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both know Winter’s Regret is on the verge of breaking out to be as big as you and that was a once in a lifetime opportunity. The next time they go on tour, they’ll be headlining and…although Scarlet Fever is a legend of a group already, I don’t quite see you guys as the Rolling Stones.”
     
    Kaz scoffed loudly without realizing it. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
     
    “I mean you don’t exactly strike me as the type who wants to still be touring when you get to be in your late thirties, forties, fifties and sixties. Wouldn’t it be better if the audience came to you? What if you could perform your gigs in one place and have the safety and security of knowing you could make the kind of money on tour without traveling the world?”
     
    “Wait, are you saying what I think you’re sayin’? A hotel has offered us a permanent gig?”
     
    “Well, as you know, Vogue Hotel & Casino have prime real estate on the Strip. They bought the abandoned lot behind them where a casino went into bankruptcy and are building a state of the art concert arena. Only, they are modeling themselves after Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood. They want to sign artists in two-year, iron-clad contracts where you would perform there for a number of nights…usually it’s three or four concerts per week. They’ve already signed Chyna Bleu so she will be performing three nights a week. They want to have variety, obviously.”
     
    “Well, this is definitely something that will be best talked about when we get there this weekend. As you know, we all have lives here in L.A. and that is quite a commitment—”
     
    “Oh, the executives are willing to wait until you finish recording your latest album. They understand how a decision like this can’t be made overnight. They’ve given your group a couple of months to make up your minds. Mostly because if you say no, they plan to offer the spot to another musician or band,” Paul explained in a professional manner.
     
    Kaz looked toward Syd who lay back and was busy reading her Kindle. “Yeah, we’ll definitely be there this weekend and I will discuss this with the guys. They should really have a say in this as well.”
     
    “Okay. Look forward to hearing from you and have a nice evening, Kasper.”
     
    “You too, Paul.” He ended the call and set his cell phone on the outdoor table before he strolled over and took a seat next to Sydney.
     
    “What’s going on?” she questioned though she didn’t look up from her Kindle.
     
    “I’m not sure yet.” His tone, non-committal.
     
    “It’s big news, huh?”
     
    “Huge.”
     
    This caused her blue-gray eyes to widen and she stared into his. “What do you mean when you say… huge ?”
     
    Kaz sighed out loud. “There might be a possibility we will be living in Vegas for the next couple of years. Is that big enough for you ?”
     
    The silence between them grew so thick, he could have heard a pin drop.
     

 
    Chapter Three
     

     
    Big Lights, Bright Vegas
     

     
    IN MY HASTE to carve out my own destiny and become my own person, I’d forgotten just one little tidbit. Being engaged to—and eventually marrying—a rock star, I would still be trapped in a certain way of life. I’d traded the gilded cage and safety of my mother and grandfather for another that sparkled and shimmered but all that glittered wasn’t gold.
     
    I’d felt like I’d already sacrificed so much when I’d gone on the tour and became the band’s bitch as a photographer. Then I was railroaded into doing the official Gods of Rock Tour book project with Laurel. And now this?
     
    I could see the look in Kaz’s eyes. He was excited about the opportunity to move to Vegas when all I could see was yet more instability in our lives.
     
    When would we ever settle down and make a home between the two of us? Where would we finally put down our roots? I was tired of running and for once, I was ready to put my foot down.
     
    I ran my hands