Page 27 of Beautiful Trauma

Me: Of course they did

Feeling uneasy, I pivoted the conversation.

Me: How was your date with Jess?

Sergio: She fan-girled so hard I didn’t even fuck her

Me: Well, that sucks. There’s always that other chick.

Sergio: Is that tonight? What was her name again?

Me: Yes, and her name is Liv. She’s meeting you at the bar you went to last night at 8.

Sergio: You are the best wing woman eva!

* * *

The next night I was awoken with a new flurry of messages from the guys on the road.

Connor: Silas is drunk again.

Sergio: Cee, this is your sister’s fault.

Me: Am I supposed to be doing something about it?

It was four in the damn morning and I was thousands of miles away.

Tom: He’s in the other room singing a Celine Dion song. It’s bleak…

Connor: Where the hell is Matteo? He’s on Silas duty today.

Matteo: Nope, I babysat yesterday.

Me: You didn’t listen to my message this morning. It’s your day Con.

Silas: Hey assholes I’m in this group chat!

Silas: But it's all good Serge is taking me to get laid.

Me: I really don’t need this play by play.

Sergio: I am?

Silas: You are.

Sergio: Where the hell are you? You aren’t on the bus.

Silas: Yes I am

Connor: He’s in my fucking bed

Tom: If y’all are going out to get laid, I wanna go too.

Me: You are all on the same bus. Why are we group texting? I’m trying to sleep

Connor: I’m trying to get Mish naked but this asshole won’t leave

Mish: OMG