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And then the lights went up, and he was there, right in front ofhis beautiful broken heart into every chord and lyric

Watching him, I feel a certainty wash over me like I’ve never known before

This man

This reckless, brave, , and I can’t believe it tookis over and they’re gone, hustled away backstage while the awards show continues I fight e of the crowd, and couard "I need to get backstage," I yell

"Sure you do, sweetheart You and all the rest" He chuckles, standing fir around ed to find a scalper selling tickets on the Strip, and spent an outrageous aet inside It orth every penny, but now that I’m here, there’s an army of security between me and Dex

Then I see a faan, over here!"

She turns, her eyes widening when she recognizesforward "She’s with irls as she grabs old wristband overhere?"

But there’s no time to explain "Where’s Dex?" I ask breathlessly

"Around here solances around, but it’sin a dozen different directions "I think he was heading to the dressing rooan yanks ain, I will rip you apart with my bare hands," she tells me calmly

"I won’t," I proan whirls away, so I head in the direction she told uys, and hordes of celebrities in fancy for room marked for the band

I pause outside the door Should I knock? But before I can decide, the door flies open, and I’ht in the face

Oh God

My heart stops I can’t help it, he looks too good, sweating fro from under his black T-shirt Those dark eyes fix on mine, but before I can say a word, he yanks me inside the roo kiss