Page 63 of Love on Tour
“I agree.”
“Okay, I’m pouring us a large Baileys and we’re watchingLove Actually,” Julianna said with a firm nod.
“Thank you,” Christine said.
“I chatted with Phoebe,” Julianna said while pouring their drinks.
“Was she pissed about him mentioning me?” Christine didn’t say what she was thinking.Could Phoebe have left the pot and bunny?
“She didn’t say. And I know what you’re thinking. She didn’t leave you a gift on your doorstep.”
“I wasn’t . . .”
“You were. Anyway, she raved about being backstage and how she bumped into so many stars. Then she asked me a million times if she looked pretty and thin when she showed up on the TV screens. Of course, I said yes. She looked amazing and bone-thin. Which, to her, is a compliment.”
“You can’t blame her. It’s a pretty big deal,” Christine said.
“Yeah, but you didn’t ask me a million times how you looked when you were sitting next to him at the CMT Awards.”
“I knew I didn’t look thin. I saw it for myself. Why wear you out with it?”
“Not to mention you were hobnobbing with the elite while I was in the nosebleed section.”
“That night started out so bad,” Christine said, accepting the drink Julianna handed her.
“It did.”
“But it turned out pretty good for me. Up until threats and bunnies in pots,” Christine said, pointing to the stuffed animal.
“Pretty damn good.”
“And it didn’t turn out badly for Phoebe, either. I swear she could fall into a hole and come out wearing a diamond.”
“She’s that kind of person,” Julianna agreed.
“I thought you were going to make a play for him,” Christine said.
“Austin? Yeah, I was, but he needs to grow up a bit. He’s super sexy, and honestly, I can tell he’s a good guy by how he treats you. But like you keep saying, he’s just out for a good time right now, and I’m getting beyond that. I’m twenty-seven. Time to think past being the party girl, y’know?”
Christine nodded as they took their Baileys to the couch. “That’s pretty much what I said to him when he kissed me the night I asked him for a break.”
“Phoebe’s perfect for him right now. She told me they’re free to see whomever they want when he’s not in town as long as he sees her when heisin town. I couldn’t do it, but she can.”
“Not for me, but if it works for them, who am I to judge?”
“Wait a minute. Did you say he kissed you?” Julianna asked.
“Oops. Had I not mentioned that before?”
“Hell no you didn’t. Spill it.”
“I was saying goodbye and next thing I knew, my back was against the door and his tongue was expertly making its way around my mouth.”
“How in the heck did you not say yes to whatever he offered?”
“I seriously considered going out with a bang. But he’s not the commitment kind of guy, and I’m not the one-night-stand kind of woman.”
“Maybe you should have been. Have you been with anyone since college?”
