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was seductive as his eyes roamed over my plunging neckline. He looked alert, with his hair freshly slicked back. His black t-shirt hugged his torso and mirrored Ray Bans hung from his dog tags. He, like the other band members, was dressed casually in jeans.
    Dan was deeply involved in a conversation with Troy and paid no attention to the information in front of him, nor to me for that matter. Troy yawned animatedly, I wasn’t sure if he was genuinely tired or just not interested in the topic of Dan’s conversation. Jason looked over the folder before turning his attention back to his phone, which was vibrating relentlessly.
    Monique gave me a polite smile as she closed the door behind her and left. I cleared my throat and took a deep breath.
    “Gentlemen, we are about to embark on a two month publicity tour. We will be taking in cities within the continental United States and a few major European cities. It’s going to be gruelling but necessary. This will then give us time to play a full stadium tour after Hannah has the baby.”
    I turned to James as I saw the concern on his face.  “We’ll start overseas and then move back to the mainland so that as the pregnancy progresses you will be closer to home in case she goes early. In addition to that, I’ll have a G6, fuelled up with an active flight plan ready at every stop so if you need to get home in a hurry, you can.”
    James looked at me, stunned, before responding, “You organized a plane to be on stand by?”
    “Sure have, I also have spoken to Hannah’s obstetrician - with Hannah’s consent of course. He has my personal number so even if you are on stage or unable to be reached he can call me. He assured me that she is still way off but we aren’t taking any chances. I will not let you miss the birth of your first child. FYI if it’s a girl, Lexi is a pretty cool name.” I gave James a quick wink.
    “Lexi, I don’t know what to say...” James stuttered as he stood up to face me. I had seen that look before, the gratitude and relief. It was the same look he had had back in Melbourne when his brother Mike had been involved in an accident and my intervention at the scene had been instrumental in saving Mike’s life. I knew he was worried about leaving Hannah and touring and I was going to do everything in my power to make sure I made it as easy as possible for both of them. Not just because it was my job, but also because they were my friends.
    “You don’t have to say anything, just do what you do best and leave all this other bullshit to me. I’ve got your back.” I smiled as James gave me one of his trademark hugs.
    “Hey dude, you going to let him feel up your woman like that?” Dan piped in, amused by our affectionate exchange.
    “James is more than welcome to hug Lexi, I trust them both implicitly.” Alex grinned as he refused to be baited by Dan.
    “Well if that’s the case, I might have a go next,” snorted Dan as he rose from his seat.
    “No one else is having a go! I’m not a fucking ride Dan. Sit down, shut up and stop thinking with your dick!” I snarled as I released myself from James’ arms.
    Troy and Jason both laughed aloud while Alex glanced at me approvingly, biting his lip to suppress his smile. Even Chris was amused and cleared her throat before taking a drink of water. Dan sat down sullenly, not having found it as amusing as everyone else.
    “Ok, back to the agenda.” I continued, “In front of you are our travel dates, list of hotels, interviews, photo ops etcetera. Everything is listed so you will know when and where you are going to be at any given time. I will be traveling with you and I’ll update you each morning at breakfast on what your commitments are going to be for the day. As you can see we are leaving in three days. Any questions?” I glanced around the room as they flipped through the pages.
    Chris stood up and addressed the band, “Well it seems like now is as good a time as any to give you some