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wondered what it must have been
like to be a rockstar. Without a care in the world. With lots of money and
thousands of fans.
    Harry said something along the
lines of see you tonight! and tapped the clipboard off the roof of Mel ’ s car.
    She found herself sitting there,
again, waiting.
    For what, she didn ’ t know.

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    Jake held out the little bottle of
whiskey and opened his hand.
    “ Boom, ” he whispered as it hit the
floor and bounced.
    Two down, lots more to go.
    He laughed and shook his head. This
was pathetic. Why the hell was he trying to get drunk in the back of a limo
while the band finished up their set outside?
    Each time Jake closed his eyes, he
saw the pregnant woman holding her belly, enjoying the music. That would be
Chloe someday. And that someday would be soon. Very soon.
    This wasn ’ t the life Jake signed up for. Hell no. He was
supposed to be a single rockstar. On top of the world. In rock n ’ roll heaven. Enjoying life to
its fullest. Fallen Tuesday hadn ’ t
even hit their peak yet. They were about to release an album that would change
their lives even more.
    The door to the limo opened and
Jake stiffened.
    Time to face the music.
    The first person in the car was
Trent. Jake couldn ’ t
believe he felt relieved that it was him. Just weeks ago, the sight of Trent
made Jake want to take a swing at him. All because of a woman. A woman they had
once fought over. A woman who should have never come back into their lives.
    Trent sat down and pulled the door
shut. He stared at Jake, then looked at the empty bottle of whiskey, then back
to Jake.
    “ You
drunk? ”
    “ One
little bottle of whiskey? ” Jake asked.
    “ Just
one? ”
    “ Just
one. ”
    “ What
happened out there, man? ”
    “ Got
caught up. ”
    “ In
what? ”
    “ The
show. The audience. ”
    “ Those
are our fans, ” Trent said. “ They pay for all this. They buy
the tickets. The shirts. The albums. Everything. ”
    “ It
was just too close, ” Jake
said. “ Okay? ”
    “ What
was? ”
    “ Their
lives, man. It ’ s like
looking into each one of their eyes and seeing what this all means and the fact
that I … we … provide it. ”
    “ Isn ’ t that the dream? ”
    Jake kicked at the small empty
whiskey bottle. “ This is …”
    Trent smiled. “ It wasn ’ t just that. I saw the way you looked at that woman
with the baby. And the pregnant woman. ”
    “ Yeah?
Your point? ”
    Trent leaned forward and folded his
hands. “ You can talk to me,
Jake. If there ’ s one person
who gets it …”
    “ I
feel tricked, man, ” Jake
said. “ I feel confused. I woke
up this morning and sat with a guitar in my hand but didn ’ t play. You know why? ”
    Trent shook his head. “ No. Why? ”
    “ Because
I didn ’ t want to wake her .
Chloe. I wanted her to just stay the hell asleep. So I could get a break from
her. I gave up playing something I love to hide from something I ’ m pretending to love. But she
didn ’ t stay asleep. She
woke up. And anymore it ’ s
like I have to …”
    Jake turned his head.
    “ You ’ re forcing yourself to sleep
with the woman you got pregnant, ” Trent said. “ All because you
wanted to prove a point to me. Damn, man. Just … damn. ”
    “ Hey,
I know, ” Jake yelled. “ I know. ”
    “ You
need to tell the rest of the guys, ” Trent said. “ It ’ s time we all sit down and talk
about this. You need to get it off your chest and let us help you. This isn ’ t the end of the world, Jake.
Okay? If you don ’ t love her …”
    “ What
do I do? Just leave her? That ’ s
probably what she wants. I ’ m
a lottery ticket to her now. She came back looking for something. She started
with you and you threw her to the curb. Then she came crawling to me. Like I
had much of a choice …”
    Jake froze for a second and looked
at Trent. He suddenly found himself on a very thin line. Each word threatening
to push him into a dark, lonely oblivion.
    “ You
had a choice,