Page 141 of Don't Bang a Bandmate

Harvey and Addison arrive next, hand-in-hand. She stands tall with a skip in her step and a smile on her face. Him, on the other hand…

“Oh, boy,” I say, recognizing that look. “How did your first tour go, Harvey?”

He blinks, his face paler than usual. “Honestly, Jordan, I think it could have gone better.”

“It wentgreat,”Addison argues, clearly for the hundredth time. “Seriously. Our first tour was a fucking joke. You got off lucky, Moon.”

The other members of Criminal Records audibly agree.

Harvey looks down with doubt.

“Don’t sweat it, brother,” August says from the back. “Come over here and we’ll start planning the next one.”

I smile.

Work, work, work.

We trained him well.

With a deep sigh, Harvey obeys and walks into the back to sit with him.

Addison sighs as well, but she’s still smiling. “Such a noob,” she mutters to us as she passes.

Chrissy and I chuckle softly, the sound quickly cut off by the stomp of Knox’s shoes as he climbs onto the bus.

“Where’s Harmony?” I ask him, the two of them usually attached at the hip.

“She’s on the phone,” he answers, “with her mother.”

I blink in surprise. “Really?”

“Apparently…” He pauses for suspense. “She’s leaving Monroe.”

Jaws drop all around.

“Yeah,” Knox says with a nod. “From the sounds of it, she was unaware of his new contract in New York.”

“And the plan to sabotage us by extension?” Katrina asks.

Knox touches his nose. “Offering her daughter a recording contract only to tear it to pieces ain’t exactly endearing behavior for a new stepdad. She is packing her bags as we speak.”

“Damn,” Addison says. “Don’t blame her one bit.”

“Neither do I. Fingers crossed she cleans the bastard out.”

“Look at you, Knox,” I say, grinning. “Rooting for Harmony’s mom.”

“Is this growth?” he jokes. “Am I growing?”

“I think so.”

He makes a cocky sound and plops into an empty seat near Jonah.

A few minutes later, Harmony catches up, dressed in an adorable hot pink top and black jeans. While Midnite Music did indeed reach out to re-offer her the contract that Monroe tore apart, Harmony turned it down, opting to stay indie for a little while until she figured things out. She’s far from the pop princess they wanted her to be, but she’s slowly started integrating her token pink back into her style. It suits her.

When Harmony Max eventually figures things out, her new Knox-influencedWildfiresound is going to take the world by storm.

I can’t fucking wait to see it.

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