Fire and Ice: Rekindled (The Fire and Ice Series Book 2) by Kiara Delaney Page B

prevent this meeting from coming unglued.

 
    Arching her brow, Georgia bit out with distain, "You
have a kid? With her? " as she pointed her finger in Leila's direction.

 
    As Georgia and I continued to lock eyes, I silently pled
with her not to lose her shit in front of these guys. Breaking away from her
penetrating stare, I looked to find Leila peering at me with a triumphant
sparkle in her eyes.

 
    If it weren't for the white noise of the crowd around us, we
could've heard a pin drop.

 
    Cutting through the silence, Georgia finally cut in,
addressing the group in a professional persona, saying, "Um...if you guys
wouldn't mind, I'm gonna go take my break now." The men all shrugged
before Georgia brushed past me, bumping her shoulder against mine before
adding, "I have to go make a phone call."

 
    "Georgia...wait!" I yelled after her over my
shoulder.

 
    Chuckling, Captain said, "Dude, this is classic."

 
    Yeah, it was a classic case of my worst nightmare coming
back to haunt me; packaged in a body dressed for sin and wearing a syrupy sweet
smile, nobody would suspect she was a lying whore. I needed to have a chat with
her before this bazaar rumor spread any further. But first, I needed to reason
with Georgia before any of this got back to Hailey. Unfortunately, Georgia and
the word 'reason' usually weren't used in the same sentence.   

 
    Fuck me running...

Chapter Fifteen
    Hailey

 
    Hearing Kellan start his car, and watching him pull away
from my house, as I peeked out the window, left me immediately missing his
presence. But he'd said he would return shortly, and I soon welcomed the
reprieve, as it gave me a chance to tidy up a bit and take a quick shower. I
decided to go the extra mile, drying my long, dark locks, adding a slight bit
of make up, and pulling out some sexy lingerie that I was hoping would please
him once he returned. I'd even lit some candles to add some romantic mood
lighting.

 
    Kellan's been gone over an hour, now, and as I lay here in
my bed, trussed up in my lacy violet bra, matching lace thong and garter belt,
attached to sheer thigh highs, my anticipation is beginning to wane as the
mesmerizing ticking of the clock in the hallway is making my eyelids feel
heavy. Propping my head up with my hand as I lean against my elbow, one leg
crossed over the other in my best attempt to look sexy, the flickering candles
are making it difficult to hold my eyes open.

 
    Feeling exhaustion kick in, I yawn and fall back against my
pillow, deciding to close my eyes for a few moments before Kellan comes back. A
short rest will probably do me some good. I recall the many nights we shared as
Kellan and I made love until daylight began to overtake the early morning sky
as the sun rose, casting shades of pink and orange through the clouds. I'm
feeling nervous and anxious all at the same time, but mostly looking forward to
waking up in his arms.

 
    As I quelled my anticipation, I let my body relax against
the mattress as my mind began to sway with thoughts of the new memories I
planned to make with Kellan tonight; a rebirth of our feelings for one another
on the horizon, and within my grasp.

 
    ******

 
    Kellan

 
    With concern etched on my face, I turned to the guys, while
ignoring Leila, and said, "Can you give me a few minutes?"

 
    Kyle clapped his hand against my back, replying, "No
worries, man. We already talked about your offer, and it sounds fair. But we'd
like to add Friday nights to our line-up, if that's ok."

 
    I contemplated Kyle's proposal as I toyed with my tongue
ring. Their only counter offer was playing four nights a week, instead of
three. We usually have a DJ Friday nights, so I'd need to shift his schedule to
another night if I agreed to the band's additional set. I couldn't stand here
all night. "I can't make any promises. I'd need to reschedule my DJ for
Wednesday nights in that case," I explained as I looked back over my
shoulder, knowing I needed