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to know her better. Seeing as she’s living with my boyfriend”
    “Okay I’ll see you when I get home, I love you.”
    “I love you too.”
    Hanging up from the call I grab my handbag and walk out of the office. Brody has been pretty quiet lately. I don’t know if it’s because of what’s happening with the band or if the call from his mum has him worried. Maybe it’s both.
    Pulling my key out of the door I walk into Brody’s apartment and head into his room. I put my handbag down on the floor and walk over to his wardrobe. Digging around I find a pair of my yoga pants and one of Brody’s shirts. Getting out of my work clothes at the end of a long day is a blessing. Heading to the kitchen I attempt to work Brody’s coffee machine. I hear the front door open and turn around to see Jo walking in dressed in ripped jeans and a deep V neck top.
    “Hey Jo, how was your day?”
    “Hey, good. You’re not trying to use the coffee machine again are you? I’ll just put my things away and then I’ll help you. Hold on.”
    “Thanks you’re a life saver.”
    After Jo has put her stuff away she comes and fixes the coffee for us. Looking around the room I want to talk to Jo and clear some things up but I don’t really know how to start. “Umm Jo can we talk?” Jo looks at me and I can see something pass over her face. I’m not too sure what it is though. Walking into the living room I sit down and cross my legs underneath me. I look across at Jo sitting on the other end of the couch with one leg under her while the other is stretched out. Turning my body to face her I launch into it.
    “Jo I think we need to just sort some things out. When I first met you, I didn’t like the way you were acting with Jeremy. The way you made it clear you had feelings for him when he had a girlfriend. I didn’t like it then but I understand now. I know what it feels like to love someone that you don’t think you can ever have.”
    “Look Ava I’m sorry for all of that. I know it was bad timing and I was stepping all over your toes, but these feelings for Jeremy have been eating me up for years. I was drunk the night I pushed myself on him. Yes it hurt that he chose you, but I respected that choice.”
    “Jo it’s okay, I’m over it. I’m not going to hold it against you. I just want us to be friends and I didn’t want this past stuff standing in our way. Do you know how Jeremy is?”
    “We met for drinks the other day, and finally spoke about the party.”
    “You haven’t spoken to him since?”
    “No, after I followed him outside to make sure he was okay, he kissed me.”
    “Shit.”
    “Mmhmm, a rebound kiss.”
    “He knows how you feel about him, why would he do that?”
    “I don’t know but he still thinks you belong with him. He doesn’t want to accept what you and Brody have. I warned him that if Brody is forced to choose between you and the band, it is obvious he will choose you every time.”
    “I really don’t want that to happen. They all have worked so hard to get where they are now. Speaking of Brody has he seemed a bit off to you lately?”
    “He has been kind of broody and shitty. Is the whole thing with Jeremy getting to him that much?”
    “That and the fact that…um… his mother contacted him.”
    “What? How?”
    “Travis gave her his number.”
    “I hope Brody told her to go and jump.”
    “Brody went to see Travis and told him he had no right to give out his personal details to anyone, but Travis gave a bullshit excuse about her calling nonstop.”
    “He is a dick, so what did she want?”
    “She wants to meet up but Brody said no. I think she is still texting and calling him trying to get him to cave in, he isn’t telling me too much though. I don’t think he wants to see her.”
    “That’s understandable though.”
    “I know but I know what it’s like to not have parents and it sucks, I don’t have a choice as mine are gone but he has a chance to mend his relationship with his