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“Can’t be as scary as when you lass Mark rolled his eyes

“True, but I have to say that without that, I wouldn’t have met Jen It seems that once she saw me au naturel she couldn’t resist” Mark flexed his muscles Eric chuckled and it was Keira’s turn to roll her eyes Taking another sip, it hit her in the gut like a punch Maybe water would be a better choice for the rest of the night

Eric sat stranded in a sea of people after Mark headed back to his office to sort out a few last-rabbed Jen’s hand and pulled her up to his office like there was fire nipping at their heels the second she walked into the bar Not that he could blauy’s heads Her take no prisoners attitude did it for Mark Jen was pretty, not as hot as the boheht brown curls who sat down next to hi woman

Keira caught hiuard from the minute she walked into the bar When she paused in the doorway and took his breath away She reh school that everyone loved, who always had a s cloud of curly hair flowed down around her shoulders and the lights behind her lit it up giving her an ethereal glow A song came to mind the moment he’d laid eyes on her The lyrics played on the tip of his tongue and his fingers itched for his notepad the whole tis

He couldn’t believe how quickly it hit him His music and love life had all but shut down since the Talia debacle, not really interested in writing or getting involved with anyone Looking at her out of the corner of his eye as she hopped up on the stool, he couldn’t help but sh him when they were only inches apart on the stools In her flowy skirt and top that hinted at what it covered up, she was the kind of girl he’d never had the balls to go up to in high school She was definitely the girl guys were tripping over theet a chance to speak to and she had no idea what she did to them

He introduced hiet distracted by her full pink lips as she sipped her drink, laughed with Mark or talked to him So much so, that there were a few times, she had to repeat herself because he was entranced Her light green eyes and the chestnut waves around her shoulders pulled hiotten how to speak She stared at him expectantly and he hadn’t heard a word He shook his head to clear the distracted fog that clouded his mind

“Sorry, could you repeat that?” He knew the flush orking its way up his neck

“What’s it like traveling all over the country on tour?” She asked, her eyes sparkling

“It’s hectic and boring all at the same time” A frown creased her mouth and her brow furrowed

“Really? I would have thought it would be exciting”

“Touring with Uncharted is much different than when I was onto be a whole new level I was driving an old beat up van, driving all night to get froht have ten people there to see me and fifty ere pissed I wasn’t the usual house band” He held up his finger for another beer from Charlie

“It kepttour, it’s a lot of hurry up and wait We’re packed into the bus every night after the show You crash in a bunk, wake up in theand have ten hours to kill before the show We do sound and lighting checks, then wait some more”

“Do you get to sightsee?” She said, taking a sht of the bar and he couldn’t help but want to run his finger over the his head, he tried not to drift off to his own little drea Keira currently played

“No, not really The venues where we play aren’t always central and getting around can be tricky And I’ up and be late I need to be there at all ti”

“That sucks,” she said, her eyes straying fro, she looked distractedly behind his back on track