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"I thought the ured you wouldn’t show for at least half an hour"

He grins "Someone has to be the responsible party in this band"

I want to be pissed off, but I can’t…he’s just such a wiseass With a chuckle, I say, "The last time we left any real responsibility to you, you ordered us ten thousand In Like Finn T-shirts"

He shrugs "I don’t see why you ed your name to Finn"

"They were all ladies’ size double XL"

"I like ive up Let’s go do this , jackass" Arms hooked around my pal like we’re back in elementary school, I follow the receptionist with the nice ass to the conference rooht in the end The feeling is short-lived e turn the corner and the glass fishbowl-like ht Aat the table Dylan da at me like a wolf about to pounce on a lame lamb

Chapter Thirty-Six

Lucky

"Thank you for helping out tonight" Avery lifts the security gate from the front of Lucky’s and fiddles with the lock on the front door that has been sticking for more than ten years

"Of course It’s not like I have a social life anyway"

"The way you look tonight, you could have a very busy social life Maybe try s once or twice, so you don’t look like you bite You’ll be all set" My best friend showed up atthat if I wasn’t going to feel good, she was going to at least lass of wine, we raided my closet and I let her do h school I wasn’t into it at first--I actually did it toso hard, I wanted her to think she helped But by the ti me look better, but actually feel a little better too

Inside Lucky’s ork like a well-oiledthe upside-down chairs When we’re all set up, I sit on the other side of the bar while Avery counts out the register

"I lass of wine "You need to talk to him"

"I don’t want to ruin his career Look at ive ht for lass of wine and walks around the bar to sit next toon this earth There was never a day he questioned if hechoice Your …it was their choice toFlynn that chance"

"But what if he chooseschoice?"

"Like Iris did"

I nod

"Is that what you’re really afraid of? That he’ll lose the tour and a year later he’ll up and leave you for another one? That he’ll break your heart?"

"I don’t know"

"You didn’t worry about the future with Dylan"

"I don’t think I was ever really in love with Dylan"

She smiles "It’s about time you admitted it I’m not sure what makes me happier, that you’re in love or that you never loved Sleazy Ryder But either way, you need to talk to Flynn Otherwise you’ll be the one wondering what if your whole life"