Tell Me Why It's Wrong by B. Celeste

Author:B. Celeste [Celeste, B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

17

Rylee

Grandma Birdie used to say that challenges make you strive, and trials make you strong, but I’m not sure what words of wisdom she’d give me now. If she were here, she’d be throwing a tantrum while listening to the same garbage I’m subjecting myself to before Grandpa Al would come tell us to stop torturing ourselves.

“This is definitely the story of the season,” the woman on the screen says to her co-host, each one putting on pretty faces for the cameras. “Who would have thought someone could tame a man like Garrick Matthews?”

I roll my eyes, stabbing a piece of chicken with my fork. “He’s not a lion,” I grumble, hearing a soft snort come from Chase sitting on the loveseat across the room.

Her co-host turns from her to the camera, a Cheshire Cat smile on her face. “The question is, how long can Rylee Simmons keep him in check. The lead singer of Violet Wonders was just seen coming out of a club last month with a young woman looking awfully intimate. Without any statements from Matthews or his new bride, we have no details that support their relationship is going to withstand the pressures of his fame. It wouldn’t be the first time our favorite rock star was caught cheating.”

The pretty brunette laughs like the idea of his infidelity is amusing to her. “It could be another short-lived Hollywood romance. Who has the record for quickest breakup?”

“There was the seven-day marriage from one of the Reiner twins,” the redhead remarks, crossing her legs elegantly. “But the court documents from the newest couple were signed over a week ago, so at least they won’t be breaking any world records if they decided to split.”

The women’s chit-chat fade as their show cuts to commercial, making me scowl at my half-eaten food. Since it wasn’t my idea to put this on, I ask, “Why do you watch this stuff? It can’t be fun listening to people bash your brother.”

When all I hear is the clicking of computer keys, I glance up to see him heavily focused on his laptop.

“If you’re not even paying attention, I’ll change the channel to—”

“Garrick used to watch these shows,” he tells me, eyes not lifting off whatever work he’s plastered to. “It used to drive Mom nuts because she could see what it did to him, but he said he’d rather know what they were saying so he was prepared and not walking in blind.”

Shifting on the couch, I adjust the plate in my hands and feel my appetite slip away. Garrick hired a few trusted people to come bring me into town to run errands, and the cameras followed relentlessly. I was advised by Garrick’s team not to engage, to keep my head down, but it was hard when people were shouting at me from every which way as I filled my prescriptions at the pharmacy counter. The manager of the store had to get help escorting people out and looking none too happy about the added work in his day.

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