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band split up, I thought he and the other guys would join another one. Before The Greys were together, we were all in different bands that didn’t work out or our agents felt weren’t a good fit. However, if he was calling me, that meant he wasn’t on tour, which meant he wasn’t in a band. His wife probably loved that.
    “You come to town and don’t tell nobody huh?” He asked in his usual jovial tone.
    “Yeah, man. It was just a spur of the moment thing.” I felt chastised. “But, how have you been!” I exclaimed. “It’s been a long time.”
    “Yeah, it has. A lot has happened since the band broke up.” He paused. “We missed you.”
    “Yeah, I missed you guys too. It just got a little crazy after awhile.”
    Justin knew damn well how crazy it had become. Scott having breakdowns every other rehearsal. His crazy ass wife kept coming to our rehearsals and causing all types of drama with him and me. She was positive that Justin and I had screwed around. The sad part about all of this was that, we actually hadn’t. Well, technically hadn’t.
    One drunken night, Justin tried to kiss me. Even in my own drunken state, I pushed him away. We were only friends and that was all we would ever be, since he was married. Now, if he weren’t married…
    Well.
    Justin and I could have been an item. He was thoughtful, sweet, and a helluva guitar player. He was also a great friend, and that was worth more to me.
    “How long you in town for?” he asked.
    “A while,” I answered. “You still live in Huntstown?”
    “Yeah,” he muttered. “Let’s get together for a beer.”
    “Okay, cool. I’m going to be at Peppers tonight. Meet you there?”
    “Yup, that’s perfect. Nine work for you?”
    “Yup, see you then. Looking forward to catching up,” I smiled.
    “Me too.”
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    P eppers was crowded as usual . The music was hot, drinks were flowing, and the crowd was buzzed. Shay and Lori made a pact to get me out every weekend, so I could get reacquainted with the town. It had been a long time since I’d been home, so it was definitely needed. Soon, I’d have to start looking for a job. I managed to build a nice nest egg, but I wanted to keep some for a real rainy day.
    There were some familiar faces here unlike at Wiley’s, where a lot of the out–of-towners would come through. Sometimes the local college students would swing by, but you could easily point them out. They were fresh- faced and had mischief written all over them.
    “Do we have to go out every weekend?” I whined to the girls.
    I even tried to get out of going because of my eye. However, after Shay put makeup over it and styled my hair so it covered the left side of my face, I almost looked like nothing happened.
    Almost.
    “Yup, every damn weekend,” Shay said as her eyes narrowed on me. “There is only so much facetime, Facebook, and other social media communication we can do. Now we are in make-up mode.”
    “Exactly,” Lori chimed in.
    The door opened and several guys walked in, but only one of them looked familiar.
    Razor .
    He did not see me, but I definitely turned around so I would not see him. He sauntered in like he owned the joint.
    Arrogant son of a bitch.
    Shay disappeared by the time I turned back around and Lori was chatting it up with another guy. We were sitting off to the side at an island designed for patrons to set drinks and maybe even a snack. Not much else could be held on the small countertop, but there were seats. Someone touched my back on the right side, but when I turned, no one was there. I swiveled my stool to the left and saw Justin Carter in the flesh, looking like a million bucks.
    “Justin!” I screamed and flung myself at him.
    He caught me and swung me around.
    “Kylie Mills! So fucking good to see you.” He put me down.
    “Yes! Oh my God! You look so good!” I exclaimed, while still holding on to him.
    “Well, shit. You are the one that looks good. Always did.”
    Oh boy.
    “Let’s get a