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“All I did was get you soet screwed over You’re a real talent My ill be so relieved about the tourkept my ass off the road I’ll look over the contract stuff and let you kno it all plays out I’m surprised you haven’t du over Eric could have sworn there was a sheen of tears in his eyes

“I’d never leave you behind, Sive me a kick in the ass when I need it? You even warned , you’re uy until you don’t want to be anymore”

“Nah, I’er,” S his hand

“You don’t want to beopen and his throat constricted The elevator doors opened and they stepped out

“Eric, you need souy, but I’ onto you even when I know I’m out matched I’ll let you knohen I’ht now, but I want you to be prepared for that day” He squeezed Eric’s sluiving you a heads up I didn’t want you to think I’d run out on you”

S ti out on his family And he hadn’t realized how much their relationship had evolved into a father son one over a short few years The thought of leaving hi to drop him

“We’ll figure so out I’ll find a place for you nohim in the shoulder

“What’s the deal with the photography thing? Where did that co his eyebrow

“Just popped intoout about the pictures, I thought it would be a good compromise Give her a job this summer, she toldcool for the fans It’s a in”

“Oh, I see Worried about being bored on tour Lining up Talia’s replace Eric in the ribs

“No, it’s not like that I didn’t suggest it because I want to sleep with her” Shed “Okay, not because I only want to sleep with her She’s a great photographer and she could use therun Plus, she’s a friend of Mark’s I’ to screw her over”

“Always looking out for everyone else” Smithy threw his ar He hoped that suggesting this hadn’t been a o for it Wouldn’t she?

9

Wandering around the hotel suite, Keira found her bag in the bedroom She’d never been in a room like this before—well a suite The balcony wrapped around the whole thing and the city spread out in front of her She swore she could see the ocean fro, she zoo around her People going about their day, doing ordinary things andthem extraordinary She’d always tried to capture those moments with her lens

The knock on the door brought her out of her trance She checked her phone and saw it had been nearly an hour since she started She flicked through her cae counter was up in the hundreds She’d walked the length of the balcony, picking out scenes and angles trying to get the best shots possible Another knock got herand she jumped up to answer the door A bellboy stood outside the door, holding her clothes covered in plastic on hangers He held the them on the table beside the door