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without actually
putting money on it that he’d…like, make it last or whatever.”
“You’re just saying that because you still have money on the
line. Nick didn’t put any money in so he shouldn’t win any money either.”
“But you can’t have a betting pool with no winner,” Jules
pointed out.
“We should ask someone in the mob,” Mark suggested. “They
probably have betting pools where no one wins.”
“Right, because based on Alex’s status with the Miami drug
dealers, they’re totally going to cooperate with any of us if we start asking
questions about illegal gambling.”
“You could ask one of those casino places,” Olivia
suggested, turning half of her attention back onto her computer. “Though they’d
probably say the house keeps the money. And there’s no house here.”
“Do you want me to get the money or not?” Olivia glanced at
me and grinned.
“Ah, she’s fucking with us,” Jules said, grinning even as he
shook his head. “She’s trying to get material for her articles.”
“A fight in the band over money would be a good scoop,” Dan
agreed.
“A better scoop would be catching Jules drunkenly grabbing
Mark’s ass,” Alex said. “Anyway, I vote that if Nick’s able to keep his dick
away from strange and actually manage to keep Olivia satisfied…” everyone
snickered, “then he’s earned the money.”
“You’re just saying that because you’re the only one in the
band with a girlfriend slowing you down, and you want to bring Nicky into your
shame,” Jules suggested. He shrugged. “Whatever. He can win the money if he
manages not to chase her off two months after the tour ends.” Olivia glanced at
me, one eyebrow raised.
“I’ll split the money with you,” I told her, grinning. She
rolled her eyes.
“I’m not just going to stay with you for money, you know,”
she said.
“I know,” I told her, nodding. “But the money’s a good
bonus, don’t you think?” I saw her lips twitch even as she struggled not to
look at me.
“We’re about fifteen minutes from the hotel,” Ron announced,
coming into the lounge from the back room on the bus. “Check-in should be
smooth, but I want to make sure you’re all ready when we get there. We have a
pretty tight schedule today.”
“Nick’s got an even tighter one,” Jules noted quietly. He
shot me a little grin. “He’s got to fit in fucking Olivia at least three more
times today.”
“Whatever you guys do in your free time, as long as you’re
not getting arrested for it, is none of my business,” Ron said, holding up his
hands. “But we need to go over the schedule. You’ve got the radio interview in
about an hour and a half; that’s going to take up at least an hour. Then we go
to the venue, set up while you guys talk to another radio station on the phone,
and sound check. You get some time after that for dinner and hanging out, and
then the show.”
“And then back to the hotel, debauchery—except for Alex and
Nicky—and on the road tomorrow?” I rolled my eyes at Mark’s question.
“Back on the road tomorrow,” Ron confirmed. “You’re all
getting a day off in another three days, though.”
“So if you don’t want to spend your entire day off doing
laundry, might as well get some of it done tonight,” Hannah suggested.
“Alex can do it,” Jules said, grinning at our lead singer.
“He’s going to be on Skype or phone with Mary all night after the concert
anyway.”
“Not all night,” Alex protested. “Just for a little while.”
“Says the guy who was on the phone with his girlfriend for
six hours yesterday,” Mark said.
“In any case, busy day today, travel day tomorrow. Make the
most of the time you have.” Hannah shrugged and turned to head to the back
where the luggage was.
“We’re right around the corner from the hotel,” Ron said.
“Get ready to check in.”
****
“Are you going to give me the spare room key, or am I going
to have to knock?”
putting money on it that he’d…like, make it last or whatever.”
“You’re just saying that because you still have money on the
line. Nick didn’t put any money in so he shouldn’t win any money either.”
“But you can’t have a betting pool with no winner,” Jules
pointed out.
“We should ask someone in the mob,” Mark suggested. “They
probably have betting pools where no one wins.”
“Right, because based on Alex’s status with the Miami drug
dealers, they’re totally going to cooperate with any of us if we start asking
questions about illegal gambling.”
“You could ask one of those casino places,” Olivia
suggested, turning half of her attention back onto her computer. “Though they’d
probably say the house keeps the money. And there’s no house here.”
“Do you want me to get the money or not?” Olivia glanced at
me and grinned.
“Ah, she’s fucking with us,” Jules said, grinning even as he
shook his head. “She’s trying to get material for her articles.”
“A fight in the band over money would be a good scoop,” Dan
agreed.
“A better scoop would be catching Jules drunkenly grabbing
Mark’s ass,” Alex said. “Anyway, I vote that if Nick’s able to keep his dick
away from strange and actually manage to keep Olivia satisfied…” everyone
snickered, “then he’s earned the money.”
“You’re just saying that because you’re the only one in the
band with a girlfriend slowing you down, and you want to bring Nicky into your
shame,” Jules suggested. He shrugged. “Whatever. He can win the money if he
manages not to chase her off two months after the tour ends.” Olivia glanced at
me, one eyebrow raised.
“I’ll split the money with you,” I told her, grinning. She
rolled her eyes.
“I’m not just going to stay with you for money, you know,”
she said.
“I know,” I told her, nodding. “But the money’s a good
bonus, don’t you think?” I saw her lips twitch even as she struggled not to
look at me.
“We’re about fifteen minutes from the hotel,” Ron announced,
coming into the lounge from the back room on the bus. “Check-in should be
smooth, but I want to make sure you’re all ready when we get there. We have a
pretty tight schedule today.”
“Nick’s got an even tighter one,” Jules noted quietly. He
shot me a little grin. “He’s got to fit in fucking Olivia at least three more
times today.”
“Whatever you guys do in your free time, as long as you’re
not getting arrested for it, is none of my business,” Ron said, holding up his
hands. “But we need to go over the schedule. You’ve got the radio interview in
about an hour and a half; that’s going to take up at least an hour. Then we go
to the venue, set up while you guys talk to another radio station on the phone,
and sound check. You get some time after that for dinner and hanging out, and
then the show.”
“And then back to the hotel, debauchery—except for Alex and
Nicky—and on the road tomorrow?” I rolled my eyes at Mark’s question.
“Back on the road tomorrow,” Ron confirmed. “You’re all
getting a day off in another three days, though.”
“So if you don’t want to spend your entire day off doing
laundry, might as well get some of it done tonight,” Hannah suggested.
“Alex can do it,” Jules said, grinning at our lead singer.
“He’s going to be on Skype or phone with Mary all night after the concert
anyway.”
“Not all night,” Alex protested. “Just for a little while.”
“Says the guy who was on the phone with his girlfriend for
six hours yesterday,” Mark said.
“In any case, busy day today, travel day tomorrow. Make the
most of the time you have.” Hannah shrugged and turned to head to the back
where the luggage was.
“We’re right around the corner from the hotel,” Ron said.
“Get ready to check in.”
****
“Are you going to give me the spare room key, or am I going
to have to knock?”
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