Broken Melody (Rock With You #2) Rock Star Romance by Adriana Hunter Page A

see them in concert for so long,
but all the US dates have been sold out for months. He’s great. They’re heading
back to Europe though, I think next week, so there goes my chance till the next
tour.” She sighed, gathering up the files and papers, finally heading toward
the door.
    “Thanks,
Victoria.” Melody all but pushed the woman out of her office, closing the door
behind her. She was angry at Ryan for so many things, but Victoria’s comment
about the tour made Melody’s heart leap.
    She
could find Logan by his tour schedule. It was so simple, there right in front
of her, but she’d been so overwhelmed by what had happened, by Ryan’s sudden
and utterly unexpected appearance at her door the night before. By his almost
delusional statements about wanting her, long before she’d become involved with
Logan. It all made her sick to her stomach.
    And
then Logan was there in the open doorway, watching as Ryan held her, kissed
her…touched her. She didn’t know how much Logan saw or heard, but it was enough
to make him leave. Enough to not take her calls, to check out of his hotel
without a word.
    Melody
sat behind her desk, clicking a few keys on her computer and doing a quick
search for Revival’s schedule. She quickly found the band’s website. They were
playing one more show in the States, tonight, in Boston.
    “Damn…”
Her calendar was booked with clients through the end of the day. There was no
way she could get to Boston for the concert. And, as Victoria had said, it was
sold out.
    She
scrolled further down the page. There were concerts listed in Europe, the first
in London in just a few days, also listed as sold out. But there was one in
Scotland, in Inverness the day after that, at what appeared to be like a small,
local place. She clicked on the link and scanned quickly through the
information, her heart racing. One more click, one more link and she found what
she wanted. Yes!
    She
had a ticket to the concert. Now, I just need a flight…and to tell Ryan I’m
taking off from work.
    The
flight proved to be costly but doable. She booked the flight for the day after
next, and leaned back in her chair. She had no real plan other than to get to
Inverness, but at least she knew she’d be in the same place as Logan. For the
hundredth time that day, she dialed his cell phone. It went straight to
voicemail and she left the same message she’d left so many times over the past
twelve hours.
    “ Logan,
please…please call me. I can explain. Please…”
    There
was nothing more she could do now, except face Ryan.
     
    * * *
     
    Ryan’s
door was open and she knocked lightly. He was sitting at his desk, reading
glasses perched on his nose, a file open on his desk. Glancing up, he regarded
her a moment before closing the file. With deliberation he removed his glasses,
briefly pinching the bridge of his nose.
    “I’ll
never get used to these things, I guess.” He smiled and rose, coming around his
desk. “Come in. Please, have a seat.”
    She
stepped into his office. “I’d rather not sit. I’m not going to be here that
long.” She tried to steady her breathing, but her heart raced and her hands
were shaking. Get it under control, Melody.
    “I’m
taking some time off, soon. Starting tomorrow afternoon. I’m…I don’t know when
I’ll be back. Maybe not for a week.”
    She
knew she was treading on thin ice with Ryan. Even when their working
relationship had been more stable, he’d required at least a week’s notice for
time off. But now, with Logan leaving for Scotland at any moment, Melody was
desperate. And she was angry enough with Ryan at this point to deal with
however he reacted.
    “Melody,
you know you can’t take leave with such short notice, unless it’s an
emergency.”
    He
walked toward her, reaching behind her to push the door closed. The sound of
the door slamming was loud and she jumped.
    “What’s
gotten in to you? You’re jumpy, you’re rushing off to who knows where on