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I carefully climb out of the chair, relieved to be on solid ground and screaming at my body to settle the hell down.
“Kyle!”
We both turn to watch a middle-aged man approaching.
I’m surprised to realize I recognize him.
“Hey, Brayden. Good to see you.”
Kyle shakes hands with his manager, who’s already focused on me with raised eyebrows.
“Hello there. I’m Brayden Matthews.”
“Hi.” I hold out my hand for him to shake. “Piper Egan.”
“You’rePiper Egan.” Brayden glances at Kyle, who shakes his head almost imperceptibly.
I’ve obviously been a topic of conversation between them before.
“Yes.” It wasn’t really a question, but I answer it anyway.
I glance at Kyle, who’s now typing something on his phone.
“You’re here for the fair?” I ask Brayden.
He’s still staring at me intently, but he nods. “Well, for the performance. And Kyle and I have a few things to discuss that I thought would be best to talk about face-to-face.”
I nod, having a good idea what those things are. “Have you been to Texas before?”
“A few times. You?”
I shake my head. “First time.”
“Hey! I’m here!” Kyle’s friend Hudson appears, a little out of breath.
“Great.” Kyle slaps his shoulder. “This is my manager, Brayden.”
“Nice to meet you, man,” Hudson says, shaking hands with Brayden.
“I’ll see you after the show.”
All of a sudden, I realize Kyle is talking to me. Realize Brayden is already a few steps away, clearly eager to get moving. And that Hudson is here for me, like when I was a little kid getting passed between parents with shared custody.
“Oh. Okay.”
And then Kyle and Brayden are gone, swallowed up by the crowd.
Hudson’s looking at me, watching me watch Kyle walk away.
His eyebrows rise. “We’ve got about an hour before he goes on. You hungry?”
“Yeah, um, yes.” I clear my throat. “Yep.”
One corner of his mouth lifts as Hudson shakes his head a little. Whatever he’s thinking, I’m certain it’s complimentary of Kyle and not that flattering of me.
I’m acting like a teenager.
A fan.
