Melody of the Heart (Runaway Train, #4)

“I’ll kiss it and make it better,” Brayden offered. He then got out of bed and helped me up.

As he rubbed my aching backside, Brayden demanded, “What the hell are you doing in here AJ?”

With his head down, AJ said, “I knocked a million times. I guess you guys didn’t hear me.”

“Barging in here at—” Brayden glanced over his shoulder to look at the clock, “at fucking eight am? You better have a damn good reason.”

“I do.” When he started to turn around, I dove under the covers. As soon as I was decent, he turned the rest of the way around. “Jake called me just a few minutes ago. Apparently this guy down at Eastman’s called him in a panic. The house band he had to perform on Friday and Saturday nights broke up, and he’s desperate for an act. He wants us to play tonight.”

Brayden’s mouth gaped open. “You’re serious?”

“I’m dead fucking serious.”

“A gig? A real, paying gig?”

AJ grinned. “Hell fucking yeah!”

Brayden frowned. “But we just started together a few months ago. Are we really ready?”

I smacked his bare ass to try to knock some sense into him. “You were born ready, babe.”

He glanced down at me and smiled. “You really think so?”

“Oh, I know so.”

He then threw his arms up in the air. “Holy shit, we have a gig!” AJ and I laughed at him. “Now what happens?”

“We have rehearsals at noon, and then our set starts at seven. Jake and Teague are on their way home from the mountains right now.”

My ears perked up at the mention of his other two bandmates. Originally, I wasn’t going to get to meet them since they had gone home for the weekend, but apparently now, I would get to see all of the Runaway Train guys.

“Shit, we need to decide what we’re going to play,” Brayden murmured, running his hands through his hair.

“Well, first, you need to put on some fucking clothes. I’m tired of staring at your junk,” AJ mused with a smile.

Brayden threw a pillow at him. “Fine, I’ll get dressed.”

“Then we’ll start putting together a song set. Jake and Teague can agree or veto when they get here.”

“Sounds good.”

Shifting in the bed, I said, “While you guys are doing that, I’ll get us something to eat.”

“There’s stuff in the kitchen to cook,” AJ said.

My brows shot up in surprise. “Really? It’s not growing fur on it in the back of the refrigerator, is it?”

He laughed. “No, mi amor, my mom takes good care of her boy. She brings groceries by once a week.”

Brayden nodded. “She really does.”

“So I could make pancakes, eggs, and bacon—Brayden’s favorite breakfast?”

“Hell yeah, you could,” AJ replied, with a grin.

“Then it’s a deal. You guys work on the song set, and I’ll cook.”

AJ brought his hand to his heart and gave me a revered look. “She wants to cook for us, and she makes the most amazing sex noises I’ve ever heard. You really have to marry this girl, Brayden.”

Now it was my turn to throw a pillow at AJ. “You said you would turn the TV up!” I shrieked at him.

“It was too hot not to listen to,” he argued, with a chuckle and waggle of his eyebrows.

“If you don’t get out of here right now, I won’t give you any pancakes,” I challenged.

Without another word to me, AJ hustled out of the door. “Oh my God,” I moaned, as I collapsed back in the bed.

“He just being his big goof self, Lils,” Brayden said.

“I’ve known him less than twenty-four hours, and he’s heard me having sex and seen me naked.”

“He only saw your ass.”

Cocking my brows, I countered, “Just my ass?”

Brayden grinned at me. “It could’ve been worse. He could’ve seen your fabulous tits or your—”

I held up my hand to stop him. “I get it.”

“Come on. Let’s get dressed before he has the nerve to come back in here.”

“Um, that’s a great idea, but I seem to remember in our excitement to get in here last night that we didn’t bring in my suitcase.”

Running his hands over his stubbly face, Brayden snorted with laughter. “Fuck, I forgot about that.” He went over to his dresser and took out a T-shirt and a pair of boxer shorts. “Think these will work until I can grab a quick shower and go downstairs?”

“I think so.” Climbing out of bed, I went in search of my panties and bra in the collection of clothes we had strewn across the floor last night. After putting them on, I slipped into Brayden clothes and then went out of the bedroom.

AJ wasn’t in sight at the moment, so I went to the kitchen to get started on breakfast. AJ hadn’t been lying about his mom keeping the kitchen stocked. I’m sure the other guys contributed some as well, but I was able to put on quite a feast by the time Brayden emerged from the shower.