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have a lot to tell me, missy, but first and foremost, tell me that you accepted!”
     
    Holly gave her friend a look, and then glanced over at Tommy who was staring at her with as much intensity as he was listening. His arms were crossed casually over his chest, and though his demeanor was lax, he seemed intent on hearing Holly’s answer just as much as Tanya was. Holly swallowed and looked back at Tanya.
     
    “Yes,” she said, her lips curling up. “I did. I accepted.”
     
     

Chapter 5
     
    The first sincere smile Holly had seen Tommy smile slid onto his face, but he quickly morphed it into a knowing smirk. However, his green eyes still carried a healthy glow, and he pressed his lips together as he regarded the young woman before him. He had no idea what he was getting himself into. He barely knew her, and yet he had invited her to go on tour with him and his band for the summer. Tommy wouldn’t even be getting sex out of it; she would be his quote unquote psychologist. But there was something about her that drew him to her, something alluring and fascinating, and something he felt he had to figure out.
     
    She was the first person he noticed as he began one of his hits from 1987, and to find her staring at her books rather than up at him … Not that he was conceited, of course … well, not to the point of arrogance, at least. Anyway, one of his character flaws was not the point; the point was her. Holly Dunn. Whoever she was. With strawberry blonde hair and brown eyes, Holly was definitely a natural beauty. That much he could tell from her face, soft and yet sharp at the same time. However, she hid her body in baggy clothing, almost as though she was ashamed of it. Or she felt that she didn’t need to prove anything to anybody. Or maybe both. It didn’t matter; Holly was this fascinating, attractive puzzle that Tommy wanted nothing more than to figure out, and what better way to do that than to take her on tour with him? Okay, so the decision was rash and ill-thought, but luckily, his band was used to his antics and agreed.
     
    He wondered if she would be offended if he took the company of groupies around her.
     
    “Well then,” Tommy said, flashing what he knew was one of his charming grins, “you should probably be introduced to everyone.” He motioned with his arm to Mitch. “This is Mitch Sandburg, the band’s drummer.”
     
    “Oh, I know him,” Holly stated with a polite smile, glancing over at the man. “Tanya’s had a thing for him since forever. His posters are all over her walls—”
     
    “Holl!” Tanya said indignantly, stomping her foot as a blush took over the majority of her face.
     
    “What?” Holly asked, looking somewhat puzzled. “It’s true, right? I would think that, if anything, Mitch would be flattered.”
     
    “I am,” Mitch assured Tanya, and then squeezed her side in a teasing manner. Tanya’s face broke into a delighted smile and her eyes shone as she looked up at him.
     
    Holly studied this with an intent fascination. Logically, she knew all about the feelings of love and the emotions it brought, but she had never seen Tanya look at a member of the opposite sex with such adoration, and even Mitch seemed to be reciprocating the feeling. Didn’t they only meet just yesterday? Could love at first sight really and truly exist? In fact, she didn’t ever remember a guy looking at her that way, nor did she remember ever looking at a guy that way. Realizing that she had been staring, Holly glanced away, rocking on the back of her heels and then through the balls of her feet rather nervously.
     
    “Right,” Tommy said, watching Holly with an amused twinkle in his eyes. “There are two other members of our band though.”
     
    “Of course.” Holly shook her head, as though to clear it of her previous thoughts. “I have a question,” she began, shoving her hands into her jean pockets as Tommy started leading everyone to a nearby tour bus. A few colleagues of