Page 50 of Hard Rock Fling

I fought back a blush. "I haven't been working with them much. Mostly trying to stay out of their way. They probably don't care enough about me to have an opinion." Better to not make these girls jealous.

"Whatever," Red Hair shrugged. "It's encouraging to see there's a chance for something bigger after these internships, you know? If one of us can make it, maybe the rest of us can."

The girls nodded their heads in agreement. They weren't upset at all. I breathed a silent sigh of relief. The last thing I needed was jealous colleagues. I already had to deal with Janet talking about me behind my back. I hoped nothing she said got back to August. I didn't want him rethinking his decision.

"So dish." The third girl's blue eyes were shining and eager. "Give us all the details."

"About what?"

"Everything! What are the guys really like? Are any of them seeing anyone seriously? Do you know if they ever date interns?"

Red Hair swatted her friend. "Date? You think any of them pay attention to one girl long enough to call it dating?"

Blue Eyes pursed her lips. "You're right. There's always rumors about the guys dating models and actresses and stuff, but never fans."

Blondie snorted. "Yeah, groupies probably get the one night stand treatment."

"Hero worship probably gets old after a while," the fourth, who'd been quiet up until now, spoke up with a soft voice.

"Maybe the trick is to pretend we hate them." Blondie faked a grimace. "I'msonot a fan of Darkest Days. Their music sucks. Feral Silence is a much better band."

Red Hair clapped a hand over Blondie's mouth. "Don't joke like that. You'll jinx us or something."

"Guys like girls who play hard to get." Her words were muffled behind the palm.

That didn't explain me and Ian. I'd practically let him molest me from the start.

"Don't suppose you could put a good word in with Cameron for me?" Blue Eyes asked. She had been the one to ask about dating.

"You sure?" I asked. "Cameron is definitely not the dating type."

"I'd take one night with Cameron over nothing." She gave a wistful sigh. "A delicious memory to last me a lifetime."

My chest squeezed tight. That's exactly what I was doing, wasn't it? Spending as much time with Ian as I could before he kicked me to the curb.

"You've just got a thing for his hair," Red Hair accused her friend.

"So says the girl who dyed her hair the same color as his."

The girls all laughed.

My phone buzzed. The girls were chatting to each other, not paying attention to me. I snuck a glance at the screen.

Cam's havinganother party tonight. You wanna go?

Ithoughtof what the girls said about playing hard to get.

Idunno, I've had a long day. Maybe I'll just stay in and relax tonight.

He didn't replyfor several long moments. I panicked. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. Maybe he didn't like doing the chasing. Would he set me aside as soon as he thought I was too much work?

My phone finally buzzed again. I almost dropped it in my hurry to check it.

IpromiseI'll make it worth your while.

My heart pounded with relief. I quickly texted him back. I was never going to try playing games with Ian ever again.

If you putit that way, I suppose I could make an appearance.