Page 77 of From Us, Forever

“I asked what are you doing here, Nathan?” I firmed my voice, folding my arms over my chest.

He stilled before scrubbing a hand over his face. “I was actually waiting to have a word with the band. You know, after the shit from Pacific White, I lost my job, so I thought I’d talk to them about it.”

“That still doesn’t explain what you’re doing in here? And how the hell did you get inside? This is a private room.”

Just then, the door swung open, and Tyler stepped forward, forming a barrier between Nathan and me.

“Are you okay, Ms. May?”

“Yes.”

“You shouldn’t be here.” Tyler directed his voice toward Nathan while he spoke in hushed tones to his wrist.

Nathan held up his hand. “Tyler, man, come on. I mean no harm. I was just having a conversation here with Evy.”

“No, you weren’t,” I interjected, pinning him with a stare.

Seconds later, two men in similar suits entered the room.

Tyler gestured toward Nathan. “Take him out and detain him. He is trespassing on private property.”

They nodded, moving toward Nathan.

He panicked, his eyes frantic. “No, I’m not. I got permission to be here. I just lost my pass. You need to listen to me. Evy, tell them,” Nathan wailed, bursting in fury as the two men escorted him out, dragging him away.

“Wait here, Ms. May.”

I nodded while Tyler checked the expansive room and gave me an all clear, telling me not to go anywhere.

Minutes later, the band and the girls arrived, followed by a worried Gabe.

“Sweetheart, is everything all right?” A sweaty Jay approached me, his face clouded in a mask of apprehension rather than the usual high he would get after a show.

“I’m fine. Nothing happened,” I reassured while the girls crowded me and the boys went to speak with Tyler.

A low cramp in my stomach reminded me why I came here in the first place. I held a hand to the girl’s question. “This has to wait. I really need to pee.”

I stormed to the bathroom to relieve myself, and just as I predicted, I had gotten my period. Ugh, to be a woman—as much as I loved it, it really tested me in unusual circumstances.

I found a tampon among the other luxury toiletries. Even though I wasn’t much for tampons, I had no other choice but to use it.

A sigh of relief left my lips when I exited and crashed into the couch with Lily and Gabe while I watched Katy having a heated conversation with someone on the phone.

Jay and the boys were still speaking with Tyler while Lan’s undivided attention was glued straight on Katy.

“What happened? The boys won’t tell me anything!” Lily complained, and I brought my eyes back to her.

“Nothing really,” I stated, reiterating everything that happened, which wasn’t much since I had spoken to Nathan for about two seconds before Tyler came in.

“Hmm, wonder why he was here. Any idea what’s going on there?” Lily murmured, glancing at the group.

It looked like Katy was back with the boys and was arguing with Lan while Jay interjected here and there, looking grim.

“Nope, but is it very insensitive of me to say I don’t really care because I’m starving.” During my cold war with Jay, I adamantly refused to eat, and now I am facing the repercussions of it.

Lily gave me a side-eye before chuckling. “Kinda but being hungry gets the top priority of worries.”

“I think there are some snacks over there.” Gabe was already on his feet, heading toward the table at the far end. He peered for a second before he came back empty-handed. “All healthy shit. Nothing you like.”

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