Page 77 of Searching for Sadie
"But sadly, I do have to get up and get ready. Do you want some coffee?" he asked.
"Yeah, but if I'm going to work with Liam James today, I need to shower."
"Okay, you go home and get ready. I'll get us coffee and breakfast and then we'll hit the road."
"What no cold pizza? I thought you said breakfast, lunch, and dinner?"
He laughed. "Not when I'm trying to impress my new girlfriend," he said with a wag of his eyebrows.
She knew she had to have terrible morning breath but even that couldn't have stopped her as she reached up and kissed him. While she wasn't sure she was ready to be someone's girlfriend, something about Lucas's gentle steady presence in her life was more reassuring than anything had ever been. Somehow, he'd become the calm in the storm her life was currently.
"Okay, I'm going to shower."
By the time she had showered and picked out what she wanted to wear it had taken her a bit longer than she'd thought. I mean, what does one wear when they are going to play musicwith one of the world's most famous musicians? She finally settled on some cut off shorts and her favorite vintage Dolly shirt. It's always brought her luck.
She went out the back door and crossed her backyard before knocking on Lucas's patio door.
"Come in," he called.
She slid the door open, and Lucas was plating up pancakes and bacon.
"What is this?"
"Breakfast," he said, sitting the plates down on the table.
"I was not expecting pancakes."
"I got to keep you on your toes," he said as he crossed back into the kitchen and returned with butter and syrup.
"Well done."
They fixed their pancakes and drank coffee like they'd been doing it for years.
"How are you feeling about today?" he asked.
"I'm actually really nervous," she said before tearing off a piece of bacon.
"I'm sure it will be okay," said Lucas as he took her hand.
"Yeah, you're right. I just haven't played anyone my songs in a while, especially someone like Liam James."
Her phone started to ring on the table. she picked it up to glance at it, it was an unknown number. She just flipped it over and laid it down. When she looked back up at Lucas, he gave her a knowing smile.
"It was an unknown number."
She took a sip of her coffee, and her phone rang again.
"You're popular this morning," he said.
This time it was Zara. She didn't want to answer it, but she also didn't want her showing up here again. Steeling herself, she answered it.
"Hello."
"Sadie, hi, I just wanted to go over the plans for the reunion show with you."
"I got your email, I got my ticket and the hotel reservation. What else do I need to know?"
"Well, we were wondering if there was any way we could film a sit down with you and Ryan."
