It Ended with the Truth by Lisa Suzanne

Author:Lisa Suzanne [Suzanne, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

chapter seventeen

My text from Vivian that night in Nashville is all business.

Vivian: Today’s numbers are in your inbox.

No follow-up question, no comment on my earlier confession...nothing. The personal edge to her texts is completely gone.

My heart sinks, but I throw my energy back into the job I’m here to do.

As we tour through the Heartland of the States, I pick up more souvenirs for Viv. In Ohio, one of the local crew guys tells me about the Great Lakes Christmas Ale, so I pick up a six-pack. I don’t know if Viv is a beer drinker, but it’s the thought that counts, and my thought is we can split a six-pack.

In Michigan, I pick up a Petoskey stone, the state rock that’s also a fossil. I thought about getting something larger, but I’m already running short on space for all these souvenirs. I’ve been packing them in a storage compartment under the bus for the time being, and once Keith is gone, I’ll have some additional space for storage.

Our last gig with Keith at the helm is in Illinois, and as we pull in behind the amphitheater, I feel a rush of nervous energy.

Keith has already told me he’s handing duties over to me for this show and he’ll stand back in support. I go through my mental checklist of everything I need to accomplish. We’ve got a four-day tour break while we’re in Illinois—something Mark always plans for since we hail from Chicago. While we’re in town, my mom insisted on having everyone over for an big Fox Thanksgiving dinner a couple weeks before Thanksgiving. And not just the Fox kids—my sister and her husband will be there, but Mom has also invited the Vail band members. It’ll be a big, loud holiday filled with home-cooked food in the midst of our tour.

And I, for one, can’t wait for a familiar home and a hot shower.

I start my day at the hotel Keith chose for the crew as I grab keys and check everyone in. They’ll be here for four nights before they head down to St. Louis for our next tour stop, so Mark’s little Chicago tour break doesn’t come cheap. I’ll be staying at my parents’ place. The band members will be staying at Mark’s place in Chicago.

I double check with the venue that all the rider requests are met, confirm a few radio and press interviews scheduled for the next few days with Penny, and check in with transportation to ensure we’ve got travel arrangements to and from those interviews.

It’s not even two in the afternoon yet and I’ve already ticked a bunch of items off my to-do list.

While I’m at it, I text Vivian. I’ve got nothing to lose at this point.

Me: I notice your daily texts have lost their personal touch. I miss your questions about the reports. I miss your conversation about this tour. But most of all, I miss you.

I stare at my phone as I wait for a response, but it doesn’t come.

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