~*Chapter 7*~
A few weeks later, Howie and Kari were enjoying a night out in Orlando before
his busy touring schedule started up again the following week.
"Aren't you afraid of being noticed?" she asked, as they walked down a
brightly lit street and a group of girls huddled under an overhang pointed at
him,then started shrieking.
After stopping to sign some autographs,they continued walking.Neither one of
them spoke for a few minutes,then finally Kari turned to him.
"Howie,I've been meaning to talk to you but I was afraid to bring it up," she
told him.He stopped and turned to her.
"What?," he asked,as they sat down on a bench and she turned to him and took
a deep breath.
"I've decided that I don't want to go back on tour with you," she said.She
waited for a response from him,and when he didn't say anything,she squeezed
his hand."Howie?Say something,anything," she pleaded.
He took a deep breath and ran his fingers through his hair."I understand.I
mean,if you want to stop touring with me,that's your decision.But what's that
going to do to us?I mean,I'm going to be on tour for the next 5 months;we'll
miss each other like crazy." He kissed her hand,and she smiled at him.
"We'll manage.Our relationship is great,and if we can't survive 5 months
apart,then we have a problem," she said.
He sighed."We can always call each other," he said,and she nodded slowly
before leaning over to kiss him.
"Yeah,and it won't be the same as actually being there,but at least we'll be
staying in touch," she said.
He nodded,then glanced at his watch."Let's catch a movie then go back to my
place," he suggested.
She agreed,and pulled him to his feet,and they walked down the street
hand-in-hand toward the movie theater.
*~Chapter 8~*
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