Page 109 of Hard Rock Sin
"I love her," Cameron said softly, his eyes on me and me alone.
Noah let out a noise in the back of his throat, almost like disbelief.
"You think you can just lie to get my baby sister into bed—"
"It's not a lie," Cameron said sharply. It was his turn to frown. "I love Lily. I want to be with her."
The fury on Noah's face flickered. Uncertainty began to take its place. Noah looked to me, then back at Cameron.
Cameron continued speaking, having sensed that Noah was finally calming down.
"You can kick the shit out of me or kick me out of the band or whatever. But I'm not going to let you, or anything else, get in the way of me being with the woman I love."
Cameron pulled down the collar of his shirt, exposing his upper chest.
Tattooed on his skin was a lily. The same lily I'd been drawing for years.
"Cameron…" I was near speechless. I went over to him and traced the tattoo with a light touch. He placed his hand over mine.
"I want you to know how much you mean to me. I want your brother to know. You're it, Lily. You're the only one for me."
Tears sprang to my eyes.
"It's beautiful," I whispered. I stood on my tiptoes to place a soft kiss on his lips.
Noah growled, but didn't say anything. He continued glaring for a few more moments. Slowly, bit by bit, his stance softened. His balled fists relaxed at his sides. That burning hatred in his gaze eased somewhat.
My brother looked to me.
"You're serious about this?" he asked, his voice still low and dangerous.
I stood in front of my brother, hand in hand with Cameron. "I am."
"We're both serious," Cameron added.
His eyes snapped to Cameron.
"If you're just playing with her—" he warned in a growl.
"I'm not." Cameron's voice was final. "I love her."
"And I love Cameron," I said. I went to Noah and took his hands in mine, squeezing them tight. "I'm not a little girl anymore. I know what I want. And I want Cameron."
Noah squeezed back reflexively. "You know he goes through women like tissues?"
"Hey!" Cameron protested.
I flushed, half embarrassed, half upset. "Like you and the rest of your friends are any better? I've heard the stories, too, you know."
Noah had the decency to look chagrinned. He let out a long, slow breath through his nose. He lifted his eyes to the ceiling for a brief moment, the way he always seemed to do when mustering up the patience to deal with Cameron.
"Out of all the women in the world to fuck, you just had to pick my baby sister?"
"Noah!" I smacked him in the chest. He grunted.
"Lily's an amazing woman," Cameron said. His voice was stable and solid, not a hint of doubt. "She's talented and smart and kind and thoughtful." A small smirk crossed his lips. "Not to mention sexy as hell."
Noah growled and took a step forward. I held him back.
