Learn to Fly by Heidi Hutchinson Read Free Book Online Page B

What’s
wrong with him?” Sway asked Mike.
    “ Ah,
he thinks his crush is a big secret.” Mike shrugged
nonchalantly.
    “ Well,
if I’m not allowed to bag her, then I don’t think Luke
should be allowed to either.” Sway sat down on the floor.
    “ You
know you’re a pig, right?” Mike asked him in disgust.
    “ A
pig that gets more action than you.” Sway pointed out, not
even offended.
    “ I
don’t think we should be talking about who does or does not get
to bag Lenny.” Blake interjected from the kitchenette. “I
have a feeling she could kick all our asses.”
    “ How
was it having Lenny on your bus today?” Mike asked. He had
wondered what had possessed Carl to throw her into the dog pile like
that on her first day.
    “ She
was cool. Helped me kill some zombies.” Harrison responded,
exchanging a look with Blake.
    “ What
was that?” Mike asked pointing back and forth between them.
“Did something happen?”
    “ Not
exactly.” Harrison said slowly.
    Blake sighed and ran
his fingers through his short dark hair, “Sway put the
seduction on her.”
    “ Dammit,
Sway!” Mike chastised.
    “ I
handled it,” Blake reproved. “I don't think it's going to
be an issue.”
    “ Can't
you ever let one go by?” Mike asked in frustration. He was so
sick of Sway never growing up. The endless parade of girls over the
years was making it really hard for Mike to respect his band mate.
    And then Mike said
what he had said many times before, “You have no self-control.”
    The remorse that
washed over Sway's face was sincere and Mike flinched inwardly. They
both had things they struggled to master that had hurt those closest
to them.
    “ I
know,” Sway said softly. “I'm still sorry about-”
    “ I
know. I shouldn't have said that.” The tension in the cabin was
thick and Mike regretted having such a strong reaction to Blake's
revelation. “We're both trying to be better.”

    ***

    Luke decided to take
a walk to clear his head. He knew the guys were just giving him a
hard time. What he was really upset about was how much he had let it
get to him. Lenny was already a sensitive topic for him and he knew
that could get him into trouble.
    Girls had always
been a weakness of his. He liked women and they liked him. He never
spent enough time with just one to really know what they were all
about. The longest relationship he had ever had, he was loaded for
the entirety of it. That’s probably why it had lasted as long
as it did.
    Why
did Carl stick her on the bus with Sway today? It had pissed Luke
off more than it should have. Jealousy was a new feeling and he
didn't like it. It's not like she was his girl. She worked for the band. She was off limits. Off. Limits.
    He shook his head,
trying to focus his thoughts. He couldn’t have a relationship
with Lenny. That would be unprofessional. And a disaster. Carl
would be pissed. Luke smirked at that. But, she was going to be
around them a lot and she was really fun.
    Friends. They could
be friends. That would work, he had lots of friends, he knew what a
friendship looked like. He would just have to treat her like one of
the guys. And ignore the fact that she was his perfect height for
kissing. Shit. This was going nowhere fast.
    It suddenly occurred
to Luke that he had no idea if Lenny even noticed him in that way.
She had remained cool and aloof towards him, and all the guys for
that matter. Maybe she wasn’t attracted to him. That was new.
Luke had never had to work for a girl to notice him. Chicks
constantly threw their bras and panties to him on stage, and once,
Carl had had to chase out two girls who'd tried to stow away on the
bus. Maybe Lenny was just exactly what she seemed: a hard worker who
wasn’t interested in getting tied down in a relationship. Why
did that make him want her more? Luke was starting to get mad at
himself.
    The real kicker for
him wasn't his physical attraction towards her, though it didn't help
matters. Nope, that's not what had