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It had been bliss unlike anything I’d ever i because every time alked into the label’s offices, the man who smiled and teased and played in bed with me turned into the man who had first approached me on Buchanan Street

Cold Aloof Impersonal

Irritated, I yanked off the headphones "I’ a break Unless you want me to lose my voice" I slammed the headphones down and strode out of the booth

Oliver swung around in his chair as I ca to exhaust your voice We have a lot to do in a short amount of ti without a break"

Killian pulled out his phone and pressed a speed-dial button, all without looking at me "Eve," he said, "we need some lunch in Studio Two for Oliver and Skylar" He pulled his phone frolanced between ood," Oliver replied "Ask Eve to get lare at my--I actually didn’t knohat to call Killian Was he ht now, in this moment, I had a warmer relationship with ot to catch up on some calls" He looked at Oliver "If you need me, I’ll be in ue nod of acknowledgment and I felt a now-fa the album, but so were a few of the label’s other artists As such, we all had to work around a schedule Which meant I’d been in and out of the studio for the last teeks Although Killian , he was so cool with ht, back atand passionate and so attentive, it et the human icicle he becaet this album complete, and the lack of care for how tired I was or how e to piss ! We always stayed at my apartment I’d never set foot in his Why wasn’t I allowed into that part of his life?

There was keeping our relationship a secret

And there wasme feel like his dirty little secret

The tere mutually exclusive

"Hey," Oliver said as I slumped into the seat next to his "If this is too much, I can tell Killian we need to reschedule"

I twisted my mouth "And upset his schedule? No, thanks I wouldn’t do that to you"

He shrugged "I’d take the flack Pushing artists can backfire You’re right, we can’t push your voice to the point you lose it"

"It’s okay I’ it hydrated I drank lots of rooain When I was on tour, I had a no-spicy, no-acidic foods diet and I would rest uys boughtaround ot a kick out of it "I’ll probably stea Iwater with a towel over ot rid of any mucus in there It was extremely sexy

"So, O’Dea is pretty invested in this album," Oliver mused

"H sessions before"

"Well, he helped write soed nonchalantly "I suppose he thinks of it as his baby too"

"Right, right" He leaned towardHe’s the retsup the ranks away from the studio"

As annoyed as I ith Killian, I didn’t want to gossip about hirets So, which note did I drop?" I changed the subject

We discussed the track for a while and then the door opened and Eve ca in one hand and a cardboard cup in the other

"Hi!" she greeted us cheerily I s sustenance"

"You’re a lifesaver" Oliver stood and helped her unpack the food