“Ooh, I love that place,” she purred.
“Aw, don’t tell me you’ve been here with boy genius, who by the way is a dead man.”
“No, I can safely say that he didn’t take me anywhere, that would take an investment of time and money.”
“Good, then every place we go can be our place.”
“Agreed.”
They said goodbye, and David threw on fresh clothes and headed out the door. He stepped on a rickety elevator that was so slow it would have been faster if he’d taken the stairs. It stopped a few floors down. When the doors opened he was facing Jay.
“You’re staying here?” David found it odd that Jay would be staying so close to the studio when he wasn’t even on the new album.
“It’s a cool hotel. I like it here,” shrugged Jay.
It was a hot property since they restored it, but David didn’t understand why Jay was there unless Stan had invited him. He was tempted to offer to bankroll his stay at the Fairmont if he’d just leave.
“Why are you here?”
Jay chuckled. “Did you think you could make an album and leave out the talent?”
David’s hands fisted up. He wanted to throw a punch that would send Jay into next week, but he didn’t.
“You’re not on the album. It’s settled. Don’t bother showing up to the studio. You’ll only be escorted out.”
Jay’s face turned flaming red. “You can’t do that to me.”
“Already done.” His attention went to his phone when a text came in from Cara. How funny it was that a simple text could relax him.
“I can meet you for lunch,” she wrote.
“Wanna meet me at the hotel?” he responded. “We can do room service or the restaurant.”
“I’ll meet you at the restaurant,” she replied.
“I miss you,” he wrote.
He hoped that didn’t come off too corny. He’d only known the woman a few days and already wanted to tell her he loved her. It felt like he’d known her forever. He shook the thoughts of forever from his head.
He had to find Tommy who was probably already at the studio. He’d be the voice of reason. He’d talk him out of purchasing her lease and getting a house in San Jose. He hadn’t had a life with someone special for so long and wanted one badly.
David was waiting for the valet to bring around his car when Jay appeared next to him.
“Can I catch a ride with you?” he asked.
David almost lost his coffee. He literally hated the guy.
“We’re not going to the same place. I’m not heading to hell.”
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sp; While he waited for the car, Tommy called him and said he was going to be late.
“You're always late.” David ribbed. “I kind of wanted to talk to you about something.”
“Spill it.”
“I’m meeting her for lunch,” said David not wanting to talk about it front of Jay who seemed to hover.