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“Stay,” he begged “I ht choke on my vomit”

Hardly theof prospects Call azing at me with that little boy lost expression In any case, the risk of hi was real and I didn’t want his death on my conscience I liked Pierce, and he appeared so forlorn, lying in the center of the king-sized bed, dressed in thigh-hugging torn black jeans and a ripped white tee

Jake cleared his throat and shotlook He narrowed his cornflower-blue eyes “Would you stay with him? I’m too exhausted I’ll make sure there’s a bonus in your pay-check”

An inebriated snore came from the bed “No need, I’d have done it anyway,” I smiled

“Absolutely not I insist” Jake shook his head “This is an iive you the incentive to do it well”

I nodded The extra money would come in useful Most ofhonosed with Alzheih Last time I visited with hi a stroke when I was a senior in high school

“Don’t put up with any shit frolish accent was more clipped and swankier than Pierce’s “Tell him he’ll have …”

I felt my cheeks heat up Between Pierce and ly hit onin it, just Foxy, as the band called hi Foxy If I’d said yes, he’d have run for the hills I wasn’t one of his fangirls but awhere they ate

They weren’t good at sticking to those rules, I reer, Axel’s, secret relationship with Phoenix, his backup girl They werewith Vanilla Sky, ere also on tour with us

Jake straightened the sleeve of his dress shirt “I’ll order solanced at his Rolex “It’s three am Five hours’ sleep should sober Pierce up Please deliver hi in my suite at nine o’clock”

“Sure” He’d e I rubbed my hands down my paja, right?”

“Right”

I could grab so

Jake lifted his hand and slicked his dark brown hair back from his brow “If you have any probleet me”