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    “Look, you need to let go. Thanks for the dance, but I’m leaving.”
    “Come on, baby, you know you wanna come play.” He didn’t seem to take no for an answer. She pushed at him one more time, but this time he seemed too lost as he looked behind her. She could feel his presence before she could see him.
    “Skylar, you okay? I’m sorry I took so long, I had to find a shirt.”
    “I’m fine, Joey, really. He was just leaving, right?” She glared at the idiot as he finally released his hold on her.
    “You’re the drummer right? You guys rock.”
    “Thanks, but I think you should leave now,” he said through gritted teeth.
    “Umm, you coming, babe?” The idiot didn’t seem to give up. However, Joey made himself known by standing next to her wrapping his arm around her.
    “I think she is going to be fine. Now leave.” Sky felt like such an idiot that a guy like Joey had to come to her rescue. She really should not have left the house. When the idiot finally left, she could feel the tension radiating through Joey. Unable to resist, she placed her hand on his now covered chest trying to soothe him.
    “Calm down now, big guy. It’s okay. He’s gone, thank you. There you go, nice and calm.” She smiled at him when he looked down at her with wide eyes.
    Joey had never had someone try to soothe him before, normally no one gave a rat's ass, except his band mates. They cared, but most of the time they let him beat the shit out of something until his aggression passed, or he got shit faced drunk. But Skylar seemed to calm him deep down with her touch. Almost like a mother’s touch. Taking some deep breaths, he let everything go. He could still see the fucker grabbing her ass and rubbing himself suggestively against her. He could have screwed about half the women in the club, but he was drawn to her. He wasn't built for a relationship right now, maybe ever, but she seemed different from others he had met. Sky wasn’t a groupie, but a real woman, a caring woman.
    “Are you really okay?” He turned her so he could look at her face to face. Damn, she was so small compared to him. With her heels she couldn’t have been more than five four to his six two frame.
    “Yes, I’m fine. Thank you, now are you okay?” The concern in her eyes was almost overwhelming. She was so different from what he had experienced. The strange pull to her was like nothing he ever felt before, even in his past. Though not looking for a commitment, put aside the fact he wasn't in a place in his life to where he could offer one, if he could, she would be the one. It was crazy to have this feeling with someone you had just met.
    “I’m fine, Sky, thanks to you. Do you want to sit down and talk for a bit? It’s kinda loud here, but we can go sit in the back. You can even have your friend come if you want." He saw the apprehension in her eyes. “Just talking Skylar, nothing else.” She seemed to think about it before looking around.
    “I don’t see Casey anywhere, and since she didn’t tell me if she left, I can stay and talk for a couple minutes before I need to go.” Joey couldn’t help but smile as he reached down and took her hand in his. They were so soft compared to his callused ones. Joey pulled her in different directions, as people told him how good the set was until they finally made it to the back. A large man, who he knew as one of the club’s bouncers, let him pass. Walking to one of the backrooms he sat down in an overly large couch pulling Sky to sit down next to him.
    “I have to say you took me by surprise when you told me you knew the band and then started to play. I didn’t see that coming, or maybe I should have. You didn’t have a shirt on.” She laughed at her little joke. Her laugh was deep, throaty, and sexy as hell. His cock grew with every sound.
    “Yeah, not something I go around announcing, you know. Too many weird groupies.”
    “Well, everyone wants the hot drummer, or the sexy lead singer.