Rae
Rae: How was it?
Itext Harrison when the plane pulls up to the gate at La Guardia. I’ll be in New York for a few days to see Annie and perform my final gig, but the timing meant I had to leave the same day as Harrison’s meeting with the zoning commission.
Harrison: No bloodshed.
My chest unknots a degree, but I don’t totally buy it.
Rae: I want a picture.
Moments later, the joke’s on me because he sends through an image of of his chest, abs, and the trail of hair leading to the band on his boxer briefs.
I nearly drop the phone.
The woman next to me must be pushing seventy, and she makes a sound of appreciation. “Well done.”
“Thanks.” I swallow a laugh and type back.
Rae: Just getting off the plane. I’ll call you later. My neighbor thinks you’re hot.
I tuck the phone away to disembark.
I’ve got it bad. Since Kian’s wedding, I’m falling even harder for him.
We’re both on the go, and I don’t know what getting more serious means, but I miss Harrison when he’s not around.
Uncharted territory. That’s what this is.
Tomorrow is a huge gig that will decide Wild Fest, but I’m thinking about Harrison.
By the time I get into the hotel and get through some emails for the show tomorrow, it’s late.
It’s three hours earlier in LA, I remind myself as I hit his contact.
Harrison answers the video call on the second ring. “I was concerned my photo gave you a heart attack.”
His gruff voice makes me grin.
“No, but the woman sitting next to me on the plane enjoyed it.”
He cocks his head. “She single?”
“And at least seventy.”
“Perfect.”
“You’re not,” I remind him. “Singleorseventy.”
He laughs, and I notice his shirt, open at the front to expose a tantalizing glimpse of skin. I swallow.
“Why were you naked earlier?”
“Trying on some new suits.” He’s in motion the next second, flipping the camera to display half a dozen jackets.
“You’re a clothes whore.”
“I bought you something too.” He flips the screen back, smirking. I’m curious what he got me, but he continues before I can ask. “I’m flying to London tomorrow for a few days. A few conversations with senior Echo staff.”