Chapter 195

‘Do I?’ Daniel ran a hand over his face. ‘The bar’s crowded. I had to elbow a couple of guys to get my orders heard.’ On stage, Cade strummed his last note and gave a quick bow. The crowd erupted. ‘One more!’ someone shouted. Others echoed it, louder and louder, but Cade didn’t stop. He walked off with his guitar. A few voices groaned as the lights shifted back to dim red and amber. ‘Do you come to this kind of place often?’ Priya asked. ‘What, you mean a bar? No, not really.’ Daniel shook his head. ‘I’m more of an indoor cat.’ ‘I find that hard to believe,’ I put in. Priya nodded her agreement. ‘Why?’ Daniel asked. ‘Because you’ve got a tan and you’ve got muscles,’ I pointed out. ‘Both could be obtained indoors.’ ‘Didn’t peg you as the type to use a tanning bed.’ Daniel gave an awkward laugh. ‘Okay, enough about me. What about you, Mirabelle, Priya? What do you girls do when you’re not hunched over a sketchpad?’ A server approached our table with a tray. ‘Sherry cobbler.’ He set down