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Who kneing off a wo her up? After a quick bite to eat, Duff is steering the ladies back to the hotel rooht, only I have no desire to join in on the festivities
The elevator dings and the doors slide open at our floor "Think you can host the party withoutthe door in its pocket, allowing the trio to step out of the car, but I don’t join the we’d both be co Duff will entertain you while I’ an arrins froood at entertaining"
I relide closed After an hour with those two, I’ A night with any ift would be enough The face that ca wasn’t important to them
Inside the lobby bathroom, I splash water on my face and stare atI’ve ever wanted is right in front ofto sold-out stadiuood tiuys who are as passionate abouta very ready and beautiful wo down on the lead singer’s girl while he sleeps five feet away
Inhaling a deep breath, I gather hts, tuck the I knoon’t regret doing in theI wake sprawled between two chairs in the dark lounge Vaguely, I re ti one foot in front of the other A wad of bills stuffed in the bartender’s hand later, I was in the quiet, dark bar--just ood old friend Jack Daniels, to be specific
A jolt of pain grips ht The new position arouses the slu in the back of ru on a godda ood chance I’d think I had a brain aneurysht now Not to ether and go in search of a bathroom
Elbows onof curses fly before finally standing my ass up What the hell tiht in the hallway causes a throb behind my eyeballs That’s new I squint to shield low and find the nearest bathrooallon of alcohol, I realize it’s still early in theUnfortunately, my natural alarottenover You’re supposed to sleep through this shit
Not surprisingly in the city that never sleeps, the lobby is alive People co the dressed-up attire of the night before, others looking ready to start a new day "Coffee?" I ask the woman at the front desk She directs lass front door, peering in for a long moment before Lucky even seesto announce a new customer Her beautiful face looks conflicted, a mix of relief and uneasiness Exactly the way my insides feel She offers a hesitant smile and drops her eyes to the table in front of her Two coffee cups
"Good ," she offers uncertainly when I make my way over
"That for ainst the unevenness I feel inside of me
She flinches "It’s for you"
I nod and take the seat across fro desperately to hold on toto as an excuse to ay ht of the silence becoood?"
"Not really You?"
"Barely at all I ht"
The facade she was putting up cruust She abruptly stands "I realize I’m not one to talk, but I don’t need to hear the sordid details" She’s striding away before I can replay exactly what I said that she rab her arht"