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that the world hasn t stopped turning. Put a smile on your face. Roxy
crossed her arms in front of her chest.
 Fine. I give. You win. Willow turned and sulked as she headed for
her room. As she walked, she mumbled loud enough for her sister to
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hear her.  And they say the baby of the family is the spoiled brat&
Clearly the people that started that rumor never met you.
Roxy s laughter followed her past the closed door. For a brief
moment, Willow allowed herself to smile. It was good to hear her sister s
laughter again, and if this was what it took for her to finally convince
Roxy that she was fine, she d do it.
Even if it was an outright lie and she was still far from being all right.
* * *
Willow was finally beginning to relax. She hadn t been pleased when
Roxy and Mary made her switch seats so she couldn t stare at the
entrance, watching every man who entered The Grunge to make sure it
wasn t Seth. At first she d wanted to refuse, but they persisted until she
moved. She d been terrified he would walk in at any moment, but after
an hour with no sign of him, she had finally lowered her guard.
Willow sipped on her soda as the other two girls flirted with men
across the bar, smiling and winking at them over their drinks.
 Who s it going to be tonight? Mary asked.
 Not me. I have to go in to work early tomorrow. Roxy sighed.
 Willow? Think you re up to it?
 What? Oh, no. I am not playing that game again. Ever. She d
explained she would only play the once. But even if she hadn t already
told them, she d have refused. She would not risk potentially meeting
another freak or weirdo again.
 Then it looks like it s you, Mary. Roxy smiled.  If you re determined
to play tonight that is.
Smiling as she listened to the women arguing, Willow had to admit
her sister had been right. Being out with the two of them had actually
made her feel better.
The Night Crawlers were on the stage again, and their music added to
her comfort. It wasn t their usual night to play. Maybe they d simply
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decided to play on impulse, but the crowd wasn t as big as the last time
she d seen them at the bar. But that wouldn t last much longer. The bar
was quickly filling as word spread the band was having an impromptu
concert.
No one was sure of where they came from, and Willow didn t care.
She enjoyed their sound. The raspy voice of the lead singer helped to
distract her from thoughts of Seth as it wrapped around her senses,
lulling her, drawing her into the music and out of her depression.
Her feeling of content shattered as she felt a prickle on her neck. A
shiver raced down her spine and somehow she knew Seth had just
walked through the door behind her.
Seth couldn t believe his eyes. There she was, sitting with the same
two women she d been with the night they met. From the slight glimpse
of her profile, he could see she was smiling as she began to nod in time
with the music. Since the night she d left him, Willow was never far from
his thoughts. At first he wondered if maybe he was simply imagining her
thanks to his all-consuming desire to see her again.
Standing perfectly still, blocking the entrance, he ignored the band as
they played on the stage. He didn t care how many people they brought
into his bar or that he was preventing people from entering. He only
cared about the one woman he couldn t take his eyes off of.
He d tried to reenter her dreams after they were interrupted, but for
some reason, he had been unable to find her again. He knew he could
enter her mind, but refused to do that. Entering her dream was one
thing. Dreams were just subconscious images that could be easily
manipulated. Breaking into her mind, reading her thoughts to find out
where she was or if she missed him as well, felt wrong. She should at
least be able to feel safe in her own mind. And he had already betrayed
her trust enough.
Still standing there, he wondered if he should approach her. What
would her reaction be if he did? She was so upset when she left& so
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distraught when she found out what I am& Maybe I should just leave her
alone&
As he watched Willow, her spine stiffened. The smile left her face and
she acted as though someone had just thrown ice water on her, ruining
her fun. It was as though she could feel him watching her. It made his
decision for him. I ll just leave her alone in peace. Willow has made it
clear that she does not wish to be with me any longer. Now all I can do is
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