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�Stop fighting Nick. I�d be so much faster and easier if you�d just do what you�re supposed to do. Then you can go back to your hotel room and sulk.�
I stared at the ground. It was her! Why did she run off? Did she not recognize me? She looked in a hurry, but she had to know it was me; otherwise, she wouldn�t have just said �check Ryan out�. It wouldn�t have made any sense if she didn�t know I knew who Ryan was. I hadn�t remembered his name, but� yeah, that was the guy on the cd.
�Plus, this was where all those bags Kara was carrying came from. Maybe they can tell us something.�
My head shot up. He wants me to find her too?
�I�m tired of you moping around all the time, so yeah. I�m doing this for me. So you�ll shut up. And plus, she was kinda cool.�
It was impossible to suppress the smile that lit up my face. Without thinking, I jumped on him, enveloping him in a hug inside the foyer of the A&F store.
�Thank you!�
�Shortie, get the hell off of me before I kick your ass!�
I jumped back before he had a chance to deck me. Looking around, I caught the entire store staring at us. Laughing I waved at everyone, grinning bigger when I heard Marcus groan behind me.
�Find some clothes and then we�ll ask questions.�
Turning back around, I studied him.
�Or� how �bout you pick out the clothes and I�ll ask the questions.�
He glared at me.
�I have horrible taste in clothes, you know that. Whatever you pick, I�ll wear, promise. And obviously you know what the hell I�m supposed to wear anyway. Please?�
Marcus rolled his eyes before slightly nodding his head and walking off. Grinning, I started to search for a female employee that might give into my so-called �charm�.
I caught sight of a high school-aged blonde behind the counter. Surveying her attitude as I sauntered up to her, I figured flirting was my best bet.
When she saw me, her face lit up.
�Oh my gosh! My little sister is sooooo in love with you!�
I groaned inside. Okay, maybe just asking questions would be a better tactic.
�Um� yeah, so, like is there anything I can do for you?�
I scratched the back of my head, quickly surveying everything that was spread across the counter, as if some trace of Kara had been left behind.
�Actually I�m looking for a girl.�
She - her nametag read Sonia - looked at me, confused.
�I�m the only girl working a shift right now, so��
Looking back up at her, I squinted at her. What?
�Oh� no. I�m actually talking about someone who was just in here. She�s about��
I leveled my hand with the middle of my bicep.
��this tall. Really red hair. Green eyes. Had a long black jacket on. Insanely beautiful.�
Sonia smiled.
�Yeah, I know her. She was in here about forty five minutes ago.�
Reaching over towards a stack of fliers, she handed me one. It appeared to be an announcement for Ryan�s show.
�She was picking up some clothes for him. I think she might be his assistant or girlfriend or something.�
A shaggy brunette, who as if he were missing his skateboard, jumped over the counter and began ruffling through bags and discarded clothing next to Sonia.
�Hey Mark. This guy is asking about the red head that��
The guy�s head shot out from under the counter, banging his forehead on his way up. Rubbing the wound gingerly, his face lit up.
�Kara!�
Instantly my face lit up as well. It�s amazing how she has that effect on guys.
�Yeah, her.�
�Yeah� what about her?�
Dude� you sound way too excited about her. She�s mine! If you even think about her in anyway, I will beat you.
�I need to find her.�
He frowned as he studied me� to see if I was competition?
�Uh, yeah. She�s going to be at the Gypsy Tea Room for Cabrera�s show. It�s on Fourth and Main. You can�t miss it. She�s acting as his assistant, I think.�
I felt my lips turn up into a grin.
�Thanks man!�
Rushing away from the counter, I found Marcus staring intently at a pair of pants.
Un uh! No way in hell I�m wearing those!
�Dude, I know where she is. Forget the clothes!�
Throwing what he held in his arms onto an adjacent rack, I dragged him towards the door.
�Dude, Nick... what the��
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