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adds, and I notice an edge to her voice.
    “Wait…” I jump in, “…Lola is the one who brought you home that night?” I ask.
    Roxie nods and Lola looks between us piecing it all together. “This is why I came, to check in on you Roxie, but I didn’t know that the night we met was the night Joe…” She lets her sentence drop away, but we all know where it leads. The night Lola and Roxie met, was the night Joe took advantage of Roxie.
    “He was waiting for me,” Roxie whispers.
    “I should have stayed with you,” Lola cries.
    “No.” Roxie shakes her head. “We didn’t know he was there, and you practically walked me right up to the tour bus. I told you to go home.” Roxie places a hand on Lola’s shoulder. “I’m glad you weren’t there because I’m afraid it could have been worse if you were. He was on something that night, I’m sure.”
    “It isn’t an excuse.” Lacey frowns. “He still hurt you.”
    “I know it’s not.” Roxie smiles.
    “Let’s not talk about this now,” I cut in. “Joe’s gone, and will never trouble Roxie or any of us again.”
    Roxie gives me a truly happy smile. Nobody needs to be reminded of that, and besides, all this talk is making me think of Troy.
    “One thing I do remember is how much you spoke about Mason.” Lola smirks. “I’m so glad you’re together again. I felt like I knew the both of you that night.” She laughs.
    “Men.” Roxie shakes her head. We laugh a little, but the reality of that time for Roxie was terrible. Roxie’s smile fades and I feel bad as she is taken back to her past memories.
    The sounds of baby Quin stirring from the baby monitor clutched in Roxie’s hand interrupts, and she rushes upstairs. Once Roxie is far enough away, Lola then looks to the rest of us.
    “How’s she doing?” she asks, and right then I gain some respect for her. She seems to care about our shared friend.
    “A lot better,” Lacey answers. “Quin and Mason are a big reason for her staying on the straight and narrow.”
    “And you guys…” Lola smiles around at us, “…I can see you’re more like family than friends.”
    “We’ve been through a lot together.” I nod.
    “Yeah, I caught all of that from the news.” Lola frowns. “I remembered Roxie right away and I was worried.”
    “It’s good of you to catch up,” Lacey adds.
    Roxie then walks in with Quin in her arms, and we all turn into mush at his cuteness. Roxie then sits down again, introducing Lola to her son.
    “Oh, he’s just adorable.” Lola fusses him, and after a little while, the conversation turns to the guys. “I was so shocked that Mason was, in fact, the Mason from Black Inferno.” Lola laughs.
    “You should hear our story.” Lacey smiles.
    “Oh well, now I have to know,” Lola begs.
    “Lacey and I met the guys in a club, and we didn’t know who the hell they were,” Roxie answers.
    “Not a clue?” Lola asks, looking shocked.
    “Nope.” Lacey laughs. “We were dating rock stars and we were clueless. Ria and Paige were the ones to tell us.”
    “Yeah, Lace took it worse than me.” Roxie shakes her head, and Lacey rolls her eyes.
    “I wouldn’t have been cool, either,” Lola adds.
    “Really?” I ask her.
    “Oh, yeah!” Lola nods. “Deal breaker number one.”
    “You don’t like dating a rock star?” asks Paige.
    “I will never date one, simple as that,” Lola answers.
    “Her dad is Travis Woodhall,” Roxie announces, and we all look to her in awe.
    Lola rolls her eyes. “Please don’t look at me like that.”
    “Why not?” asks Ria. “Your dad was a fucking legend.”
    “Exactly…” Lola sighs, “…he enjoyed the life of drink, drugs, and rock and roll too much. He loved my mother and me in his own way, but he also felt the same for his other women and many other kids. I saw every single tear my mother shed for him, and the hurt he pushed on her even though she tried to hide it. Eventually, my father died, and I swore to never