One Night With a Rock Star
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I hardly needed my foot to heal since I felt able to walk on air.
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Two weeks later I sat at Mrs. Bell’s porch table with a cup of tea and fresh cake before me, telling her about Scotland, Sky, and Helena.
This visit with Mrs. Bell was bittersweet since she was recovering from a fall and the effects were, as she said, making her “act like an old lady.” Her usually glossy hair and mischievous eyes were a bit dull and her hands shook when she brought the flowered teacup to her lips. She was going to move in with her daughter’s family. In fact, much of her belongings were in boxes for the trip, but she didn’t want to talk about that. Instead, she drank in my tales of the Highland hills and budding romance, combing over the details as if we were chatting about one of our favorite books. “I knew that boy would have a hard time forgetting you.” She sat back with a satisfied smile. “I do love a happy ending.”
Later, at the apartment with Marti, we ate popcorn and talked about what movie to rent. “Do wives of superstars do normal things like rent movies?” Marti quipped.
“I don’t know.” I copped a snooty tone. “Perhaps a servant can swing by the video store for us.”
We knew the fancy-free days of hanging out in our apartment were coming to a close and we wanted to enjoy what was left. Actually, Marti and Tom had been planning their future as well and Marti’s hand sported a glimmering diamond ring.
There had been a very nice development since Sky returned to the tour. He called every day. Sometimes the hour was odd due to the time difference of wherever he was in the world, but I assured him this was fine. Just that morning, Sky woke me at 7 a.m. during his lunch break in London. We talked until 8 o’clock my time when he had to attend a press conference. The sound of his parting “I love you” played over and over in my ears. It had become my favorite song.
I was so “nauseatingly in love” as Marti put it. She would roll her eyes and exclaim, “Oh Lord!” every time she caught me staring into space with a dreamy expression or sighing as I absent-mindedly tore lettuce. Truth was, I hardly cared to eat at all since love was so fulfilling. So far, Sky and I had managed to remain under the radar so I was basking in the glow without having to deal with photographers in the bushes.
On this particular evening, the television was tuned to the news as we debated what kind of pizza to order. In the middle of me alleging there couldn’t be real meat in pepperoni, Marti exclaimed, “Oh my gosh! I’ll bet nobody walked away from that.”
On the TV screen I was met with the ugly image of a black car wrapped around a concrete bridge support. I felt a knife enter my heart as I heard the words, “Recording artist, Sky, is in critical condition after a traffic accident outside London. The drivers of both vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene.”
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Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Prologue
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
Chapter Twenty-Five
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
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