Love's Someday by Robin Alexander Read Free Book Online

Lindsay said. “And for you?” She looked at Drew.
    “I’ll have the same.”
    “Go on in, they’re expecting you. I’ll bring up the drinks in a minute,” Lindsay said before walking away.
    “You go first.” Drew shoved Kaitlyn toward the door. Kaitlyn slowly turned the handle and peeked inside. Four women sat around the room, one held a guitar. They all looked at Kaitlyn with quizzical expressions as Drew shoved her deeper into the room.
    “Hi, I’m Kaitlyn and my partner hiding in the hall is Drew,” Kaitlyn said with a sheepish grin. “We’re looking for Chantal.”
    A woman an inch or two taller than Kaitlyn stood and approached them with a smile. Her short wavy black hair was filled with gel and tousled. Kaitlyn watched as the muscles of her bare arm flexed as she shook her hand. She knew who she was before she spoke.
    “I’m Chantal,” she said with a bright smile. “We’ve been looking forward to meeting you.”
    Suddenly emboldened, Drew brushed past Kaitlyn and shook Chantal’s hand vigorously. “It’s great to meet you in person. Thank you for inviting us.”
    Chantal led them deeper into the room and pointed at another woman as she began to rise from the sofa. “This is my partner and the keyboardist for the band, Vicki Kavick.”
    Taller than Chantal but with equally dark hair that hung to her shoulders, Vicki moved closer and shook their hands. “It’s great to meet you both.”
    “I’m Jaclyn,” a tall redhead said as she moved in. “You probably met my partner, Lindsay, outside.”
    “We did.” Drew shook Jaclyn’s hand. “She’s very sweet.”
    “And this is Alex,” Chantal said, stepping aside as a tall brunette joined the group.
    “It’s a pleasure to meet you both,” she said with a smile.
    Lindsay moved into the room behind them with a tray of drinks. Once she’d passed them out, she took a seat next to Jaclyn and looked at Kaitlyn and Drew with the same expectant expression.
    “Thank you for making the drive all the way from St. Francisville to come and see us,” Vicki said.
    “We’re thrilled to be able to take in one of your shows. I’m a fan from way back,” Kaitlyn said with a grin.
    “How is Ashleigh?” Jaclyn asked, earning a disapproving look from Chantal.
    “We…um…of course are happy to meet you, but we’ve been looking for Ashleigh for some time, so we don’t mean to be rude.” Chantal glanced back at Jaclyn.
    “We understand,” Kaitlyn said. “Ashleigh’s doing fine, but to be honest, she doesn’t know we’re here. I imagine she’s going to be upset with us when she finds out.”
    “Why?” Jaclyn asked the obvious question.
    “We’ve known her for a long time, and she never told us that she was in the band,” Drew said.
    Vicki appeared incredulous. “You had no idea?”
    “Not a clue,” Kaitlyn said after draining her glass. “The woman we know is so far removed from all of this that it came as a huge shock when we found out.”
    “All of that searching and she’s been under our noses all this time,” Jaclyn said with obvious disgust.
    “Why have you been looking for her?” Drew said. “If you don’t mind me asking.”
    Vicki glanced at Chantal before answering. “She was my best friend…and we all miss her.”
    “You want to know why she walked out without ever speaking to you again,” Drew said, empathizing with the loss that Vicki obviously felt.
    “Well, from what she’d told Erica, she doesn’t have fond memories of the time that she was in the business.” Kaitlyn quickly corrected when she noticed the stunned look on Jaclyn’s face. “It had nothing to do with y’all, she just…I guess she regretted that… Everything I’m saying is coming out wrong,” Kaitlyn said with an embarrassed grin.
    “It’s okay,” Chantal said. “We all know why she left the group. We just couldn’t understand why she never got in touch with us.”
    “Who is Erica?” Alex asked from across the room where she stood