“Wyld Jones.” I smile. “Pretty catchy, isn’t it?” I know Stacey gets it. To others it’s just a shop, but to Sienna and me it’s so much more than that, and it is to Stacey too. No one understands fully what happened in Sydney over the years, the way that Sienna’s fame and name grew to be just as powerful as her husbands, how she was able to make her own money and become fully independent, or so she thought. I know Sienna’s biggest fear is having what happened with Beau happen with Evan. She has PTSD from that shit head which is totally understandable, and yes, Evan messed up at the start of their relationship and turned into a dick, but he’s really shown up for her ever since Paris. That man is wholeheartedly in love with her, by the way he looks at her as if he can’t believe she is his and how lucky he is. He worships her. I’ve never seen him look at another woman, and many beautiful women throw themselves at him daily, yet he never notices, it’s as if he has tunnel vision. It’s sweet, cute, and sickening. “Come on, put her out of her misery,” I tell Stacey as we walk through the front doors of the shop.
“Oh my god.” Sienna rushes over and hugs Stacey. She’s already in tears, damn pregnancy hormones. “I’ve missed youso much. Thank you, thank you so much for coming.” They continue to hug.
Never far from his bride-to-be, Evan walks into the room. “You must be Stacey,” he says. Stacey freezes and her eyes widen as she takes in the rock god before her.Girl. Wait till you meet the rest. You’re going to be dead.“I’ve heard so much about you, it feels like I know you already.”
“And same about you,” Stacey says, shaking his hand.
Evan then grabs Sienna and pulls her into his side and kisses the top of her hair, before reaching down and rubbing her belly. She’s really starting to show now, and it’s gorgeous.
“Look at you.” Stacey gasps, noticing Sienna’s stomach for the first time.
“I know. He’s really kicking up a storm at the moment.”
“Well, you look happy.” Stacey smiles.
Sienna looks up at Evan, and you can clearly see how happy they are, before Evan leans down and kisses her ever so gently.
“I’m the luckiest man in the world,” Evan declares.
My heart skips a beat because I want someone to want me like that.And Chance never will.That thought pops into my mind, and I shake it away. “Yes, they are always this nauseatingly in love.”
“We make Derrick sick with our love.” Sienna smiles.
“No. What makes me sick is walking in on you two all the time, going like fucking rabbits. If you could get pregnant more than once at a time, Sienna would have a damn litter by now with the amount of banging they do.” Honestly, it’s hot, but come on, guys, are you allergic to your bed or something?
“Anyway, enough about us. Let’s show you the space,” Sienna says, trying to hide her embarrassment. Evan waves goodbye, and it’s just the three of us again.
“I can’t thank you enough for hiring me again,” Stacey says as we walk through the shop and discuss our plans for us.
“Babe, you’re family. I wish you were here earlier,” Sienna says.
“Me too, but I think the time is right. I’m ready for it now,” Stacey says confidently.
“Things in LA are different from Sydney, especially when it comes to celebrity. The doors will open for you to so many different places, but people will also use you,” I explain to her. Stacey isn’t naïve at all, but when it comes to LA life she might be.
“Don’t scare her off already,” Sienna teases. “Derrick is right, though, the fandom is weird here, but also there are so many more celebrities, so people tend to either ignore you or harass you, there’s no in between.”
“Tell me what I need to do, and I’ll do it,” Stacey says, pulling her trusty notepad out of her bag. Sienna and I look at each other, it’s just like old times.
8
DERRICK
Tonight, we are celebrating the launch of Dirty Texas Records with the world, with Sons of Brooklyn being the first band to sign with them. It’s being held at the California Bros. bar in Venice Beach for a group of VIPs, media, and superfans. The bar is packed full of anyone and everyone in the music industry. As we arrive at the bar, the red carpet is waiting for us, and the gang makes their way down. It’s a proud moment as I look at my girlies all styled by moi, my first real LA red carpet. Evan and Sienna are stopped for photos and questions from the media about her pregnancy, and I can see how tired she is from the little demon inside of her, but she’s a trooper and pushes through.
“First red carpet event in LA.” I nudge Stacey.
“It’s kind of insane.” She grins in awe.
“The media don’t play out here.”
“Guessing that means Chance is going to be ignoring you tonight?” Stacey asks, arching a brow.
Of course, he will be. I deserve more, I know this, everyone with eyes knows this. But he’s so hot and I have low self-esteem,surprising I know, but I can thank my parents’ abandonment forthat trauma. “Don’t give me that look,” I warn her as we walk inside and head to the bar. Chance has stopped coming over now that Stacey has moved in, he’s opted for hotel rooms and texting me the details for our hook ups. I get it, he’s a celebrity, and he is very much worried about his true orientation getting out, but when he finds out I’ve been going out on dates with other men, he acts jealous, blowing up my phone. He’s confusing as fuck.
“You deserve better,” she tells me.
“I know.”
