Page 58 of Edge of Heaven

But all I see is the sway of her hips.

She’s not mine, but my baby’s so fine

And I’m ready to sign that dotted line.

Let me touch you,baby, let me hear you sigh

Let me touch you, pretty girl, I’ll never make you cry.

Let me touch you, baby, take you for a ride

I’m always gonna touch you, baby, no one’s gonna hide.

I don’t writesongs on my own these days, it’s usually a group effort, but this one came pouring out of me. I hear the melody in my head, a grinding beat with a lighthearted melody—exactly the kind of music we play and what our fans expect from us.

Obviously, I have Taryn on the brain, and while this isn’t a love song, per se, it comes pretty close from my perspective. We only have one ballad because it’s not really our thing, so that would be off-brand both for me and for the band, but she’ll know what I’m trying to say the minute she hears it.

There’s something about your eyes, they never tell me lies,

Your body makes me cry, our love is never gonna die.

I’m stuckon the next line when I see the WhatsApp on my phone flashing.

Taryn.

We decided to communicate that way when she’s out of town, and then she’ll delete the app before she gets back to Callum. That way, there’s no easily accessible record of our conversations.

“Hey, beautiful,” I say as I accept the call. “I was just thinking about you.”

“Yeah? What were you thinking?”

“About kissing you.”

Oh, that’s a good line…

It’s the edge of heaven when we kiss, closest thing to bliss,

I’m not a patient man, but you know we’re doing this.

Okay,maybe not exactly what I want, but it’s close.

“I think about that a lot too. But right now, I have exciting news.”

“Tell me.” I put down my pen.

“I’m walking in an Alexa Humboldt show tomorrow.”

Even I know who Alexa Humboldt is. She’s big-time, right up there with Michael Kors and Vera Wang.

“Babe, that’s amazing! Congratulations!”

“It doesn’t pay much but they’re covering my expenses, and the exposure could be huge for me.”

“I didn’t know you were up for that.”

“I didn’t either,” she says. “I ran into Stevie Marchand a couple of months ago and I think she must have thrown my name in the hat.”

Stevie Marchand is another well-known name. She’s one of the top supermodels in the world, so the fact that she vouched for Taryn is a big deal.

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