Chapter 8

“Hey babe.” Adam wrapped his arms around my waist and placed his head on my shoulder.

“Hi.” I smiled back at him, the boys were coming home tomorrow. We’ve had this thing going on for 6 days and I don’t think either of us regret a thing, sure we aren’t the stereotypical couple. We can’t exactly go out on a date, not with the attention it would cause. But what we have here is nicer any way, me and Adam are so alike it’s almost scary. Both of us are happy to snuggle up and watch a movie or a sports game or something. There have been a few days’ wasted away playing music and Adam showing me how the studio works, in fact he said he wants to sign me to his label. I wasn’t sure how to react, of course I was happy, but it’s hard to trust that it’s purely for my voice when two minutes later we were both naked. Yeah. We are pretty active in that department. Shame that’ll have to end when the boys get back. If James sniffs this out before I tell him I am beyond screwed, he’d never speak to me again.

“Stop thinking so hard. We have this night together. Tomorrow we can go back to just friends.” He chuckled, managing to somehow pull me closer to him. “Sneaking around will be difficult, but who doesn’t love a bit of danger.” I span round to press my lips against his.

“You’re willing to risk it?” The band was on the line here, seriously, James doesn’t mess around with threats like that. If he says it he means it.

“It’s been like a week. But, as crazy as it sounds, I feel something different when I’m with you. I don’t want to go labelling anything. But you’re driving me crazy, I know that.” He moved his lips to my neck, before whispering into my ear. “I know that I want you.” He rocked his body against mine in a way that hid absolutely nothing.

“I hadn’t noticed.” My hands automatically made their way around his neck, we’d already fallen into little habits with each other. Worked out some of the things we like and don’t like. His hands gripped my thighs as he pulled me flush against him, lifting me slightly to carry me back inside. I attacked his neck, kissing, biting and sucking as he stumbled through the darkness into one of the bedrooms. Fact of the matter is, both of us are too invested in this moment to care. This is the last time we’ll be able to do this, after tonight it’ll be sneaky get together’s. All thanks to my crazily protective brother. Damn him.

 The doorbell rang, a warning that soon we’d not be alone. Adam pressed a quick kiss to my lips before pulling back and moving a little further away.

“I’ll get it.” I sighed, I moved slowly to the door and opened it with a smile.

“Finally!” James laughed, pulling me into a bone crushing hug. “How was it? How was he? How is he?” He continued to fire questions at me.

“It has actually been enjoyable, he was fine apart from the couple of outbursts I’ve told you about but in this last week he has been pretty much perfect.”

“Wonder why that is?” PJ looked at me accusingly, I knew exactly why and I have a sneaky feeling PJ does too.

“Dude, he always snaps out of it eventually.” Jesse rolled his eyes and walked in. “Where is he then?”

“Right here!” He popped up behind me, scaring the crap out of everyone. Me included. “I wanted to ask, Lee will you stay a while longer?” The others looked confused, as they should.

“Adam.” I started to protest, not meeting his eyes because I know then I couldn’t argue with him.

“You’ve been a great help through all this, and I’m just, if you go and I get worse. I just think you’ll be able to help.” And he really meant that, I could hear the honesty and the fear. That was an honest to god worry of his.

“Since you put it like that.” I gave him a smile. “But, I think we’ll have to do a trade off or something. What do I get in return?” The smirk on his face and the way his eyes lit up told me the first thought he had was not appropriate, his eyes did all the talking on that one. Me. Him. A bed. That would happen eventually no matter what.

“A private show?” I tried not to laugh at the innuendo there, instead taking it at face value.

“I’d love to see you guys live, I never got round to it before.” I could see Adam’s irritation at my lack of reaction.

“Just wait till I get you alone.” He whispered in my ear, causing me to blush. I hate him. The others didn’t seem to notice, except PJ.

“Urm. PJ can I speak to you a sec?” The others cleared off, leaving us alone. Me and him were pretty close, we had spoken a lot on the phone and he seems like my kind of friend.

“You two?”

“Us two? There’s nothing.” I insisted.

“Alright then.” PJ shrugged. “Nice to see you again.” He hugged me and walked off. Leaving me stood staring at the place he was in not seconds earlier. He knows something, I may have thrown him off momentarily but there is no way we can keep this quiet forever. Just until I work out how to tell James. That’s it. Then the whole world can know. How do you break the news to your brother that you have fallen in love with the heartbreaker he tried to keep you away from and ‘works’ with? Damn, did I say in love? Shit.

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