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“Now that I’ their best to woo me and keep me happy Before it was broken down cars and the bus Can’t say that I don’t ” He scooted in beside her and they were on their way Theher pal She was afraid her portfolio would slip out of her hands they felt so wet

But here she was, in this office where the record label guy in a navy-blue hoodie, jeans and Converse sat behind the large desk glancing up at her every so often Eric gave her little pats of reassurance on her arm whenever a froould mar the man behind the desk’s face

“So, you teach art?” he said, not looking up from the pad

“Yes, I’ve been an art instructor at the community art classes at the local university for the past couple of years I mainly focus on still life”

“Has your work ever shown anywhere?”

“No, not really I haven’t really had time for that I would like to show so like her shot was getting further and further away He went back to flipping

“How long would it take you to get enough shots to fill a book for the whole tour?” he said, still flipping

“A few hours, depending on howup straighter in her chair

“A tour is very busy, we don’t always have lots of time for you”

“I’et the right shots,” Eric said, trying to save her ass

“Yes, but you’ll be doing press Meet and greets, sound checks We can’t have you tied up in this for that long,” he said, closing her portfolio and her chances of being able to o on the tour She could catch a bus to visit Izzy for the suroup from there Maybe start over in a new city

“Do you think you’d be able to create a unique photo book taking the fans on a journey, touring with Eric Newcastle,” he asked, folding his hands on top of her pictures, staring directly at her

“Absolutely!” She sat up straighter in her chair “I proet it done and you can be the judge”

The navy-blue hoodie looked her up and down His eyes focused in on where Eric’s hand was still on top of hers

“Fine We’ll give you a shot You can do the first five dates of Eric’s tio from there”