"Come on honey let's get some wine and a hot bath." Cassa looks at me. "Noah has a big tub in his suite right?"
I nod and stand to get my bath oils. "I have some calming oils and I'll get her some wine"
"She only drinks Mascoto, I have some I'll ask someone to get it from our bus."
"No bother, Noah has some. He keeps it here if she ever wants a glass."
They both look at me.
"What?" I say grabbing the glasses from over the stove.
"He keeps wine here for me?" Tay asks on a hiccup, trying to breathe. She is a hot mess and I feel for her. It sucks being under the man you loves scrutiny.
I nod. "He keeps everyone's faves." I open the cupboard. "He has wines for you and Carrie, like every beer known to man, a lot of imports for Sully, thick black mud shit."
She looks at me and loses her shit again, and I can't for the life of me figure out why "Oh God, Cal is right." She looks to Cassa. "I am an asshole."
By the time I got Tay to sleep in my bed, I walk out to see Cassa making a bed on the pull out sofa. The bus sleeps sixteen with bunks, but only has the two rooms. "Cass, go sleep in Noah's bed." I say and set the wine glasses in the sink and start the water to wash them.
"We are adopting a baby." She blurts, spinning as she says it and starts jumping in excitement.
"Holy shit! Really?" I ask and feel such overwhelming happiness that tears fill my eyes.
"I stayed behind because I told Shame I had to tell someone and Carrie is occupied and I can't keep it in." She jumps up and starts dancing and I go to dance with her. I get along best with Cassa, she is the most like me. We talk fashion nonstop, we are both prissy and love shopping and she understands what it feels like to be lost and alone. Knowing what she endured, and how bad she wanted this baby, I am honored she shares it with me.
"Tell me everything." I say and sit beside her.
"Well, we started applying about two years ago, just after Candey's funeral. Life was short ya know and we wanted to build a life that we loved. We found out two days ago and stayed in bed all day just, uh just being in love ya know?"
I nod, but I truly don't know.
"I'm sorry Bright… I didn't mean it like that."
I brush it off and smile at her. "Are you kidding me? I don't even care, I am so happy for you. And honestly Cass, I adore Shame. He is the least scary of the guys and he is nicest to me."
"Shame is the best man I know. I have loved that man so long…" She shakes her head and I see a sadness creep in. "I never loved Cory, he was a rebound turned nightmare… But I loved the baby I lost and it didn't matter that it was short lived, to me it was mine. When he tore me to shreds, it was knowing that I would never feel life inside of me that killed me, not him." She drives her tears and I am still astonished at what she survived, she was truly the strongest woman I knew, hands down.
"You know, I tell Ral all the time how amazing you are."
She blushes but I know she secretly loves it. "He can't wait to meet you when we are back in California. Do you mind if I tell him? He would never in a million years tell a soul." Ral would die before he betrayed me, or anyone for that matter.
"Oh let's face time him." She smiles and claps, loving him like I do.
I call his line and wait to see his perfect face in my screen. When he answers, I know he has big plans tonight because he looks amazing. His blonde hair is shaved on one side but all gentlemanly on the other, combed to the side. He wears eyeliner and I don't care what you think, his blue eyes sparkle. "Oh. My. God, bitches you called at the most opportune time. I need help." He says and sets his phone upwards and steps back.
He is in his room, his closet emptied all over his bed and floor. "How does this look?" He is wearing skinny grey jeans and an Armani silk jacket in charcoal grey with a white fitted button up shirt and black tie, loose.
"Oh phenom." Cassa says and claps excitedly. "What shoes though? I vote Chucks."
"Girl you are so on my page." He says and disappears to the closet coming out with, hot pink, black and turquoise chucks.
"The turquoise." We say and he laughs.
"I know right, I thought so too." He slips them on and comes back close to the phone and starts playing with his hair and putting his lip balm on, like lipstick mind you.
"Okay sugar lips you look beautiful, but we have something to tell you." I say and he winks as I call him sugar lips.
"Cass and Shame are getting a baby!" I say and he looks at me like I have two heads.