“I can’t believe you talked about my dildo with him.”Bailey groaned through her fingers.“Every time he looks at me, he’s going to think about that!”
“Alice, tell us already,” Lark barked.“Hurry, before he comes back.”
“I don’t know what’s going on.”I shrugged helplessly.“He came up to me after the whole Parker debacle and apologized for Dublin and how he’s been an ass ever since.I think I said thank you, and then you two came and tackled me.We didn’t really even talk.I don’t know why he’s helping us now.”
“Oh.”Lark raised her eyebrows.“I think this is one of those amendment things.”
“What?”I gave a little laugh.“An amendment?”
“No, that’s not the right word.”Bailey squinted like she was deep in thought.“I think it’s called…shit, what’s it called?”
“We don’t have a lot of time.”I clapped, punctuating each word, and reminded them of the urgency.We didn’t have a lot of kit left in the bar; Noah would be back any minute.
“Right.Well, whatever it’s called—” Lark sent Bailey a narrow-eyed look.“It’s something everyone in AA or NA has to do where they apologize for the harm they’ve caused while they were in their altered state or whatever.Basically saying they’re sorry for being a drunk or drug-addicted asshole.”
“In my case, I was both.”Noah grunted as he set a box into the back of the van.
The three of us let out muffled screams.
“Shoot, you scared me.”I laid a hand over my racing heart.
Noah’s eyeline followed my hand, and now he was staring at my tits.That wasn’t awkward or anything.
I folded my arms over my chest to hide.“Sorry you caught us gossiping about you.They were just wondering why you’re being nice to me all the sudden.”
Noah winced.“I really have been an ass, huh?”
I tipped my head in answer.
“You should hear some of the things she’s called you over the last year.”Lark cackled.“What was that one last week?”
“Lark,” I hissed.
“Nah, that’s okay.”Noah huffed a laugh.“Clearly, I deserved it.Hopefully you’ll have a better opinion of me here in a bit.”
Lark eyed his arms as he shoved the box further into the back of the van.“I have a pretty good opinion of you right now.”
Was that… It must’ve been the sparse lighting in the parking lot, but I could’ve sworn that Noah was blushing.
Nah.
He rubbed the back of his neck, his arm muscles flexing in the dim light.
“What happened to your date?”Lark asked with a little smile as her eyes danced over his muscles.“Is she waiting for you in your car?”
“You saw that, huh?”Noah dropped his arm and ducked his head.“Nah.She was pissed I was more into the band than her, so she took off during your toast.”
I winced even as I felt a new warmth heat my chest.Noah was into me?I mean, us?
“Sounds like we made at least one fan tonight.”Bailey smiled bashfully.
Noah turned his charm on her.“One fan?Did you see those drinks lining the stage?Try a whole bar full.”
“Minus one,” I muttered.
Noah turned to me with a frown.
“Your date?”I reminded him.“I doubt she’s going to be humming any of our songs tonight.”
