Chapter 9 Liam arrived at the gym at eight Monday morning to open for the day. He could have let his assistant do that, as usual, but he wasn’t certain when Jace would show up. Since it was Jace’s day off, it could be any time and he wanted to make sure to be there when he did. By noon, he was certain Jace had changed his mind. When two-thirty rolled around he was glad the day was busier than usual because he knew he was right. Jace wasn’t going to show. He’s probably taking advantage of his last day off before all those rehearsals. Sleeping in and just relaxing at home. I would if it was me. That didn’t make him feel any better. “Why the hell do I do this to myself,” he muttered under his breath, causing the guy he was helping with a heavy bag to look at him questioningly. “Just thinki

