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stuff.”
    “Dude, without me no one would be able to hear you. I’m basically the tech guy. These assholes would still be in their mommies’ basements if it weren’t for me,” he said irately. Okay, I’d give him that one. We did need him. Aiden had shoulder-length, jet-black hair, which he kept pulled back. Girls went fucking nuts for that guy’s hair.
    “Trent here is our bassist,” I continued while he held out his hand, clearly the only gentleman of the group, even though he looked like a badass biker on steroids. “And this is--”
    “JJ?” she asked, taking the words from my mouth.
    “Yeah, that’s me,” he answered hesitantly.
    “Do you remember me?” she asked, hopeful.
    Great . Competition with JJ was never good. It usually ended up with both of us having a black eye and busted lip. Have they hooked up before?
    She smiled at him. “I think we’re second, maybe third cousins? I used to visit your family when I was younger.”
    Taking a moment, he examined her some more. “I think I’d remember if I had a fucking-hot-ass cousin,” he said, shaking his head.
    I was pretty sure I would have remembered too. After all, I’d been friends with the guy since grade school, and I would have remembered running into her.
    “JJ here is lead guitar,” I said, draping my arm around him “Dude, why the hell haven’t we met your hot-ass cousin before today?” I asked through gritted teeth.
    “I can hear you, you know,” she said, crossing her arms.
    I flashed her a usually effective winsome smile. She didn’t buy it for a second. Caroline smiled. “So I guess that just leaves the oversexed, disrespectful, caveman of a lead singer--I’m only guessing here but, by the looks on all of your faces, I’m right.”
    The audacity! I am not oversexed, if anything, I’m undersexed today. “Yes, I am the lead singer, and I’m damn well proud.”
    Throwing her head back, she laughed. Her scent filled the air, her full breasts shook with her laughter and, as much as I wanted to deny it, I was fucking turned on.
    “I was going to ask why the name, ‘One Night Stand,’” she started to say. “Then I met your lead singer here, and all my questions were magically answered.”
    All of my so-called friends nodded in agreement.
    “Hey, these guys aren’t saints, either.” I found myself trying to throw them under the bus with me. I couldn’t have her thinking I was the only asshole in the bunch. “Aiden once took a girl to traffic court just to get some. Reece, he had sex in that bathroom last night. Trent rented a puppy for a day to get a blowjob, and your cousin over here flirts with being a pedophile. It’s not just me, honey, we’re a group package.”
    Taking a careful step back from the five of us, Caroline held her hands up. “I’m going to let you all know something right now! I’m not sleeping with any one of you--ever! I’m here to spend time with my dad, make some money, and leave, once I get a job.” She put on a good front, but I had a feeling she was finding it just as hard to keep her true feelings about us under wrap.
    “All right, everything is taken care of,” B said as he joined us and placed his hands on his hips. “Good, you’ve already met the guys.”
    “Oh, I’ve met them,” she said, sounding irritated.
    “Get use to them, honey. If these guys weren’t playing here, I might have to pack up and find a new hobby.”
    At least B appreciated us. Now I just had to work on winning over his daughter, for a night at least.
    “Let’s get you unpacked.” Grabbing a bag, B turned and headed for the back of the bar.
    “I guess I’ll see you guys around,” Caroline said, spinning to follow her father.
    We all stood there watching her walk away.
    “Dude, I have to sleep with her,” Reece moaned, bending over in fake pain. The moment he stopped talking, Caroline whipped back around. If she had heard him, I was almost positive she was going to come back over here and slap the