I don�t want to answer this phone again; the first time was my mom so it wasn�t so bad but two times have been people I don�t know.
�Hello?� Please don�t let it be someone I don�t want to talk to,
�Hi Nick, its Jennifer.� Damn, it was Jennifer. I looked up at the ceiling as if I was looking at God and thought �Didn�t I tell you don�t let it be someone I didn�t want to talk to?�
�Hey what�s up?� I didn�t want to talk to this girl even for a moment but I might as well be nice. It�s the least I could do after she gave me a pretty damn good blowjob but if she didn't call and bother me so much I wouldn�t dislike her like I do,
�How have you been? I haven�t heard from you in so long.� Maybe it was because I don�t want to talk to you. That�s what I want to say but I�m too nice of a guy for something like that,
�I�ve been ok, it�s been real busy with the tour and everything.� The only person that could understand my feelings towards this whole situation was Brehan and it made me feel better that she�s a female. She wasn�t saying anything and I wanted to get off the phone so bad,
�So um why did you call?� I hated when people called for no reason,
�I just called to say hi, see how you were doing.� See, she wanted nothing. Thankfully, the other line was ringing,
�I have to go, it�s the other line and I need to take it. Call me some other time.� I clicked over and rolled my eyes. Why in the hell did I tell her to call me again? It was the rush of getting off the phone I was just saying shit.
�Hello?� I didn't care who it was they got me off the phone with Jennifer,
�Hey, it�s Joe. I need to ask you something I you need to tell me the truth man.� Ok, that doesn�t sound good at all,
�Ok, what is it?�
�Did you hit on Denise?� Denise is his skanky girlfriend, who has made more than one attempt to get in my bed,
�Are you serious?� I can�t believe this,
�Yes, I�m serious. She told me a couple of months ago that you pushed up on her.� Joe and I have been friends for about two and a half years. We�ve never had any problems with each other but at the same time he and I weren�t the closest of buddies between all my friends and me
�You�re kidding right?�
�No, I�m not kidding.� This isn�t happening, it�s just not happening,
�Ok, when did I do this?� What made her tell him such a lie; I don�t know,
�She said you did it a couple of months ago.� I rolled my eyes,
�I did what? What did she say I did to her?� I�m not saying I�ve never slept with someone�s girl before but I�ve never done that to one of my friends and I never would. At least not someone my friends were serious about, someone they cared about.
�When we were all hanging out at your house and Jake and I went to Miami to pick up Sarah because her car broke down on the way down there.� We were all hanging out at my house before I was getting ready to start this tour. Jake�s friend Sarah was stranded in Miami and he and Joe went to pick her up. Denise stayed behind because she was out on the water with my Aaron and Angel. When she found out that everyone was gone she pranced around in her little bathing suit and when I wouldn�t make a move she took it upon herself to make something happen. I didn't want anything to do with her because one, she wasn�t my type and two; I knew Joe really liked her. I mean he�s talked about marrying her. I would never fuck that up between my friend and his girl. The fact that he wanted to marry her and she was a slut should have made me tell him right away but I didn't, I didn't want to hurt him.
�Dude, I did not hit on your girl. She hit on me.� He laughed sourly,
�You think you can have any girl you want and damn everyone else. She didn�t even want to tell me but when I kept asking her why she didn't want to go out to LA with me to see you she finally told me.�
�She didn't want to see me because she was scared I might say something. I can�t believe you are going to take that bitch�s side over mine. When have I ever done you wrong? When have I ever not been there for you? Wasn�t it me who got you the job have now?� He grunted,
�Oh I guess I�m supposed to kiss your ass because of that. Kiss your ass like you wanted your other friends who you helped to do.� I don�t expect anything of my friends except a little loyalty. I knew exactly what he was talking about. A friend I helped went around telling everyone we fell out because I didn�t think he was appreciative enough of all that I had done for him,
�You know nothing about anything. I have never expected my friends to kiss my ass. Ever. And the fact that you would say that means you don�t know me at all. I know who you're talking about and you don�t know the deal. You don�t know what went down between us. He�d like to think it was about kissing my ass but it was about his ass not defending me like a real friend should. You can�t be my friend and sit around and talk shit about me with your other friends when I�m not around and think that�s ok with me.� I took a deep breath, none of that was any of his business,
�Look, that�s not what we�re talking about. I didn't hit on your girl. Call me when you figure out the truth.� I hung up, I didn't want to get into it with him and I wasn�t going to let negative shit get me down again. I have come too far in my life the past two years. I picked up the hotel phone and dialed our tour manager�s room,
�Hey Freddie it�s Nick. What room is Jessica in?� I need to get my mind off this and have a little fun,
�Hold on let me look.� I began to move things off my bed as I waited for him,
�She�s in 902 with April.� Great, that�s what I needed to know,
�Thanks.� I hung up and called her room,
�Hello?� Maybe I shouldn�t but then again unlike the other girls Jessica knew the deal there was no mistaken what she and I were all about,
�Hey is this Jessica?�
�No, its April hold on.�
�Hello?� He couldn�t help but smile,
�Hey, its Nick, come to my room.� She didn't hesitate,
�What's your room number?�
�1207.� She didn't say anything, she just hung up and I waited for her to take my mind off Jennifer, Joe and Denise.
She was leaning against the opposite wall when I opened the door. She ran her hand across my stomach as she passed me and entered the room. By the time I turned around her shoes were off and she was sitting on the bed waiting for me to join her. I sat down beside her and ran my hand up and down her tanned thigh. I tried to be upbeat but I couldn�t get my friend out of my mind. She lifted my head and looked at me,
�Is there something wrong?� She finally broke the hush that captured the room and sat closer,
�If you want to talk about it, we can.� I smiled at her and ran my hand over the side of her face,
�Do you have a boyfriend?� She smiled oddly at me,
�You�ve never asked me that before. Why now?�
Chapter 55
Stranger Than Fiction
Stories
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