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Teeks passed, and I was still tripping over chairs to grab the phone every ti, like now

This tiin’ believe this!" he hollered I distanced the phone froer of Lascivious, and they want to buy the rights to two of our songs!"

My stomach did a flip-flop at the ratulations! That’s awesoed to sound excited, despite the churning inside onna perfore flip-flop It was a perfect excuse to see Kaidan But it would do ood--just the opposite I didn’t kno to break it to Jay without hurting his feelings

"Jay," I began, sitting in a chair and resting my forehead on my palm "I want to support you I really do I’d love to hear your song, but it’s not a good idea for o Kaidan flat-out told me he wanted me to stay away from him"

"Dude, whatever You’ll be there for me, not him You’re my best friend"

I was torn It brokethere for Jay, but Kaidan had made himself clear Still, I was the worst friend ever

"Look, Jay, I’ I’ him" My voice shook "All I do is think of hi as caller ID, I would call hi on his voiceover hiuess I didn’t think about it that way It’s cool I understand"

His feelings were hurt I could tell it in his voice, and it

"I’m so sorry, Jay Will you please call ?" I asked "I don’t care how late it is Proht Sure"

The disappointot the itchy-fingered urge to call Kaidan again, this tis I threw the phone away from me like a poisonous viper, into the chair across the room

I sat on my bed with the phone on ht I’d warned Patti that Jay would be calling late When it rang I snatched it up

"Hello?" I whispered

"Oh, man, you just missed the best show ever!"

I smiled At least he didn’t sound upset with ? Did they do it justice?"

"Dude, I’ined it!"

I was feeling giddy for hiood, huh?"