a dick. I’d be married and working on the first of
my 2.5 kids by now.
Oh well. Life doesn’t give you everything you want all at once.
Unless you’re Ashley Ford and your sole purpose for existing is to make your twin
sister hate you.
Chapter 2: Man on the Side
The sun dipped low behind the clouds, causing red, orange,
and pink streaks across the sky. A gentle summer evening breeze whispered
through the palm trees. There wasn’t much about Los Angeles that he was going
to miss when he moved back to the East coast except the beach.
Although there were a millions thoughts running through his
head, the best thing about Los Angeles will always be the sunsets , was
the only thought that Cash Myers let himself hear.
Shirtless and still in his gym shorts from his run on the
beach hours ago, Cash sat on the balcony of his apartment trying to ignore his
MOMager and publicist discussing tonight’s party.
Cash picked up his phone and unlocked the screen. She still
hadn’t replied to his text. He ran his hands through his wavy dark hair with a
heavy sigh. Just two days ago, Victoria had been joking about him needing a
haircut while basking in a lovely after-sex glow. Now she wasn’t even answering
his calls.
Cash wasn’t quite sure what he’d done wrong. When gossip
sites start spreading rumors that his fiancée was sneaking off the set of her show
and into her co-star’s trailer, he was supposed to ask her about it.
All he did was ask a simple question. “Is there anything
going on with you and Paul Fisher?”
It was a simple yes or no question. He hadn’t even been angry
when he asked.
Cash hadn’t expected Victoria’s reaction to his question. He’d
expected her to say no and remind him of their dinner reservation. Instead, he
got tears, yelling, accusations, and reminders of his own infidelity.
Controlling his temper had never been one of Cash’s strong points, but he got a
handle on it before Victoria said something that pushed him over the edge. He
could guess what the headlines would say.
Rockstar destroys hotel room amidst volatile fight with
fiancée .
Is this the end of Cash and Victoria?
He didn’t want to deal with the speculation and it wasn’t
fair to ask his publicist to handle his personal business. But the fact that
Victoria used her alleged infidelity to bring up his past indiscretions, things
that he’d done before meeting her, pissed him off.
He’d kicked her out of his hotel suite and flew home without
her. He never expected her not to call. She was, in no way, forgiven yet, but
he thought she’s try to salvage their relationship.
The breeze coming off the ocean tickled the newest tattoo on
his muscular chest. The flaming Stratocaster was symbolic of how he felt when
he was onstage playing his music. As intense as his music was, he was always completely
relaxed with a guitar in hand or sitting at a piano. God, he wished he was
onstage right at that moment. Anything was better than agonizing over what or
who his fiancée was doing.
His mother was convinced that Victoria was a lying cheating
whore…her words, not his. He invested three years of his life with Victoria. He
was nearing thirty. It was time for him to start living a normal life with a
wife and kids. Plenty of touring musicians had families. Keith Urban, Chris
Martin, Aiden Tyler, Jon Bon Jovi…if they could do it, so could he.
He just needed to know the truth. If Victoria had feelings
for someone else, he wouldn’t hold onto her. Ultimately, she was a nice girl.
She deserved happiness.
Maybe his mom was right. A nice, normal, non-celebrity girl
was what he needed. Maybe a schoolteacher or a nurse. Unfortunately, Jennifer
Myers was acutely unaware that those types of women weren’t readily available
to celebrities. They lacked the determination to maneuver their way through
throngs of screaming fans, groupies, and security guards to get to him.
Never had a nurse or schoolteacher slipped him her number in
a