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“I know.” I squeeze his hand, heart swelling at his reaction. “I guess if we confirm this, they’ll back off a little.”
“Right, sure.” Dylan sits and flicks through the magazine. “It’s very confusing, by the way.”
“What is?”
“Prams and shit.”
I laugh and push him. “Maybe chat to Jem? You can make sure you don’t get the same model—unless you want to match. Or you could get custom Blue Phoenix ones.”
He flicks my nose. “Funny, Sky.”
I return the flick. “Have you seen him recently?”
“No. I think he’s in hiding in Hampshire.”
Blue Phoenix are split across the world again. Bryn is with his girl, Avery, travelling around Europe, and Liam on summer holidays with Cerys and Ella. I could be wrong, but I think I detected some tension between Liam and Cerys when we dropped round to visit and shared our announcement. I asked Cerys later, but she played things down, making a joke about how the boys are always in competition.
“And have you spoken to anybody in the band about the recording plans?” I ask.
Dylan puffs air into his cheeks and looks back at the magazine. “Not yet.”
“Dylan, if you can’t hide a baby, you won’t be able to hide this. Five months! You start recording in a few weeks too.”
“I’ve nothing to hide. Anyway, I told Steve. He isn’t bothered, just reminded me of my contractual obligations to the record company.”
“I know you’re worried about upsetting you friends, but I don’t think they’ll take this personally.”
“I know. But after the dramas I’ve caused in the last couple of years, I don’t want them to think I’m leaving the band.”
Dylan slumps back in the kitchen chair, and I spot his doubts and worry furrowing his brow. “They won’t think that.” I move to sit on Dylan’s lap, nudging his arm until he places it over my shoulder. “You’re not the only one involved in other projects, isn’t Liam doing some session work?”
“Not a solo album.”
I squeeze his thigh. “You worry too much.”
“Says you!”
“We’ll come clean with the world, take cover for a few days, and carry on with life. When you’re locked in the studio later in the week, I’ll chat to Tina about a press release, and you can arrange to meet up with Jem and Liam and chat to them about your plans. They’ll be cool, and I think Bryn will be good too.”
“I could wait for Bryn to come back and talk to all of them at once?” he suggests.
“Stop being a coward,” I say with a laugh. “And don’t scowl, you know I’m teasing. I understand how this is a big deal, but life and people change.”
“Okay, baby first and band later? Deal?”
“Okay, deal.”
Life and people change? That’s the understatement of the year.
