Page 31 of Slow Ride

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Kason rushed off the stage at the end of his encore.He could honestly say it was the first time he could ever remember wishing he was doing something other than performing during a concert.

“Are you okay?”Van asked him as he practically sprinted to his dressing room.Kyra followed instead of going to her own, obviously also concerned.

“I’m fine, guys.I promise.”He grinned as he turned to his two best friends.“I’m hurrying because I sort of have a date tonight.”

Kyra whipped her head toward Van, who shrugged.Then she turned back to Kason.“Wait.The girl from last night?The tall, fancy-looking blonde?”

“Yep.”He veered toward the shower, unwilling to delay his call any longer than necessary.

“Wren drove all the way out here to see you?”Van shouted over the noise of the spray as Kason stripped behind the door he partially closed out of respect for Kyra.

Damn.He should have suggested that.Or sent her a plane ticket.

He had to get better at this whole long-distance seduction thing.It was new and fun for him.

“Nope.But I told her I’d call her as soon as I get back to the bus.”He stepped into the frigid water, hoping it would be enough to keep his erection at bay until he could get in touch with Wren and maybe convince her into talking dirty to him before bed.She seemed uninhibited and passionate.Her kiss the night before had proved she wasn’t against taking things straight to sexy-town.

Thank god, because he’d been dreaming of her since the first moment he’d walked into Hot Rides and spotted her behind the counter.He’d been hard for her since she’d revealed her inner strength and cut him down when he deserved it.

“You’re this amped up over a conversation?”Kyra sounded like she was about to declare him a liar complete with fiery pants, if he’d been wearing any.Although it might have been hard to believe given his past proclivities for groupie sex, tonight it was true.He hoped he could spend more than ten minutes talking to the woman who’d completely captivated him.

Hours wouldn’t be long enough, really.

Kason wanted to know everything about her, and—okay, to be totally honest—about her ex-boyfriends and their relationship, too.It fascinated him that the stoic, hardass man who’d come to a country rock concert in a fucking suit and tie would be willing to share his lover with another man.

And that he’d hoped to share even more than that with his lover’s other boyfriend.

That poor bastard.Kason should have been pissed that Jordan had interrupted the night before, but he couldn’t help feeling sorry for the guy.No wonder he’d caught Kason’s eye during “Secret Love.”The man had practically lived the song.

Kason aimed the shower head so that the icy streams poured directly onto his cock, which was not settling down, and wouldn’t as long as he kept thinking about Wren and her harem of guys.Oh, maybe he could join their ranks.

Not.Helping.

He lathered his hair and washed himself as efficiently as possible.In less than five minutes he was toweling off.Kyra was hanging out with Van.They were speaking quietly together, making Kason wonder if maybe they might be edging closer to finally realizing what he’d known for months…

They were totally into each other.

He’d have to talk to Van about that later.Make sure his friend knew he didn’t consider it any sort of unprofessional behavior if his bodyguard wanted to get naked with his drummer.As far as he was concerned, everyone deserved to be happy.The people he surrounded himself with should never be limited by their jobs when it came to who they could love.

Especially since he was.Kason didn’t want anyone else to deal with that kind of drama and the negative impact it could have on a person’s life.

Kyra averted her eyes as he got dressed, so he stepped to the side, strategically using a sofa to obscure his body from the waist down as he pulled on fresh clothes.

When he was decent, she came over to him, still dripping sweat from her massive workout.She was like a female Animal when she played.He held her at arm’s length when she attempted to hug him, instead settling for patting his shoulder with a laugh.“I’m excited for you, Kason.Maybe you’re actually growing up.Don’t say anything stupid to scare her away, okay?”

“I’m going to try my best.”He winced.“It’s sort of in my nature to say dumb shit.I have no filter, you know?”He swallowed hard.

“I think that’s a great quality and so will Wren.She seems like a no-nonsense kind of woman.I like her.”Kyra smiled.“She held her own last night and left with her head high, even if she was in a panic.”

His stomach dropped at that.“You think I scared her off?”

Van took Kason’s side.“No way.Her ex might have, though.”

“You two are blind idiots if you didn’t see that she was trying something beyond her comfort zone by coming to the after party.She was willing to go out of her way for you, Kason.You should remember that and do the same for her.”Kyra was talking to Kason, but somehow she was looking at Van, who was suddenly studying the floor extra-intently.

What the hell was happening around there?Kason vowed to find out later before two of his closest friends could hurt each other.

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