Love Song (Rocked by Love #2) by Susan Scott Shelley

didn't
possess much restraint, but for her, he'd try his damnedest.
    "Hey, there he
is." Brendan's voice pulled him from his thoughts. The drummer walked in, grinning,
arms stretched wide. He hugged Luke hard.
    Zander, Jayne, Landry,
and Irisa trooped into the room. It hadn't been too long since he'd seen his
friends, but damn, he'd missed them. Hugs and greetings were exchanged, loud
enough to draw out Audrey and Renee from the back room. And then the
introductions and reunions began all over again.
    Luke's heart beat
uncomfortably in his chest when Audrey met Jayne. They shared certain
personality traits, and the similarities had been too much for him to handle
when he'd thought he'd lost Audrey all those months ago. Suffering hadn't made
him kind back then. Luckily, Jayne didn't hold a grudge. Neither did Zander.
But Luke still felt bad about it.
    Audrey and Jayne hit it
off immediately and continued to chat, laughing and smiling in instant
friendship.
    Zander joined him on the
other side of the room. "You were right about their voices being
similar."
    "Told you." His
guilt eased when Zander dropped his arm around his shoulder.
    "You okay? You're
quiet. Things good with Audrey?"
    "I think they're
moving in the right direction. But I'm—"
    "Still afraid you
might fuck it up?"
    "Yeah."
    "You probably will,
but then again we all do. Just be honest with her. That's the best thing. But I
can see she makes you happy. She looks happy too."
    Hopefully, he made her
happy. He followed the rest of the guys into the back room. A whirlwind of
clothes made their way to him. He trusted Audrey's taste, and she knew what
looked best on him, so he didn't argue. The jeans, gray shirt, jacket and boots
worked for him. The other guys weren't picky either, but Landry refused to
trade his beat up leather jacket for the new jacket in Renee's hands.
    While the bassist debated
the virtues of his fake leather over the real thing, Luke pulled Audrey aside.
"You're coming to the show, right?" He posed the question partly to
feel out her preference for sleeping that night, but he genuinely wanted her in
the audience.
    "Absolutely. I'm
excited to see you in action."
    "Awesome." He
was more than a little excited she'd agreed to be there. But then again, she
could be the only person in attendance and he'd be happy. "We wanted to
announce you as our designer for everything, too. We can all grab something to
eat afterward. And then maybe I can head home with you."
    "I have to get up
ridiculously early tomorrow to prep things for the show. I won't be much
company tonight."
    "I don't mind. We
don't have to do anything—just go home and sleep. And I'll help out with
whatever you need tomorrow."
    "You won't mind
hauling boxes and helping set up? I mean, there will be a crew too, but,
really, you'd help?"
    "Without
complaining. And I'll bring the coffee."
    A smile bloomed across
her face and eased the tension in his gut. "You're hired."
     
    Hours later, the band
walked onto the set of Hard and Heavy Live . Luke waved to the crowd, and
then winked at Audrey in the audience, seated between Irisa and Jayne.
    After Jett did his set up
and introduced the band, he gestured to Luke's outfit. "I'm sorry, I can't
just let this slide by. Your appearance today is a big step up from the last
time I saw you."
    The giant screen behind
them showed side by side pictures of Luke. Leather jacket, shirt and jeans in
the live shot and a picture of him in an ancient tee and ripped jeans from the
time he'd met Jett for an impromptu lunch. The audience laughed and catcalled
his improved look.
    Laughing, Luke shrugged.
"What can I say? The best designer in the business put this together for
me, so give Audrey Pierce all the credit. All of us guys are wearing her label
tonight, and she's the artist who created our new label's logo."
    Jett grinned. "You
two were in your own little world when I stopped by the green room to say hi
before the show. Tell me, is it serious with Audrey? If