Twisted(34)
Harper snorted. “Throw? I think if you even swayed in his general direction, he’d snap you up in a hot minute.”
“Did Deak tell you about that stupid gossip rag article? They had a picture of Nick’s hand on my ass. We didn’t even do anything. Yeah, he smacked me, but we just practiced and had a bit too much to drink.”
She must still be suffering from the aftereffects since she’d developed a bitch of a headache. Having to collect Gray from the cab and Lila’s meeting hadn’t helped.
“Oh yeah, ouch. I saw the stuff online. If you hadn’t called, I would’ve texted the minute big guy left. Love triangle, huh?” Harper whistled. “That’s inaccurate.”
“No kidding. Lamest love triangle ever. I haven’t had sex with Nick in more than six months, and I haven’t had sex with Gray since ever. My vagina gets less action than any of the guys’ hands and I get all the shit.”
“Sorry to say, but I think that’s part of being the only girl in a group of guys. You’ll always get slut-shamed while they get exalted for doing much worse stuff. It sucks.”
“Meh.” Jazz threw her arm over her eyes. “I’m tired, Harp. I think I’m pathologically allergic to angst.” Yet it kept chasing her, like a freaking fungus.
“You had enough to fill ten lifetimes before you joined Oblivion.”
“Yeah. Maybe I should just channel my frustration into writing some dirty songs. Think the guys would be cool with calling the new album, ‘I’m horny’?”
Harper snorted. “Simon would be, no doubt.”
“Lila made it pretty clear that I’m enemy number one to all the guys’ penises in the group. Excluding your guy’s penis, of course. And Simon’s, because it belongs to about five thousand other women.”
“Ugh. And seriously? You’re adults. You should be able to do whatever you want as long as it doesn’t affect the band.”
“That’s the problem. It is. Plus I think Lila’s afraid someone else is going to settle down like Deacon did and screw the single guy dynamics with the fans.” Jazz grimaced and sat up. “Oops, sorry. I didn’t mean to bring Deak into it.”
“He is into it, and it’s a valid point. But people fall in love and get married. What’re you going to do? Put people in chastity belts until Oblivion’s gone platinum a few times?”
“Lila would love to, I think. Simon’s harmless. He’ll screw his way across the country and never settle down.”
“Like Nick would?”
“Yeah, that would be a no. But Gray and me, we’re the wild cards.”
“You think she can smell your baby fever on you?” Harper teased.
“Ugh, probably. I can’t help it.” Jazz grabbed a pillow and dragged it to her stomach. “You’re already adorably cute and you’re not even showing yet.”
“Aww, thanks. I don’t think it’ll be too long before I am, though. My jeans are already getting snug.” Harper sounded so content that Jazz would’ve hated her if she hadn’t loved her so much. “But we’re talking about you. You’re just going to let Lila tell you what to do?”
“What choice do I have? I think I need to lie low with her for a bit. Hopefully the gossip rags will forget us if we stay separate for the length of band camp. The paparazzi has a short attention span, right?”
“They do, but since I’m pretty sure they were fed by trolls closer to your inner circle—aka probably one of Simon’s screwees—I bet they’ll keep eating longer.”
Jazz groaned. “C’mon, throw me a bone.”
“Okay, here you go. You can’t keep dancing around Gray forever. If I were you, I’d use this vacation from Lila’s clutches to my advantage. Call it an orgasm recovery plan.”
Jazz rolled on her belly, taking the pillow with her. “In case Deak forgot to mention it, I’m exiled with him and the great manwhore at a spa. Nowhere near the secret cabin where Gray and Nick are going.”
“So find out where they’re headed, and in the grand tradition of all cabin exiles, sneak in. Hopefully wearing something skimpy enough that all of Gray’s brain cells disintegrate upon sight.”
“Harp, he kissed me and left with some chick last night. But he claimed he didn’t sleep with her.”
“Do you believe him?”
“I want to.”
“Then go with your gut. And follow your heart.”
“My heart leads me to Gray.” Jazz sighed. “Always.”
“Exactly. Now let your body follow suit.”