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Mostly mine, though. He was a rock star, after all. And it was always the woman’s reputation that was in danger.
Lacie raised her eyebrows at me over her coffee. “Vee,” she said in a stern voice. “Tell me.”
I sighed, staring at the black liquid in my cup. “I keep thinking I’m seeing Seth.” I shook my head. “It’s just my brain playing tricks on me, I know it is.”
“Seth? Your ex, Seth? What do you mean you keep seeing him?”
“It’s nothing,” I grumbled.
Lacie put her hand across the table. “Tell. Me. Now.”
I looked over at her, and finally sighed. “Last night, Carter was saying goodbye to me. We were talking in the hallway at the late night show’s studio and he kissed me, and, I don’t know… I just felt it. Like that slimy feeling down my spine. I looked over Carter’s shoulder and…”
I shook my head as Lacie stared at me, wide-eyed.
“And Seth was there?!”
“No! I mean, I don’t know. I can’t say for sure. I thought I saw someone disappear around the corner, but I’m not sure. I think I might just be paranoid.”
Lacie shook her head. “Have you read The Gift of Fear? This is exactly what it talks about. You need to trust your instincts, they could save your life. Did you see him again just now?”
“No, I haven’t read it,” I sighed. “I don’t know, Lacie. It just doesn’t make sense. Why would he be here?”
“Um, because he calls you forty-seven times a day and is completely obsessed with you? Because he wouldn’t want you to be with any other man even though he cheated on you repeatedly? Because he’s completely, totally fucking psycho?!”
My heart squeezed. Even though I told myself I was over it, the pain and heartbreak of Seth’s betrayal was still raw. It probably always would be. I shook my head.
“I thought I saw him just now. He was wearing a baseball cap, sort of hiding behind that plant,” I pointed. “But like, I think I’m going crazy! How the heck would he be here? We’re at the airport! We’re through security!”
“You thought you were going crazy when you suspected him of cheating,” Lacie reminded me. “Remember? But you were right.”
“This is different,” I sighed. “I’m at the fucking airport. We’re at the gate! Unless it’s some crazy coincidence and he’s taking a flight today, too, I don’t think it was him.”
Lacie pursed her lips, glancing around the airport. She shook her head.
“I don’t like this.”
“Come on,” I said. “Let’s just enjoy this. We’re going to New York! We have these—I don’t know, flings? Budding relationships?—With the biggest rock stars in the world. Let’s just live out these fantasies and forget about everything else.”
Lacie sighed, staring at me intently. Finally she nodded. “Fine. But if you see something again, you need to tell me.”
“And do what? Tell the police? What would I even say?”
Lacie shook her head. “I don’t know. But don’t ignore this.”
An announcement for boarding came on over the loud speaker, and I pointed to the ceiling. “Guess we’d better get on this plane.”
Lacie sighed, finishing her coffee. She looked at me again, narrowing her eyes, and finally got up and wrapped me in her arms.
“I love you, Vee,” she said. “Don’t worry. Everything will be fine.”
“I know,” I said, forcing a smile. “I’m just nervous. Maybe I’m not ready to sleep with another guy, and I’ve just jumped the gun and I’m freaking out.”
“Maybe, or maybe your crazy ex-boyfriend is still stalking you.”
I grimaced. “Maybe he is.”
Despite myself, I felt better. Lacie always knew what to say to help me feel better, and the two of us grabbed our bags and went to the gate. I caught a glimpse of The Mondays in the priority boarding line, and my heart fluttered. When I saw Carter, it didn’t feel like I was freaking out about sleeping with him. It felt like I was more excited and happy than I’d ever been.
