Effortless (Thoughtless, #2)(126)

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I exhaled slowly and nodded. Then he put his arm around me and I cuddled into his side. He kissed my head and we stared out the window, watching the streetlights blur past as we made our way through the city.

Just as I was starting to be lulled to sleep by the gentle rocking of the vehicle, a chorus of cheers erupted in the bus. Startled awake, I lifted my head off Kellan’s shoulder just in time to see Griffin bowing. He’d finished with Anna, apparently, and they’d finally come out of hiding. As he walked out of the back, he high-fived some guy in the closest seat.

Grossly enough, it was the same douche that had walked in on Kellan and me. The man sneered behind Griffin’s back but immediately stopped when Anna walked out. Then his jaw nearly hit the floor. That made me smile for some reason…probably because I knew the jerk would never get a chance with my sister. I may not understand her infatuation with Griffin, but she did have standards.

And Anna was someone every guy wanted, the female equivalent to Kellan. Nearly every jaw dropped as the beauty walked past them. She looked like a movie star, fresh from filming a love scene, with her hair perfectly messy in a way that only made her more appealing, and yet her makeup still looked completely flawless. I had no idea how she pulled off looking so great after a romp like that. If it had been me, I’d look…less than great.

Anna smiled seductively at the crowd watching her, even reaching out to tousle one of the boy’s hair; his smile was a little idiotic as she sashayed past. And they all leaned in to check out her ass. It made me roll my eyes, but I was used to that sort of thing. Anna too…it didn’t even faze her.

She followed where Griffin was heading, and that, unfortunately, was to us. With a content sigh, he sat in the bench opposite us, unceremoni-ously tossing my bag out of the seat and onto the table. Anna sat next to him, her smile equally satisfied. At the very least, they pleased each other. Hopefully this was enough to satisfy Anna for a while.

Griffin smiled over at me, then Kellan. “Bedroom’s free, if you want it?”

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I was already shaking my head when Kellan said, “We’re good, thanks.” No way was I giving this audience a performance like my sister just had…not stone cold sober anyway.

Kellan watched some of the guys retreating to their “rooms,” and looked back at me. “You want to get some sleep? You look tired.” Griffin chuckled, clearly hearing dirty words in Kellan’s innocent question. Then he reached over to Anna and cupped her braless breast.

When he murmured to her, “I just can’t get enough of these,” and leaned down to kiss one through her shirt, I cringed and looked up at Kellan.

“Yes…please.”

Threading her fingers through Griffin’s hair, Anna laid her head back and closed her eyes, enjoying his attention. As Kellan and I stood up, she huskily said, “See you in the morning, sis.” Peeking one eye open, she added, “Have fun.”

I smirked at her, resisting the urge to smack Griffin off her chest. Pausing in my escape from them, I told her, “We’re catching an early flight tomorrow to Boise, then back home.”

She closed her eyes, nodding, not caring in the least how or if we got back home. I sighed as I walked away, wishing I could be that cavalier.

A few guys that were still awake whistled at Kellan and me retreating through the curtain, one even clapping his shoulder. Shaking my head, I hoped they weren’t too disappointed that nothing was going to happen.

Well, no, after seeing their faces watching my sister, I sort of hoped they were a little disappointed.

Some of the bunks were full, their occupants already snoring, as Kellan helped me get into his in the bottom. I laughed a little as I got in. It kind of reminded me of summer camp. A really tight summer camp.

I laid on my side and backed as far into the wall as I could, to give Kellan as much space as I could. He laid on his side too, facing me, tangling his legs with mine. Pulling up a thin blanket near our feet, we cuddled 354



into each other as best we could. Lying so close on the pillow that our noses touched, we smiled at each other.

He gave me a soft kiss as he reached a hand back to thread it through my hair. My heart increased a little as the intimacy of the moment surged through me. I found his lips in the near-dark, wanting to just kiss him for a while.

Light and languid, our lips moved together like we’d never been apart. Pulling back for a second, Kellan whispered, “I’ve missed this…I’ve missed you.”

I leaned back, studying his face in the soft light. “I’ve missed you too…so much.”

Just as my heart was swelling, staring at him as he stared at me, a voice above us said, “Less talking…more screwing.” A chuckle went around the room and I flushed, remembering that we weren’t as alone as we seemed. Kellan thumped the ceiling of his bed with his fist. “Shut it, Mark.”

I buried my head in Kellan’s chest and he chuckled, rubbing my back.

In my ear, he whispered, “I could finish what I started earlier…if you want to—”

His hand slinked down to my hip, rubbing over the back pocket and a part of me instantly did want him to finish. I knew I’d never be quiet enough though, not with how close we all were packed together, and I really didn’t need to be embarrassed around every band member on this tour.