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girl. What’s wrong with that bitch?” Josie offered referring to Vicky.
    “She’s nuts! That’s all I’ve got. It will all turn out all right,” I replied as we walked through the mall. Josie smiled over at me reassuringly.
    “Yeah, I’m praying for you guys. So, you’re probably not in the mood to hear this. I wanted to call and tell you but with all that bullshit going on I didn’t want to seem like I was rubbing salt in the wound,” Josie said. I wasn’t sure what she was talking about.
    “What do you mean?” I asked.
    “I’ve got some good news. I just didn’t want to tell you while you were dealing with all this,” Josie explained. I could use some good news. I was feeling better about the whole situation with The Fraulein but good news couldn’t hurt.
    “Tell me. It’s fine,” I told Josie. She stopped me as we walked and moved to face me.
    “Tommy and I got married in Vegas a couple of days ago during the tour break,” she said and waited expectantly.
    “Ha ha, you’ve used that one before. So what’s the real good news?” I asked her. She pulled this joke on me the day after she met Tommy. Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice…then Josie flashed the rock on her finger I had failed to notice up until them. I wasn’t looking for it and honestly, my mind was preoccupied. “You’re serious?” I asked still not entirely believing Josie was telling the truth.
    “I’m not joking this time. We got married in a chapel. It was spur of the moment, but I’ve never felt like this before. I’m in love, girl,” Josie told me. I felt faint. Oh my God, I knew they were getting closer and there was a spark between them. Josie had mentioned it more than once over the weeks since they met. But marriage? Wow!
    “I’m speechless, Josie,” I said being honest. I was caught off guard and wasn’t sure how I felt. Part of me was shocked that even Josie would do something so rash. Another part was thrilled and little jealous. I would love to run away with James like she did with Tommy. However, that wasn’t our path. I decided just to be happy for my friend. If she was happy, so was I.
    “I thought you might be more excited,” Josie said looking dejected.
    “Hey, I am. You totally surprised me. I’m trying to wrap my head around this. I’m happy for you. I mean it,” I said.
    “Yeah?” Josie asked.
    “Yeah,” I said with a big smile and hugged her. “A little disappointed too. I wish I could have been there,” I added.
    “It was sudden. We both agreed we had to have a ceremony with the band and our families but we didn’t want to wait,” Josie told me. I was still trying to digest the news but it was pretty exciting. Tommy was as important to Battery as James, Chad or Benny, but James wasn’t just the lead singer and rhythm guitarist. James was the leader and the business brains of the band. While the band and their music made them a popular metal band, James’ leadership turned them into a worldwide sensation, a household name and had made the members wealthy. James did it willingly but it came with a price.
    Tommy could concentrate on his craft and just being Tommy. James had to wear several hats and as the face of the band, he had to deal with the consequences of the band’s actions as well as his own. That’s what we were doing now. James’ insistence that I be Battery’s manager, in part because he was hot for me, had led to all this. I couldn’t help but feel responsible but I know it was really Vicky. Whatever we’d done to her didn’t warrant the way she was trying to destroy us. The more I considered that, the less sense it made. There had to be more.
    “Hey, we should celebrate. Let’s go get lunch, wherever you want on me. Somewhere with a kick butt dessert selection though,” I offered.
    “Ooh, I like that. But I don’t want dessert. I want some mac and cheese,” she said. Josie had developed a craving for the mac and cheese at James’ restaurant just as