They all turned to look at Ridley in disbelief.
“She’s about a hundred pounds soaking wet. Does she know she’s about to get her ass kicked?” Mac’s whisper was loud enough to be heard all the way across the room.
“Uh, ladies, let’s all calm down—” Jackson stopped in disbelief when Ridley held up a hand, cutting him off.
“First of all,” she said, looking directly at Christina, “no one in here is perfect, but you are the last person who needs to make comments about someone else’s appearance. Clearly you’ve had things you weren’t too happy about with your body as well.” She looked down at the other woman’s obviously fake breasts and widened her eyes theatrically.
Muffled laughter broke out behind Christina and she whipped around. The other girls straightened up and tried, unsuccessfully, to hide their smirks. Kaylee still looked angry but at least she didn’t look like she was about to fight anymore.
Ridley turned to Kaylee. “Second of all, Jackson didn’t mean anything by what he said. Your baby is not a problem.”
“Well, that’s what he said.”
“Look, I get that you’re hormonal, but he’s a guy. Since when do guys ever say the right thing?” Ridley waited until Kaylee acknowledged that with a small smile before she turned to the rest of the group.
“Baby fever is all over Hollywood right now. Why don’t we call in a tip to the paparazzi that a member of the hot new group Divine is pregnant? Kaylee will be photographed shopping for baby clothes with her happy bandmates around her and we’ll circulate a rumor that the baby’s father is someone famous.”
“Only if we say it’s Idris Elba,” Kaylee interrupted.
“Not him.”
“Why not?” Christina asked suspiciously.
“Because he’s mine,” Ridley shot back. The other girls erupted into a chorus of catcalls. Even Christina gave her a begrudging smile.
Ridley pulled out her cell phone. “I’ll ask my sister for some names. If anyone is good at fooling the press, it’s her. In the meantime, why don’t you all finish recording and I’ll figure out the best place for you to be seen shopping for baby clothes.”