Page 316 of Rock Me All Night
My body goes into overdrive. Heart racing. Lungs stalling. Knees buckling.
His voice washes over me, mixing me up and making me warm all over.
I have nothing to hold onto, no way to steady myself. Drew is on a stage, singing for me. It shouldn't be this novel, what with him being a rock star. But he doesn't sing. He never sings. And he's interrupting his fucking concert to sing for me.
Drew's voice picks up, louder, dripping with even more feeling. He sounds good. Not like a professional singer. Rawer. Realer.
He plays the outro. His eyes blink open. He sets his guitar on the ground and grabs the mic.
He's five feet away.
His eyes are glued to mine. "Kara, I’m sorry this took me so long. I was terrified of ruining things. Terrified I’d lose you. Once I worked it out, it was obvious.”
I take a deep breath.
“I'm sure this isn't the best place to profess my feelings for you. But that's too bad because these words have been burning a fucking hole in my gut the last few days."
He takes a step, so he's two feet away.
“I love you. I’m madly in love with you.” His voice is sweet. “You are my everything. You mean more to me than anything in the fucking world. Hell, I’d give up the guitar before I’d give up you.”
There’s a mix ofawwandno fucking wayfrom the crowd.
Drew blushes. He turns to the audience. “Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.” His eyes connect with mine. “I want you to be my girlfriend. I want the whole fucking world to know how much I love you.”
There's anawwfrom the crowd. People are clapping and cheering, but the only thing I can see is Drew.
The sincerity in his eyes.
The smile on his lips.
Drew. My Drew.
I take a step toward him. "Say it again."
"Answer first," he says. "I know it's high school and it's cheesy, but I want everything official. Will you be my girlfriend?"
"Yes. Of course."
He smiles. "I love you."
"I love you too."
He slings the mic over his shoulder. Then his arms are around me, pulling me close.
His lips press into mine.
He's mine.
All mine.
Always.
