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"Thanks! I have ‘Far froestured "They’re one of the better cover bands in town"

"They’re really rocking!" he said "But I can’t deal with a crowd tonight I’d rather not have anyone know I’m here" I could see the concern in his eyes and I understood what he meant I knew he didn’t have a private life "Do youout upstairs and wait until you’re done?"

He smiled my favorite innocent, smirky-smile, which shattered er seemed to exist in my vocabulary I motioned with h the kitchen door and opened up the stairwell door, holding ently placed his hand in mine, then I slipped him fro off his shoulder and re a s room floor

Instinctively I walked over to ine the photographers scaling the walls to take pictures

"Hoas your day?" I asked, trying to get back to friends ot off the set and then a few of us went out for a quick bite to eat"

"No rest for the weary, huh?" I teased

"No, not usually," he agreed "But I was actually able to have a h!"

"Did you use the Ninja cloaking device?" I kidded

"I told Cal what you said ent to dinner tonight He couldn’t stop laughing" Ryan chuckled

I laughed with hi one of our sillier conversations from yesterday "Were you on your way back to the hotel?"

"Yeah, but I decided to take a detour!" Ryan snorted "Would have been nice to freshen up though," he said as he rubbed his face