(Reese)
Traffic slowed as we got closer to the venue.
I watched people crossing the street with coffee cups in their hands, completely unaware that today was one of the biggest days of my career. Somehow that made me smile.
My phone vibrated again.
Another message from Simone.
*Where are you?
I smiled.
*Two minutes away.
Three dots appeared almost immediately.
*Good. Don't stop to talk to anyone. Come straight backstage.
I looked over at Noah.
"I don't think she wants me speaking to anybody."
"I had a feeling."
A few moments later he pulled into the parking lot.
The venue looked completely different from the last time I'd seen it. Banners hung outside the entrance while camera crews finished setting up near the front doors. Security was already checking names against the gues
