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When I step back, he shrugs his shirt back into place. Will glances over his shoulder as they walk out of the door, and pulls a confused face. I watch them go, heart still thumping anger through my already wired body.
Ruby tips her head at the door. “What's up?”
“Nothing.”
“Tegan?”
“No.”
“Uh huh.” Ruby wrinkles her nose. “Liar.” She sits on the leather sofa and pats the seat next to her. “I'm stressed about this gig. Talk to me, distract me.”
I flop next to Ruby and, between swigs of beer, tell her the story about Tegan leaving. Ruby listens with a puckered brow, eyes searching mine as I speak. I end the story by draining my bottle.
“Yeah, I heard about that,” she says.
“What do you mean?”
Ruby tugs the corner of her lip into her mouth. “If I tell you this, don’t say where you heard it.”
“What?” I straighten.
“I heard Bryn talking to Jem, telling him Tegan wouldn’t be around much longer because he’d found her something else to do. Jem’s noticed how much you’re drinking, and he’s not happy, would rather Tegan stayed around because she’s a good influence on you.”
I ignore the loaded comment about drinking. “Bryn? He found her something...” Realisation hits. “Bryn found her the job? What the fuck?”
“Well, I doubt he can give her the job, but —”
“But he has a lot of influence! Bastard!” I jump up and head to the door; Ruby stands, and puts her hand over where mine holds the handle.
“You don’t know this for definite.”
“I’m gonna talk to Tina. Or Riley. He can’t make Tegan’s decisions for her!”
Ruby arches a brow. “Neither can you.”
“If Tegan knew, she’d be fucking furious!”
I search the rooms backstage until I locate Riley. She’s hovering at the edge of the hallway, talking to somebody on the phone in hushed tones.
“Riley!” I stomp towards her and she looks over in surprise.
“Do you mind? I’m on the phone here!” she snaps.
“Sorry…”
I step back, but she mutters something before hanging up. “What do you want, Jax?”
For a moment, I stare at her reddened eyes. Has she been crying? “You okay?”
“Fine. What’s wrong?”
“Tegan. She told me she has a job offer in the States.”
Riley pushes her phone into her pocket. “Yeah. Lucky Tegan. I heard about your grand entrance at the office the other day.”
“Why didn’t they offer the job to you? You have more experience.”
“I have no interest in going overseas.”
