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“I don’t care; you’ll still be the hottest girl there,” he said softly and took my hand as we left the room.

I smiled shyly at him. Sometimes I felt like he deserved someone that didn’t have as much baggage as I did. He was always so good to me and so patient; I was one lucky girl. I was going seriously think about moving in with him.

The party was actually right at the hotel we were staying at. We got into the elevator, still holding hands. “Are you nervous to see everyone again?” He asked, squeezing my hand.

“A little,” I admitted. I didn’t want to tell him I was most nervous about running into my ex.

“It’ll be fine,” he assured me. “I can’t wait to meet some rock stars myself. There are going to be some there, right?”

I laughed and shook my head. “You crack me up. There will probably be some there.”

“Awesome,” he said with a nod of his head.

The elevator arrived and the door opened. We walked out and turned the corner to see the crowd of people outside the door of the party room. I glanced around, but I didn’t see Cane yet. My goal was to get inside and hide out with my own group so I wouldn’t even see him.

“Let’s go check in,” he said, pulling me towards the table near the doors. There was a line, so we stood and waited. I hung onto Zach’s hand like he was my life preserver and I would have drowned without him.

While we waited for our turn, I glanced around the room. My shoulders relaxed a bit when I didn’t see Cane. I casually turned around and my jaw dropped when I saw him standing about five feet behind us. I turned around quickly but I think he saw me.

So much for sneaking in without being seen by him.

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CANE

There she was. She was standing maybe fifteen feet away from me. I recognized that body anywhere. I took a step towards her to say high when I sawhim. She was with someone – holding his hand even. I tried to get a better look at him, but there were too many people.

I sighed and ran my hand through my hair. She turned around and I caught a glimpse of the green eyes I missed so much. Our eyes locked for a minute, but she turned back around quickly. She didn’t even acknowledge me.Fuck. I knew I shouldn’t have come to this damn party. I needed a smoke.

I stepped out of line and walked to the lobby of the hotel. I shouldn’t be surprised that she had moved on. I’m sure men lined up for a date with her. Did she still have a thing for musicians? I walked outside and took a deep breath in the cool night air. I lit my cigarette and took a long drag before blowing out the smoke. For the first time in months, I was craving alcohol like crazy. There once was a time I find a bottle of booze and drink until I passed out. I had to admit, I missed numbing the pain.

I finished my cigarette and was about to walk to my car when I ran into Diesel and Tracy. Shit, I had been hoping to sneak out before they got there. I was never getting out of here now.

“Hey man,” he said with a smile, reaching out a hand to shake it. I took it in mine and gave him a bro hug. “What are you doing out here?” He eyed me suspiciously.

“Having a smoke,” I said with a shrug and turned my attention to Tracy. “You look amazing,” I said with a smile and hugged her. She was a brunette with short hair and was wearing a red off the shoulder dress and red heels. I always teased Diesel that she was too good for him.

“You look pretty good yourself,” she said, looking me over. I had opted for some black jeans and a black button-down shirt. Black combat books completed the look.

“Thanks,” I replied and took a deep breath. “Lindsey’s here.”

Tracy glanced over at Diesel. “Did you talk to her?” He asked.

“I were in line to check in when I noticed her. I was about to say hi to her but I noticed she was with some guy. She was holding his hand.” The image flashed in my mind again and my blood boiled. I had no right to be jealous and possessive; she hadn’t belonged to me in three years – if ever.

“Who was it?” He asked. He knew Lindsey always had a thing for musicians, so maybe he thought it was someone we knew.

“I didn’t get a good look,” I sighed. “I left the line and came out for a smoke. I was going to leave but then you guys came.”

“You shouldn’t be alone,” Tracy said, tucking her arm in with his. She knew everything about me. She knew about my history with Lindsey and Destiny and all of my alcohol issues. There were times she was easier to talk to than Diesel about things, especially Lindsey.

“I know,” I patted her hand. “I haven’t had the urge to get totally wasted in a long time but I do tonight. So I can forget.”

“Oh sweetie,” she said and hugged my arm. She looked over at Diesel. “Maybe we should leave and go somewhere else. We could even go back to our house.”

Diesel sighed and looked towards the crowd. “We really need to be here, Tracy,” he said.

“It’s fine,” I protested. “I’ll be fine. It’s a big place so hopefully I won’t see her. If I do, so what. It’s been three years. I was silly to think she wouldn’t be with someone.”

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