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“Good girl.” He slid his hand around the back of her head, then leaned in to kiss her forehead.

“Jenner, we really need to go,” Lauren called out.

“Coming.”

Jenner turned and walked toward Lauren. The other woman gave Immy a strange look.

Immy resisted sticking her tongue out at her. Because that would be rude.

But it wasn’t easy.

She watched Jenner walk away, talking to members of his crew.

With a sigh, she headed off to find Abe. Immy knew that a lot of people would get annoyed by how protective her friends were.

But Immy had grown up with these guys. They were protective because they were her family.

And, honestly, Immy liked being taken care of. They made her feel safe and cared for.

Plus, what did it hurt her to find Abe and head back to the hotel with him instead of on her own? Why would she want to be on her own, anyway? She was used to a house filled with people. Being alone sounded scary.

“Immy? We gotta go. I need to get back to the hotel.” Abe was frowning as he strode toward her.

But that was nothing unusual.

Abe was generally bossy and demanding. He was very driven and smart. She hoped one day he could find someone specialwho would make him see that there was more to life than just work.

Abe deserved that. He was loyal and he could be really kind. When he took his head out of his own butt.

“I’m ready,” she said cheerfully, wrapping her hand around one arm to guide him along as he tapped on his phone. He’d been known to bang into people. And walls. Once he’d actually walked out in front of a car and nearly been run over. He’d been doing better since then about being aware of his surroundings.

“Don’t need you to guide me, Immy,” he grumbled.

“I’m not,” she lied. “I felt a bit light-headed so I’m hanging on.”

He came to an abrupt stop and turned to her, putting his phone away in his pocket.

Shoot.

What was she thinking? That was the last thing she should have said. Although it wasn’t actually a lie.

“You feel light-headed?” he demanded.

“Just a tiny bit,” she admitted. “But I was also trying to guide you.”

Immy was a terrible liar. But she also wished she hadn’t mentioned being light-headed. Because she could tell from the look on Abe’s face that he was about to go all mother hen on her.

Immy had been really sick as a baby and her immune system hadn’t recovered. So now, it was easy for her to get sick and when she did catch something, she tended to get sicker than everyone else.

It sucked.

But it was what it was.

“You look pale.”

“I always look pale, I’m a natural redhead,” she said quickly.

“No, no. Paler than normal.” Abe placed the back of his hand over her forehead. “And you feel hot.”