Jonny's Redemption (Gemini Group Book 7) by Riley Edwards (audio ebook reader TXT) 📕

flying in until the morning of the concert. All the promos had been filmed at the studio—thank goodness for technology. The sound clips I’d had cut from the jam session with Sean, Evie, and Penny had been “leaked” and fans were dying to know more. Once Penny Cash started trending, the event coordinator for the concert was more than happy to shift things around to give Penny her five minutes on stage.

Though, that shift meant I had to scramble because Evie decided she wanted to change the outfit she was wearing from country chic to rock chic, and finding something that said country legend slash rocker cool was damn near impossible when the country legend was heavily pregnant and hated every outfit. After we sorted the outfit, that necessitated a hair and makeup change with no time to have the stylist fly back to Maryland, therefore Evie was going to have to deal.

Now we were getting into the SUVs. Kennedy, Noah, Macy, McKenna, Holly, Charleigh, Faith, Silver, Dylan, Mandy, Zack, and Jameson were heading to the hotel. Nixon, Weston, Alec, Chasin, and Holden were going straight to the venue. Evie, Jonny, and I were also going to the hotel but we would go in the service entrance. Evie would freshen up, get her hair and makeup done, Chasin would meet us there, then we’d walk out the front where the paparazzi would snap a million pictures.

After that, the mayhem would begin.

I was exhausted but I knew the adrenaline would kick in as soon as the first camera flashed.

“Stay with Jonny,” Chasin murmured and kissed Evie’s cheek.

“Yes, dear.”

“Don’t be a smartass. Just please don’t leave his side.”

Evie stopped rolling her eyes and I knew she saw what I saw. Chasin was worried. She was pregnant and there would be a ton of people vying for her attention, some of whom could get handsy.

“I promise, Chasin. I’ll be safe with Jonny. And Bobby knows the drill. Don’t think she won’t kick someone’s ass if they come too close. And you’ll be with me when I walk the press line. It’s gonna be all good.”

“I know it will.”

“Now wish me luck and go check out the venue.”

“You need luck getting your hair and makeup done?” Chasin laughed.

“You have no idea. By the next time you see me I’ll be all glammed up and you won’t even recognize me.”

“You know, I could make a joke about getting some strange—”

“I wouldn’t joke with a tired, starving, hot pregnant woman if you wanna keep your testicles where they are.”

“Good luck, baby,” Chasin wisely said then looked over at Jonny and dipped his chin.

“I got her,” Jonny assured Chasin.

Goodbyes were shouted, men kissed women, hugs were given, more kissing, and freaking finally people started piling into SUVs.

“Is it just me or did this go a lot faster when it was just me and you?” I asked Evie.

“Faster, yes. Better, no.”

I squinted at my friend and pouted, “Are you telling me I wasn’t good company?”

“Yeah, that’s what I’m telling you,” Evie teased. “That and with all the kids on the plane making noise, I no longer have to listen to you snore.”

Those were fighting words.

“I don’t snore,” I snapped.

“Someone’s touchy.” Evie turned to Jonny. “Tell her she snores.”

“I do not,” I protested. “Tell her she’s crazy, Jonny.”

“You totally do,” Evie pushed.

“Baby?” Jonny called and my gaze went to him. “I’ve never heard you snore, though you do mumble in your sleep. Now can we please get into the car before someone sees Evie?”

“Sure,” I chirped and smiled at Evie.

“Bobby?” I looked back at Evie and she gave me her, I’m-a-kickass-country-star smile. “Love you, chickie, and because I know shit’s gonna get crazy as soon as we get into the car and you glue your phone back to your ear—couldn’t do this without you.”

“Love you, too.”

“Jesus,” Jonny muttered.

I took in the suite and laughed. It looked like a bomb had gone off.

Evie was dressed and ready. Chasin had shown and it was go-time.

“It takes a lot to transform Evie into Vivi Rush,” I told Jonny.

“Baby.”

“Huh?”

“That dress?”

Oh.

He noticed.

“This ol’ thang?”

“Jesus,” he repeated and tagged me around the waist. “Do not under any circumstances bend over.”

One could say my cream mini dress was mini. It was so short I had to wear a pair of booty shorts under it. Though it was flowy, no cleavage, just lots of leg.

“And those boots, Bobby. I don’t know where you’ve been hiding those but they’re sexy as fuck.”

I jerked back and looked up into his sea-blue eyes. He wasn’t lying, he liked my boots.

“Didn’t know you had a cowgirl fetish, darlin’, or we coulda been havin’ fun.”

Jonny dipped his chin and his lips brushed against my ear, then he whispered, “Tonight you’re leaving those boots on, and you’re not gonna hide the sexy accent. I don’t know why but since the moment we touched down in Tennessee that drawl has come out and you’re not even pissed, which is the only time I get the pleasure of hearing it. Don’t know why you insist on squelching it in the first place.”

He didn’t know why?

“It makes me sound simple.”

“No, baby, there’s nothing simple about you, accent or otherwise.”

Damn, but I loved Jonny Spencer and I really wish I had time to tell him all the reasons why, but we had to go.

“Tonight,” I promised and lifted to give my man a kiss.

The kiss was meant to be a sweet peck, but Jonny had other plans that included my toes curling in my boots and me needing to reapply my lip gloss.

“Chop, chop, Vivi. Time to bounce.”

Evie blew out a breath and our eyes locked. She was nervous. Then again, Evie was always nervous when she became Vivi and it only got worse if I tried to tell her there was no reason for it. So I let her work it out on her own.

I knew the second Vivi Rush slipped into place. It was strange to think that one person could be two