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A couple of the staff looked atUntil the final round actually started, ere free to leave If we didn’t h, ere auto

Opening the door, I looked out I’d been expecting to see a delivery person with balloons or flowers orout there was soour children and s forward to this ht, my heart stopped, and round I , there’s no way this vision before me is real But as Anna disconnected her phone and slipped it back into her purse, I kneake, and she really was here with me It took every ounce of willpower I had to not pull her intoif I could touch Anna was a foreign, unsettling feeling I just wantedOnnika on her hip, while Gibson stood at her side Gibson picked up s "Daddy!"

My eyes were stinging as I dropped down toHer fa raham crackers, and I suddenly felt completely at peace God, I have missed this As I rubbed her back, I looked up at Anna A fat tear was dripping down her cheek as she watched us "What are you doing here?" I finally asked her "I thought ere going to reconnect froavesmile "We are…but they’re not Your children need you, and you need therin She was gnawing on a rubber ring, and drool was all down her chin and her shirt, and it was the cutest thing I’d ever seen As I stood to take Onnika from her, Anna told me, "We’ll stay at a different hotel, but the kids want to cheer for you in the audience I want to cheer for you in the audience," she added in a whisper

Standing close to Anna as I wrapped ht not reen as she stared at me Her lips were so full and luscious, it was physically difficult to not lean down and suck on one "You will, Griffin I know you will"

Onnika grabbed ht She sood, like her , refusing to let go, while Anna stared up atin her eyes I couldn’t stand it any one hand from Onnika, I wrapped it around Anna "Co her into me Our lips instinctively found each other’s, and she breathed a sigh of relief as we connected I knew this wouldn’t fix everything, but I felt like it was a start, and as our ether, I felt the er every day she’d been gone, slowly begin to fill

When we broke apart, I cupped her cheek "I love you, so much," I told her, surprised at how lorious Ither howtoevery word I felt like I’d learned that the hard way, and I also felt like that experience had made the words so much more powerful to me I’d earned theain "Good luck in there We’ll be here when you get out" By the way she said it, I got the feeling shefor you I still wanted to win, to prove uys and the world, but if I lost…I’d be okay with it, because I’d still won her And that orth more than all the rock bands in the world

When I walked back into the waiting room, I felt invincible The best people in the world lovede, and I heldnearly as confident Shaking in his chair, he looked over at ht you gave up and left"

For a second, I wondered if he’d been hoping I had I pushed the feeling aside ih Liam wouldn’t think that We were fa completely at ease, I clapped hi? That final ingredient to being one of the world’s biggest rock stars?"

Lialancing at some of mine that were visible

I shook my head "No Well…actually, yes, I can’t believe you’re still a virgin at your age…it’s eotyou’re lacking is confidence You need to realize that you’ve got talent, and that the world is your playground You need to own this shit You’re about to be a fucking rock star, after all"

LiaaveHow had I forgotten hoesoetting my job back, but really it was always mine I just needed to reach out and take it…which was exactly what I was going to do