Rock Star's Ballad (White Mist Series Book 3) by A. P. Jensen Page A

so much, I put it on silent?”
    Confused by this comment, Demi asked, “Is everything okay?”
    “With me? Peachy. With Johnny? Not so much.”
    Demi stiffened. “What does he want?”
    “You.”
    “He had me once upon a time. Too late now.”
    Regan snorted. “Demi, the video of you and Johnny has gone viral. Millions are witnessing the look on your face as he sang you a song no one’s heard before. You cried.”
    “I was shocked,” Demi mumbled, mortified.  
    “It’s obvious that you both still have feelings for each other. I mean, he dragged you on stage. In case you didn’t know, the reason why Gwen and I are in your face is because we love Johnny. We’re his best friends and we’ve never seen him react like this towards a woman. Ever.”
    “Johnny sings to women during his shows all the time. Its part of his routine.”
    “Usually Johnny points to a woman in the audience and security brings her to him. He sits her down and does everything in his power to make her blush. You didn’t go willingly. What he did wasn’t rehearsed and neither was your reaction. You told him, ‘Why’ after he sang the song.” Regan fanned herself. “I thought I was watching The Notebook or something. I could see how wrecked you were.”
    Demi crossed her arms. “I’m starting a new life and I don’t need drama. I just broke up with a man yesterday. I’m not about to jump into the fire again with a rock star who’s been with half the country!”
    Silence fell and Demi immediately regretted her outburst. Here she was with a woman she liked and understood and Johnny was in the middle of their budding friendship. She didn’t want to think about Johnny. She had a lot of practice ignoring her memories of him and now… any person with internet access could go to YouTube and witness how susceptible she was to him. Johnny could have any woman he wanted and demonstrated that repeatedly over the years. She had no idea how he viewed her. She may be the only female that ever broke up with him, which made her a novelty.  
    Regan reflexively tapped the steering wheel. “You ever think Johnny married the first wife because he was so broken up over you?”  
    Demi’s face twisted in disgust. “Johnny doesn’t get broken up over anyone. He married a woman two weeks after we broke up. Maybe he was cheating before that, I don’t know.” Regan said nothing and she shook her head. “Johnny likes petite, skinny women that go with the flow and don’t question him. He likes them wild, carefree and loose.” Belatedly, she remembered Regan had been one of those women and fumbled. “I mean, some of them are gems, but—”
    Regan burst out laughing. “I’m not going to lie. I was loose then. I can’t deny that I’m petite compared to you. Thanks for the skinny comment, I’m flattered.”
    Demi’s mouth twitched. “All I’m trying to say is I was an anomaly.”
    “And how do you know this?”
    “Because of every woman he’s had before and after me.” Demi let out a long breath. Feelings of betrayal and rage wriggled through her chest and she shoved them down. Once upon a time, Johnny had been hers. That was a long time ago. Demi knew the best way to get Regan off her back was to tell her everything. There was no way in hell she would be with Johnny Bentley again. Ever .   “I showed up at his place and his wife strolled up behind him, naked, and wrapped herself around him. She told me they got married last night and showed me her ring.”  
    Regan swore. Demi glanced back at Chase who was oblivious to the anger seeping from his mother. Thank God he was too busy crashing his action figure into the car door to listen to Regan’s creative curses.  
    “So,” Demi said deliberately, determined to make her point. “That’s the last time I saw Johnny and because fate hates me, last night happened. Now, I’m in White Mist with his best friend telling me he may have married that woman because he was torn up over me? He