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Mal droppedaround the place he didn’t even seem to have heard my question, rude or not
“David is still asleep,” I said and rifled through the contents ofOh, my stuff My wonderful stuff My purse and phone in particular were a delight to lay eyes on Many text es from Lauren, plus a few from my Dad I hadn’t even known he could text “Thank you for bringing this”
“Dave calledand told ured I’d coear” Hands on hips, Mal stood before the wall of s pondering the nificence of nature “Man, check out that view”
“Nice, huh?” said Tyler from behind his drink “Wait till you see the studio”
Mal cupped his hands around hisGet down here!”
“Hi, sweetie” Paer “I tried to make them leave it a few more hours, but as you can see, I lost Sorry”
“Never er normally We didn’t do a lot of it in my family My parents preferred a ed her back straight ahen she threw her arht before down in the recording studio It had been illu Married to a popular session player and producer, she’d lived the lifestyle for over twenty years Touring, recording, groupies … she’d experienced the whole rock ’n’ roll shebang She and Tyler had attended a ed coastline and sweeping ocean views
“The lounge and another couple of beds are on their way, should be here soon Mal, Tyler, help ainst the fireplace” Suddenly Pa on You’re the woainst the fireplace sounds great, thanks,” I said
“You heard her, boys Get ru his feet like the walking dead
“Hold up” Mal sottenher off her feet and twirling her around until she laughed Arirl”
I put a hand out to halt hi, Mal”
“Leave her be,” said David fro the sleep fro just the jeans He was th of s actually wobbled I hated that
Were we married or not today? He’d had a hell of a lot to drink last night Drunk people and proether—we’d both learned that the hard way I could only hope he remembered our conversation and still felt the sarowled my husband
“I want to hear the new stuff, asswipe Deal with it” Mal stared up at hi crap out of you Fuck, id, David started down the stairs “I said I’m sorry I meant it”
“Maybe But it’s still time to pay, you dickwad”
For a moment David didn’t reply Tension lined his face but there was a look of inevitability in his weary eyes “Alright What?”
“It’s gotta hurt Bad”
“Worse than you turning up when Ev andtime alone?”
Mal actually looked a little sha “You wanna take this outside?”