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Brodie pulled away and picked up his phone.
“Who are you calling?”
“Iain first. Then my lawyer.”
“Brodie—”
“Van, I’m not going to stand by and not protect you. You do it all the time for me; why can’t I do the same for you?”
His passionate statement made my heart take off running.
“I’m not going to stop you, but let’s talk to Greg first.”
“He deliberately set that reporter on us! I don’t know if I can be civil to him ever again. As it is, I want to ram my fist in his smug fucking face.”
“We’ll work our aggression out in the studio. We can write a kick-ass rock anthem where you sing about kicking his ass.”
Brodie scoffed. “Only if I can name it ‘Music Mogul Dickhead.’”
“Deal. And we can work our frustration out in other, more pleasurable ways.”
Brodie shook his head, but I caught his grin.
“Don’t try to make me smile right now. I’m angry as fuck, and I want to stay that way.”
“Text Iain and the guys and tell them we’ll give them an update once we talk to Greg and Zoe.”
Brodie bit his lip, then began to pace.
“I’m still contacting my lawyer. I refuse to continue working with a man and a label who outs people without their consent.”
“He gave me an opportunity to tell him—”
“Privately, yes, we could’ve told him about you and me. But I’m already out; you’re not. So he sics a tabloid reporter on us and forces your hand that way? I don’t give a shit what your contract says, that’s just wrong.”
I knew by the stubborn tilt of his chin that Brodie’s mind was made up.
And the more I thought about it, the more I agreed with him.
“You’re right. And I know exactly what I need to do.”
CHAPTER37
BRODIE
Iwatched Van as we prepared for the call with Greg. We’d had a lengthy discussion and agreed to a plan.
A lot was about to change in both our lives, hopefully for the better.
He hadn’t said much in the past ten minutes, though, and I could see the tension in every line of his body.
Like always, Van kept asking ifIwas okay.
The man never once stopped to think about himself. It just made me love him more than I already did. And it made me even more determined to take care of him the same way he took care of me.
I wasn’t lying when I said I’d contact my lawyer. I texted her for an emergency request, outlining the gist of what had happened. I didn’t give a shit if it was nearing midnight. That’s what hefty retainers were for.
Not long after I sent the text, she replied and requested to join the call.
