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“Much better after the shower and the bacon,” she said, nodding to her completely cleaned plate

“Glad to hear it” He glanced down at his phone on the table “Right, I’ve got to go I’ll be back whenever We’ll hang out later?” he said, giving her an unsure s out with Eric Newcastle It took everything in her not to do a happy dance in the middle of the room and scare him off completely

“Sure, I’ll be here,” she said in her best nonchalant voice

“Great,” a smile lit up his face and his eyes twinkled She squeezed her thighs together under the table as he grabbed his key card froave her a wave and disappeared out the door

What had she gotten herself into?!

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Walking in the boardrooement types, the uneasiness settled in the pit of his stomach like alhenever he met with the industry types Musicians, producers, roadies, he hung with all of the to dress like they were one of the ‘hip’ guys er, Smithy, had a seat open next to him and he pulled it out for Eric as he walked in They hadn’t had , not that Sot shit done, had taken hi for a quirky guy with a guitar who didn’t quite fit into any one genre Was he rock, pop, folk? Hell, he didn’t even know, so how could he expect other people to pin him down?

“Eric, have a seat We’re glad you uys prefer,” said the navy hoodie with a broad smile

He gave the and sat in one of the chairs around the table

“We wanted to let you know that your newest single is doing really well Extreratulations!”

“Uh, thanks,” he said, leg tapping away under the table A faint thu feeling in the pit of his sto to be one of those, we’re going in a different directionto be a shitfest helped hirip he’d had on the arms of the chair under the table

“But there is an issue that’s been brought to our attention,” navy hoodie said, sliding so was back Slance over at hih the hotel lobby

“We had these sent over to us as a matter of courtesy by one of the tabloids”

“She’s a friend of a friend Co well and I took her toto the pictures

The hoodies all crossed their arood Eric You’re supposed to be the good guy The balance to the craziness o