Falling Down(138)

Sera snickers. "That'd be great if they held the check and canceled it."
Meggie snorts. "I always hated that bitch. You know she tried to steal Tommy Cavanaugh from right under my nose. She skanked through all the guys at your school so she had to come to mine for fresh ones who didn't know what a STD-ridden slut she was."
"Wow," Frank says with a chuckle.
"It's no joke," Meggie tells him. "She thought if she spread around the clap, they'd call it applause. She's got more crabs than Red Lobster. And last but certainly not least, she's got so much yeast she could open a bakery."
"Ack," I say laughing and groaning and grossing out at the same time. "You were good until you mentioned yeast."
"Imagine how the guys feel when they get down there."
"Megs, you're so f*cking sick," Sera tells her.
She shrugs. "I just hope the guys sniffed it before they licked it."
Jesse groans out a laugh. "Holy f*ck that's disgusting."
"She did get around. It wouldn't surprise me if the whole thing was true," Sera confirms then takes a drink of her coffee.
"Again, one of the weirdest conversations you've ever had this early in the morning," Frank says shaking his head. "You've been having a lot of those lately."
I grunt and nod.
"Be glad Xander isn't here for this conversation," Jesse tells Frank.
"Can you imagine?" I ask.
"No. Do not even go there," Sera chides.
The car pulls up in front of Nichols Records and I'm surprised. Time flew by and the drive was fast. I look at the clock in the car. Eight-thirty-four. Huh.
"We better get moving, we're on a tight schedule," Jesse tells me.
I nod. "Celeste is going to be meeting us here. Jesse, can you keep your horny band mates away from her?"
"I'll do my best, Cupcake, but I can't make any promises. You know how they are."
"I do, so thank you for whatever you can do."
"You bet."
He leans down and presses a soft kiss to my lips. "You're going to be great, Luce. Trust me, okay. Believe in your talent. Own that shit. Sing your f*cking heart out, just like you did on the fake stage."
I nod. "I love you."
One side of his mouth kicks up in a half smile. "I love you too."
Meggie sighs then bats her eyelashes at me. "He is so very dreamy."
I laugh. "Oh f*ck off you bitch."
"Nice mouth, Lucy. What if the press had been standing there?" Cage admonishes.
Now that I feel three inches tall…
"Sorry."
"You have to be careful. They're just looking for a reason now. You're a target with all the shit going on."
I nod. "I said sorry and I meant it."
He nods. "We've got to keep this under control and that means I'm going to be tough on you. I don't want to, but I have to. I don't like what's happening to you and since you're one of mine, I'm going to do what it takes to make sure it stops today."
"Thank you, Cage."
He nods. "Let's go. We're all set up." He gives me a sidelong glance. "Celeste, Spenser, Carmen, and Simone are already back there."
I cringe. "You know, I'd say I was sorry about stealing her, but that'd be a lie and I don't like to lie to people I care about."
He nods and smirks--just barely. All business today. I look at Sera who raises her eyebrows. I just shrug.
We get to the back room where Cage has us set up for the day and Spenser and the girls rush forward.
"Good. Nice choice in outfit."
I look down at my skinny jeans, black boots, and black Avenged Sevenfold tank layered with a pink one..