Transitions (A Thousand Words Book 1) by Tori Brooks Read Free Book Online Page A

didn’t have a clue what tipped Kenny off his mind had wandered.
    “Not really, no.” Dev shook his head and prepared for Kenny’s outrage. Behind him somewhere, Bryan snickered. Kenny walked around to face him and gaped, apparently at a loss as to how to respond.
    “Kenny, no offense, but I just got back,” Dev said. “I know the tour is important. I know there’s a lot of stuff we need to do, but I really just wanted to see you guys and say hi. You know, interact in person? And I want to call Lin and spend some time with her too. Maybe I’ll listen to the CDs with her tonight and multi-task. When I get home at the latest. Can business wait until tomorrow at least?”
    “You were thinking about Lindsay?” Kenny asked. Dev tried to gauge his reaction to this news and couldn’t decide how Kenny was taking it.
    “Great, that’s just great,” Jess said, standing up from where he lounged on his bed.
    “Hey, I haven’t seen her in months. She is my girlfriend, remember? I think I’m allowed to miss her a little.”
    “Yeah. Date night. Go, have fun. Or whatever you two do.” Jess grabbed his keys and wallet from his nightstand. “Don’t wait up, Kenny. I’ll be late.”
    Amazed, Dev watched as Jess left without a backward glance. He twisted in his chair to look at Bryan, sitting on Kenny’s bed at the back of the room.
    “Okay, did I miss something? It’s not a secret Lin and I are still together, right?”
    “Nope. I think Jess just wanted more guy time.” Bryan shrugged.
    “Then why are we sitting here talking about the tour? That’s work. Between work and girlfriend, right now Lin wins.” He glanced back to Kenny. “Sorry, Kenny. Jess was the one who tipped me off girls require maintenance, I’m just following his sage advice.”
    “Dev,” Bryan said with a slight chuckle, “I get it. Go make dinner plans with Lin. It’s your first night back, do something big. Bring her flowers, take her to a nice restaurant, woo her.”
    “Flowers? You really think so?” Dev asked, not sure if he really needed to go that far. He’d sent Lindsay flowers several times, but he’d only been present for the event the first time. And she kissed him, sort of. “Okay, I’ll bring her flowers.” Pink roses again, Dev decided. He wasn’t sure why he frequently thought of the brief brush of Lindsay’s lips across his over the past few months. The more he thought about it, the more appealing the memory was. Yet seeing Lindsay’s death-mask makeup on their weekend webcam dates still completely failed to arouse any sort of desire in him at all. The dichotomy was something he discussed hesitantly with the psychologist Flynn blackmailed him into seeing. Thankfully, Dr. Braithewait didn’t push him to explore his feelings, but did encourage him to ‘become invested’ in the relationship. He didn’t have the nerve to tell her he had absolutely no idea how to do that. Maybe he’d get up the nerve to ask Lindsay to ditch the goth routine, that would probably help.
    “Have you seen Lin since I left?” he asked Bryan.
    “A couple of times right after, not lately. She hangs with Sophie and sometimes Bren goes out with them. Chick flicks and shopping. Why?”
    “Just wondering.” Dev stood up and pulled his phone out of his pocket, relieved it was dry. “Well, enjoyed the water balloons, but I think I’ll call Lin and see if she’s available.”
    Kenny sighed. “Have fun.”
    “I’ll listen to those CDs, promise. We can talk about the tour tomorrow.”
    “Right. Holding you to that. Go get your fix so we can get back to work.” Kenny waved him off. Dev didn’t hesitate longer. He called Lindsay as he walked out.

Chapter Four
     
    Dev double checked everything as he got out of his car. He remembered which shirt Lindsay said was her favorite and based his outfit on that tonight. Dev considered experimenting and buying Lindsay her favorite chocolate in addition to flowers, but decided it was overkill.