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"They all likedwith that?" Caitlyn asked

"I didn't want her to like me as a friend I wanted her to like ht Got in good shape"

"I'll say," Caitlyn said appreciatively

"And then he becah

"I'h Caitlyn seeood at it," he said under his breath

"You knoas kidding, right?" she said "I value you as a person, not just for the hot body under those clothes"

"It's okay, Caitlyn He likes to be treated like a piece of meat," Kellen said "That's why I' what he wanted It’s not his usual pattern He won’t let anyone get close because he’s so afraid of getting hurt"

"I figured everyone else is breaking the band's no-relationships-while-we're-on-tour rule, so Ihurt"

"You are," Kellen insisted

Caitlyn's head iainst that?" Owen asked

"I don’t think I'm ready for a relationship The ink is barely dry on hed "Good, because as soon as I said it, I got cold feet"

"So what ever happened to that girl in high school?" Caitlyn said

Kellen rolled his eyes "You wouldn't believe it if he told you"

"Try me"

"I went out with several of her friends," Owen said, "slept with theot the job done properly And then when the girl who broke my heart asked me out, I turned her down I said I only liked her as a friend"

"Sweet revenge?" she asked

He shook his head "I regret it now It was an assle s kids do"

"Twenty-year-old kids," Kellen said

"Yeah, well, I'm immature Get over it"

"So now you prowl sex clubs," Caitlyn said "What are you looking for, Owen?"

"Nothing but a good time"

"He's still afraid to open up, so he seeks connections that aren't real," Kellen said "He was hurt tooBecca was the first who ripped his heart out, but she wasn’t the last"