The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak

Author:Ali Novak [Novak, Ali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2015-08-04T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“Hey, Cara,” I said, when her phone went to voice mail. “I was just calling to tell you the blog is up, and that you were right. Paul loved the pictures. Give me a call when you get this. Love you. Bye.”

I hung up and tucked my phone away, my lips pressing together in a thin line. The first thing I’d done when I left the café was call my sister. When she didn’t pick up, I called Drew. He didn’t answer either, and after the thrill of posting my pictures, their silence was a letdown. I wanted to share my high, to let them know that I was starting to believe that accepting this job was the best thing for me, but what was the point of doing something exciting if I didn’t have someone to celebrate with?

Back at the hotel, I found the band in their suite.

“Stella! Get over here. Someone needs to tell these idiots that Thai food is ten times better than ordering boring pizza,” JJ complained.

“Oh hell no,” Oliver said. He snatched the Thai menu from JJ’s hands.

“Why not?” I asked, sliding into a chair next to Alec. “I could totally go for some pad thai right now.”

“Don’t get me wrong,” Oliver said. “I love Thai food. It would totally hit the spot right now, but last time we ordered it, JJ stank up the plane with his poisonous gas. It reeked of spicy butt noodles.”

“Besides,” Xander added, “there’s not much I can order from a Thai place, allergies and all.”

I wrinkled my nose in disgust. “You guys order what you want. I think I just lost my appetite.”

“Fine, how about Mexican?” JJ suggested.

Oliver shot him a look. “How is that any better?”

In the end, the guys decided on subs, much to JJ’s dismay. When the food was delivered, we all sat at the kitchen table to eat. I’d ordered a sandwich, even though I wasn’t in the mood; I knew my stomach would grumble as soon as I saw the guys eating.

“Tuna-fish melt,” I said, reading off the order scribbled on the outside wrapping. Alec held up his hand and I passed it to him. Next I pulled out the salad, which I knew was Xander’s before he said anything. Then I grabbed another sandwich. “California club?”

“Right here,” Oliver said, raising a finger. He reached across the table to grab his sandwich, and our hands brushed as he took his food. I quickly yanked back. Ever since Wednesday, things were weird between us. We avoided being alone together in the same room, and all of our conversations were forced, like distant relatives who had nothing to talk about but were trying to be polite.

Looking away from him, I dug back into the bag and pulled out the final sub. “Meatball melt,” I announced and handed it to JJ. He muttered something under his breath about the injustice, but took his food without further comment.

“Are there any napkins?” Alec asked as he tried to cut his sub in half with a plastic knife.

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