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I walked through the front door, no sooner sla it behind me beforeand pleading Not even ten steps into our Toluca Lake condo and Keri was on her knees, beggingdown at her theatrics on the floor
“But I got you a ticket and everything,” she whined, batting her eyelashes up at en-driven as herself “Please It’s the last show of the tour”
“I just got ho full wellif not persistent
“So what? We all have to work tomorrow And hello, it’s Walker Rhodes I know you like his music, so don’t even pretend like you don’t” When I opened my mouth to respond, she pushed harder “And the seats are in the third row, Madison On the floor Sort of like I aht in all her perfect five-foot-ten-inch glory
Keri had good reason to expect her pleas to work; she knew me so well She and I had bonded instantly as freshned rooraduated, ent out in the world to tackle the entertainether, and had been roomies and best friends ever since
My pulse picked up with her words third row as I thought of how incredible every concert I’d seen fro to be at a show in the nosebleed section, but it was almost an out-of-body experience to sit up front Entertainers couldn’t hide anything from you when you were feet away from them; you picked up the smallest details that would otherwise beanywhere else Like the way the beads of sweat for down their faces, or whether or not they were really singing versus lip-synching You saw if their shoe caraphed routine And don’t get ave you access to their line of vision…and you were in it
Keri was right; I did like Walker Rhodes’s music And his face wasn’t too bad either But his reputation was a total turnoff Not like I was planning on dating the guy, but you couldn’t really think about hi ways co out of a Las Vegas club or casino with a girl on each ar way too as was all right, but anyone who loved that smoke- and debauchery-filled place as ood news He was the epitome of a bad boy
Not to s I’d heard about him from some of our clients at work only further endorsed his less-than-angelic behavior I i behind hi up his PR messes
“Madison, you can’t ive you” Keri’s fake whine broke through hts
Focusing once again on her pleading expression, I laughed “Yes, you will And you knew dah the door”
Her face brightened “Actually, I just hoped you’d get home before the concert started I never knoith your hours I was half afraid I’d have to pick you up at the office and head straight to the concert from there”