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stage, gave their intro and started playing a song. I had heard it many times before coming from Andy's room, so I sang along.
    You gave it up,
    And I let you down.
    I called you up,
    But you called me out.
    There was a moment when I saw Orion turn his head to look in my direction and he smiled at me while singing. Crystal wasn't even really watching him play at all and I wondered why he wasn't stealing glances at her instead of me.
    I clapped when the song ended then Orion revealed why he had written the song and started another one.
    An hour later, I was sitting at the bar and finally ordered a glass of white wine. Now, although I'm only eighteen, my Uncle Jack didn't care if I ordered a couple drinks when I came in. He knew what I was going through to help my mother out. That being said, normally I don't even drink, but with everything that had been going on, wine was definitely what I needed. A few guys had tried talking to me, but I just politely brushed them off and managed to get another drink. Another perk of having a family member own a bar is free drinks; I didn't have to hit on men to get drunk for cheap. The bad thing was all that wine made me have to pee and, after a bit, I went to the bathroom to fix my makeup and use the toilet. When I got out of the bathroom, Horizon had just finished their show and
    Orion came and sat down on the bar stool beside me.
    "Having your own little party, Mad?" he asked with a smirk.
    "Sure, all for me," I joked, finishing off the drink and getting a third.
    I told him how much I had enjoyed listening and dancing to Horizon's music. Orion told me that they were looking for a manager-someone who could get them a recording contract.
    After a while, I noticed that Crystal wasn't there and asked where she was.
    "She went home-something about a headache," Orion told me.
    "Poor girl," I said, trying to pretend like I meant it. I looked over at the pool tables where Andy had been the whole time, only to see him not there anymore.
    "I'm sorry, Mad, but Andy went home as well. His friend Warren picked him up while you were in the bathroom." Orion said. I looked at him, worried. "He said that he had come to hear me play, but then he had to go because he was spending the night at Warren's place."
    "Oh, right. How did I forget that? So did you tell my uncle?"
    "Yeah," Orion said. I finished off my drink and gave him a coy smile.
    "Hey, I owe you a dance!" I cried over the music that now came from a large juke box, put my glass down on the bar and grabbed his hand. Orion let me lead him to the dance floor. I knew what I was doing would have gotten both of us into trouble if Crystal or Damian found out, but I really didn't care. I had three glasses of wine in me and there was no way I was going to miss this opportunity.
    "I was watching you, you know," Orion said, "Dancing all by yourself, it was...amazing. So, let's see what you can do with a partner."
    We danced for two songs, returned to the bar, ordered more drinks, then made our way back to the dance floor. Orion had his arms around me and I happily reverted to my pre-Damian days of dancing-bumping and grinding. I watched Orion, as his eyes closed and he swayed to the beat with me.
    After a few more dances, Orion suggested we leave as it was getting late and he didn't want to risk my Uncle seeing us get too drunk. We grabbed our jackets and headed for his car.
    "I don't really want to go home," I admitted.
    "Madison, we gotta leave. You have to go to work tomorrow morning."
    "I'll call in sick," I said. "Don't take me home, Orion, please don't," I implored him drunkenly.
    Orion stared at me and I swear I saw his eyes darken with lust. I should have told him to take me home, but I couldn't. What did I do, instead? What any girl in my position would have done-I kissed him. I felt his hand grasp my waist. He didn't stop me from kissing him, so I pressed my lips harder against his and was rewarded with his hand moving to my lower back and