Chapter EightSo that is Nikki’s story so far. However, I suppose it’s about time I introduced myself. I’m Nikki’s trusted record producer Rusty and one of her only true friends. Some might also say I’m a love-struck dope when it comes to Nikki. I’ve tried to tell her a hundred times that I loved her after she kissed me full on the lips in a moment of exuberance after a particular recording had gone well. That kiss blew me away to another planet, it was out of this world and ever since my words of undying love either didn’t come out right or leastways she didn’t take me seriously. I persevered and asked her out many times but along came a steady stream of excuses. She didn’t like to mix business with pleasure or she had a boyfriend, although these all seemed to be very short lived. She even

