Page 46 of Rock Me
Ben inclines his head.“Count on it.”
“He’s hot,” my mom leans down and whispers in my ear.
I can’t help but laugh.And for the first time in a long time, everything feels right.
Chapter Eleven
Ben
Iread overthe plan for the media junket for Jade Glow’s album and upcoming tour, located at an upscale hotel in Midtown Manhattan.For Summer, the event, scheduled to last one day, will include portrait sessions, TV and radio interviews, and roundtable conversations with Summer, Tawny, and of course, the star herself.
This go-round, I plan to meet up with security and make sure I am satisfied with the situation, the cameras, and the coverage.Although I will keep Summer in sight, I’ll be damned happy when she isn’t prancing around in front of media and strangers, at least until whoever is after her has finally been found.
From a rational protection perspective, I’ll also be glad when the decision is finally made about who will be the person accompanying Jade Glow on her world tour.But I’m not feeling particularly rational, because a part of me doesn’t want this situation to come to an end.Despite all my internal warnings to myself, I am invested in Summer on every level, and losing her isn’t something I’ll ever be ready to think about.
Jade hasn’t decided definitely when she will be announcing her choice, but she’s been teasing the possibility that it will happen tonight, at the end of the junket.The star is using the mystery angle on social media for the last few days as well as teasing reporters all day, reminding them to stay until the end, lest they miss her possible announcement.Even I have bought into the hype, my stomach in complete knots, thinking my time with Summer is almost over.For her part, Summer is jumpy and nervous, to the point where I don’t know what to say to calm her, her sole focus on the upcoming decision.
During the first hour of chats, she was stiff with the interviewers, which isn’t like her.She is normally bubbly, happy, and relaxed, but Jade’s teasing and the unknown time frame have her nerves shot.The one thing I know for sure is that I want her to live her dream, and to do that, she needs to relax and have a smile on her face and an easy answer on her sexy lips.
We have a good chunk of time before her next set of interviews, and the good news is that she has a hotel suite to escape to between sessions.And I know just how to calm her frazzled nerves.
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Summer
I’ve just finishedup an interview that didn’t go as well as I would have liked.Tawny is upbeat, interrupting so she has center stage, and throwing me off my game.Frustrated afterwards, I walk off, heading for the coffee stand in the far corner of the event floor.
Before I reach my destination, Ben, who is never out of my sight, stops me.“Come on,” he says, grasping my elbow.“I’m taking you upstairs to chill out.”
“But I need caffeine.”
He shakes his head in definite disagreement.“Caffeine is the last thing you should be putting in your body.Trust me, princess, I have the solution.”
“But—”
“No buts.You need a break and you’ve got free time,” he insists, directing me to the bank of elevators leading to the suite we were given as a courtesy for the day.
“Fine.Let’s go up,” I say in a tense tone.I don’t mean to be a bitch, but I am upset with how today is going.I don’t want the opportunity to slip by me because Tawny knows how to get the first and last word.
The elevator doors open, and Ben places a hand on my back, stepping out into the hall and guiding me to the room at the far end, where earlier we dropped off my cosmetics and a change of clothes, just in case.
He slides the key card over the sensor, and the green light flashes.He opens the door, propping it with one foot so I can step inside.
No sooner have I entered than Ben swings me into his arms.“Ben!”I grab him around his neck so I can hold on.“What are you doing?”
“I’m going to relax you.”
“How?”
He grins and strides to the big king-size bed, depositing me in the center.“How do you think?”He slides his wallet from his jeans, removes a condom, and drops it onto the bed.
“Ooh,” I say, completely on board with his notion of relaxation.
He grasps my legs, sliding me down toward where he stands at the edge of the mattress.My skirt rides up, revealing my barely there thong panties, which he promptly removes.Cool air rushed over my suddenly damp flesh, causing my hips to wriggle, need flushing across my skin.
His gaze narrows on my swollen sex.
Aroused, I slide my legs farther apart in readiness, absolutely on board with his plan.
