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Now by Ray LaMontagne,” Kasey was about to start taking in
phone calls, and Rowan was seriously contemplating calling in just so he could personally
say hi.  No, he couldn’t do that.  He could just call in and make a request
again- he’d done it the night before.  It wasn’t like Kasey would know he was
fond of his voice or anything, right?  Of course, that was silly.  Kasey was
used to people calling in requests and Rowan was certain he had recurring
callers.
         The
night before, he’d requested Feels So Close by Calvin Harris, and tonight he
was pretty positive of the song he wanted to hear while preparing the noodles for
his pasta salad.

 
     
    Chapter
Four
     
         “Cool
Kasey on the line, playing only the coolest tunes; now what is it you want to
hear?”
        
“Hey, Kasey! This is Deena.”
        
“Hey, Deena. How’s the late shift going?”
        
“Horrible.  I just want to go home but I’m closing tonight.  We had another one
quit.”
        
“Aw, that sucks. I’m sorry, Dee.  Is there anything I can play to make you feel
better?”
        
“Actually, good sir, I would very much enjoy hearing Safety Dance.”
        
“Ah, there’s nothing like a little Men Without Hats to cheer you up.  I’m on
it.”
         “Thank
you, Doll.”
         As
soon as the conversation ended, the line was already blowing up again.
        
“Cool Kasey on the line, playing only the coolest tunes; now what is it you
want to hear?”
         It
would go on like that for forty five minutes or so, and Kasen would have enough
requests to last until his shift ended.  He was doodling against his jean leg
as he answered yet another call.
        
“Cool Kasey on the line, playing only the coolest tunes; now what is it you
want to hear?”
        
“Hey, Kasey.” 
         Kasen
blinked, quirking a brow, “Hi there,”  He didn’t really recognize the voice,
and from the way the guy said his name, it sounded as if he was really happy to
talk to him.  But not like everyone else; there was just something different
about this.
         “I
was hoping you’d have room for one more request.”
        
Kasen bit his bottom lip, grinning a little to himself, “I always have one more
spot for a request.  What can I play for you?”
        
“Well, I’m fixing up some fantastic pasta salad, and nothing gets me into the
cooking mood like People in Planes.  Do you have any of their songs?”
        
Kasen rolled his eyes to himself, “Do I have any of their songs?  Of course I
do.  Which would you like to hear?”
         He
heard the quiet chuckle from the other end.  Was that flirtation?   “Vampire.”
        
“You got it,” Kasen said as he hunted down the file, quickly transferring it
over onto the playlist.  “I’ll play it next.  Just for you,” He bit his lip
again.  Not that he’d ever actually flirted with someone before.  Or maybe he
was just perceiving the conversation in the wrong way.  Maybe it was just a
really friendly guy. Or a drunk guy.  Everybody was flirtatious while drunk,
right?
        
“Thanks, Kasey.  I’ll talk to you later,” And then he hung up.
    ---------------------
        
Rowan hung up the phone, gazing at it for a moment before he placed it back
down on the base.  Had he really just done that?  Was he flirting with a
complete stranger?  He pinched the bridge of his nose between his thumb and
forefinger before sighing, and then he shook his head as he turned on the stove
to let his water begin boiling.
         He
was really out of shape with flirting.  He’d probably sounded stupid and now
Kasey probably thought he was a creeper.  Perfect.  But wait…it wasn’t like he
knew him.  He didn’t know his name.  He definitely couldn’t identify him from
his voice, right?  Exactly.  Maybe he was safe.  Maybe.
        
“All right, Guys.  We’ve got a really special request going