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“Wait, I…I didn’t know anyone was out there I’ her hand And just like that, he’d sucked souy wason with me…It’s not really any of your business, but I’m sorry I nearly hit you with theat her Like an asshole Like so to piss her off so she’d storm out She’d seen his face before If he was this much of an asshole he wouldn’t have cared if he took her head off with that mirror

“It’s a hallway It’s a hallway that people have been walking up and down all day to get things ready for your show For a show, they are working their butt off to uys,” she said, the veins in her neck throbbing

“I know Trusthis head and rubbing his hands along the back of his neck

“What’s going on with you, Owen?” she said, ducking her head to try to catch his eye

“Everything is going wrong Everything is fall

ing apart,” he said, his voice cracking Her chest tightened at the pain in his voice He sat on the arm of the couch in front of her

“I know you don’t really know ht not have any answers or good advice, but I can at least be an ear for you if you need it” She stood and placed her hand on his shoulder squeezing it He glanced up at her and she swore tears pooled in his eyes He quickly looked away and shook off her hand Clearing his throat, he stood and stared at his hands, which he fisted in front of himself

“I’ is fine I don’t need your help”

“Okay, I just wanted to offer that up before you decided to start trashing your dressing roo furniture out into the hallway,” she said, cracking a sain

“Again, I’ain”

“No worries, I’ll make sure I check that the coast is clear before I walk past your dressing roo at the wall behind her Fine, if he wouldn’t give up what the hell that was about, she wasn’t going to push “I’ll see you around, Owen,” she said, opening the dressing room door

“Bye, Keira”

The door closed behind her and she ran smack into Eric He put his hands on her arms to steady her

“Hey,” he said, glancing back at the dressing room door behind her

“Hey, I was looking for you,” she said, e