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“Who was that?” Carter asked. I glanced from him to Garrett to Maddox, trying to shrink into the walls. It felt like I was intruding, but I felt like something was very, very wrong. Then, Garrett said the name that I’d wished he wouldn’t say.
“Morgan.” Garrett growled. “We have a situation.”
Maddox’s straightened up. “What do you need us to do?”
“Just get ready for the show. I’ll meet you there.”
And with that, Garrett rushed out of the room. All four of us exchanged glances and frowns. I sighed.
“Well I don’t know about you guys, but it sounds like something not entirely professional is going on between the two of them,” I said.
“I’m not sure you’re one to talk,” Carter said, grinning. “Can you say you’ve been ‘entirely professional’?”
My face turned red, and Lacie started laughing.
“Well, whatever it is, you heard the man,” Lacie said, saving me from the embarrassment. “Carter, you’re up. I need to fix that face of yours.”
“Fix my face!” He said, his eyebrows shooting up in mock offense. “Do you know who you’re talking to?”
“You’re no David Beckham, I’ll tell you that much,” Lacie grinned, winking at me. It would have been offensive, except for the fact that The Mondays were possibly the sexiest three men in the Universe.
“You’re not like any makeup artist I’ve ever met,” Carter said, still in shock. “Usually they try to butter us up and make us feel good about ourselves.”
“She’s not like other makeup artists,” Maddox said, his eyes full of love as he looked at Lacie. “That’s why I’m marrying her.”
Carter looked at his friend, and then towards me. He gave me a sly wink and I smiled. Whatever was going on with Garrett and Morgan, I hoped it wouldn’t change things between Carter and I, or between Maddox and Lacie.
Chapter 22 - Carter
Maddox hung up the phone and looked at me, his eyes wide. The limo lurched, and all four of us—me, Maddox, Lacie, and Veronica—almost fell over.
“What the fuck is going on? What did you mean we won’t play?” I asked. The blood was pumping in my veins. Had I heard him right?
“Apparently Morgan and Garrett were sending nudes to each other while we were in New York.”
“What?!” Lacie and Veronica said in unison.
“Garrett’s ex-girlfriend came out of the woodwork and threatened to release them if we go through with tonight’s show. Garrett says it’ll end Morgan’s career, and he doesn’t want to go on.”
“So he and Morgan…” I trailed off.
Maddox nodded.
I sat back and shrugged. “I guess we’re not playing.”
“You guys would do that for Morgan?” Lacie breathed, her eyes wide. I put his hand over Veronica’s and interlaced his fingers with hers. She looked at me with wide eyes and I nodded. It was the Grammys, and it was our album launch, but Garrett was more important than any of that.
“When we find someone, we’re loyal,” Lacie said. Vee’s mouth dropped open and I gave her a quick, tender kiss.
“It’s true,” I said. “Fuck the album launch. It’s just one show, we’ll play a thousand more.”
“This is the biggest show of the year,” Lacie breathed. “You’d give that up…?”
“Yes,” Maddox said, kissing his future wife. Veronica’s eyes misted up and I kissed her again.
“Thank you,” she whispered in my ear.
I said nothing, just held her close. She was the reason my divorce hadn’t ended in disaster, and if her friend was in trouble, I’d do anything to help them out.
