Absolutely Unforgivable(81)

At the last line of the song he stood up and so did I. He pushed his guitar to the side and pulled me into him and I looked up at him as together we sang, “I love you more than I ever knew I could love someone. I love you more with every kiss. I love you more than I ever knew I could. Your love is true bliss.”

As the song ended a loud man shouted, “And we’re clear.” The staff quickly shuffled us off as they set up for the next segment of the show.

Walking down the long hallway back towards the green room Travis said, “Holy f*cking shit. That was unreal. We are going to be so f*cking famous after that shit.”

I turned my head towards him and smiled. “Yeah, Travis, you guys were amazing today. You killed it onstage. I’m so proud of you guys. We are going to have to beat the girls off of you now with big sticks.”

Trista came up behind me, locking her arm in mine. “Hon, I don’t think that’s what he meant.”

I stopped walking for a moment and looked at her, waiting for her to fill me in on what she was talking about but she didn’t bother. She just tugged my arm and said, “Come on, you have some autographs to sign.”

Vin stood at the back door of the studio shaking his head. “It’s a madhouse out there, man. No way are we getting out of here without getting mobbed.”

“Well, let’s get the f*ck on it,” Travis joked as he pushed his way out the door, Darla and Starla hanging on each arm. The fans screamed his name and he signed several autographs while Darla and Starla threw out our new posters to several of the hysterical girls.

Zander and Bree went out next, quickly followed by Mindy and Bran, all pausing to sign autographs as they made their way to the waiting stretched out Hummer limousine.

Patrick and Tiffany walked out next, alongside Brick and Trista. They jumped into the back and then it was just me and Billy, well, and Vin, my trusty bodyguard who I knew would never leave my side, especially with a mob of screaming fans just feet away. Devin and Rocco were already waiting by the car with their hands on the doorknob to quickly open it for us when we got close enough. When we didn’t come out right away, they started walking towards Vin to help him out.

I held my breath and looked into Billy’s eyes. He still stopped my heart with his perfection. We took a single step out the door and the screams and shouts began. Hastily I began to pick my way through the sea of women that stood between us and the door to the limousine. Vin, Devin, and Rocco did what they could to clear a path for us but it wasn’t easy. Women were grabbing at Billy, ripping his shirt off as he tried to walk by them. We stopped for a moment to sign a few autographs but things were getting out of hand and Vin wanted us to get out of there.

As more hands reached out to grab at us, Billy came up behind me, grabbing my waist and leaning in on me, covering my body with his, and acting as a shield while Vin got the door opened and shuffled us inside. Vin, Rocco, and Devin followed behind and then we were off.

The mood on the ride home was electric. Everyone was so revved up from all that had taken place that morning. At that moment I really thought everything was truly perfect in my life. I however, was wrong. Oh so horribly wrong.

When we pulled into Billy’s driveway, Jeromy was there leaning against his car waiting for us. “Hey man! Long time no see,” Vin said as he jumped out of the limo and put one hand on Jeromy’s back and then shook his hand with the other. Jeromy shook it back but didn’t take his eye off of the limousine. He waited for me and Billy to step out before he started towards us.

“I saw you on Good Morning Houston. I no longer have to wonder why you haven’t been calling me back. I completely get it now. How could I have been so blind? It all makes sense now.”

He turned to Billy, who had grabbed his arm trying to pull him away from me to get him to calm down. Jeromy jerked away from him. “I f*cking trusted you, man. How could you?”

“Excuse me? You cheated on me, Jeromy. I never touched Billy until after we broke up. A breakup, might I remind you that was due to your infidelity! How dare you come in here acting all high and mighty. I loved you with every fiber of my being. You broke me. I was devastated by what you did, so don’t play victim with me.”

I started to walk away when Jeromy said, “I never cheated on you, Stacy.”

I quickly turned around. I was shaking as he said those words. How dare he deny what he had done? I had seen the two of them together with my own eyes. I screamed, “Bullshit!”

But Billy, who was standing next to me, now said something that would shake me to my very core. “No, Stacy. He didn’t cheat on you.”