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SareeNot what you think Trey!
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How To Get A Divorce - Feisty Series (2 of 5) Author's Note
Book three of the Feisty series, "How To Sing" is out! Follow along as we now explore the life of Corey Pierce, bass player of the band. ~Jude is about to go out for a couple months, or maybe longer to be a dad. Who could possibly fill his stylish shoes, match his voice and his talents? The universe throws Corey quite a curveball in the form of a woman who has suffered the worst luck imaginable, and is desperate need of a break. But do they have more of a connection than just music? Can the wild man of the band possibly be tamed?~ **Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoy!!**
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~Trey’s Point of View~I held my breath as tears started streaming down Bailey’s face. I immediately leaned forward and wiped them away, she then tried to bury her face in her hands. I got off her and pulled her into my arms, the ring box fell somewhere between us. “If you don’t think you deserve to be happy, you’re so wrong. You deserve good things. I know you and your mom have worked very hard to not have a whole lot to show for it. I don’t give a fuck what the press says about us, none of us ever have. Hell they say pretty crazy shit about Corey … although that’s mostly warranted. Feisty believes in family, above all else. We are family through and through and anyone important in our lives we’re fiercely protective of and we make sure they are taken care of however they need. But we all need to be taken care of too, even if we don’t wanna admit it. Jude told me he didn’t realize how lonely he was until he met Juliet and I feel that so much. I’m never alone but I was alone in so
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~Trey’s Point of View~ I gulped and began to sweat as my mom took out yet another baby album. I knew she would but damn, I needed to get Bailey some breathing room. To my ma I was certain she looked entertained, but I knew better. She was tired and just placating her. She didn’t need to see my first fucking haircut, my first trip to the butcher shop. Yeah ma had polaroids of that. Food was love in our family. “Help me get Mary the fuck away from my girl,” I said to Slade as I handed him a beer from the cooler. He looked out across the yard at my ma who was already in the middle of some embarrassing story. Pictures of me peeing in bushes, who knows what. “But look how happy she is huh,” Slade cooed. “Fuck you, your mom isn’t like this,” I said, falling into a lawn chair. “She’s annoying as shit in her own ways and I don’t bring females home,” he said, sitting next to me and grabbing a huge plate of food off the table. “Traitor,” I said, shaking my head. From the moment we walked
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~Bailey’s Point of View~ I threw myself into the back of my mom’s car as she gave me a strange look. “Am I driving Miss Daisy,” she asked, as she shook her head. “No time for semantics, it’s already 11,” I said, trying to tame my hair. I had done it in big waves and made it look decent but with the wind and the sweating that happened from rushing around it was ruined. After the orthodontist we ran a few errands, including buying me a decent suitcase since I couldn’t exactly get on a private freaking jet with Feisty using an old beat up backpack. Plus mom and I had gone a little nuts shopping this weekend, and I had a ton of cute new stuff. I barely had time to get the tags off of everything as I packed. Now I had no excuse for dressing like a hobo, and I certainly didn’t want to make Trey look bad. Not when the public was accustomed to seeing his face next to Halsey Ulmer of all people. I had to wonder when their divorce would actually hit the gossip mags. I mean so far it was
