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The crowd leapt to their feet and e was obscured Damn it! The raised arms, shrill whistles and screams from about a hundred fansto--or with--Sam

Liaesture of quiet "Let’s get the raffle out of the way"

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"Free drinks!" Soot another round of hoots and soo hook up with soles from the women Groans from the men

"First of three prizes--free tickets to our next concert!" I pulledho on tiptoes, I kept trying to catch a gli to him With him Whatever Liam called out a number that wasn’t mine As the crowd settled back in their seats, I saw Joe and Saround No Darla Good

"Second prize--a CD from our best live performances" He read off a number

Not rin "Let et"

"A night with you, Liairl screamed

He cocked one hell of a sexy eyebrow at the crowd and leered "That would make any woer running dooman’s breast, over her ribs, down her torsoand the women in the crowd shrieked

And then he called out my number

"Anyone?"

I was frozen Holy shit What?

"I’ll take you if someone doesn’t claim it!" a woman cried out

"Me, too!" screamed five or six other women

The waitress happened to pop over and look at ht here!" She pointed at ht the crowd’s attention

No no no no no Sa for, honey? Don’t be afraid Go for it!" With a ht finding my face

"Hey there! Our winner! And it’s a chick--!"

Every woaMillions lottery I got to the stairs to the left of the stage, feeling like I alking a death ht now

"Not that I wouldn’t uys in the audience cheered really loud

"Because the prize is a kiss froe steps and when his eyes set on me, all that confidence faltered for a split second

A what? Couldn’t I just get a CD?

One of the stage hands nudged me to join Liam, and I walked on feet made of electrified concrete

"Ae

"Amy?" The way Sam said my name made me nearly vomit

"Amy" Liam’s smile spread slowly, his voice like buttered suede "Our lucky winner"

Lights sprayed acrosse He put his aran to chant "kiss!" over and over

I couldn’t even look at Sa my body with his to shield the view, Liam’s face came so close to mine I could inhale his aftershave, smell the sweat andout in him A quick peck on the cheek, and he whispered, "Let’s make this look nice and juicy"

One hand went around my hip, the other snaked up my back, betweens