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“Let’s celebrate,” he says, dipping me so I’m forced to look up at him.

“Where would we go to do that, and why?” I gasp, shocked at how much he’s clearly already thought about this. Cas feels like he’s thousands of steps in front of me.

“Europe—all kinds of countries to choose from. You name the place, darling, and I’ll be there,” he rasps.

“I…this is crazy.” My words come out in a stutter.

“Good thing you have lots of time to think about it tonight while I’m fucking you in the hotel room,” Cas breathes as he kisses my neck.

He lifts me up to standing, holding me against him tightly, unwilling to let go yet. “Why?” I whisper.

“Why not? I have to leave on tour, and there’s no way you’re staying behind on an entirely different continent,” he confesses.

“How soon do you leave?”

“We leave in forty-eight hours.” His smile is sinister as it slides across his lips. “We’ll be touring in Europe for two months. Don’t worry, Roxy’s coming with us to keep you company.

I turn on her. “You knew!” I point a finger at her. “You knew about all of this all along and you didn’t say anything.”

“It was all to surprise you, and you loved it,” Roxy quips, calling out my bullshit.

“Fine. You’re both in trouble. We don’t conspire against me. That’s not how this is going to work,” I scold.

Cas and Roxy look at one another and laugh.

I’m fucked.

Turning back to Cas, he kisses me one more time, as if he can’t get enough. “I love you, little muse, and I will spend the rest of my life chasing after you if that’s what it takes for us to be together.”

“I love you too, Mr. Rockstar. I never want you to stop chasing me.”