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“I kept you out late tonight, so…I guess it would be nice to let you sleep in – can I come by around noon?” he asked, tilting his head and trying to catch my eyes.

I nodded and tried to smile as I daringly looked up at him. He smiled shyly back at me. “Sweet dreams.”

I shook my head no. “Don’t dream.”

“Ever?” he asked in a concerned tone.

“Never,” I said, slyly trying to break the anticipation of the moment.

He slowly reached his hand for my face and let his thumb gently trace across my cheekbone. “They’ll come back,” he whispered slowly, letting his hand fall. He looked down, then stepped away.

I stood stunned for a moment; when I looked up, he was almost to the door. He looked over his shoulder and smiled before disappearing into the darkness.

• Prologue
  
• Chapter One
  
• Chapter Two
  
• Chapter Three
  
• Chapter Four
  
• Chapter Five
  
• Chapter Six
  
• Chapter Seven
  
• Chapter Eight
  
• Chapter Nine
  
• Chapter Ten
  
• Chapter Eleven
  
• Chapter Twelve
  
• Chapter Thirteen
  
• Chapter Fourteen
  
• Chapter Fifteen
  
• Chapter Sixteen
  
• Chapter Seventeen
  
• Chapter Eighteen
  
• Chapter Nineteen
  
• Chapter Twenty
  
• Chapter Twenty One
  
• Chapter Twenty Two
  
• Chapter Twenty-Three
  
• Chapter Twenty-Four
  
• Chapter Twenty-Five
  
• Chapter Twenty-Six
  
• Acknowledgments
  
• Excerpt: Shooting Stars
  
• Excerpt: See