Drake Sisters 06 - Turbulent Sea

never been the same without you. How have you been? Tell me everything.'
    Joley couldn't believe how good Tish looked. She'd matured in the last few years. Medium height, she had long dark hair, which she still pulled back in a ponytail, but it looked shiny and healthy, as did her skin. She had a woman's body with lots of curves. That was Tish - no makeup, no glamour, but all beautiful. There wasn't a devious bone in her body.
    'I've been working; teaching again. Love the kids, you know I do. So it's all been good.'
    'But you miss us, right? Miss the road and the craziness?' Joley asked hopefully.
    'I miss you and the boys, not so much the craziness.' Her eyes looked sad, although she was smiling. 'Logan called and said it was an emergency and he desperately needed me, so I came.' She shrugged. 'I didn't want to come, Joley. I can't afford the risk.'
    'I know. I'm so sorry, Tish, all of us were. You and Logan…'
    'Don't. I don't want to go there. Logan and I were childhood sweethearts. I guess that's very cliche nowadays. He outgrew me. I'm small town and I like it that way. He's uptown and he likes it that way.'
    'Neither of you filed for divorce,' Joley pointed out. She couldn't tell Tish that she felt her sorrow at the loss of her marriage, and that she knew, after touching her, that Tish still loved Logan. Joley hadn't meant to invade her privacy.
    Tish shrugged. 'I'm not looking for another relationship, and it seemed too much of a hassle. I figured if he ever wanted to divorce me, he'd just do it. He has the lawyers and I don't care about his money. He knows that. I've made my own living without him.'
    'But he sends you money, doesn't he?'
    'He insisted on a joint account, and apparently he puts money in it every month. He told me once everything he had was in both our names, but I never checked and I've never accessed the bank account.'
    That was total Tish. Independent and fiercely proud..Foley understood her. 'So are you going to stay and help with the baby?'
    'I don't know. Logan wants me to, but you know me, I'll get attached to her and then won't be able to let go when the time comes.'
    'No one would make a better mother, Tish. You were born to be a mother.'
    T can't have children - at least I can't give birth to them. I had cancer as a child. The radiation and chemotherapy saved my life, but not anything else.' She glanced toward the band's bus. T always wondered if that…'
    'Tish! No! Logan was crazy about you. Drugs and alcohol and groupies throwing themselves at the boys ruined everything. You know that. It was too much, too fast, and we couldn't handle it. None of us - except you.'
    Tish had always stood for them, but as their popularity grew, the band needed someone who knew the business and could handle all the details of a huge venue, and Jerry had come into their lives. With Jerry had come overnight success and all that came with it.
    'I didn't handle it all that well either,' Tish protested. 'Seeing all those girls willing to do anything with Logan - with the others - they were like brothers to me, it was overwhelming. Maybe I shouldn't have stayed away so long, but I thought our marriage could handle it.' She shook her head. 'Now look at us. I'm alone and he's got a child.'
    'Logan has sole custody of the baby, Tish. Lucy gave up all rights to her and she doesn't want her at all. Neither does Lucy's mother. They wanted money. When Lucy found out Logan was married and he had dropped her, she went berserk. She has mental problems and I think she's all the mother can handle. If you're still married to Logan, I don't know the legal ramifications, but I think you should be able to adopt the baby easily. Maybe this is your chance. Talk to Logan about it.'
    Tish sighed. 'That's one more tie to him.'
    'Is that really such a bad thing?'
    Angry voices rose, and Joley looked past Tish to the three men arguing. She had never seen Brian actually lose his temper, but he shoved Dean, his posture very aggressive. Jerry stepped in between the two men, pushing Dean away from Brian. She was still too far away to hear what they were saying, but body language suggested it was a fairly violent argument. She could see several members of the crew watching the three men while pretending to work.
    'Do you know what that's about?' Tish asked.
    Joley sighed and filled her in. 'I guess I should have been the one to speak with Dean, instead of making Jerry and Brian do it.'
    'No, you shouldn't,' Tish said. 'Jerry's your