She leaned forward and patted his shoulder. “I know. Heads up for you, I’m submitting my official letter of resignation as band manager later today. It’s time. Although things with Sully and I are on the outs, I am concerned about him. Keep me posted on how things are going, ok? Let’s talk in the next week.”
She gently rubbed his shoulder. “Hang in there. This machine doesn’t operate well without you, Sean-Bon and the band is gonna need you more than ever to pull this off.”
He smiled. “Thanks for that, Kit-Kat. We won’t let you down. Rest up. Can I get you anything before I head out?”
She nodded. “Can you help me back up to my room?”
He chuckled. “I’ll do better than that.” He offered his hand to help her up. He then scooped her up. “Upsy-daisy. Let’s go!”
She chuckled as she held onto him, grateful he was taking the time to carry her upstairs. He walked into her bedroom and carefully deposited her onto the bed.
She took his hand in hers and squeezed it, winking at him. “You’re a good egg, Sean-Bon.”
He smiled wide and winked back at her. “Right back at ya, Kit-Kat. Now, get rest! I’ll be in touch.”
She grabbed his hand. “Wait. I gotta ask you something.” She patted the bed, inviting him to have a seat on the edge.
He sat down and looked at her. “What is it?”
She sighed. “Sully came clean about the groupie he took up to his room—the one he was physical with backstage. When you saw them, how physical was it?”
He shook his head. “That was several months ago, but from what I remember, they were kissing. They left shortly after that and I don’t know what happened. With Kendalle, he took her up to party in his room and from what I understand she didn’t leave that night. And she’s been around for days at a time. Sometimes a week at a time.”
Kit froze and felt her stomach drop. She swallowed hard, paralyzed with fear. She met Sean’s eyes. “Kendalle? Who the hell is Kendalle?”
Sean gulped and suddenly looked terror stricken. He had gone under the assumption that Kit was in the know—that Kendalle had been part of what he had confessed to her moments earlier. Now he felt like the bad guy for letting the cat out of the bag.
He shrugged his shoulders. “Honestly, I’m not exactly sure. She showed up at the Minneapolis show several months ago with a promoter from New York—she was backstage. She’s been around since then.”
Kit stared straight ahead and shook her head as her eyes welled up with tears. She couldn’t face Sean as she spoke. “Are you telling me Sully has a girlfriend out on the road?”
Sean pursed his lips. He had been put in between a rock and hard place. He sighed and met her eyes. He shrugged his shoulders. “I dunno if that’s her label. Honestly, I don’t know what he refers to her as.”
Kit closed her eyes for a moment to keep her tears at bay, feeling a mixture of betrayal and anger that Sully had just played her. Her emerald green eyes fluttered open and she met Sean’s eyes. “But she does stay in his room with him when she’s around.”
Sean nodded. “I’ve seen that. Yes.”
She huffed, unable to disguise the anger inside her that was bubbling to the top. “Sounds like a girlfriend to me. He just totally lied to me and told me he hasn’t had sex with anyone since we got back together. Unbelievable.” She shook her head as tears welled up in her eyes, deeply feeling the betrayal now.
Sean felt horrible and he leaned forward to reach for her hand. “I’m sorry, Kit. I thought you knew. You said he came clean and I…”
She chuckled through her tears. “Yeah, well he left that detail out. Tell me, is she at least pretty? If she’s some skanky eighteen-year-old groupie that will be even more devastating.”
Sean sighed and met her eyes. He hesitated for a moment before responding. “In my opinion, she’s stunning. Not like a groupie at all. Probably around the same age as Sull. Kind and respectful to everyone. Seems to get on well with Bryan. I see them chatting and laughing together quite often when she’s not with Sull. Keeps to her business. Doesn’t make demands. A little bit on the shy and reserved side.”
Kit let out a long defeated breath. “Ok. Well, I guess she’s doing the job that I wasn’t able to do—be there for him on the road.” She met Sean’s eyes. “Thank you for your honesty.”
He smirked. “Once again, Kit, I’m very sorry.”
She shook her head. “Not your fault.”
He stood up. “Anything else I can do for you before I head out?”
She grinned. “No. Have a good tour. Call me if anything blows up.”
He nodded. “Will do, Kit-Kat. Get some rest.”
She nodded and watched him wave to her as he left the room, closing the door behind him. Despite being emotionally charged, her fatigue was taking over. Her sight started to become blurry and she drifted off to sleep within minutes.
Kirby stood before her grinning from ear-to-ear standing next to Sully who looked completely disgruntled. Kirby chuckled and stared at her. “So, Kit. Who’s it gonna be?”
Kit gasped for air as her eyes popped open. She sat up in bed, out of breath. She held her hand to her heart, feeling it race. She closed her eyes again and shook her head slowly. She was thankful it was a dream, but knew more than ever, she needed to get
