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Ignoring her glare, I take her hand and ether They stay intertwined for the entire hts come up, the theater applauds and Carolyn walks to the front of the stage "Okay, everyone We’re going to take a five- down, I see Laney jurab her"

"I’ll take her You can getit’s going to be ao of et to the restrooer than my damn head, I wait outside the ladies’ room When the two of them walk out hand in hand, I realize for the first ti I thought it was having the world ata rockstar But the reality is…I want Sunday afternoon movies with these two

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Lucky

The little girls giggle at thehis own version of "Let It Go" He’s turned the epic ballad into le beat of e before; his talent is undeniable and his sexiness is utterly sorthy But watching hi for a five-year-old he adores, puts the whole h froainst the wall on the other side of the theater, taking it all in A gaggle of hters, only the look on most of their faces tells me their interest is far less innocent

"You think he likes older women? I mean, we’re more experienced"

"Look at hi Harold a BJ on his birthday and your anniversary doesn’t equate to the type of experience that man must have I bet he fucks like the devil"

"Victoria! You’re so bad!" They both giggle

"I’d like to be bad with hi all that rhyth ends, and the place erupts in applause that by far overshadows the clapping the end of the arnered He winks at Laney in the front row and heads toward h my periphery, I see the horny mo

"Back to the balcony?" He offers me his hand

I take it, walk two steps, and then stop, turning back to whisper to the moms, "The rhyth their reen with envy

"What was that all about?" Flynn asks as we " I suzzles a full bottle of water "Thirsty?" I tease

"How did I do, coach? I did everything you taught me Tilted my head so my throat was open, leaned back instead of forward I think I earned an A"

Shit I was supposed to be watching hireat You’re a ood teacher"

"I don’t even think you really ever neededmo you’re all I really need"

My heart sighs and the entire world fades away as he slowly leans in and, ever so gently, brushes his lips with mine We’ve been intimate, but this moment is at an entirely different level He rests his forehead against roans "I want you I keep trying to distance myself, but it’s i I want you next to ht" He closes his eyes, and when he reopens them, the pain I see crushes ht now…" He shakes his head "I’ him sickens me It’s not a difficult decision "Don’t walk away I just need s out"

He closes his eyes, and I watch his face visibly relax We sit hand-in-hand in the balcony until the last person sings Then we go down to a very excited Laney Carolyn is by her side, a hesitant look on her face "Uraphs"

Flynn’s di with his adorable crooked smile "No problem" I’ns the last autograph and thanks Carolyn A feorkers from the theater come to carry the portable stereo that acted as backup for the singers today "Would you mind if we borrowed that for five minutes and I’ll carry it out to your car?" His set hi hted