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enough for me to reach the table.

I was out of breath as I sat down in a chair next to Rachel. She and Amber both broke out in giggles at the sight of me.

“What happened to you?”

I pointed over my shoulder to the crowd of rowdy bar patrons. “It’s a damn mosh pit back there, I’m lucky I made it here with all my limbs intact!”

They continued to laugh as a waitress brought me a beer. I gave them a dirty look as I took a sip and let my eyes fall on the stage in front of us. My heart skipped a seat as I looked up to see Drake staring at me. I gave him a small smile and chugged my beer. I was going to need more than beer to survive this night.

I motioned for the waitress to bring me another one but Amber shook her head. “No way are you getting wasted and making an ass out of yourself. Just watch the music and enjoy.”

I groaned as I laid my head down on the table, “You’re killing me Amber, slowly and painfully. I hope you know that.”

She slapped me on the back as the band finished their song. “I do and I know. I’m thoroughly enjoying myself right now. If you won’t man up and talk to him, someone has to push you into it.”

I opened my mouth and gasped at her, “This was a setup wasn’t it?? You can forget about it Amber, I’ll be long gone by the time they finish. Actually, I think I’m going to leave now before you can try anything else on me.” I stood and turned to leave just as Drake’s amplified voice filled the bar.

“Thanks to everyone who came out tonight. We’ve got one more song for you guys before we’re done. It’s another new one and we hope you like it.”

His eyes locked on mine as I stood there staring at him in a trance. This was the closest I had been to him in weeks, and the sight of him standing there in all of his bad boy glory made my knees weak. He was wearing a sleeveless shirt that showed off more of his tattoo than I had ever seen him show at a performance before. The stage lights hit off his eyebrow and lip rings, making them sparkle brilliantly.

But it was his eyes that truly caught my attention. Standing this close to him, I could see all the despair and regret swirling within them.

I felt tears spring to my eyes as he spoke, “This one, well this one is for anyone who’s had their heart ripped out. For anyone who thought they found love, only to have it ripped away viciously and without any regard to your feelings,” He raised his hand above his head and shouted, “To all of us who are empty inside!”

With that, Jade started into the song slowly, with Adam and Eric following closely behind. As Drake started singing, I could see every bit of hurt I had caused radiating out from him, engulfing me and the audience. I stood rooted to the floor as he sang directly to me.

I wasn’t sure what it was,

What you did to me,

I felt myself change,

Something shifted when I looked into your eyes,

Engulfing me in flames,

Burning me to the core,

But it wasn’t meant to be,

You see, you and I,

We’re a whirlwind,

Destroying everything in our path,

But isn’t that what love does,

It makes us weak, far from free

I gave you everything and you turned it back on me,

You turned it back on me

He whispered the last line and before I realized what I was doing, I was running through the crowd, pushing people as I went. I ran straight to my car and slammed the door behind me, tears running down my face in torrents. Amber was running out the front door as I sped past her and out onto the main road.

Chapter Twenty-One

Second Chances

I drove for miles and miles as I pictured the look on Drake’s face when he sang to me. I had destroyed him without even realizing what I was doing. He had finally opened up to me and I had pushed him away. I knew enough about Drake to know he didn’t do that often and I had shut him down cold, ruining him for anyone else out there. I was a horrible person and deserved to be alone for the rest of my life for everything I had put him through.

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