“How’d you guess?” Cash demanded.
“Because I know you. All of you.”
“What?” I asked. “Why do you know about it and I don’t?”
“Because you’re about as observant as a puppy chasing a ball through a parking lot,” she replied.
Cash grimaced and turned to me. “Roxie and I went to pick up soup for Riot. On the way back, we popped into a thrift shop to get some clothes. Roxie bought a leather jacket.”
“Oh yeah! She was just wearing it. Looks great on her.”
“While we were there… Roxie and I kind of hooked up.”
They hooked up.
Cash and Roxie.
My brain didn’t absorb the words immediately. It took a few seconds. Cash was staring at me, waiting for a reaction.
“Wow. That’s great, dude,” I said.
“You’re not jealous?” Cash asked. “Or upset?”
“I’m a little jealous,” I admitted, “but not in a bad way. It’s more like:oh shit, bro. I’m so jealous you got to see David Bowie in concert while he was still alive!That kind of jealousy.”
“You sure?” he asked.
I gave Cash a hug and clapped him on the back. “Bro, I’m good. Nothing could fuck up our friendship, not even a woman. I’m annoyed that you got to her first, that’s all.”
“The thing I love about Milo,” Violet chimed in, “is the fact that he’s a terrible liar. He can’t hide anything, especially not his feelings. So you know he’s telling the truth.”
“Thanks… I think.”
Cash’s lip finally twitched in a smile. “I don’t know if it will happen again. I mean, I hope it does. But I’m trying not to think too far in advance. Especially since she’s with Riot, too.”
“Hey! Maybe we can have another Violet situation,” I suggested.
Violet scoffed loudly. “There willneverbe another Violet situation. But maybe, just maybe, you can find something similar with Roxie. She’s cool as fuck. I’d be into her if I wasn’t happily married. And speaking of that… how was it?” She raised her eyebrows suggestively. “Was it good? Where’d it happen at the thrift shop?”
“Dressing room.” His cheeks turned red. “And that’s all I’ll say about that. I don’t kiss and tell.”
“Boo. I’ll get you drunk and pull the rest of the details out of you.”
“Do you think she’d be into that?” I asked. “Like… all three of us? Me, Cash, and Riot?”
“She joined the tour after seeing us play one show,” Violet explained. “I think she’s into it for sure. Any woman would be. You guys are hot. Just play it cool and don’t fuck it up.”
Don’t fuck it up. That was good advice. It was easier said than done, though.
I shared a glance with Cash and saw that he was thinking the same thing.
It was going to be a long wait until Denver.
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Roxie
How am I going to wait until Denver?
