Free Lovesessed by Pamela Diane King Page A

course, anything for
my fans,” Chase said good-naturedly, signing the cover of the
magazine that was his picture.
    “ Thank you, so much. I
hope that I can make it up to you later with a dance,” she
flirted.
    “ I’m sorry, but Phoebe has
booked all of my
dances. Thanks anyway.”
    Her face literally dropped. She turned
and walked away in a huff, her sidekicks trailed after
her.
    Liz raised her eyebrow at me and
smiled.
    “ Wow, look at that,” I
said, pointing to the massive gold Cupid statue on the
stage.
    Chase took my hand. “Cupid
called. He says to tell you that he needs my heart
back .”
    Everyone laughed, except
Ben .
    “ Would you like some
punch?” Chase asked me.
    “ Yes, please.”
    “ I’ll miss you.” He kissed
my cheek.
    Ben looked away. He seemed irritated,
and it bothered me.
    “ They’ve really gone all
out this year,” Nathan said.
    “ So, have you saved
anymore frogs lately?” I joked.
    “ Not today, but maybe next
week.” We all laughed, except for Ben, who was quietly staring at
me.
    Chase returned with a glass of red
punch for me.
    The DJ turned the music down and tapped
his microphone. “Hey everyone, I’m sure you all know that we have a
celebrity here tonight.”
    Everyone cheered, and Chase
grinned.
    “ He has a surprise for a
lucky lady,” the DJ said.
    My chest tightened.
    Chase squeezed my hand, and hurried to
the stage. He took the microphone. “I’d like to sing a special song
that I wrote for a special girl, the most beautiful girl in the
whole world. She makes the birds sing, and the flowers
bloom.”
    Liz smiled at me, and rubbed my arm. I
gulped, and looked at the floor.
    Chase sat at the keyboard that had been
placed on the stage. The lights dimmed, apart from a spotlight on
him that illuminated his golden hair. He was truly gorgeous. He
began singing a whimsical, acoustic song that he wrote for me.
Chase Carson had actually written a song about me! This was exactly
what I had always wanted. It was called, “My Valentine.” His eyes
were locked onto mine through the entire song.
    As he sang the last note, you couldn’t
hear a pin drop. Everyone paused for a moment, and then the crowd
erupted in applause.
    “ Thank you very much
everyone. Let’s party!” Chase yelled excitedly. He made his way
back to our group, struggling though the crowd of girls gushing
about his song.
    “ That was beautiful. Thank
you so much,” I said.
    Chase draped his arm around my
shoulders. “Words aren’t enough to express all the feelings I have
inside for you. I wish that I could do more to show you how much I
love you.”
    I didn’t know what to say, so I said
nothing.
    The music got louder as the party
started.
    “ I love this song.” I
said, hearing a classic eighties pop song.
    “ Shall we?” Chase put out
his hand, and beamed his toothpaste commercial smile at
me.
    “ Yes, I’d love to,” I said
taking his hand.
    I was really enjoying the beat of the
song, and I felt like I could finally put my anxiety aside and
enjoy myself. But then I looked over at Ben sitting at a table
alone. Liz and Nathan were also dancing. My heart sank seeing him
all by himself, looking so sad.
    “ You are such a great
dancer, you have amazing rhythm,” Chase gushed.
    “ Thanks,” I said
modestly.
    “ I’m serious. You could be
a pop star.”
    “ Speaking of pop stars,
why is Alicia Spark here?” I stopped dancing, and pointed to the pop princess who had
just arrived with her bodyguards, amid screams and flashing
cameras.
     
     
    *****
     
     
    9. First Kiss
     
    Alicia Spark looked even better in real
life than she did on TV and in magazines. She was wearing a hot
pink skin-tight mini dress, with platform shoes, and her long
bleached blonde hair surrounded her like a mermaid.
    “ Wow, it’s like we’re at
the Grammy awards. Who else is going to show up, P. Diddy?” I
joked.
    He just smiled, and then leaned in
slowly to kiss me. I didn’t know if I wanted him to kiss me,