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own. He was a
lover and a friend to the public, and he had to always remember that without
them, he was nothing.
    Without
her I’m nothing…
    The thought
came out of nowhere and he pushed it down to the back of his heart where all
hard truths were stuffed away under lock and key. He didn’t need anyone, let
alone her. He had made it on his own.
     With
his thoughts scattered and wild he wanted to be anywhere but there, and the
trap of the adoring crowd wanting more than he had to give. He’d already given
up so much of himself.
    Gage’s eyes
swept around for a glimpse of the one face he wanted to see. Where was Kate?
After tonight, she would be gone.
    Damn it, he
needed her right then; suddenly all he could think about was her soft moans as
her delectable body writhed beneath him, the taste of her flesh and sweetness on
his tongue, the thick curve of her breast as he tried to suckle every inch of
it and her perfect hips that he wanted to squeeze in his hands as he pushed
himself against her.
    Fuck… Gage
was in too deep and he knew it.
    Then he
thought about her bright smile, the way her eyes lit up when she spoke of the
latest book she had read, and the way she would try and hide the tears that
welled in her eyes whenever she watched romantic movies or how cute she was
when she wore his old t-shirts to bed. 
    He found
himself missing her, though it hadn’t been long since they had last been
together.  He wanted to hear her beautiful, timid laughter that always
managed to snare his heart, forcing him to roar with laughter, right along with
her.
    And try as he
might, he couldn’t pull his thoughts from turning tender as he thought of the
gentle, quiet moments of the past. The times she needed him most and he was
there to wrap his arms around her and protect her from the harsh reality that
waited on her doorstep.
    Ever since
they had broken up, it was all about the pleasures of the flesh and it didn’t
matter what her name was, where she came from or where she wanted to go. 
There was no commitment, and anyone who came into his life knew that there was
also no reason to expect anything more than that one night together. He never
thought of himself as a womanizer, after all, he was upfront about what he
wanted, expected and could give to them. There were no games, no manipulations,
and no reason to mislead.
    And then she
showed up in his dressing room, wanting to interview him for this shit job that
she had been forced into taking and he couldn’t stop thinking about her ever
since.
    Damn
her…why couldn’t she have just stayed away?
    He tried to
push down the sudden anger that welled in his chest like a tornado of heat that
threatened to consume him when his handler appeared, gripping his shoulder and
guiding him into a backroom for an interview with some local music station.
    Over two hours
later, he was finally done signing autographs on t-shirts handed to him by fans
being sent through like an assembly line. Now he moved to the room where drinks
and food had been arranged for the select few lucky enough to get a personal
moment with the rocker and his band. Gage still caught no sight of Kate and had
to quell the urge to ask about whether any of the stage crew had seen her.
    Had she left
without saying goodbye? Her job was certainly done now the concert had ended
and the tour was officially over.
    Gage gritted
his teeth and brushed off the hand of some blonde groupie who’d come up to
stand beside him. “Leave.”
    With a frown
she skulked away, in search of another band member.
    Fuck this! He’d just closed one of his biggest gigs, what did it matter about one ex who’d
never really cared about him? He’d be a fool to want anything more than what
they’d shared in the last few weeks. By tonight he’d be on his jet to his
chosen pleasure spot where he’d meet up with his entourage of fellow rockers
and celeb pals for a week of parties and then on to his next big gig. Gage had
never needed anything or