So Close (a James Hetfield story)
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As if being secretly in love with her best friend isn't hard enough, when that friend seems destined for fame and fortune, where does that leave Leila?
Leila McKinnon and James Hetfield have been inseparable since they were kids. Best friends no matter what, helping each other through whatever life throws at them. For Leila though, feelings have deepened beyond friendship, but can she risk everything for the thing she wants most of all...James' heart? Will she keep getting so close to her dream, only to watch it slip away time and again?
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