Page 79 of Rock Me All Night
I text Miles.
Meg: Thank you. I love it.
Miles: Always happy to bring you pleasure.
Meg: You're very distracting. My grades are going to suffer.
Miles: I can take it back if you don't trust yourself.
Meg: No! You can't! It's the sweetest gift anyone has ever given me.
Miles: You're a nerd.
Meg: You are too.
Miles: That's our secret.
We have a secret. We have other secrets. We have a level of intimacy I don't quite understand.
Does Miles have feelings for me? It's possible. Guys don't buy hard-to-find video games for girls they're apathetic about.
My phone buzzes.
Miles: Kara tell you about our show Saturday?
Meg: She did. I even managed to make plans to go with her. I'm not sure how. I'm not very quick today. Someone kept me up all night then used up all my energy this morning.
Miles: You didn't like coming in the dressing room?
Meg: I'm not complaining.
Miles: It's Saturday. We go on around nine. We're working out some of our new material. Our manager's idea. I'll put you on the list.
Meg: Okay.
Miles:I'll pick you up. Give Kara the chance to take Drew home.
Meg: I don't think that's happening.
Miles: Not yet. But it could. Your friend is hot and Drew isn't fucking anybody. Everybody in the band knows he's not fucking anybody. He's pissy nonstop. Guy needs to get laid bad.
Meg: You think Kara is hot?
Miles: Not as hot as you, but yeah, she's attractive. And she's a sweet girl. I don't have any interest. Don't have any interest in touching anyone but you.
Meg: This is really strange sweet talk.
Miles: You can tell me you think Drew is hot if it makes you feel better.
Meg: It kinda does. He is hot.
Miles: How could you say that? You're destroying my confidence, Meg. I can't believe you even look at other men.
Meg: I don't. Not really.
Miles: Good.
Meg: You really think he's pissy nonstop? That's not a nice thing to say about your friend.
