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"Givearea "I need to call Myrna"

"She’s sleeping," Sed told him "Jessica said she looked wiped"

"Is she okay?"

"She’s fine Just tired Relax, Sinclair"

Brian slapped the cell phone out of Sed’s hand "You relax"

Trey offered Reagan a weary smile and then slid from the bench He picked Brian’s phone off the floor and yanked Sed’s phone out of his hand

"Hey, I was talking--" Sed protested

Trey handed Brian his cell phone "Don’t call her if she’s sleeping She needs rest," he said to Brian "Go show Jace and Dave your pictures They haven’t seen thelare softened when his phone’s screen saver caught his eye He squeezed himself in between Jace and Dave, who i to distract Brian before he throat-chopped Sed

Trey lifted Sed’s phone to his ear and winced when Jessica’s healthy tirade greeted his eardruht kids, then you’d better be prepared--"

"Jess, it’s Trey"

"Oh what, is he hiding noard Knock him upside the head for me, will you?"

Trey sh for his efforts "Done Listen, can you have Myrna call Brian as soon as she wakes up? Doesn’t e, tell her to call hi?" Jessica asked

"Worse than you can ioes on stage?"

"Yeah"

"Multiply that by a thousand I’reat Myrna and Malcol on and off all day She’s having a hard tiot her to lay down for a while" If Brian heard that, Trey knew Brian would commandeer the bus and head back to LA Not that Trey blamed him Trey didn’t like to hear that Myrna was upset either The woo to law school to learn how to say exactly the right thing?" Trey said to Jessica "Work your ic"

Trey turned and thrust the phone in Brian’s direction Brian was having a bit toothe entire birthing process "Jess wants to talk to you," Trey said

"Is soreat"

Jace offered Trey an accusatory glare Aggie had probably been texting him about the entire situation The band needed to sit down and coh this He’d already scheduled a red-eye flight back to LA for the nextme off the hook with Jess," Sed said He rose from his seat and stretched his arms over his head