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“Yeah, of course.”
Nate motioned to the corner of the room. I glanced around, my eyes inevitably snagging on Brodie as he charmed the VIP crowd.
Forcing my gaze away, I followed Nate.
“What’s up?” I asked.
“Greg Haddley reached out to me today. He’s offered us a contract.”
I smiled and reached out my hand. “I knew it was coming; congrats!”
Nate grinned in return and shook my hand. “Merci, we’re over the fucking moon excited. It doesn’t seem real yet. But I wanted to pick your brain about something. Do we have to keep our manager in this case, or will Bandit assign a new one? I haven’t seen the contract yet, but in confidence, we’ve had a lot of disagreements with our current rep. Greg reached out to him twice, and he didn’t return the calls. Thankfully, after that, Greg called me directly. I nearly had a heart attack. I mean, this is our dream, right? You don’t get offered a recording contract every day. And you don’t ignore phone calls from the head of the biggest label.”
“Did your manager give you an explanation?”
“Nope. He’s not replying to my texts. There’s another band he represents that I feel he’s favoring. When the offer came in for tonight’s show, he didn’t want us to do it. Said it would suit someone else. That’s a major red flag. Who wouldn’t want to open for Wayward Lane? Especially in our hometown. I had to push back and tell him to take it.”
“I know it’s not easy to change managers, but sometimes it’s for the best. It sounds like this person doesn’t have your best interests in mind. Bandit has a roster, and they can assign one to you. Or I can refer you to a few independents who are reliable.”
Nate bit his lip. “That’s good to know. I just wanted to get your insight on it. You’ve been with Wayward since the beginning, and everyone in the band has nothing but mad respect for you. We want a rep who believes in us and will be our champion.”
“We’ll find you someone who does just that.”
“Awesome.”
I glanced at my phone and noticed the time.
“You’re on in twenty.”
“Thanks, Van.”
“Anytime. You guys have something special. I knew it, and so did Greg. You’re gonna do great.”
Nate nodded and downed the rest of his drink in one go.
“Am I interrupting?”
I turned to find Brodie behind me, his eyes full of fire.
“Not at all.”
“I wanted Van’s business input. Thanks again.”
Nate nodded and headed back over to his bandmates.
“You two seem awfully chummy,” Brodie muttered.
“It’s purely professional.”
“It better be. I’m not above staking my claim on you here and now, and fuck the record label, the press, and my so-called date.”
I shook my head in disbelief. “You can’t seriously be jealous.”
“Oh, no?”
“How’s Colm?” I asked as I raised one eyebrow.
Brodie bit his lip. “He seems like a great guy. Ronin’s about ready to make his move.”
