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applications.
    A few moments later, Luke kissed her
on the neck before sliding into the booth across from her a few
moments later.
    “ What's all this?” He
gestured to the papers.
    Lenny rolled her eyes. “Carl got me to
agree to hire the new assistant for the tour.”
    “ Makes sense.” Luke nodded
his approval and picked up the top sheet, giving it a thorough
scan.
    “ You always take his
side,” she chided.
    “ Of course, he hired you.”
He winked at her and she felt the blood pulse in her veins. The
simplest of expressions coming from Luke could make her forget her
name. “Besides, he has those higher-ups breathing down his neck to
make sure the tour is as successful as the last one.”
    “ Maybe I should appeal to
his boss then.” She raised a suggestive eyebrow and Luke narrowed
his eyes and made a growl sound in the back of his
throat.
    “ That sounds like a very good
idea.”
    “ You're terrible.” She
laughed at his playful expression and he grinned.
    It was true, though, it was a whole
new regime. The band's contract had expired after the last tour and
they had decided to start their own label. No more being pushed
around by people who didn't care about anything but the bottom
line. They could be musicians again. Real ones.
    As such, a lot of vetting and hiring
had taken place in the past couple of months. The band had recorded
and released their first album on their own label, and a touring
schedule had been created. A new bus had been purchased for the
newlyweds, and Carl had been given a significant raise. They had
been so busy that Lenny was more thankful than ever for the
month-long honeymoon they had gotten to take before the craziness
began.
    “ You suppose Carl will
flip out if I hire a girl?” Lenny asked as the waitress set down
her omelet and Luke's pancakes.
    “ Probably,” Luke muttered
as he poured the syrup. “Why? Did you find a good one?” He nodded
at the paper Lenny was holding.
    “ Maybe.” She chewed on the
inside of her cheek. “She's still in college, a business management
major...”
    “ What?” Luke asked when
Lenny didn't speak again for a few seconds.
    “ I don't know, gut
feeling. I think I'll call her, set up an interview.” She pulled
out her cellphone.
    “ And then can we have
breakfast as husband and wife?” Luke's crystal blue eyes sparkled
and she felt a tingle go from her toes to her earlobes.
    “ Yes, my love.” She gave
him a crooked smile as she dialed the number on the application.
Damn, but she loved him.
     

Chapter 2
But, Honestly

    The slight breeze blew the thick, wild
hair across Harrison's forehead as he leaned his back against the
tour bus. His large, mirrored aviators covered most of his face as
he watched the last of their belongings being loaded. He crossed
his arms over his chest and kicked the dirt at his feet.
    He was anxious for the tour to begin.
A lot of changes had taken place in a short span of time, and
Harrison had never been a fan of change. He wanted to get out on
the road, feel the shows, meet the fans, and return to the flow
that he was comfortable with. Not that he didn't like the changes.
He did, they had all been great. He just struggled with
adapting.
    “ Mister O'Neil?” a small
female voice said to his left. “I... uh, I'm sorry to bother
you...” She sputtered and stopped as Harrison turned his gaze in
her direction.
    “ Kendra, I told you, just
call me Harrison,” he patiently reminded the new
assistant.
    “ Right, Harrison, sorry.”
Her tanned skin blushed deeply and she tried again. “I was
wondering if you, um, if you had decided which bus you were going
to be on.”
    Harrison had no idea where Lenny had
found this girl. She was sweet enough but she was so damn nervous
she could hardly get her words out half the time. He didn't know
how she would hold up under the pressure of touring. Or the
scrutiny of Carl.
    She was thin and lithe, a former
ballerina who had injured her knee and changed direction