“I know I’ve kind of been keeping to myself. I’m sorry.”
“It’s cool, we know what’s going on. It’s all good. I am glad we have a day off before the next show. It’ll be good to just relax for a night.”
“Fuck yeah. I love it though. Wait until we’ve been doing this a year, and in Europe too. We’ll be lucky if we remember where we are.”
“No shit. Oh yeah, have you heard anything from the lawyer yet?”
“Nothing yet, but Joe’s spoken to him a couple of times. I’m just hoping Rod doesn’t show up. He called to tell me Symmetry still has Cynda writing our songs. So at least she didn’t get fired.”
“That’s good, although I hate they won’t be our songs.”
“I’m not sure they won’t. I’m still hoping it’ll all work out.”
“Well, I’m gonna get back to Sapphire now, before Fury starts hitting on her again and I have to take him out.”
“Oh fuck no. No more fights while we’re on tour.”
Laughing, Wrath closed the door saying, ‘no problem’.
I wanted to talk to Joe but I also needed to find Flame. Flame, Fury, and Rage were all playing poker at the table. Pulling out achair I joined them, it’d been a long time since I just hung with the guys. Too fucking long. No wonder things had gotten so out of control, everything had changed too fast.
“Deal me in will ya?”
“Fuck no. You’re lowering yourself to play with us?”
“Don’t give me no shit, Rage, or I’ll kick your ass.”
“Right. Sure you will. You’re getting soft, bro, that’s what girls do to you.”
Laughing, I had to agree. Cyn had definitely found the part of me I’d kept hidden since I was a little kid. It still fuckin’ surprised me it didn’t hurt as much to let it show as I thought it would.
“Maybe, but I’ll still take all your money.” After a few hands I’d kept my word and won three of the five hands we’d played. “What no smartass remarks now?”
“Nope, I’m out.”
“Me too,” Fury said. “I forgot how fucking lucky you are all the time.”
“Not luck I can just fucking bluff really well. I know your tells.”
“You don’t know mine,” Flame said.
“Like hell I don’t.”
“What is it then?”
“Nice try, I’m not fuckin’ falling for that. Trust me, I know them all even Wrath’s.”
“You know my what?”
“Your tell.”
“Bullshit.”
“Well if you weren’t in there fuckin’ around I’d show you.”
“Go to hell, asshole. You’re just jealous,” he said as he grabbed a couple of bottles of water and went back to his cubby.
Flame shook his head. “I don’t know how he can spend so much time in there, it’s too fuckin’ small.”
