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Juliet just rolled her eyes. “Mol’s super nervous,” she said, voice low. “This is close to her home turf and she’s determined to blow the roof off the place. Hometown girl makes good. You know.”
He nodded, though he actually didn’t know. He’d never felt that overwhelming need to prove himself to anyone.
Now there was Juliet, and he couldn’t stop trying to reaffirm he was the man she deserved. That he and Tris both were.
“I gotta go.” She noticed the phone in his hand and cocked a brow. They both knew who he wanted to call.
“He should hear it from us about the magazine,” he said softly.
“Yeah. He should.” She glanced over her shoulder at Molly’s renewed slamming around. The girl wasn’t subtle, that was for sure. “I’ll catch you later? Him too. I’m sorry I can’t be with you when you tell him.”
“If I even reach him. He’s damned elusive.” Smiling, Randy kissed her forehead. “Go get ‘em, Reece.”
She smiled back and touched her fingers to his lips before she went back to deal with Molly and company.
And he walked into the hall to text Tris.
Randy: You have a few?
Surprisingly, Tris answered right away.
Tristan: Barely. Show starting soon?
Randy: Yeah. She’s getting ready. Loved the flowers. Nice touch.
Tristan: Sucks I can’t be there.
Randy: She understands.
Tris: Do you?
Randy swallowed hard, lifting his head to smile at a couple crew members hurrying up the hall with gear in hand. It was almost showtime, and he needed to get back to the board.
Randy: Sure. Listen, man, something happened. The paparazzi took pictures of me & Jules kissing. It’s a thing now. In the papers, I mean.
Tristan replied quickly, almost too quickly.
Tristan: Yeah, I know. I saw it on an entertainment news show. No big.
Randy’s eyes narrowed. A news show too? What the hell?
Randy: Must be a slow week for gossip.
Tristan: Nah, you guys look hot together. Gives good picture.
Randy frowned. Was that it? He felt like he should apologize to his best friend, though he hadn’t done anything wrong. But pretending a lie was truth wasn’t right, even if the lie had started in the media.
Started from you kissing Jules. And there was no lie about that.
Randy: It’s about all 3 of us. Pretending anything else isn’t right. I just don’t know how to handle this.
Tristan: Nothing to handle. You’re the Romeo to her Juliet. All good.
Randy: But what about the 3 of us? It’s not right to make it seem as if it’s just 2.
Tristan: The 3 was only a downlow thing and temporary. All good.
Randy hated the questions that sprung to his fingers. Careened in his brain.
