Page 88 of Hard Rock Tease
When Naomi asked me to come back to the Etude Entertainment offices to talk about another potential contract, I knew I had to take the chance. I tried to subtly ask if Noah was going to be around.
"Maybe," Naomi said doubtfully. "He's been in a pissy mood lately."
"Would you mind asking him to come in, without telling him it's me who's asking?"
"Had another falling out?"
I cringed. Did Naomi know everything?
"I just need to talk with him and clarify a few things."
"I'll see what I can do."
When I arrived at the offices Naomi told me he was in the piano room. She'd asked him to play the song for her again. When I walked in instead of Naomi, Noah shot off the piano bench. His usual scowl immediately transformed, his face going expressionless.
"What are you doing here?" he said flatly, echoing the very first words he'd ever said to me.
"I wanted to talk to you."
"We have nothing to talk about."
"Yes we do. You know we do."
Noah's eyebrow twitched. I could tell he was upset, but didn't want to show it. He probably wanted to pretend like nothing had happened, just like he always did.
"You can't shut me out every time you get angry about something."
"I'm not angry," he said flatly.
"You stormed out on me. You've been ignoring my texts and calls. Giving someone the silent treatment is a really awful thing to do."
"It's not the silent treatment. I just have nothing to say to you."
I crossed my arms, exasperated. "I didn't tell anyone about Lily."
He snorted. "Sure."
"I don't understand why you won't believe me. I care about you. I would never hurt you like that. I would never betray you."
Noah grunted and turned around, facing the piano. "I don't care to hear your excuses anymore. We're done. Get out."
I fumed for a few moments before bursting out. "How can you walk away from everything?"
"There's nothing to walk away from. The song is finished. This business relationship is over."
"We're over? Just like that?"
Noah stayed silent, not looking at me.
Tears threatened to sting the back of my eyes. "Did it all really mean so little to you?"
"You're a fangirl with a crush. Of course it meant nothing to me." He finally looked at me. His eyes were pained for a moment, before his face shuttered close. "Did it really mean so much to you?" he snarked.
I swallowed hard, blinking back the tears. "So what if it did?"
"Then you're a foolish little fangirl. It was sex. That's all."
The words hit me like a blow. Pain radiated from my chest outward.
