Chapter 15
Ryder
I haven’t seen or heard from Lexi, but not for lack of trying. Tee won’t tell me where she is or how she’s doing; nothing. I mean, come on, throw me a bone here. She claims she doesn’t know much, but I know how close those two are.
I’ve been on tour for a few weeks, and I haven’t even touched a woman. Shocking, I know. Men like me should be all up in the groupie scene, but I can’t stop thinking about Lexi. She's taken off, and I don’t even know where to start looking for her. I feel like I've lost my muse.
Tonight I’m going out with the rest of the band. because they think I need to have a little fun instead of moping around thinking about Lexi. I get dressed in my usual jeans and a black t-shirt. I spray on some Issey Miyake, my staple cologne, and I’m good to go.
I hesitate as I pass Saxon’s door, and I cringe when I hear him singing The Script’s ‘Breakeven’ with his guitar, obviously to Lexi. That's some depressing shit right there. I knock a few times before he finally answers. “Hey, man, you coming out with us tonight?” I ask him.
“No, just gonna hang out here,” he says, shutting the door in my face. He’s been doing nothing but feeling sorry for himself, he’s really beating himself up about Lexi. I wonder what happened between the two of them. No one's ever told me the whole story. I was hoping Lexi would offer it up to me, but she never did.
I make my way down the hotel lobby and straight to the bar. I see Jet and Kidd, so I make my way towards them. I notice a few scantily clad women surrounding them.
“Hey, guys,” I nod in greeting, taking a seat on the bar stool.
“Whoa, you’re out. Girls, this is Ryder, he’s been pining over a girl the last six weeks. One of you should show him a good time,” my cousin Jet says with a grin. I know he doesn’t like seeing me upset, and he’s been trying his best to cheer me up.
I start to protest when a stunning blonde comes over to me and glues herself to my side. She's beautiful, but not what I want. She doesn’t smell right, and she definitely doesn't look right.
She’s not my Lexi.
I decline her offer to go somewhere private and decide this wasn’t a good idea. I tell Jet and Kidd I’m leaving.
I make it back to my room and plop down on the bed with a sigh. When our tour is over I’m going to head straight home, and then hopefully I can get some answers out of Tee, so I can find Lexi and bring her home, where she belongs.
I love her.
Saxon be damned, she’s mine.
And when I find her, I won’t let her go again.
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