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Without her by my side, I was in a constant state of deficiency. Something was missing from my life, and I’m man enough to admit I hated her a little bit because of it.
I was on the adventure of a lifetime, and she monopolized my thoughts.
I resented her for the power she held over me.
I fired Grace the moment we left Addy’s wedding.
She invaded my privacy, and worse, she violated Henley’s.
I’d fucked up by fucking her before I knew the damage she could cause. She read into our one night together as the promise of more. Inviting her to the wedding likely didn’t help.
What a waste of a fucking orgasm she turned out to be.
Again, my stupidity knows no bounds because I invited her to Addy’s wedding as a buffer. Sure, she wassupposedto be heading to Siberia with me as an assistant. But the real reason I needed her there was insurance. Addy had told me Henley was bringing a plus-one. And not just any plus-one . . . a fucking boyfriend. I knew walking in there without a date on my arm would’ve seen me hauling her out like a fucking caveman while banging on my chest and chantingmine.In hindsight, the date didn’t matter. From the moment she stepped out onto the aisle, my hand ached to touch her. I had to squeeze Grace’s waist to remind myself she was there.
Returning from Siberia, I reached out to Henley, but my fears had once again came to fruition, when I discovered she had blocked me from her life.
She wouldn’t return my calls.
She changed her email address.
She even fucking unfriended me on social media. Worse still, she’d blocked me so I couldn’t even stalk her like the creep I am.
I needed a distraction, and a loud and slightly unhinged musician seemed like my best bet. I’ve spent the last eighteen months living on a tour bus with one of the world’s biggest popstars. Total fucking asshole, but his manager, Jack, is good people.
“Do you get tired of this life?” I ask him honestly, gesturing around the empty bus.
He gives a swift shake of his head. “What’s to hate? The entitled brat I work for? The women who fuck me with the sole purpose of an introduction to the grand prize? The sleepless nights? Lack of stability?”
I laugh.
“It works while I’m young-ish,” he adds as an afterthought.
“I couldn’t do it again. A year and a half is time enough.”
Jack nods. “Been nice having you around.” He taps his glass against mine, and I lift it in salute.
“I got a fuckload of good shots of your boy. You can’t even tell he’s a twat.”
He stifles a laugh. “Careful, I don’t trust the prick not to have the bus bugged.”
I glance around. “I’ve finished my gig,andI’ve been paid. Let the little shit do his worst.”
“What’s home?”
I purse my lips. “Nothing.”
A small smirk pulls at his lips. “The girl?”
I frown. “What girl?”
“The girl you’re always staring at photos of.”
“Henley.” I clear my throat. “She’s not home. She’ll never go back there. I don’t know where she is.”
“She was your girl?”
I sip my beer. “I thought so.”
