Chapter 15 CHRIS “Hud,” I say, as soon as my best friend picks up. “Everything good? I’m kinda...preoccupied at the moment.” “Everything’s under control,” he says, in his usual commanding voice on the other end of the line. “Where’d you get to, dude? I’ve been a little worried, man.” “I, uh, I’ve been with Ros. We needed to talk. So we did.” “Talk, huh?” I can hear the grin in Hudson’s voice all the way over here in Ros’s small, tiled hotel bathroom. “I’m sure you two have been ‘talking’ in other ways, too.” “Yeah.” I snort in a laugh. “A little. And no, I’m not giving you any details, you horn-dog.” Hudson laughs. “Chris, relax, big bro. I would never try to mess up what you’ve got going on with Arithmetic,” he adds, chuckling. “And I’m really f*****g happy for you even if you did

