Page 9 of Hard Rock Sin

A small trickle of dread ran down my back at the thought. I shoved it away ruthlessly.

I refused to let old fears control my life.

Chapter Four

Iopenedthe door to Noah's condo and shrieked.

"Oh my god, seriously you guys, on the kitchen counter?!"

Jen's expression was one of pure mortification. Noah looked unperturbed.

The shopping bags in my arms dropped to the floor as I rushed to cover my eyes with my hands. Dramatic, but it got the point across.

"That's it," I declared. "We're having that talk.Now."

"What talk?" I heard Noah ask.

"About where I'm going to live."

I could hear the frown in Noah's voice along with the buckling of his belt. "We'll keep it to the bedroom from now on. You can look now," he added.

Gingerly lowering my hands, I saw Noah was dressed and Jen had fled the room.

"This is not happening again," I told him. "I'm moving out."

"It's just for the summer. You said it yourself, you'll be in the freshmen dorms soon."

"Not soon enough. I'm serious, Noah. I need my own space."

"We'll talk about it later." He turned his back, dismissing me.

"No, we'll talk about it now," I said in my most reasonable voice.

"I've got to leave for Cameron's. We're already late."

"You can't keep putting this off—" I halted. "Wait. Cameron?"

"He's throwing another one of his crazy parties. Jen's friends are going to be there." The distaste in his face was plain enough. Jen was clearly dragging him along.

Something inside me went giddy.

A party.

A party at Cameron's.

A rock star party.

At Cameron's.

"I want to go," I blurted out.

"No." My brother shot me down with a look. "I don't want you anywhere near those things."

"I haven't met the rest of your friends yet. I barely remember them. I want to see everyone again."

"You'll get a chance to meet them."

"I've been stuck at a boarding school for years," I pressed on. "I want to live a little."