Unrequited: An Unrequited Novel by Wolf Julia

Author:Wolf, Julia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-12T00:00:00+00:00

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My hands shook from pure adrenaline. Someone handed me a bottle of water, and I downed it in under a minute. Our dressing room was chaos, filled with reporters and pretty women. Yael grabbed me, pulling me into the corner opposite the bar.

“You looked overwhelmed,” she said.

My ears still roared. I blinked at her, let her words register, then smiled. “I am. So overwhelmed. Whoa.”

“You were incredible out there.”

I giggled and fell back in an overstuffed armchair. “I know, right?”

“Is it okay if I bring a couple reporters over? I’ll tell them they can only ask one or two questions.”

I wiped the sweat off my forehead with the back of my hand. “Sure. I can’t imagine why they’d want to talk to me, but I’ll try.”

While Yael went to grab reporters, Murray swung by, handing me a beer. We’d hugged for a solid minute when we got off stage, and he’d told me how proud he was of me.

“You’re hiding over here tonight?” he asked, sitting on the arm of my chair.

“For now. I need a timeout. You don’t have to babysit me. Go mingle. I know you want to.” Mo was already doing a good job mingling, if mingling meant letting pretty, overly-made-up girls cling to him.

Murray waggled his eyebrows. “If I can’t have the one I love, then I like to love the one I’m with.”

“In this instance, love equals no-strings attached sex, correct?”

He clutched imaginary pearls. “I’m scandalized. We read poetry and discuss Impressionism. How dare you.”

Laughing, I leaned my head against his arm. “Go away. I can’t handle you.”

Instead of leaving me all alone, Murray waited until Yael came back with two female reporters before scampering off to socialize.

Yael introduced me to the women. One worked at a Danish music magazine, the other reported for the arts section of Denmark’s biggest newspaper.

Magazine Reporter dove right in, asking where Diego was, and how the other band members, especially Santiago, felt about me replacing him. Luckily, I’d prepared myself for this. I had my answers locked and loaded.

“I’ve known these guys since I was a young teenager. Before I joined this band, we were really good friends. The transition has been easy for me, and I hope for them. They don’t have any trouble tellin’ me when I screw up, just like I don’t have a problem tellin’ them to shut up when they get annoying.” I winked, smiled, used my Debutante training. “As for Diego, he’s takin’ some time away from the spotlight. I just got started, have only had a tiny taste of the spotlight, but I can understand why he needed to step away. Since he’s not here, that’s all I want to say about him, other than he’s a great guy and an even better friend.”

Yael gave my shoulder a rub, and I turned to her, giving her a real smile. I caught sight of Santiago standing off to the side, clearly listening to my interview. He nodded, and I nodded back. Guess I passed the test.

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