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Lowering her voice to make sure no one could possibly hear, she said, "Are you planning on following rin would have stolen her heart if there had been any part of it he didn’t already have "You’re playing soine how glorious it would be to slip under the covers with Marcus late at night after her shows, in a bus or plane or hotel rooive myself if your winery falls apart without you there"

He raised an eyebrow "I don’t thinkwhat you think of them"

"That’s not what I a it, despite knowing better--to keep her voice down

"You were beautiful up there tonight, and so daain"

The only way she could keep herself fro out how much she loved him, how much she missed him, was to say, "It’s not just the fame, Marcus It’s not just how iood for you If your coues, knew about me"

"I didn’t cheat," he said, and just when she realized he meant he hadn’t looked her up on the Internet, he added, "But your fans talk And they love you They’re on your side Just like I a and stupid once We’ve all done things we aren’t proud of We’ve all trusted people we shouldn’t have trusted Yes, people are probably going to believe souarantee you that anyone who actually ets to know you will fall as much in love with you as I a for it, when he said, "I pro anywhere and I’m not But this is your decision just as ht it to his lips to press a kiss to her knuckles "Good night, kitten"

Denver, CO

"Don’t tell me," she said when she and Marcus were the only two people left in the ht "There’s a winery in Colorado that you’re thinking of acquiring"

"Actually, an old college friend lives nearby I had a great day visiting with hirinned at her and she couldn’t help but grin back All day she’d been looking forward to seeing hi a harder and harder tiht thing Marcus, she had started to realize, didn’t seeht of hireet package every single night

After only three nights of hanging out with her crehile she chatted with her fans, it was already like he was one of them, like he was supposed to be on tour with the to suspect that was part of his planand she was ed to pull this kind of schedule off in the first place

Still, how long could he continue with it?

"Please tell me you’re headed back to Napa, Marcus Back to your real life"