Chapter 19

Shane remained silent; she couldn’t believe what she was hearing. She became numb and didn’t hear anything else but Aleta’s voice.

“Actually I was hoping to find her to break things off. I was suspecting that she was cheating on me. It looks like I was right.” Aleta sighed and looked at Shane.

“How long have you been with Andie?” Shane asked quietly.

“On and off for about three months. The last time I saw her was a few days before she left for the tour. She had said that she would be back by now. I’ve talked to her a lot since she’s been on tour. I haven’t heard anything from her in a week now. Whenever she talked to me on the phone it would cut us off, but I kept hearing all these girls talking in the background and they weren’t Zo or Brody.” Aleta’s voice cracked and she stopped talking to brush a tear away. Shane was taking shallow breaths.

“Where did you meet her?” Shane said between breaths.

“I met her at Velvet’s. She was playing there and I just came to check the place out.” Aleta answered taking a sip from her coffee.

Shane went completely pale. Her mind racing over the different times that Andie and Aleta could have been together.

“Are you ok?” Aleta asked putting a hand on Shane’s shoulder. Shane shrugged it off and stood up. She just stared at the brunette, then left.

When she got outside, she leaned over trying to get some air. She walked quickly to her truck and pressed her head against the cold metal of the door. Shane almost felt like she was going to be sick. She took deep breaths and pulled out her phone. She dialed Andie’s phone number and let it ring a few times before an unfamiliar woman answered.

“Hello?” the voice said. Shane closed her eyes when she heard the voice cry out. “Oh god, Andie get off of me.”

Shane heard Andie laughing in the background and hung up immediately. She gritted her teeth and kicked the door of her truck over and over.

“God damn it!” She screamed. “God I’m a fucking idiot.”

Shane flipped her phone open and called the salon.

“Hey, it’s Shane. Can you reschedule my first three clients for later? No, I’m ok; I just got called to the set for a few hours. Thanks.” Shane got in her truck and peeled out into traffic.

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Aleta sighed to herself as she watched Shane almost run out of the Planet. She couldn’t help but feel ashamed of the turmoil she had begun to stir. Here are two innocent people that she had never met before and she was fucking with whatever happiness they had.

Her phone rang, she answered. “Hi. Yeah, I met Shane today. She took it hard, what do you expect? Yes, I put the stuff in her apartment. I’ll be back tomorrow. Bye.”

Aleta clicked her phone off and began to walk out of the Planet. She walked passed three women who she did not know were Shane’s friends. One of them held the door open for Aleta. She winked at the small girl and left for her hotel.
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Jenny held the door for the gorgeous brunette coming through. Alice and Dana went in as the girl came out. She had winked at Jenny and Jenny couldn’t help but stare after her.

“Wow.” Jenny said aloud to herself.

“Jenny are you coming?” Alice called out to her. Dana and her were watching Jenny. Dana smirked and turned to go order.

“You’re such a flirt.” Alice laughed.

“That girl was beautiful. Didn’t you think?” Jenny asked Alice.

“Well, of course she was” Dana gave her “the look”. “Ok looking. I thought Shane was going to be here.” Alice said changing the subject and looking around.

“I am never calling her again. The last time you had me call her to come out with us. She bit my head off.” Dana said as she waited for their drinks.

“Hey, I told you to not be cheerful when you call. You got to sound dull and in the dumps, but noooooo” Alice said and then went into her impression of Dana. “Hi Shane! So you wanna come out with us tonight?! Oh, no that’s a bummer, but look at it this way, your not a starving child in Africa being chased by lions.”

Dana glared at Alice. ” I did not say that! It was a starving child in Florida being attacked by gigantic alligators.”

Jenny laughed and Alice rolled her eyes. ” Oh my bad, in that case. I don’t understand why she bit your head off.”

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~Seattle that same day~

Andie was lying in her bunk half asleep. She had finally started to get some sleep as her drummer’s girlfriend had met up with them in Seattle. They had been excited to see each other and were talking loudly with Zo and Samson all morning. She heard a phone start ringing and then realized that Zo was coming to her bunk to wake her up.