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It was stripped down and raw There weren’t a hundred different instru to be heard The producer didn’t jam it with effects It was pure music

I blinked “I guess I don’t get it”

“What?”

“If you like this why did you stay for my show?”

“Because you’re daeous, Alexa And I know you winked at me” He smiled

“I’ serious Tell me—if I wanted Luke Canton as a fan—ould you tell me to do? How do I reach you with my music?”

Because that’s what I wanted I wanted to pull a man like Luke intoon my soul

He rubbed the side ofone” Luke stretched his back “I think I paid high-dollar for a private concert You could sing for me now”

“You’re not serious”

“Do you kno much that check was I wrote?” he asked

“It was for charity For the kids,” I pressed “You don’t really wantthat album Not if you like this kind of music”

He tilted his head “I like lots of things And I’ve decided I can never get enough of Alexa Wilde Your voice is gorgeous—like the rest of you Sing, baby” His voice was determined

Itwas he didn’t need to do it He already had me We had crossed every personal boundary two people could cross We had given each other our souls We hadto pretend that there wasn’t a chance we had possibly made a baby

My stoht about it I couldn’t think about it No baby No baby I had taken the next pill in my packet after we showered, but I realized then how terrible my math really was It was closer to seven days since I had last taken a pill

“My guitar is still in your truck,” I offered “I could do the concert now”