A week later, she was deep into her job at The Roxy. Steve even gave her an office she could use. She had class in the morning, then spent the rest of the day at work until she was ready to pass out. Being alone in her apartment only reminded her even more of how much shemissedJude.
“Zoey, you have a call on line two,” said one of the girls who normally worked the ticketbooth.
“Hello?” she said as she picked up thephone.
“I knew I’d find you there. You always have to return to your muse-dom,”Cadesaid.
“Cade? Is everything alright with Jude? Why are you calling?” she asked. The line was silent for a minute and Zoey looked at the phone, wondering if she lost him. “Cade? You stillthere?”
“Yeah, sorry, I’m here. Just a bad connection. Everything’s fine here. You know how it is, living the rock and roll lifestyle, the days just run into each other. Jude talks about you allthetime.”
“He does? I haven’t heard from him since right after Vegas. It’s been almost twoweeks.”
“Well, I know he thinks about you all the time. You’re the only thing on his mind, day or night,” Cade said before going silent again. “He loves you more than he ever thought it was possible to lovesomeone.”
“Tell him I feel the same way,” she said. “Is he there? Can I talktohim?”
“He’s passed out…I mean asleep on the bus. He hasn’t been feeling well. Don’t worry about him though, he’ll be fine. Just a bad cold. We’ll be in LA in a couple of weeks and I know he can’t wait to see you. I gotta go, Zoey. It was good talkingtoyou.”
He hung up, and she held the phone wishing he would come back on. She didn’t understand why Cade would call, but maybe Jude asked him to tell her all those things. Maybe Jude had been so sick that he didn’t want her to worry if she heard him sick over the phone. Or maybe Jude missed her so much he couldn’t bear to hear her voice.Maybe.
All she had were her maybes, but it would have to get her through the next couple of weeks. They were going to play The Whiskey, a dream come true for Jude. And she would be there as soon as he arrived. She couldn’t wait to be in his arms again. He had been away for too long and it was all her fault. She should’ve gonewithhim.
