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friend trusted him, and he’d shattered that in one stupid, selfish move.
    His fingers searched for the phone, but just as they brushed against it, he stopped himself. He was ashamed of what he’d done, but that wasn’t why he stopped. It was something else that stopped him from answering Dean’s call.
    It had been just a flash, but there was no denying it was there. The thought of Kassidy came and went from his mind like a lightning bolt, but it was enough to stop him from answering the call.
    Instantly, his thoughts of regret went from leaving his band behind to neglecting to swing by her family’s bakery for breakfast that morning. When he’d first suggested it, it had only been to be nice, but as he thought on it, he realised he really did want to do it. And that was exactly why he had decided to stay in his little rented room and stare at the ceiling.
    But now he realised how stupid that had been. Stupid and cruel. It was clear she wanted to see more of him. Being around groupies long enough had made him recognise that look easily, but she wasn’t the kind of girl who was just trying to come back to his tour bus. She was sweet and honest, which was exactly why he thought he should stay away from her.
    Despite the voice telling him to leave her alone, Levi couldn’t help himself. He waited for Dean to give up and the ringing of his phone to end before he picked it back up, cleared the mass of unread notifications, and then Googled her little family bakery.
    They didn’t have their own website, something Levi instantly thought he should suggest they invest in, but at least their number was listed online.
    It used to be so easy for Levi to call a woman up, or ask her to come backstage with him, or onto the tour bus, but for the first time in what felt like a lifetime, he hesitated. Dialing her number unnerved him in a way he hadn’t been familiar with since high school, but he swallowed his nerves and began to dial.
     

     
    Kassidy had just finished packing up a box of cupcakes for Mrs. Gleeson, the Sunday school teacher in town, when the phone began to ring. The cupcakes were the biggest sale of the day and she let herself breathe a small sigh of relief once the transaction was completed. It wouldn’t have been the first time someone saw the total and realised they could save a few bucks by buying their treats at the ShopMart up the street instead.
    But Mrs. Gleeson was a loyal customer who made it clear she was boycotting the giant supercenter. Not many people in town followed her lead, but every little bit did help. Even though some of the other business owners who were struggling themselves needed to be willing to learn from her example, at least some people were willing to shop local. The Olsens had always been fans of her personal policy, and were sure to only shop locally as well.
    “Bye Mrs. Gleeson,” Kassidy called after her. “See you Sunday.”
    Once her last customer of the day was out the door, Kassidy grabbed the phone. She was expecting it to be for her mother, probably someone asking about wedding cakes, but the moment she heard the silky voice on the other line she realised that the call was for her.
    “Is this Kassidy?” Levi asked her and her face flushed red. She said a silent thank you that he could only hear her voice and not see her face.
    “It is,” she said, careful to choose her words wisely. Her mother might have been in the back, but the walls were thin and she would hear everything Kassidy said.
    Still, she smiled when Levi made it clear it was him. “It’s Levi, from, well, yesterday. I was wondering if you wanted to maybe do something tonight. As a thank you for all your help yesterday. I’m going a bit stir crazy, so if you know anything we could do, I’m sure I’d be down for it.”
    Kassidy thought on it. Not on saying yes or no. She already knew that she was definitely going to say yes. It was a matter of where to go. Being seen by anyone would land her in hot