Total pages in book: 143
Estimated words: 138287 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 691(@200wpm)___ 553(@250wpm)___ 461(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 138287 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 691(@200wpm)___ 553(@250wpm)___ 461(@300wpm)
“I trusted you.”
Each of The Vixens expressions varied from mildly surprised to absolutely stunned. Even more so when Noah took a swig of his beer and casually mentioned, “You need someone to open for you?”
Um, excuse me?
The air around us buzzed.
What was Noah implying here?
No one spoke for a minute but when Beth did, she asked slowly, “What are you saying?”
Lee piped in from beside her, “Always wanted to go to Turkey.”
Oh my God.
Hell shuffled in his chair, suddenly looking excited. Of course, it was about food. “In Japan, there are these awesome curry joints and they are bomb.” He bumped a puzzled Cherry’s shoulder. “I’ll take you there.”
We’re they serious?
Beth tried to slow down the pace but immediately got cut off. “Wait, I-”
“You and I will have to work closely together, Beth. This is your first rodeo,” offered Noah kindly. “Maybe I can help out.”
Beth went from mildly confused to downright baffled. “I-”
Yeah, Beth. We’re all confused, babe.
That’s when Connor grinned. “Alright. It’s a done deal.”
The boys continued to converse amongst each other, making plans for a tour they weren’t exactly a part of and the more enthusiastic they became, I could see the confusion on the girls’ faces grow. This went on a while. Soon, the guys were laughing at something Connor had said. And Cherry fucking lost it.
Shooting up from her chair, she lifted her arms and her voice boomed. “Slow down, okay? Just—” She attempted to calm herself and lowered her tone, “—slow the fuck down.” Her arms dropped to her sides and she took in a deep breath before slowly letting it out. “What is happening here?”
And just like that, Left Turn’s enthusiasm fell to the floor with a splat.
The boys, now proceeding with caution, all pointed to Connor. “It was his idea.”
Talk about dumbfounded. Turning to Connor, my brows shot up. “You did this?”
Appearing somewhat like a child who had been caught gluing a Ming vase back together, he replied a somewhat defiant, “Yeah. So?”
The shoe dropped and Cherry rolled her eyes then groaned, “Jesus, Connor. It’s six weeks. You can’t go six weeks without Emmy?”
“It’s not that,” he started before quickly amending, “It’s not just that.” He shrugged nonchalantly before saying something super sweet. “You guys are good. Really good. And we want to be there to watch you blow up.”
Aw. My heart.
Also… huh? Who was this man?
I’m sure Beth didn’t think much about what she said but when she said it, an eerie silence settled over us. “But isn’t this kind of below you?”
The silence stretched and when I peered around the table, I saw matching expressions of displeasure on each of the guys’ faces. Noah, first to find his words, asked carefully, “Was it below you to open for us?”
“No,” Beth replied instantly and she meant it.
“Then why would you think that?” asked Lee, a genuine curiosity lining the question.
Beth’s mouth opened but she couldn’t find the words.
Ettie looked around the table and when she saw none of the Vixens could verbalize what they were feeling, she thought to give it a go. “Because you’re Left fucking Turn. Biggest rock band in the world. Biggest band in the world, period. Because, like, shit...” She trailed off. Her voice lowered a notch. “Because we look up to you.”
My heart warmed. That must have been hard to admit.
It also seemed I wasn’t the only one with self-esteem issues.
“Feeling’s mutual.”
I almost did a double-take when I realized that statement came from my husband.
And he meant it.
What?
Yeah, I know. Shocked the shit out of me.
Cherry looked around at each of the guys, finally coming to the understanding that this offer was for real. “You guys really want to do this?”
Noah smiled then nodded, “Absolutely.”
That seemed to snap Beth out of her daze. “Uh, I think I need to talk to Amber and Micah about this.”
“Already have,” divulged Connor.
Cherry’s eyes narrowed. “And what did they say?”
“They said that it was one hundred percent your choice and that I wasn’t allowed to bully you into it,” he finished, rolling his eyes.
Somewhat appeased, Cherry uttered a quiet, “Okay, good,” but when she looked over at Beth, I knew a decision had been made.
Beth sat up taller and cleared her throat. “I think I speak for all of us Vixens when I say that it would be an honor and a privilege to have Left Turn open for us.”
A moment of quiet passed by. Sneaky smiles started to show as cracks in the hard canvases of the girls’ faces and not long after, the guys stood and hugged each of the laughing girls in this beautiful moment. A friendship brought closer. And yes, the girls had always had the respect of their peers but I believed The Vixens had one more thing they didn’t have yesterday.
Something more important to them than fame, than money, than fans.