Page 109 of Hard Rock Heat

"What's next after this?" I asked. "Back on theroad?"

"Unfortunately not," Cassie said, mournfully. "Although I'd love to continue photographing them on tour, that's done fornow."

"You've got your own photography business," August pointed out. "You don't need to be stuck on a cramped tour bus with a bunch of unruly assholesanymore."

"Maybe I've grown found of unruly assholes," she said playfully. "After all, I dealt with your cranky ass while you whined your way through physical therapy, didn'tI?"

"I didn'twhine," August said. "I merely pointed out that certain exercises were completely unnecessary for myrecovery."

"He thought he knew better than his doctor and his therapists and everyone else," Cassie fake-whispered.

"I usually do know better than everyone else," August saidarchly.

"But you're fine now?" Iasked.

"I'm in even better shape than before," hereplied.

I still hadn't learned the details of August's injury, but I was happy on Damon's behalf that his friend was okaynow.

"So if you're not going on tour, what are you guys going to do?" Iasked.

"We're going back into the recording studio soon," Jensaid.

"We?" Iasked.

She nodded happily. "Noah and I are working on some songs together. I'm also going to be playing some background instruments on thealbum."

Noah tucked her against his side. "Jen's one of the best. A real musical genius." He looked down at her with a smile, dark gaze soft and loving. She returned the look with equally lovingeyes.

"I think the true artistic genius is Lily," Cameron declared. "She's been hired by the label to design our albumcover."

"I've been offered a chance by the label," she corrected him with a hand on his chest. "They still need to approve my initialconcepts."

"They'll approve them," he said with absolute confidence, puffing his chest out with pride. "Everything you create isbrilliant."

She laughed up at him, eyes shining. "It's a good thing you think that, considering you've covered half your body in myart."

"Six tattoos!" he protested. "I get six new tattoos and all of a sudden it's all,why are you so obsessed Cam? and,don't you think one lily tattoo is enough,Cam?"

"I think Cameron is competing with my brother," Lily said with a glowing smile. "They both want to be the one covered in the most Lily-designedink."

Noah and Cameron both threw glares at each other and began counting tattoos. Jen and Lily shared an amused, indulgentsmile.

"So if the guys are working on another album, you're going to be pretty busy at the label, aren't you?" I asked mysister.

"Not so busy I can't spend some time with my family." She beamed up at Ian. "Dad said he would love to have dinner with all four of us when he's out of thehospital."

"All four of you?" Cassie giggled. "So you're really going to do thetwins-dating-twinsthing?"

"Hell yeah we are," Damon said loudly, as if announcing it to the world. He snatched me into his arms and pulled me in for a kiss in front of everyone, not caring whosaw.

I kissed back, not caringeither.

I was in love with Damon Drake. Damon was in love withme.

It wasterrifying.

It wasthrilling.

Every moment spent with him made the earth fall out from beneath myfeet.

With his lips on mine and his arms around my waist, I knew Damon would always be there to catchme.

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