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the train. I didn’t even know where it was going. All I knew was I’d somehow manage to just quit the job I’d basically sold my soul to get.
    Guess my soul wasn’t worth as much as I’d thought.

FIVE

    SOMEHOW I'D JUMPED on a train going the right way. No idea why I’d felt such a dire need to escape. Even if Kyle had wanted to come after me, he couldn’t leave His Majesty—no, I was not calling him Dalton—alone unsupervised.
    But, after a quick chat with the driver, I waited for my stop and walked back to where the vans were.  
    I’d just grab my bag off the bus and head on out. Kyle could let Lenny know I was gone. I was pretty much toast in this business leaving mid-tour anyway, so who cared?
    And Kyle, well, he could deal with it himself. I hoped he had enough of a soul to know playing with someone like that, knowing she was about to be humiliated, was evil.  
    Make that Evil. The capital is important.
    Or, I dreamed a little…Maybe Kyle wouldn’t tell Lenny and they’d get all the way down to New York City and not know where to go from there. Sure, they’d know the venue and maybe the hotel if Lenny paid any attention to his emails. But, where to park the bus? What time to be at the Today Show? What appearances to make? Yeah. Not so much.  
    I took a moment, pausing outside the gates and thinking of all the chaos it could make.  
    Yeah. A girl could dream.
    Finally, I waved to security as I came through. At the first bus, Buck opened the door and stopped me.
    “Where’s the boy?”  
    “He’s on his way!” I gave Buck the brightest smile I could and started heading back toward bus 4 before turning back. “Buck? You’ve been great to work with. You’re a pro and I’ve always appreciated how you balance keeping the tour on track with your client’s temperament. It’s truly been a pleasure working with you.”
    He looked at me like I was crazy. “You ain’t dying, are you, Mel?”
    “Nope. Not dying. Alive and kicking. Just wanted to let you know that.”
    “Well, thanks. People never thank the drivers. I really appreciate that.”
    I gave him a real smile and headed back to bus four. I quietly grabbed my gear and dragged it off the bus while everyone else mulled around.
    Luckily no one cared.
    Sad statement, but true.  
    I circled around the bus and sat in a dark corner of the lot on a beat up picnic table afraid that if I tried to get out past security they’d ask again where their rock star was.
    The chaos began about thirty minutes later when people realized there was still no rock star. Lenny started making calls and shouting into phones.
    I wish I’d brought popcorn.  
    After another fifteen minutes, the Jag pulled into the lot and His Majesty managed to swagger across the lot as if close to one hundred heart attacks weren’t relying on him.  
    Kyle tossed the keys to the roadie who raced up to load the car on its trailer, pushed His Majesty onto his bus, and gave Lenny the high sign. And with that, the busses started up and headed out the gate.
    I took a sigh of relief as I watched the taillights of the last one turn the corner and head for the highway.
    “Hey.”
    I closed my eyes wishing, I didn’t know who had sneaked up on me from the other direction.
    “You missed your ride.” I nodded my head toward the gate as Kyle stepped into view.
    “Yeah. Well, I thought maybe you and I could take a rental.”
    “I think you missed the part where I quit.”
    “Is that what that was?” He grinned, cock-sure of himself. “I thought you were just tired of holding your stuff. Don’t worry. It’s in my bag.”
    He looked…cute. Just so darn cute. But, I wasn’t letting him suck me in again.
    “Kyle, what are you doing?”
    For the first time since I’d met him, he looked unsure.
    “Listen, about tonight. I get it. I totally do. More often than not Dalton can be an ass. But, he’s my best friend and he makes the money that pays all of us. I get to write music and tour