

“Why would she lie to you? I’m guessing she told you all the details. It wouldn’t be hard to catch her if she’s bullshitting.”

“I know she’s not lying, but I think she’s too innocent to see it for what it is.”

I hold back my eye roll and instead ask Luke to text me the details, promising to let him know what I think.

And then my mind races.

If Lainey says it’s innocent, then I know that it’s innocent, so I’m not worried about that, but seeing Lainey dance… that’s whathas me worked up.

Going off the only information Luke gave me, I search online for “Silver Dreams” in the early evening but come up empty. I try other searches like dance clubs and nightclubs with dancers and finally discover a few references to something called “Silver Nights” on social media, though none of the posts give me any significant information unless I want to know that it’s “the hottest club in town” or “worth the price.”

Abandoning my research, I go directly to the source, hoping she might give me something I can work with, but having a strong feeling she’ll ignore me.

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