Wrapping up in the studio that evening felt awkward. I'd almost chewed Jonah's head off for talking to Valerie and probably made her feel worse by fucking her there and then, my jealousy had gotten the better of me. I thought my skin was thicker than that, obviously not where she was concerned. I shamed myself by going all alpha male on her, but Valerie seemed to understand how I felt at the time. I only hoped I hadn't rattled her about being with me.
I made my way to our new cabin next to her parent's house and thought how different the landscape appeared next to the house since she'd arranged for the new buildings. It was hard to believe she'd planned and made, what in effect was, a small compound of sorts for the band, without my knowledge and in no time at all. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't comprehend how resourceful she was, and how she'd figured out exactly how to achieve what she had.