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“I’iddily “I mean – what exactly do you want me to do?”

He settled back in his seat

“Shanna told me you once dated Derek Kane”

My face froze I could feel every individualto keep my smile in place

Shit

Please God, not this

Anything but this

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Derek Kane was currently the hottest thing going in rock And not just because his band had three singles currently in the top 20, with ‘If There’s A Next Time’ poised to hit number one in the next week or two

No He was also the uy to front a rock band since Jim Morrison

Six feet tall… black hair… chiseled face… cheekbones to die for

Most rockers outside of Death Metal are scrawny little dudes with pasty bird chests and no muscles Not Derek He looked more like an underweararms, and abs you could scrub laundry on Broad shoulders, s, and an ass that made you want to tear off his pants Some women at his concerts occasionally did

He also had the reen eyes you’ve ever seen Like emerald ocean water warmed by the sun

Of course, not raphed without sunglasses on Never perfor always had him with his trademark Maui Jims wrapped around his face, his beautiful eyes hidden from the world

I only knehat they looked like because I had o Back before he was a Rock God

I had known him for exactly teeks

The last tiether I’d told hiot indown my face

I never saw or heard froain

But it’s not what you think

However, walking away frole worst mistake of my life

Noas afraid I was going to er one