Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better

Letters

Rikki

We all walk back to CC and Bianca's apartment from the studio. Bret and Bobby are shoving each other like always and CC and I walk behind them.

"I knew we were older than those two." CC laughs and I smile.

"Yeah really." I say and Bret turns back.

"Hey have either of you heard from the girls today?" He wonders.

"Last I heard Bee and Jamie were heading to Ashley's." CC says and I nod.

"That's about the last I heard as well." I agree.

"So they might be back at the apartment." Bobby says and we nod.

We walk up the stairs and to their apartment door.

"Hey rugby players!" Bret yells as he walks through the door.

There's no answer what's so ever, that kinda worries me. We walk into the kitchen to see Jillian, Bianca, Ashley, and Jamie rounding the table. They each stare blankly at two sheets of paper a piece. They're so crazy out of it that when Bret snaps in Jillian's face she doesn't react at all. I walk behind Bee and put my chin on her shoulder while wrapping my arms around her. I scan the pages that sit in front of her.

The first is a letter from the US Women's Rugby Team, wanting Bee to be on the team, without even seeing her try out. That's her dream! Why is she so out of it? The next page is a contract, similar to the one that I signed earlier this year, a record deal. That's her other dream.

"I have to choose between my dreams, Rik." Bianca says quietly.

"We all do." Jamie is the next to talk.

"Rugby and a record deal?" Bobby asks and all four girls nod.

"What are you gonna do?" Bret wonders.

"Not a fucking clue." All four girls say and I frown.

In the next second James runs in, hyper as always. After explaining to him why the girls are so down something horrifying happened. For the first time, James sits down quietly. He does tap his toes, he doesn't sing in his head and dance around, he doesn't even play the drum parts for any number of Mötley Crüe songs. James just sits and stares blankly into space like the girls do.

This means the girls have a decision to make that effects all of us whether they're aware if it or not. If they chose to do the rugby team thing, they'll be training all the time and touring into Europe and almost never home. If they chose the record deal, they'll more than likely be running on a tour that makes sure we'll never see each other.

The nine of us are really close if all of us are spread around all corners of the globe, well I'm not quite sure what will happen. CC will never see his baby sister or girlfriend. I'll never see my girlfriend. James will never see his girlfriend or his best friend.

No matter what, I'm always going to support Bee. It's just gonna be hard as hell.