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I squealed again. “Oh my gosh! That’s amazing!”
“That’s not even the best part,” Haileigh announced and I couldn’t wait to hear what she had to say. “Last night, I went out with both of them. Together.”
My eyes grew wide. I knew those boys were going to fight over her, but to take her out together? Was it so that they could all talk and so she could make a decision over who she was going to choose? If that was the case I was ready to kick them. It was too soon for her to get serious with just one person, especially only after a couple of dates between them. “Oh? How did that go?”????Haileigh could probably tell by the look in my eye that I had concerns. “You’re my best friend, so I have to tell you something. But you can’t tell Colt.”
Can’t tell Colt?I couldn’t believe that it was serious enough that I couldn't share it with him. “I promise.”
“Ryder and Chris are… bi.” Her face lit up again and my eyes widened with the news that I would have never expected.
“Bi?”
Haileigh bit her lip and started to nod her head. “They’ve gone out together a few times but felt like something was missing, and when they realized that they shared a common interest whose husband happened to leave her… They figuredIwas that missing piece!”
I stood up quickly and rushed over to my best friend to give her a hug. I wasn’t even a hugger but this felt like a moment that called for one. “You hit the jackpot!”
“We,” she corrected me. “We’ve hit the jackpot.”
Ding-dong.
I glanced up at the time as my next client stepped into the salon and I couldn’t believe that the hour had already passed. We cleaned up our mess quickly and I got ready for the appointment. Glancing over, Haileigh was watching me from the front desk with the goofiest smile on her face.
I was happy for her, I really was, but the amount of secrets that were quickly forming amongst our group were also growing just as rapidly as our relationships.
I guess everyone has their secrets now.
Chapter 19
Colt
“Great job today guys.”
We had just wrapped up another successful band practice going over our newest set list. It was just one step in preparation for going on tour in a couple of months.
“Have you talked to Astrid about going on tour?” Chris asked smugly. “Or are you going to wait until the last minute and drop the ball?”????
Ryder cut in before I could respond to Chris’ stupid comment. “No, he’s going to have us install a tracker on his phone and give Astrid access to it so that one day she’s like ‘oh looks like he’s in Texas, now’.”
They both started to laugh as I walked over to grab a soda from the fridge. “We haven’t even finalized all of the tour dates to know exactly when we are leaving,” I corrected them and in defeat they changed the subject.
“Who was supposed to order the pizza tonight?” Ryder glanced over at Jax, the bassist, as he put his bass in the hard case.
“Dude, relax.” Jax always seemed uptight. “It’ll be here in two minutes.”
Chris held up his fist for Jax to meet him in a fist bump. “That’s my man!” But Jax left him hanging.
“We should increase to three practices a week just to make sure we are ready,” Jax insisted. “Plus it will get me out of the house.”
Chris shook his head. “Nope, not gonna happen.”
Jax looked even more annoyed. “And what is your excuse this time?”
Chris glanced over at Colt and smirked. “You try pulling him away from Astrid for more than two nights. Hell, haven’t you two practically moved in together?”
“Hey, leave me and my relationship out of this lovers quarrel that you two have cooked up.” I chuckled as Chris and Jax continued to give each other the death stare. “Maybeyouhave a secret relationship that you don’t want to give up time with.”
Jax frowned. “Yeah right, like he could get anyone.”
A knock at the door broke through the tension forming inside the practice space and Ryder took the opportunity to slip out and grab the pizza from the delivery driver.
