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penetrating voice echoes from around one of the pickup trucks. I can’t see who, but once I close my car door I start to walk around the bed of the truck.
    “I’m here, Mr. Casey, let’s get to it,” Riley says, annoyed.
    I stop. Dead in my tracks. I should have brought extra underwear.
    “Leah, come here for a sec.” Riley waved to me.
    I swallowed, and regaining my footing. Smiling when I reached them, I stood beside Riley and pretended to block the sun from my eyes. When really, I was trying to shield my apparent blushing. How in the hell was this the man from the club? Maybe he had a twin.
    “Leah, this is Weston Casey. Weston, this is one of my very best friends, Leah Marshall.”
    I curl my lip into a smile, swallow again, and extend my shaky hand to him. “Hi,” I manage.
    He was pretty. I mean really pretty. Like, he should be strutting on a catwalk somewhere, or handling multi-million dollar acquisitions somewhere important.
    “Nice to meet you,” he said. “Riley, maybe I’ll just call you later with the details.”
    Riley gives him an odd look, probably one you shouldn’t give your boss, rolls her eyes and looks at me. “I’m all yours, girl. Let’s go.”
    I didn’t realize my hand was still shaking his. Embarrassed, I pulled it away. This can’t be the same man from the club in New York. That one was clearly drunk and wouldn’t leave me alone…this one, was reserved and seemed very arrogant.
    Weston Casey was too pretty for me.
     
    ***
    I didn’t have the nerve to ask Riley about him.
    Riley took me to Addison’s house, and we ate a huge breakfast that Blaine and Alex cooked for us. Afterward, we sat on the living room floor and played with the kids.
    Scarlett was running around, wearing an adorable unicorn costume. Whinnying like a horse and holding her hands up like little hooves.
    “It was supposed to be for Halloween, but she loves it so much I let her wear it whenever she wants. It makes her happy, and it’s so damn cute,” Riley says melodically while watching her daughter trot around us.
    Addison’s boys were playing with toy John Deere tractors, and the twins were sleepily peacefully in their bedroom.
    “He looks just like him,” I said softly, picking up a tractor and handing it to Chase.
    “I know, he’s perfect.” Addison smiled.
    I wanted to tell them about my perfect night with Jeremiah. But I couldn’t. He was gone, and it was a memory I decided to keep all to myself.
    “Leah, I still can’t believe I have a rock star sitting on the floor in my living room!” Addison squealed and lean into hug me. The fifth or sixth time she had done so since I arrived.
    I blushed, it still felt weird for people to see me that way.
    “Well, I wouldn’t say that just yet…but, it is like a dream. I never thought it would happen, and I’m trying to live every day to its fullest.”
    “I saw the video for Mesmerize. How can you sing with three hotties behind you?” Riley gushed and Addison nodded happily.
    I laugh. “Well, it’s easy…two of them are married, and the other one is my new favorite shopping buddy…”
    They both raise their eyebrows. “Oh…” they say in unison.
    “Yeah, I’m not Neil’s type.” Neil was my drummer, and had one gorgeous face. His arms were muscular, complete with broad shoulders from all the years of drumming. Neil was also very gay, and absolutely wonderful. I loved having him in my life; he was like the protective big brother I never had.
    “Where are the guys now?” Addison asks.
    “Jett and Aaron are still in New York, and Neil went to California for a few weeks.”
    “You were in New York?” Riley sits up, her eyes bright.
    “Yeah, for the past two weeks. I just did a show last week. Craziest night. The club caught on fire.”
    “Holy shit!”
    “I know, it was insane. It happened while we were playing too. Thankfully everyone got out okay.”
    “I can’t believe you didn’t tell us,” Addison says, scowling. “You