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to him, no matter what he tried to pretend, which meant there was a chance. No matter how slim
it was, Shane wasn t about to let such a prime opportunity slip by.
Chapter Five
This is such a stupid idea. He s never going to say yes.
Shane walked toward the door to Kayden s suite, trepidation building with every step.
What had happened to the old, badass version of Shane Ventura? The cocky bastard who never
gave a shit about anything and could summon a groupie to his side with nothing more than a
casual crook of his finger? In the past, if a guy was hot, that was enough to satisfy Shane. He
hadn t cared about personalities, religion, political views or anything else, because he never
planned on getting involved with anyone beyond a quick suck and fuck in a random hotel room.
But for some reason he couldn t explain, he wanted more from Kayden. He wanted
Kayden to actually like him, not because he was in a band, not because of his looks, but because
Kayden saw past the rock star veneer to the person Shane was underneath. And he wanted to
give that to Kayden in return. He couldn t deny his physical attraction to Kayden it would be a
lie, and Christ knew he was desperate to get into the guy s pants but in his many fantasies
about Kayden, it never ended with just sex. He imagined falling asleep with Kayden, waking up
with him, just being with him, playing music, sharing meals.
Truth be told, his feelings scared the hell out of him. He d even freaked out about it in his
room when he thought about the fact that he was going to ask Kayden on a date. A date, for
fuck s sake. Shane had never actually been on one before. He couldn t count the times he d gone
out with Jesse, since they d spent nearly every spare moment together anyway, and the subject
had never come up. He and Jesse had never needed to define what they had. It d been so easy, as
simple as breathing. He was Jesse s, and Jesse was his. But their relationship had ended before it
really began. Probably for the best, considering what had happened.
Shane stopped in front of Kayden s door, took a deep breath, and knocked. It seemed
excessively loud in the silent hallway, and he cringed, hoping it hadn t sounded like he was
trying to pound the door down on Kayden s side.
There was no answer for nearly a minute. As he waited, his heart beat in triple time, and
his palms grew damp with sweat. He d just lifted his hand to knock again when the door swung
inward, and Kayden stood there, looking at him with an expression that quickly transformed
from polite interest to annoyance.
 Yes?
Shane swallowed.  Hey, Kayden. I was just wondering. Um. Have you eaten yet?
Kayden gave him a strange look but shook his head after a few seconds.  No.
 Well, I haven t either, and I m not really in the mood for room service. I was
thinking& I m here, you re here. Maybe we can go out for a late dinner or something?
 For a long moment, Kayden didn t answer, which Shane took as a good sign, since he d
expected him to refuse outright. Eventually Kayden shrugged.  All right.
 All right? Shane repeated with a grin.
Kayden s eyes narrowed.  Yes. But just so we re clear, that s all this is.
Shane felt a twinge of disappointment, but he was too happy about the fact that Kayden
had agreed to care about labels.  Of course. Just two guys going out for some food.
 Right. Well, I ll meet you down in the lobby in ten.
Shane nodded, knowing that he probably looked like a total moron with how wide he was
grinning, but he couldn t seem to help himself.  Okay.
* * *
 How did you find this place?
Shane glanced up from his menu. Not that he could read it, since it was entirely in Italian,
but he d hoped he would at least be able to recognize the name of an entrée or two. He searched
Kayden s face for any signs of irritation but found none. In fact, Kayden looked more relaxed
than Shane had ever seen him.  I asked the concierge to recommend a mom-and-pop type of
place. I didn t want anything too fancy.
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