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By the time she was in college, she obsessed so much about getting into the rehearsal room that she didn't care to be social.
    As they walked into the noisy house, Ross guided them downstairs and handed Lucky and Kat red plastic cups with a cold red liquid inside. Kat clinked her cup against Lucky's and took a sip. Lucky looked into her cup, her brow furrowed.
    "What is it?"
    "Hawaiian Punch and vodka, you'll love it. We make a huge batch for every party," Ross said.
    She took a sip and was surprised it didn't taste bad. Other than the occasional sips of wine with her parents, she never drank.
    They followed Ross around the house as he said hello to everyone. In one room a small group of people were sitting cross legged on the floor and passing a bong around. In a room with bunk beds, a couple kissed on the top bunk while a few other people played a video game.
    Eventually they made their way through the dining room and out sliding glass doors to a large deck with lawn chairs. The smell of citronella candles filled the night air. Ross kicked a couple of people out of their seats so Kat and Lucky could sit down.
    "Oooh Lucky, check out that cutie over there," Kat whispered before getting up.
    "No, don't leave me alone!"
    "You're not alone, Ross is here. I think he likes you."
    "You know what I mean."
    Kat sat back down and Lucky breathed a sigh of relief.
    "You're going to be a big star Lucky Saldano," Ross said as he slipped his arm around her shoulders.
    Lucky felt her cheeks turn hot as she shook her head. She thought he was really cute and he smelled yummy, like grape candy which she thought was odd until she saw him pop a dark, hard candy into his mouth.
    "So what do you do?" She asked.
    "Oh I'm still in school but I really haven't thought much about what I'm going to do after college. This summer I've been chopping wood for this guy I know. Maybe I'll keep doing that."
    Chopping wood? Afraid to sound like an idiot she kept it to herself, but she wondered how that could be a real job. She smiled at him and got lost in his brown eyes for a moment. He moved closer to her and the grape scent grew stronger. Tilting his head to one side she caught her breath thinking she was about to have her first real kiss. Just as his lips almost touched hers she giggled.
    "What?" He asked.
    "No, no I'm so sorry. I don't know what came over me." She looked down and forced herself to stop giggling then looked back into his eyes. "Ok, I'm alright now."
    He touched her cheek gently, stroking her skin with his thumb. Leaning in again, he almost touched her lips when she giggled again.
    "Really?"
    "I'm sorry!" She couldn't stop the giggles this time and they turned to full blown laughter. "I can't help it!"
    "Its ok. You probably drank too much." He took her cup and saw it was still almost full and shrugged as he put it back on the small table beside her.
    "What time is it?"
    "I guess around 2am. I don't wear a watch."
    "We really should head back. We're heading to DC in the morning."
    "But the night is still young. Come on Lucky."
    "No, really, we're leaving first thing and I'm tired."
    "Alrightie then, I'll bring you guys to your hotel." He stood up and took her hand.
    Lucky grinned as she she felt him squeeze her hand.  
    "Thanks for the fun night, Ross," Lucky said.
    "Anytime. You owe me a kiss you know, but I'm sure I'll see you again."
    Lucky rode the elevator up with Kat in silence. She knew she looked silly with her stupid grin but she couldn't help it, it was nice to get that kind of attention from a guy. She wasn't used to it. Ross was super cute, but she really didn't care if she saw him again. Something about him seemed a little flakey and she couldn't help but think he only cared about Lucky the singer. He never even asked about her real name.

 
    Chapter Four
    Jordan
     
    Jordan ran her fingers through her short blonde hair. She didn't mean to sleep so long. Reaching over to the nightstand she grabbed her vibrating cell phone.