I contained my grin. His comment was amusing, but I didn’t want to make him anymore self-conscious than he already was. Looking around the bus, I searched for the one person who could make this moment an absolute nightmare for Matt. Griffin was preoccupied though, playing a violent-looking card game with a couple of guys. Perfect.

Nodding at Matt, I told him, “Step into my office.” Then I tilted my head toward the back of the bus. Matt grinned, finally looking happy.

Once we were safely behind the closed door of the back bedroom, Matt seemed overly nervous again. He even started pacing again. This space was way too small for that kind of energy. I pointed at the thin mattress. “Oh my God, sit down and relax.”

He cringed but sat down. “Sorry. This is weird for me.”

I gave him a soft, encouraging smile. “I know. But it doesn’t need to be. None of it needs to be weird. She loves you, man. And I guarantee you she misses you.”

He gave me a dopey, lovesick smile, and I laughed at the look on his face. Then I clapped my hands together. “Now let’s get you in her pants, figurately speaking.”

Matt groaned as he laid back on the mattress. I laughed again. Oops. Probably shouldn’t tease him.

For the next several minutes, I tried to get Matt to engage in a conversation with me. It took him at least twenty minutes, but eventually he started loosening up and asking questions, and it became more of a back-and-forth discussion and less of a one-sided lecture. By the time we were finished, he looked a little more confident that he would be able to do it. I was pretty sure he could…once he got out of his own head.

“It won’t be as difficult as you think, I promise. And eventually you’ll get to a point where you don’t give a fuck what you’re saying, and then it will feel more natural.” I’d never actually had phone sex before, not for real anyway, but it made sense to me. It seemed to make sense to Matt too.

“Thanks, Kell,” he said, content smile on his face.

“Anytime.” I shrugged.

Matt left the bedroom with a blissful smile on his face, and all I could do was shake my head. Huh. Maybe if the whole rock star thing didn’t work out, I could teach a class on all things sexual. Professor Kyle, at your service. God…Kiera would kill me. Helping friends out was one thing, helping complete strangers, especially if a lot of them were women…no. I think I’ll stick to music.

When I got back to the lounging area of the bus, Matt seemed a lot more relaxed. He’d even joined the card game with Griffin, and their table was loud with laughter. I pulled out my phone, wanting to talk to Kiera now.