was Shelby, who was probably checking in on her after last night.
“Good news,” she announced upon answering the phone. “No drunk texts sent or answered. See? I’m learning and growing.”
Shelby laughed. “Good job. Impressive self-restraint aside, how are you feeling?”
“On a scale of one to spectacular misery, we’ll go with ‘like hell.’ I don’t do as well with vodka these days as I did when we were in college.”
“Ouch.” Shelby sounded sympathetic. “If your morning is already shot, then I guess I won’t ruin it by telling you to go look at Wally Hood Goes Hollywood?”
Emily stretched out on her bed, resting her head on one of her pillows. “What now? Or do you mean the article I already saw last night?”
“No, this one was just posted. Cady Sugarman speaks.”
“This I need to see,” Emily said, closing her eyes. “Or maybe I don’t. Do you want to give me the highlights?”
“I would, but I’m late for my spin class. Do you want to go watch the Lakers game later and grab some food?”
“If I ever feel like I can eat again, sure. Otherwise, I’ll watch you.”
Shelby chuckled. “See you in a few hours. Stay away from scumbag managers and full glasses of vodka.”
Emily hung up the phone and squeezed her eyes shut against the daylight that still seemed a hundred times too bright to be normal. Advil, she thought, trying to will the bottle out of her medicine cabinet and into her hand. When it didn’t materialize, she opened her eyes again and looked at her phone.
“Advil first, then the insightful words of Cady Sugarman?” She looked at her bedroom door. “Too far,” she concluded, and opened the browser app on her phone.
Wally Hood’s site loaded. The first thing Emily saw was a photo of Cady Sugarman at the top of the page. In it, Cady’s chestnut brown hair tumbled past her shoulders, and her face was lit up with one of the sweetest grins she could ever recall seeing. Fame, fortune, beauty, charm, and the heart of her ex-boyfriend. The girl had everything.
Emily scrolled past the photo and stopped when she got to the article’s headline.
Lil Sugah and C-Samp: Definitely NOT On-Again
We here at Wally Hood Goes Hollywood were fortunate enough to have a chat with singer Cady Sugarman today, while she was doing some press for an upcoming benefit show. We couldn’t help but ask about the recent sightings of her and her ex-boyfriend, Cory Sampson, all of which have been reported as being friendly and looking rather cozy.
Our fave Lil Sugah has recently denied rumors that she’s reconciling with C-Samp. “I know there have been reports that Cory and I have been spotted together,” the singer wrote on her blog. “There have also been rumors that we’ve been close, or are even rekindling our relationship. These rumors are false.”
When we asked her about this, she stated the following: “Having been months since we’ve broken up, Cory and I are now at a point where we can be on friendly terms. We’ve each found other relationships. My relationship with Alex, thankfully, is going great. Unfortunately, one of Cory’s most recent involvements seems to have fallen apart. I know him well, and I’m thankful I’m able to be there for him as a friend. But both of us are completely over each other and have moved on.”
So has Lil Sugah just been a friendly ear for C-Samp these last couple of weeks? We think you’d have to be pretty devastated to be spilling the current woes of your love life to the last girl who left you. C-Samp, let’s talk.
Emily shook her head, biting back a laugh. One of his most recent involvements seems to have fallen apart? It was obvious to anyone that Cady meant her. From the looks of it, both Cory and Cady were pros at spinning the media.
She put her phone down on the bed. Slowly, she pushed herself up, fighting the lump rising in her throat.
A few hours, a lot of water, and a long shower later, Emily was grateful to feel halfway human again. Even so, she made Shelby keep the stereo in her car at a low volume while she drove them from Emily’s place to a nearby sports bar.
There were a few people inside the bar when Emily and Shelby arrived. They walked past a couple of booths until they found an empty one beside a mirrored wall.
“Good vibe in here,” Emily commented, sliding into one side of the booth.
“Yeah, I’ve