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looked and how much he wanted to take her clothes off and make love to her. She could actually hear his voice in her head and her mind swam with fantasies about how happy he was going to be when he saw her. Roxanne was giddy with excitement and compulsively thought of nothing else that entire week.
    Her obsession with CJ had risen to an all time high and she had lost all ability to separate what was real and what wasn’t. She was pretty darn sure she had been successful breaking him and the radio bitch up because the week after dropping off the dead rat, Roxanne followed CJ just about everywhere he went prior to going out of town and she didn’t see him with her once.
    Serves that damn bitch right for trying to encroach on her man! Little Miss Radio Pants was lucky it was only a rat in the box. Roxanne knew if she ever saw them together again, that skanky radio whore would really get what’s coming to her.
     
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    When Paden and Neal, the sales person who had sold the live appearance to The Cat’s Cradle, got to the club, CJ and his band were already there setting up the stage for the night’s performance.
    When CJ saw her, his heart skipped a beat and he couldn’t take his eyes off of her. She  looked so beautiful and he missed her terribly. He was abs olutely sure he had fallen in love with her, which made this entire situation even more tragic.
    CJ had gone to the police station to ask for advice on what he could, or should do about the situation but they said there was nothing they could do because no one knew who this person was.
    Ever since Paden had broken up with him, nothing suspicious had happened and he figured the same was true on her end. Trying to find out who was plotting to keep them apart was like looking for a needle in a haystack. As long as they stayed apart, they were both safe. It was cruel and unjust, but he didn’t know what else to do. Finishing his final set up, CJ headed to the bar where Paden and Archie were still talking. As he approached, he saw Archie glance his way, and feigning work to do, he moved away to give them some space.
    Coming up right beside her , CJ looked deeply into her eyes to try to gauge what she was thinking and feeling. When he saw her tenderly smile at him, he said, “Baby, I miss you terribly. Every day sucks knowing you’re not in my life and I want you so badly.”
    Paden was so grateful to hear those words. Part of her wondered if he was mad at her for ending their relationship and she wanted so much for him to not be upset with her. She had honestly felt there was no other choice and she didn’t want harm to come to either of them.
    Reaching out for one of his hands, Paden said softly, “I miss you beyond belief. Not a day goes by when I don’t think of you. I just don’t know what else to do.”
    At that point, people started flooding into the bar and they knew their time to talk was coming to an end.
    “Can we talk a little bit after the first set?” CJ asked.
    Having no reason to say no, Paden nodded her head . “I’d like that.”
     
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    By the time Roxanne arrived at The Cat’s Cradle halfway through the first set, the bar was jam packed but she managed to find one barstool at the end of the bar next to the doors to the kitchen. From where she sat, the only thing she could see because of the standing room crowd was the stage and her beautiful man singing his heart out. She knew he was singing every word to her and she watched him with a faraway look in her eyes. She had dressed up in a new outfit just for him, gotten her hair cut, and knew he had dressed in his black jeans tonight just for her. She had convinced herself that after the first set, he would come looking for her and she was ready with a well-rehearsed speech of what she would say to win his heart forever.
    Finally, the last song of the set ended , and after reminding people that their CDs and T-shirts were for sale over at the WSIX radio table, CJ jumped off the stage and