He thought of everything that had happened since they’d left the awards ceremony. He hadn’t wanted to go to the party in the first place. She’d been the one to convince him. Kylie had sat in the corner the whole time. At first he thought she just needed to get used to the atmosphere, but after half an hour, she still sat in the same spot watching everyone. He thought she would come over to him, but she didn’t until a woman named Brenna came over to congratulate him.Getting out of bed, he grabbed his discarded clothing and checked the pockets for his phone. Cash and pieces of paper fell out. He stared at the items on the bed, looking at the numbers. Could she be angry that those women congratulated him by kissing him? He looked down at the numbers again, picked them up, and placed them on the bedside table along with his phone before he got back into bed and tried to sleep. Maybe if he slept, he would wake in the morning with a fresh view on the whole thing, and Kylie might be willing to talk to him.* * * *Waking to the sound of his phone ringing, Markus reached for it and growled, “What?”“You have an hour to get ready for the radio and TV interviews about your awards.
