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younger. Hell, he had the money now; he had
the money to do anything he wanted. At that exact second in his life he wanted
nothing more than to have his throat feel normal. Unfortunately, there were
indeed some things that money just couldn't buy.
A few deep breaths did
nothing for his throat. However, since he hadn't been singing for close to five
minutes he could already feel a sense of relief coming over him. Luke pushed
from the wall and walked to the parking lot. There he started to slowly pace,
keeping himself calm, wondering how long he could hang outside before someone
would come looking for him. The impromptu concert was an amazing, but how long
would it last? What would come next? A drinking party? Acting like they were
barely twenty, hanging in Los Angeles, not caring about anything? Maybe he
wasn't exactly old enough to think that way. It was Fallen Tuesday's first real
big shot on the road on their own. They were probably in a position to break
the law without getting into trouble...
Luke smiled and kept
walking. His small pacing line had grown bigger with each pass by. Whether Luke
wanted to party or not, he needed to get to his doctor, get a game plan
together, and get his throat back to normal. Without his voice...
The thought lingered in
Luke's mind. He stopped walking and put his head back. The cold sky had quite a
few clouds. It looked like it could just start snowing without a moments
notice. Luke looked straight ahead, just in time to see a woman charging
straight at him. He tried to step back but she crashed into Luke and he put his
hands out and then had her by the shoulders. When she looked at him, Luke saw
nothing but big green eyes staring at him. Confused eyes. Hurt eyes. Beautiful eyes. Maybe the most beautiful set of eyes he'd ever seen in his
life.
"Whoa, you
okay?" he asked.
The woman was stiff,
cold, and kept looking over her shoulder.
Luke looked beyond the
woman and half expected to see someone chasing after her.
"Hey, I asked if you
were okay," Luke said.
The woman looked at Luke
again. She hesitated and then smiled. "Yeah. Of course I am. Just... yeah,
I'm okay."
"You don't seem
okay," Luke said. "You seem scared to death right now."
"I'm walking home
from work at night," the woman said. "Easily spooked I guess."
"Easily spooked...
or is someone trying to spook you?"
"Like the stranger
touching my shoulders?"
Luke opened his hands and
moved them. "Sorry about that. Wasn't sure if I was going to get trampled."
The woman laughed
nervously. "Sorry about that. I wasn't really paying attention."
Because she was paying
attention to someone else...
Luke looked again and saw
nothing. Not a trace of a person nearby.
"Where do you
work?" Luke asked.
"Tommy Two's."
"What's that?"
The woman looked appalled.
"You don't know Tommy Two's?"
"I'm afraid I
don't," Luke said. "I'm from out of town. I'm..."
Luke decided not to tell
this pretty woman that he was the lead singer of a band. It suddenly seemed cliché
and pointless. He felt that if he said it a certain way he'd make it seem like
he was seeking a quickie with a groupie.
"I'm sorry,"
the woman said. "I shouldn't have... my uncle owns the restaurant. I kind
of just assume that everyone knows the place."
"Maybe I'll eat
there before I head out of town."
"Where are you
from?"
"I have a place in
Los Angeles."
"That's far from
here. What brings you here?"
"What did you say
your name was?"
"Is that your way of
asking it?"
Luke laughed.
"Caught me."
The woman smiled, a real
smile this time.
Damn... she's...
The rumble of a
motorcycle echoed again and Luke couldn't believe the woman's reaction. The
smile on her face disappeared. She hugged herself and checked over her shoulder
again. She looked completely petrified.
"Hey, you look
cold," Luke said. "Want to step inside..." Luke stopped himself.
"Wow, that probably sounds horrible."
"Actually, it's a
great idea. Can we?"
Luke couldn't believe it.
He quickly turned and
the money to do anything he wanted. At that exact second in his life he wanted
nothing more than to have his throat feel normal. Unfortunately, there were
indeed some things that money just couldn't buy.
A few deep breaths did
nothing for his throat. However, since he hadn't been singing for close to five
minutes he could already feel a sense of relief coming over him. Luke pushed
from the wall and walked to the parking lot. There he started to slowly pace,
keeping himself calm, wondering how long he could hang outside before someone
would come looking for him. The impromptu concert was an amazing, but how long
would it last? What would come next? A drinking party? Acting like they were
barely twenty, hanging in Los Angeles, not caring about anything? Maybe he
wasn't exactly old enough to think that way. It was Fallen Tuesday's first real
big shot on the road on their own. They were probably in a position to break
the law without getting into trouble...
Luke smiled and kept
walking. His small pacing line had grown bigger with each pass by. Whether Luke
wanted to party or not, he needed to get to his doctor, get a game plan
together, and get his throat back to normal. Without his voice...
The thought lingered in
Luke's mind. He stopped walking and put his head back. The cold sky had quite a
few clouds. It looked like it could just start snowing without a moments
notice. Luke looked straight ahead, just in time to see a woman charging
straight at him. He tried to step back but she crashed into Luke and he put his
hands out and then had her by the shoulders. When she looked at him, Luke saw
nothing but big green eyes staring at him. Confused eyes. Hurt eyes. Beautiful eyes. Maybe the most beautiful set of eyes he'd ever seen in his
life.
"Whoa, you
okay?" he asked.
The woman was stiff,
cold, and kept looking over her shoulder.
Luke looked beyond the
woman and half expected to see someone chasing after her.
"Hey, I asked if you
were okay," Luke said.
The woman looked at Luke
again. She hesitated and then smiled. "Yeah. Of course I am. Just... yeah,
I'm okay."
"You don't seem
okay," Luke said. "You seem scared to death right now."
"I'm walking home
from work at night," the woman said. "Easily spooked I guess."
"Easily spooked...
or is someone trying to spook you?"
"Like the stranger
touching my shoulders?"
Luke opened his hands and
moved them. "Sorry about that. Wasn't sure if I was going to get trampled."
The woman laughed
nervously. "Sorry about that. I wasn't really paying attention."
Because she was paying
attention to someone else...
Luke looked again and saw
nothing. Not a trace of a person nearby.
"Where do you
work?" Luke asked.
"Tommy Two's."
"What's that?"
The woman looked appalled.
"You don't know Tommy Two's?"
"I'm afraid I
don't," Luke said. "I'm from out of town. I'm..."
Luke decided not to tell
this pretty woman that he was the lead singer of a band. It suddenly seemed cliché
and pointless. He felt that if he said it a certain way he'd make it seem like
he was seeking a quickie with a groupie.
"I'm sorry,"
the woman said. "I shouldn't have... my uncle owns the restaurant. I kind
of just assume that everyone knows the place."
"Maybe I'll eat
there before I head out of town."
"Where are you
from?"
"I have a place in
Los Angeles."
"That's far from
here. What brings you here?"
"What did you say
your name was?"
"Is that your way of
asking it?"
Luke laughed.
"Caught me."
The woman smiled, a real
smile this time.
Damn... she's...
The rumble of a
motorcycle echoed again and Luke couldn't believe the woman's reaction. The
smile on her face disappeared. She hugged herself and checked over her shoulder
again. She looked completely petrified.
"Hey, you look
cold," Luke said. "Want to step inside..." Luke stopped himself.
"Wow, that probably sounds horrible."
"Actually, it's a
great idea. Can we?"
Luke couldn't believe it.
He quickly turned and
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