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asked.
    “It's… well it’s my life. I live and breathe it. I have since I was a kid.” He paused and sat back in his booth. He looked around Nick’s. It was a 1950s style diner with bright neon signs that flashed “Burgers and Fries." Music blared from the jukebox and red, shiny stools aligned the counter. The smell of grease hung heavy in the air and a waitress came up with her hot pink uniform, black apron, and pad of paper. She took one look at the gorgeous creature in front of her. The ability to speak escaped her as she ogled him. It seemed like she stood there forever. Casey looked at Carter; he looked at Casey, and they both looked at the waitress. Carter spoke.
    “Hi. Can I get a chocolate cherry shake, extra thick?” He smiled tight lipped up at her.
    The waitress broke out of her gaze and regained her senses.
    “ Aren’t you Carter London from Dare?”
    He nodded. She wrote down his order never bothering to inquire if Casey wanted anything, walked away and headed behind the counter to speak with a few of her female co-workers. Casey shook her head.
    “So, do you have any idea what sort of business you would like to study? I mean if the whole rock star thing doesn’t happen for you.” She rolled her eyes and did quotes with her fingers as she said rock and roll thing. Casey really didn’t want to lead on that she cared, but she also didn’t want an uncomfortable silence settling on them either. She thought he was sincere in his apology.
    “I have no idea, but all I know is that it has to be something in music. I need music in my life. I’ve played piano since I was 7. I was classically trained. Guitar since I was 10.”
    “What about the voice? Have you always been able to sing?”
    He smiled at her. “I guess. My mom always said I used to sing in the shower and it was either the acoustics were really good in there or I was.”
    That made Casey chuckle but then she quickly recovered giving him a stern look. Carter wasn't off the hook as far she was concerned but he was making an effort and she wanted to appease him for the time being. He looked puzzled at her new expression and he thought she was trying to play tough guy, so he thought he’d change the subject and focus on her.
    “So nursing. What made you want to do that as a career? You like blood and guts?”
    “As a matter of fact, I do. I actually am fascinated with the human body. How it works, how it heals itself, how people can heal it.” He looked at her adoringly and marveled just at the way she talked about it. He asked her about what speciality she planned to concentrate on and when she would begin her clinical classes which wouldn’t be for another whole year of her prerequisites. All her anatomy, math, science, and English courses. She amazed Carter with her passion for learning and he loved how she became so open with her words. The waitress came over and brought him his shake and again ogled him. Casey was annoyed. She blew a strand of hair away from her face. He knew she was aggravated and he needed to come up with something quick before she ran out the door.
    “I hate blood and guts. Especially in horror movies. Can’t watch ‘em. I keep my hand in front of my face and look between my fingers if I need to.”
    Casey almost shot her just sipped milkshake out of her mouth and Carter’s revelation. A twenty year old guy afraid of horror movies? It was crazy but she also thought adorable as well. She laughed out loud after she swallowed the contents of her shake. He laughed along with her. Her smile and laugh made his heart burn. His palms started sweating again but he enjoyed sharing in her contagious laughter.
    They talked about her being from Sarasota and how he was from Clearwater. They described their families to one another and he told her how him and Tommy were friends since they were kids and how they met Jake when they were all enrolled in an after school music program senior year of high school. He spoke of how they