Free Wounded But Not Scarred (New Adult Rockers 2) by W.H. Vega Page B

More than once I wanted to call up Savannah and
demand to know what she was telling her family, but I knew that would only make
things worse, and I don’t want her to know that she’s getting to me.
    I knock and Kenny opens the door
for me and I see that he’s freshly showered and dressed up.
    “Hey Kenny! Looking good!”
    “Thanks,” he looks slightly
embarrassed. “I actually have a date.”
    I completely forgot that Paige had
told me how well his date with Daisy had gone last week.
    “Nice! Is it with Daisy again?”
    “Yes it is. We had such a great
time last weekend, that we decided to do it again this weekend.”
    I’m impressed. And I’m happy for
Kenny too.
    “That’s great, Kenny. You kids have
fun,” I joke.
    He rolls his eyes and grabs his
keys from the kitchen counter.
    “Paige will be up in a minute,” he
says, as he heads out the door, “She was just changing her clothes.”
    “Thanks. Have fun!”
    He waves as he heads out the door.
I close the door and turn around. I can hear Paige coming down the hall.
    “Hi!” she says cheerfully, throwing
herself at me in that sexy way of hers.
    “Hey, baby.”
    “Did you eat dinner? I’m sure I can
scrounge something up for us,” she says, kissing me and trying to pull away to
check out what’s in the fridge.
    “I need to tell you something.”
    She sees the serious look on my
face, and she puts her hands on her hips and stares me down.
    “Please tell me this is not about
Savannah.”
    “It is.”
    “What the hell?” she explodes. I
rarely have seen Paige angry, but I know that anything Savannah-related presses
her buttons. “This is ridiculous! What now? Did she come over again and profess
her love for you? Threaten you?”
    “Not exactly.”
    “So, what then?”
    “Her father paid me a visit.”
    “What?” She stares blankly at me.
    “Yes. Jeffrey Devlin was waiting
for me in his chauffeured town car when I got home.” I take Paige’s hand. “Come
on, sit down. Let me tell you about it.”
    I lead her to the couch, and hold
her hands to reassure her. I know how vulnerable Paige is, and I want to make
her as comfortable as possible when I tell her what he said to me, and how I
have no intentions to ever be with Savannah again.
    Paige is my world now. I only want
her.
    I recount what happened with
Jeffrey and I see the pain, anger and disbelief cross her face.
    “He offered you that much money?”
she whispers.
    “It’s ridiculous. For starters, you know that I want nothing more to do with her. And it’s just pathetic that
he’s out bargaining for his daughter over a man who doesn’t even love her.”
    “Is the family that embarrassed?”
she asks.
    “I don’t know,” I say shaking my
head. “I can’t figure out what Savannah’s tactic is here. She also made a
comment last time about how well I seemed to be doing now that the music is
taking off.”
    “But it’s not like we’re making
loads of money,” Paige points out.
    “Right. And even if we were to
become really successful, I still wouldn’t make anything near what her family
is able to provide her. I just can’t figure it out.”
    “Maybe it’s about me,” Paige says
quietly. “Maybe she could handle you ending things with her, but not the fact
that you left her for someone else.”
    “Maybe. She made a comment about
how sleeping with you was helping me with Kenny. But either way, we’re not
going to let it affect things between us.” I take Paige’s face gently into my
hands. “Paige Lawson, you are the best damn thing that ever happened to me. I
don’t care if I sound like some lovesick teenager – I’m crazy about you and
only you.”
    “I love when you get all mushy on
me,” she says, slowly letting her guard down. I know how dealing with
Savannah's bullshit upsets her.
    “I do have some good news,” I say
between kisses.
    “Mmhm?”
    “There’s a bidding war happening on
my house right now.”
    She abruptly pulls back to look at
me.