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open it. I glance through it. It’s standard stuff, I’ve seen these contacts before. I pop down to the exclusions category and read…
    “The above contract does not include the selling of person or image of person to any outside parties.” Or something to that effect.  
    “I will let you know that we will continue to work with the labels interested in you. You will become a client of Bold so it is in our best interest to protect you and handle this for you. We will not make any decisions and I will wait until the end of the tour to discuss them with you. Sound fair?” I nod.  
    I sign the contract and place it back on Cami’s desk with shaking hands. She is radiating excitement as she signs her name next to mine.  
    “My first piece of advice,” she says softly. “Kick some ass, take some names along the way and,” she winks, “talk to Tristan. He’s very insightful and he knows what the single star status is like. Talon at least has the band behind him to help shoulder some of that crazy. You would be on your own, and talk to me before you guys decide to do anything outside of ‘Your Eyes’. I’ll agree to it, regardless, but I need to know so that I can start working on negotiations and prepare for it.”  
    Kyle and I both laugh. “You got it.”  
    She stands, puts her hand out and I take it. “Congratulations,” she says.  
    Kyle wraps his hands around my shoulders and hugs me. “Good job, panda girl.”  
    I happen to catch Cami’s eye of approval and I have a feeling before the night’s out, she’ll know that Kyle isn’t the only man with pet names for me.  
    “Now, let’s go eat,” she says, escorting us from her office.  
    “Oh, I almost forgot. Talon has a special announcement for the band. Would you mind if he does it during dinner?”  
    “Not at all, as long as I can announce what just happened?”  
    I smile. “Absolutely.”

“Dinner was amazing. Thank you, Cami,” Talon tells her with sincerity.  
    “You’re most welcome. I don’t imagine you’re gonna get many home cooked meals these next few weeks.”  
    “No, we won’t. So thank you again.”  
    Dex chimes in. “That was fabulous. Thank you.”  
    I smile sweetly at Dex and see a pleading worry in his eyes. I make a mental note to find a chance to talk to him as soon as possible. I need to know how he’s doing after the Kate incident.  
    As we finish up dinner I lean over to Talon’s ear. “Cami said go ahead with your announcement.”  
    “Thanks, angel,” he says quietly back.  
    The conversation continues to flow like it did over dinner. Everything from what everyone does, to their home and family life. I settle into their small talk naturally. Derek interests me most and my suspicions surrounding his dominance are confirmed by the way his wife acts around him. There’s just a certain way she moves and silently seeks permission for certain things. But they are ridiculously happy and it’s infectious.  
    Beau and Mick are some of the quietest ones and Mick is very attentive to Beau. I gathered from the conversation that she’s about six weeks away from her due date and she’s excited. But no one seems to know the sex of the baby. Which I find sweet.  
    Tyson, Travis and Tristan are like three peas in a pod. Bantering and having a good time all on their own, while Jolene, Naomi and Cami are obviously best friends.  
    Cami looks at me as the conversation kind of dies down and I squeeze Talon’s leg and nod. “Again, thank you Cami for the wonderful meal and it is my understanding that we will be heading to a bar shortly?” He looks at me for confirmation and I nod. “Good, okay, so before we go, I wanted to let my guys know something Kyle told me right before we left the hotel.”  
    “Just spill it already,” Dex teases him.  
    “Oh hell, I’m so freakin’ excited it’s hard to spit it out. ‘Your Eyes’ has reached the number one spot on Billboard’s Top 100.”