I tried to focus on the song, but my thoughts kept going back to Logan.Out of the corner of my eye, offstage, something caught my eye. Gargantuan was still there. This surprised me, but what shocked me even more is that Craig slipped him something discreetly as a broad grin spread across his face. Gargantuan nodded to me, and then left. For a moment, I wondered if Craig had just paid him off for doing that to me, or if he was paying him for the gig. I pushed the thought aside and faced the crowd, finishing the song. “Thanks for being such a wonderful audience! Goodnight!”I stormed off the stage as the crowd roared. But this time, I didn’t care how loudly they screamed. I was going after Logan. I walked right over to Craig as my eyes flared. “What the hell was that?”“What?” Craig asked innocently.“You paid off Gargantuan?” I asked, not giving an inch. “You knew that Logan was here, didn’

Tears sprang to my eyes as I set the guitars down, ran across the parking lot, and wrapped my arms around her. I pulled her to my chest and sobbed into her long, blonde hair, unable to speak.“Hey, now!” she said, stroking the back of my hair. “It can’t be all that bad!”Beside me, Craig set my guitars down. “I thought that having your sister here might cheer you up.”I nodded as I pulled back and held Greer at arms’ length. “How long can you stay?”She shrugged. “I’m leaving after your bus pulls out.”“And Dad let you come?”She laughed. “The only way that he’d let me go was if I promised to come straight back after you leave.”I smiled. “Too bad you can’t stay on the tour with me for the summer. I can send you back before school starts.”The familiar mischievous gleam appeared in her eyes. “I was

The next three days I spent with Greer were exactly what I needed; it was a magical time with my sister, and I couldn’t bear to part with her … not just yet. So, I phoned our father the night before and, reluctantly, he gave his permission for Greer to come with me on the first leg of the tour. But I had to promise him that she would be on a plane headed for home before her senior year of high school began.The next morning, a limo was sent for us from the studio and Richard Porter, the apartment manager, said that I could keep my VW Bug there. I was hoping that Logan would have come to say goodbye, but it was just as well. I hadn’t seen him since that night. At that point, I didn’t know how I would react if and when I saw him again.Greer had helped me clean up the apartment over the last few days, and now, I turned to lock it for the last time … at least for a while. The tour was supposed to last for nine months, but I wasn’t sur

When the sun began to set, Greer slid into the seat beside me. “Are you okay?” she whispered as she leaned her head against the seat.I nodded. “Yeah. Are you?”“Yeah,” she replied as she looked away for a minute, thinking. Then, she turned back. “That song you wrote is beautiful. How did you come up with it?”I shrugged. “A candlelit night I spent with Logan.”A familiar pain gripped my chest.She nodded thoughtfully. “I thought so.” Then, she looked into my eyes and raised her eyebrows. “Are you okay?”I nodded. “I will be.”Greer forced a smile as she reached over and squeezed my hand. “If you need to talk, I’m here.”I nodded as I looked around, silently indicating everyone around us. “Maybe later.”Soon, everything grew quiet on the bus as night fell. The sound of the tires hitting the surfac

We spent the day shopping, but as the day wore on, I kept falling into silence. We got some lunch in the food court, and Greer sat down at a table across from me. “Okay. What the hell is wrong with you?” she asked. “If you’re nervous about tonight, I get it. But don’t let your nerves …”“It’s not nerves,” I said as I looked down at my soda.She leaned across the table at me, forcing me to look into her eyes. “Then, what the hell is it? You’ve been acting weird all morning.”I snapped my head up. “I’ve not been acting weird.”“Okay. Then … strange.” Greer let out an exasperated breath. “What’s going on? Spill! It’s me! Your sister!”I laughed. “Since when did you get so bossy?”She shrugged as she gave me a mischievous smile. “I’ve always been this way. You just didn’t notice