Austin City limited

Austin City Limits was only a week away.

Bigger almost didn’t go. In fact, they wouldn’t have gone except for Riley.

“You fuckin’ pussies can bail, but I’m not, and fuck ALL y’all if you try to say it’s cuz of me,” she said angrily as she sat up in her hospital bed.

It was a band meeting with Derek, Killian, and Ryan in her hospital room on Sunday night. Miles was there, too, as was I. Megan had wanted to stay, but Riley forced her to catch a redeye back to New York so she could return to her med school classes Monday morning.

“Riley, your health is the most important thing here,” Ryan said.

“I’m fine.”

“You’re not fine. You almost died.”

“Well I’m not dead NOW, am I? So we’re playin’ the fuckin’ concert!”

“Riley, you’re in no condition to play,” Derek said.

“Fuck you – I’ve done gigs where I was beat up, bleeding, almost dead and I still played.”

“Not with Bigger, you didn’t,” Miles growled.

“No, not with fuckin’ Bigger, cause you’re all a bunch of pussies!”

“As manager – ”

“As manag