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thought about how he could change Casey's mind and make her his. He had to prove to her that he wasn't the womanizing idiot she thought he was. He had to impress her and make her notice him. She always noticed him but he needed her to notice him in a different light. Make her see that he was a desperate man in love and that she was the only one for him. That she was all that mattered and she had been for all these years. All the woman he had in between were objects not of desire but ones of convenience. When he kissed them, he saw Casey's face. When he touched them, he pretended it was her body he was pressed against. When they went down on him he imagined it was her hair he weaved his hand through as he watched them suck him. But he saw and felt nothing when he fucked them because Casey was not to be fucked. She was a woman who needed tender love. Embraces, legs and bodies intertwined, soft words of love and devotion. As he stood in the shower and took his dick in his hands he saw her face and wished he was inside her instead. He needed her. Not just for sex but to love, forever.
    It was almost 6:30 and Carter heard a knock at the door. When he opened it standing there in all her glory was Lyla Kenning.
    "Well, hello rock star. What's shaking bacon?"
    He enveloped her in a tight hug. " Ly you look great! It's so great to see you."
    "Car, you look gorgeous as always. You handsome bastard." Lyla Kenning must have been five foot ten with long legs and long auburn hair. It was pulled up on both sides and she wore killer Manolo Blancs along with a pair of dark skinny jeans. She had on a strapless black sequenced top. She was a head turner but not to Carter. His beloved was upstairs getting primped to see her rich as fuck boyfriend and here he was a schlub who didn't even have a car or a place to live. The royalties were coming in from their two albums and from being on tour but they were an opening act. They still had a long way to go. He saved all he could after he paid the lawyers, the production company, his manager, and the P.R. company that took care of Luminosity. He made a few wise investments as well. He was well on his way. It would only be a matter of time.
    "Where's Case?" Lyla asked.
    "Upstairs. She's been up there forever. I have no idea what's she's doing."
    "I'll tell you what she's doing. She's shaving her whole body down and cutting her toe nails in anticipation of Jordan Reid's arrival. Gross." He wanted to kill her for saying that but she had no idea that he loved Casey so why should she not say something like that. That's how they all spoke to one another. No holds barred. " So tell me all about the muff you guys got on tour?" Carter shook his head at her questions then they both laughed. He tried to play it off.
    "You know Ly. They come and they go and then the come again. Literally." He winked at her.
    "Now that's what I'm talking about. How's Tommy?" Tommy and Lyla dated all of Sophomore year but after he gave Lyla some kind of infection from cheating on her, she broke it off and things were never the same. They saw each other at functions at school and she still supported the band because Carter was such a big part of Casey's life and she needed to support her friend. She loved the band and Tommy cheating on her didn't change that. " He's good, Ly. I still worry about him but I think he's got things under control. I kept my eye on him during the tour." She was happy to hear that.
    "Good Carter. I'm glad. That last rehab stint was a tough one."
    "Yea, it was but now it's just a little weed here and there. No hard stuff. I'm like a hawk around him but I can't always be."
    Yep Tommy Lingetti had once had a serious drug problem. Pills and coke was Tommy's choices in the drug world. Pills helped him sleep and the coke helped him stay awake. His parents had died in a car accident when they were in college and Carter and his mom took him in without blinking an eye. He was an only child and he had some cousin he