A rush of eagerness flooded my stomach. “Is Kiera coming with them?” Why hadn’t she mentioned anything? And why did she sound so distracted lately? Some of the distance was creeping back into our relationship, and I didn’t know why. It worried me.

Matt’s face fell a little. “I don’t…think so. Rachel said Jenny asked her, but she…said she couldn’t right now.” He cringed. “Sorry, man.”

I had to swallow the knot of disappointment in my throat before I could speak. “It’s fine. She probably just couldn’t get the same time off work as Jenny.”

Evan gave me a reassuring smile. “Yeah, that’s probably why. It is spring break after all. Pete’s will be packed.”

I gave him a brief smile. Right. She’ll be out of school for a bit…but not with me. I lifted an eyebrow at Matt. “I don’t suppose this means we’ll be taking a little time off from picking songs?” Maybe I could finally get away? Spend a day or two with Kiera over her break?

Matt frowned. “Kell…we’re running out of time, and we still have three songs to pick. I’m sorry, man…we need you here.”

Weariness crashed over me as I closed my eyes. “Yeah…okay.”

I felt someone smack my shoulder, and I reopened my eyes to see Evan grinning at me. “You’ll see her soon. We’re getting close to the end.”

Exactly. That’s what I’m afraid of—the end of Kiera and me. I slapped on a smile, so he’d drop the subject. “Yeah. This will be fun. I’m glad they’re coming up.” Looking between the two of them, I said, “Does this mean Griffin and I have to sleep in the hallway when we’re at hotels?”

Matt looked at Evan, then they both looked at me. And nodded. “Yep. That will work,” Matt brightly said.

“Fuck,” I muttered. This sucked already.

Matt clapped my back. “Just kidding, Kell. I’m sure one of the other guys will take you in. Griffin though…I might have to pay someone.” With a sigh, he rolled his eyes.

I grinned. “We should talk to Scott, and get Griffin paired with Paul for a while…”

Matt’s blue eyes sparkled with joy. “Oh, fuck yeah. God, you’re brilliant.”

I felt so much better after that. If anyone could punish Paul for me…it was Griffin.

Two days later, Jenny and Rachel showed up. We were at the venue, killing time around the buses when they arrived. I could hear the reunion before I could see it; Jenny squealing, Evan’s booming laugh as he picked her up. Matt folding Rachel in his arms while she cried. It was sweet. It made my chest hurt. God, I missed Kiera.

Griffin frowned as the foursome started walking our way. “What’s bugging you?” I asked.