Page 37 of The First Time
As fun as it is seeing Joel indignant, I can't deny the truth. Every time Pete's wife, Jess, visited during the tour, the two of them ended up caught in the act. They were never far from someplace truly private.
There's something sweet about how unable they are to keep their hands off each other. I can't remember the last time I actually cared about the person I was fucking. For a long time, sex has been women using me for drugs or fame and me using them for an easy distraction.
I nod back to Joel. "The dressing room locks. If they want privacy, they have it."
"That's the man's wife," Mal says. "That should mean something."
"Thanks Mr. Monogamy. When was the last time you had a serious relationship?" Joel cocks a brow. "Oh yeah, never."
Mal ignores Joel to turn to me. "I can't hear anything. Joel's too loud."
Joel smiles. "That's what I'm told."
Mal sticks out his tongue in disgust.
I do the same.
Joel folds his arms. He looks at me with mock indignation. "Oh, you can have a threesome with Ethan but hearing about me being loud is too much?"
Ethan shrugs. "Look at me, look at you."
"You two didn't makeout or shit. It's not like that mattered," Joel says.
"Why were you watching?" Ethan shoots Joel a playfully accusatory look.
"It was in front of my face." Joel cocks a brow. When nobody responds, he adds detail. "That night in Toronto. That hot Canadian chick with the glasses."
Ethan laughs. "We were in another room. If you saw anything it was because you wanted to see it."
"Like it only happened once." Joel shakes his head with mock disgust. He turns to the dressing room. "A hundred bucks to whoever pulls that open."
"If you're so sure getting caught will get them off, you open it," Mal says.
Joel says nothing.
Mal raises a browI thought so.
"Okay, you want to bet what they're doing?" Joel asks.
"We all know what they're doing," Ethan says.
"But specifically," Joel says.
Ethan laughs. "Okay, a hundred bucks says he's eating her out."
"Peg him as the generous type?" Joel cocks a brow.
"A smart man knows where he belongs," Ethan says.
Mal and Joel shoot himuh-huhlooks. Ethan makes a point of bragging about how generous he is with his one-night stands, but we all know he's thinking about his ex, Violet. It's been almost two years since the two of them broke up.
It's still hard to believe. They were the couple everyone envied.
We caught them in a lot of compromising positions. Half the time, his face was buried between her legs.
Ethan looks to Joel. "You taking the bet or not?"
"Who's pulling the door open?" Joel asks.
