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By the tiun to play

"Crazy for You"

The song always made her s around The dinner tables were eain at the bar She saw Marah in the corner, talking to a reirl in a dress that was smaller than a handkerchief

"Perfect"

Ta That hen she caught a flash of ereen silk and the world seemed to drop away fro all over Johnny He held her with an easy fah they should have been dancing, they were just standing there, a still pair a up at him as if she'd just asked him to take her to bed

Kate couldn't draw a breath For a terrible ht be sick

You were always his second choice

She knew that; ing it

The song ended and Johnny stepped back froowns, their gazes , she started to cry Embarrassed, she walked out of the ballroom

Okay, she ran

Downstairs, at the elevators, she pushed the button impatiently "Come onco

The bell rang and the door opened She stepped inside, backing up against the wall, and crossed her ar to realize she'd forgotten to press a button

The doors were about to close when a hand pushed through

"Go away," she said to her husband

"We were dancing"

"Ha!" Kate pressed the button for their floor, then wiped her eyes

He stepped inside "You're being ridiculous"

The elevator whisked them to their floor; doors opened She walked away fro her key and opening her door She went into the room, slammed the door shut behind her

Then she waited

And waited

Maybe he went to Tully--

No

She didn't really believe that Her husband ht carry a torch for Tully, but he was an honorable man, and Tully was her best friend

That hat she'd sootten in her jealous snit

She opened the door, saw hi stretched out, his bow tie hanging slack around his throat "You're still here"

"You have our key I hope you're going to apologize"

She went to him, knelt beside him "I'm sorry"

"I can't believe you'd think--"

"I don't"

She took his hand and pulled hi the tiny emphasis she put on me

"There's no music"

She put her ar closer toward hiainst him

She unzipped her dress, let it fall to the floor

Johnny glanced down the hallway "Katie!" He opened her purse, got the key, and opened the door They hurried into their roo with a passion that felt both fa his hand doard her panties "Try not to forget it, okay?"

She was too breathless to answer, so she nodded and unzipped his pants, shoving the fabric aside She vowed to herself that she wouldn't let her insecurities run raet his love

Teeks later, Tully stood at theof her enor wasback to Seattle and starting her own shoould somehow fill that empty place inside of her, but she hadn't been so lucky Now she was siuely dissatisfied

As alhen she was unhappy, she turned to her career for the fix It had taken her a while to coe and fulfill her, but in the end, she'd figured it out

"You're insane," Johnny said, pacing in front of thethat looked out over Elliott Bay "Fors are second only to Oprah, and last year you were noh to provide giveaways and promos to our audience These are indicators of success"

"I know," she said, distracted for a lass, she looked thin and worn out "But I's up a bit Mix it around A live shoould do that"

"Why do you need to do this? What more do you want?"

That was the 64,000 question Why was it that she never had enough? And how could she possibly make Johnny, of all people, understand?

Kate would understand, even if she disagreed, but her best friend was too busy lately to talkShe feltdisconnected from Kate Their lives were on such different paths these days They'd hardly spoken since the anniversary party "You're going to have to trust me on this, Johnny"

"It could turn all Jerry Springer in an instant, and our credibility would be shot to hell" He htly "Talk to iving him the only truth she knew