Chapter 21

“Sorry, baby, we have so much shit going on here these past months. My schedule is crazy, and I never get a minute alone. What were we saying?” He sounds tired. I can picture my tired Adonis, his eyes a hazy brown with flecks of green and that cute cropped hair ruffled messily. He has his brothers’ habit of messing with his hair when he’s agitated or tired.

“My show, but can we switch to another topic as it is just stressing me out? Talk to me about anything else.”

“Okay, but you’ll be fine.… I’m coming home the night before, so I’ll stay with you to keep you calm and help you before the grand reveal. I can be your muscle, or you know, your assistant or some shit.” That tone in his voice hints that he is smiling, and I eyeroll.

“You are my muscle, and I won’t need to do much on the morning of the show as we are setting up the night before. You can focus on distracting me, giving me a lot of reunion sex, and putting a smile on my face before I have to endure what is