And he's actually looking at Brendon like he recognizes him.
And at me like he—
He has this knowing smile. This mischief in his green eyes. Like Brendon did fill him in on all sorts of dirty details about me.
"Didn't think you'd show." He moves forward. Nods hello to Brendon then looks to me and Emma. "I'm Joel."
"I know." My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
Emma nods.
"You must be Kaylee," he says.
"Yeah." It's all I can say. He knows my name. A famous rock star knows my name.
"I dig the glasses." He holds up his left hand and wiggles his adorned ring finger. "If only you'd found me before Bella did."
"Huh." I giggle. If only I'd met him before he was married, then he would have slept with me.
With the way he's smiling in Brendon's direction, I'm pretty sure this is for my not exactly a boyfriend's benefit.
But still...
A rock star is flirting with me.
"This is Emma." I nod to my best friend. "She's a big fan. We both are."
"Thanks." He offers me a hug.
I take it.
I'm hugging Joel Young.
This is so weird.
Then he's hugging Emma.
He opens his arms to Brendon. Chuckles when Brendon shakes his head. "It's been what, six years now? Still can't get any affection from the guy. Must be hard living with a brother like that."
"You have no idea," Emma says.
"Nah, I do. My older sister is a tough cookie. And she's a shrink. Count your blessings," he says.
Emma laughs.
"He doesn't talk much, does he?" Joel asks.
Emma shakes her head. "Not usually."
"So sometimes?" Joel cocks a brow. "Go on. But only if it gets juicy."
"There's someone he talks about a lot." Emma presses her lips together. "A girl."
A voice echoes through the room. "Five minutes."
"Damn." Joel shakes his head. "They really gotta warn us about this shit. Pretty sure Ethan is still fingering Vi off some place."
"Oh... Uh..." My mouth gets sticky. How can he be so casual with that information? It's just... Umm... Uh...