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I came across a loose CD insert tucked in a side table It was a mock-up CD jacket for Lascivious’s first albunized as Kaidan’s I looked closer and held : Lyrics by Kaidan Rowe" Next to it he’d written "change to Michael Vanderson" All the love I carried for hi up and forced a smile to my lips

"You did write it," I whispered

Kaidan looked up atwhen he sahat I held He sed and looked down, pretending to focus on cleaning "Yeah, well, Michael wrote the first few lines and was going to throw it out, so I justfinished it You can, er, toss that in the bin"

I bitit in the pocket ofI du and held ood ti

As Iovercah cans and cups, dropping to my knees between the cluttered coffee table and his black leather couch in search of the source, , but I couldn’t quitearound lass-topped table were reer down, touched it, and brought it to rasped hard

"Anna"

I tried to yank h clenched teeth

He blew on the tip of ain

"What?" I snapped, angry for reasons I couldn’t coo of my hand and swiped an arm across the table I stared at the spot where the powder had been, rubbing h that I finally looked at him I didn’t like how he exaile or I scared hi the question

His voice was low and cautious "No Not a lot"

"Do you like it?"

"Um" His eyes darted around the floor "It doesn’t last long It’s barely worth--"

"But how good does it feel while it lasts?"

I knew ht them with his His lips were pursed and he wouldn’t answer He tried to take my hands, but I pulled them away

"Is there more here?" I asked