Page 46 of Say You Won't Let Go
“Thanks!” I bounce a little, feeding off the adrenaline.
“That was amazing!” Vince pulls me in his arms. “Damn, girl!”
Praises are passed around, and I blush a little. “Okay, y’all, it wasn’tthatgreat.”
“Not that great?” Luke scoffs. “I don’t want to follow that.”
He’s ridiculous. “I know you’re just sayin’ that because you know I’m feeling shitty.”
Luke and Vince share a look and shake their heads. “No. We really aren’t. That was impressive, and I have a feeling you won’t be feeling shitty for very long if you keep that up.”
I continue talking with the boys, but when they head out to stage, Wade escorts me back to the bus.
“Do you have my phone?” I ask.
He hands it to me, and my mood plummets when I note there’s still no texts or calls.
“Have you talked to Cooper?” I ask, attempting to be indifferent.
“No. I figured after your breakup I’d hear something, but it’s been two days and nothing.”
The sound of my heartbeat pounds in my ears. “Nothin’?”
Cooper isn’t a sit-back kind of guy, so I’m sort of shocked he didn’t call Wade and lose his shit.
“Not a word. Made it easy to respect your wishes to keep him out of the loop.”
I drop my eyes to the floor to hide my disappointment. “I guess I wasn’t that important.”
Or I hurt him so bad he can’t stand the thought of me.
“You really have no idea how much he cares for you, do you?” Wade asks.
“Cared,” I correct.
“Cares.”
“You don’t know the whole story. I assure you, there’s no comin’ back from it.”
Wade smirks. “You know what drives a cowboy to go radio silent?”
“Pants too tight?”
He laughs and walks closer. “When he doesn’t know how to handle feelin’ out of control. I’m assuming it was you who ended it?”
I nod.
“And he was against it?”
“At first.”Right until I told him it was you who I had feelings for.
Wade towers over me and sighs. “Until you pushed him to the brink?”
“Yeah,” I admit.
“Well, he’s probably pissed, but more than that, he doesn’t know what to do about it. He’ll figure it out, and when he does, darlin’, I hope you’re ready for what’s comin’.”
I have no idea what any of that means.
