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Logan was still talking to Gina, but it was all a fog to her.
    Caroline just stood there, getting
angrier by the moment, as she realized that she had been so close to almost
kissing a man who was involved with another woman. Logan said something to her,
but she wasn’t listening. He and Gina then walked through the curtain and left
her standing there alone.
    Caroline looked back at the
painting of her and a flash of fury ran through her. With one swipe of her arm,
she knocked the entire easel over and the painting lay face down on the floor. Feeling
slightly satisfied by the action, Caroline took a deep breath. She mentally
slapped herself for what seemed like the millionth time that day.
    She can’t believe she had let
herself get carried away like that, twice! He was a musician, a rock star, a
man surrounded by groupies. Of course he would be the player type too, of
course he would have a girlfriend. Caroline felt so stupid as she headed over
to the curtains to leave. She paused right before the curtains though and saw
Logan’s shirt draped over a chair arm.
    Her anger seemed to immediately
dissipate and was replaced with a sudden feeling of sadness. She didn’t know
why she was doing this, but she grabbed his shirt and stuffed it into her
purse, hiding it from view. Then continued to storm out of the curtains and go
find Jackie and Aralia. They were still on the other side of the room and Caroline
walked over to the angrily, Logan was nowhere in sight she noticed.
    “Aralia, I want to go. Now.”
Caroline said, sounding angry because if she let out anything but anger it was
going to be an unending stream of tears and she was not going to give this jerk
the satisfaction of seeing her cry.
    Caroline was strong, always had
been and always will be. She didn’t cry over guys. Aralia and Jackie both
turned to look at her and immediately sensed her tone and understood this was
serious. They quickly said goodbye to the people they were with and followed
Caroline. The three girls headed back to the first door that they had entered.
    Just as Caroline was about to open
the door, it opened from the other side and Logan came rushing back in. Caroline
took a step back, startled, but then slit her eyes and attempted to push past
him.
    “Caroline! Caroline, please, let me
explain.” Logan turned to her, grabbing her arm. She quickly yanked it away
from him and shot him an angry look, as hard as she tried she couldn’t stop the
tears that had begun to brim on her lids. She knew he probably could see them
in her eyes which only made her more angry.
    She turned from him and walked out.
Jackie and Aralia were right on her tail supporting her, but both looking
bewildered as to what had just taken place. Logan followed them out into the
hall but didn’t chase her down the hallway.
    “Caroline! Please!” He shouted
after her. It wasn’t going to do any good, she was already through the double
doors and leaving him and his world behind. Caroline didn’t cry over guys.

 
    Chapter Six
     
    There was a full line of yellow
taxis still picking up concert attendees, so the three girls added themselves
to the back of the line of people waiting their turn. Everyone was dressed in
varying degrees of night club clothing ranging from fishnet stockings to bright
neon colors.
    The girls blended in with their
outfits, Caroline was still rocking her skinny leather pants and her green top
had fallen even further off her shoulder during her encounter with Logan. As
the girls waited in line, inching further towards the front, Caroline’s friends
couldn’t stay silent any longer.
    “Caroline, are you going to tell us
what happened in there? You rushed us out of there like the place was on fire
or something.” Jackie said to her, Aralia nodding in agreement. Caroline turned
to face the girls, dropping her left hip so her weight was being supported on
her right leg. She looked down at her hands, fidgeting again.
    “It really wasn’t that big of