In A Heartbeat (15 page)

“Oh Ev, what you saw isn’t
really what you think it was.” I pull back and look at her.

“How can I misinterpret a girl in his bed wearing almost nothing? How can I misunderstand when that girl
says she is Talon’s girlfriend?”

“Well I don’t know what to say, but you did.” Ivy says
, just plain pissing me off now.

“No he left my bed and then met up with his ‘
ex
’ in his own. My eyes did not lie to me. I am not going to be a naive stupid bitch that believes the lies from her cheating boyfriend.”

“I’m not asking you to. You know that I would hang his ass up in a second if I thought he did this. He slept in his truck. You can ask Holden. Don’t mix this up with the memories of Brandon, Ev. Be smart.
Think about it. If you listen to everything, you will see what I am saying.”

“What do you know that I don’t?”

“He left here because Holden called him saying that Nicole was dropped off at their house last night. He went home to send her away for good, but found out she had no place to go last night. He slept in his truck because he can’t stand to be near her. He woke up this morning and showered first thing. Then he left for class. That is when he found me at the student center while he was looking for you.”

“That doesn’t explain the skimpy dressed skank in his bed, Ivy.” I say back with hardly any volume. I just don’t feel like I have much left.

“Please baby. Listen to me.” I cringe as Talon walks in. Ivy disappears from the room. I know my face is puffy from all of the crying. I get in bed and face the opposite direction. I want to hide under the covers. I really am not ready to be face to face with him.

“You have to believe me. I would never cheat on you.”

“I saw her in your bed. She said she is your girlfriend. What do you want from me?”

“
I want
you
.
You
are all that I want. I don’t know why she said she is my girlfriend. I promise that is so far from the truth. Even if you never talk to me again, I will never go back to her.” I feel the edge of the bed sink as he sits down.

“You don’t even know how twisted my heart is over you, do you? Eaven, I love you. You are the only girl for me. You have to believe me.” I look over at him and see him saying these things to me looking down at the floor and running his hands through his hair in frustration.

My heart sinks hearing him say that he loves me. I want to believe him. I want to jump up and down on the bed and scream in excitement, but I am spent. I let my brain process everything that Ivy said to me before Talon showed up. She would never steer me wrong. This is me jumping. This is me flying through the air and hoping Talon will catch me.

“I love you too, Talon.” I say quietly, not even sure if it was loud enough for him to hear. I know that he did, because he flips around and dives into the bed next to me.

“Please don’t ever scare me like that again.” He says in my ear. “We are supposed to talk to each other remember?”

“I know. It just really seemed like it was a definite scenario when I was there. She is very convincing.”

“I will let her know that her shit didn’t work.” He tries to comfort me.

We stay in bed pretty much the rest of the day. We put to use numerous condoms from the strip that Ivy provided last night. Talon is very tired from his lack of sleep through the night and keeps dozing off. I sleep some, but I also continue to work on the digital prints of the pictures that I want to use in the poster. Come dinner time, we are both starving. I decide to throw something together in the kitchen so we can stay in for the evening.

Ivy
is very happy to see me surface from my room with a smile on my face.

“It’s about time.” Ivy says as she bumps her shoulder against mine from the side. “
Are you guys going to be ok?”

“I think so.”
I say, full of hope that we will be.

“Well I figured so when I heard you yelling….. YES! Oh god
, YES!” I smack her on the shoulder. How embarrassing!

“Were you calling me?” Talon
appears just in time to hear Ivy moaning. We all laugh at the same time. I should really enjoy this. There has been many times where Ivy and I were switched in roles just like this. She doesn’t seem to mind.

“What did you do, listen outside my door like a perv?” I point at Ivy. She smiles wickedly. “Actually I just got home and didn’t hear anything, but I had you going!”

We spend the evening working on homework and catching up on the classes we missed today. Talon leaves in time to practice with the band. I decide not to go with him so I can finish my project.

Th
e poster is a collection of photos at different angles of each of the band members. I have a hard time selecting the best photo of each of them. I add ‘Rebel Walking’ and each of their names as I prepare it for print.

I decide to send in a picture of Talon to make a large print. I plan to have it framed and give it to him. I captured a beautiful display of him during his solo. The lights are off with the exception to a light behind him. His outline is cast forward and his arms are held suspended with the drum sticks coming down to strike.

There is also a picture of the two of us dancing that is unique. I took it from above our heads as we were kissing on the dance floor. I decide to get that one for myself. I put a rush on the order so I can get them before his concert on Friday.

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Talon

I call Nicole and tell her that her scheming did not work. I had to leave her a message since she didn’t answer. I am positive she will know the level of my anger from the message I left. I threaten her to stay away from my family and friends. I have no tolerance for the shit she is trying to pull. She will not affect my life anymore.

The week goes by very quickly as we are all focused on preparing for the concert and
work hard to keep up with classwork. I have been working extra hours to perfect my solo. There is a ‘Drum-Off’ between me and two other drummers from local bands. I have set the whole thing up hoping to draw some attention to myself and our band. Luke, Lilly, & Taron have been working with tech people to perfect their parts. We should be kick ass tonight!

I have buried myself in my room to prep for tonight. So much
will change if we are noticed during this concert. There will be thousands there to witness what we put out there.

I have the music cranked
up loud and I’m working through my solo again when I sense her near me. I feel her touch my lower back and then run her fingers up and down my back slowly. I stop playing and focus on her touch.

“I just want to pick up this angel on your back and hug away all of the pain.” She says
, hugging her arms around my waist.

“Don’t you know
you already have?” I swivel around in my stool to look her in the eyes.

“
I am alive because you breathe life back into me every day. Before I met you, I just existed. I have felt more alive with you than I ever have before. You make me want to become someone worthy of you.”

“You do the same for me. You make me soooo happy.” She says
, smiling, and kisses my chest.

“I have a special surprise for you!” She stands quickly and seems excited. I wait for her to leave my room and she returns with a large wrapped package.

“I hope you like it!” She hands me the gift and I can instantly feel that it is something framed. I open it and I am floored by the picture of me.

“Holy Crap! I love it! Shit Ev, you are awesome! I had no idea you were this good! I don’t know what else to say, except WOW
!” The picture she captured is insane. I look bad ass with the lighting behind me in the middle of one of my solos from the other night. This is definitely getting hung on my wall right now.

“I also have another poster sized collage for the band. Maybe Smitty will let us hang it there?”
She is holding another giant frame.

“Let me see it!” I say anxious to see
more of her photography ability.

“What the hell! You HAVE to do more for us to use to promote!” I take both frames and leave to find Taron.

“Look at these Taron.”

“
Who did these?” He says admiring both of them.

“My girl did!” I am proud as hell of her right now.

“Shit, she is going to have to hook us up with some more!”

“She wants to hang the one with all
of us at Smitty’s. This one is going in my room!” I leave to find Eaven again. She is standing in my room with the largest smile on her face.

“I am glad you like them!”

“Like them? I love them. You are fucking talented Ev! You amaze me every day with something new about you. You have to take more pics tonight. I will be doing killer stuff and I would love for you to capture it.”

“I plan on it.” She doesn’t have time to say any more than that because I attack her.
I want to consume her
now
.

Just when I think there is no way I could find her any sexier, she shows me how much more there is to her. I lift her
up and she wraps her legs around my waist. I hold her there and she starts to use her hands to explore. She loves to put her fingers in my hair and tug. That shit makes me crazy inside. I release a groan and move to the wall near my drum set.

I take her hands and raise them above her head against the wall. She is still wrapped around me as I remove her shirt. I don’t bother taking off her lacy bra. I just yank it down so that she spills out over the top. I lower her legs
just long enough to get my jeans down and her skirt lifted. I don’t waste anytime taking them all the way off so my jeans are now gathered around my ankles.

She doesn’t hesitate to
put her arms around my neck and climb back up to her previous position. I rip her panties apart with one simple movement. We are joined instantly and begin the best wall sex that I have ever had. Her chest is brushing against mine and I feel her hard nipples scrape across my chest. I pull her in closer and enjoy the feel of all of her smashed against me.

“You are so fucking beautiful.” I slow our rhythm and pull her face to meet mine. She stares deep into my eyes. She doesn’t turn away this time.
I continue the slow pace and notice her blue eyes darken.

I know she is close when her teeth graze across her bottom lip and tug it inwards. I wrap my arms under her legs from the inside of her thighs. I step back
just enough to get the right angle and allow my next thrust to hit the spot. She has her hands extended above herself in complete trust that I will take care of her.

She begins to moan through her orgasm as I take her higher and higher. She rides through it and I can’t stop myself as her moans turn into loud cries of appreciation. She has never been this vocal during sex. We will have to revisit this position and see what other ways I can cause this reaction in her.

There were a couple of times that her foot hit the cymbals during our ride, so I find it hilarious when she actually hits the cymbal on purpose after we are finished. I stand there against the wall balls deep in her as we both gasp for air.

It isn’t until I feel the wetness drip down my leg that I remember the condom. You know the one we didn’t use.

“Fuck. I am sorry, Ev. You make me crazy and I forgot.”

“I told you I am covered.”

It isn’t until this moment that I realize that I am
ok with this. I love this girl. It’s not that I am ready for a child right now, but I am good with whatever life has in store for us.

“Good because after that experience, I don’t plan to wrap it again.” I say meaning every word.
“God, I love you baby.”

“I love you too Talon.”

We clean up and get dressed before she leaves to get ready for the concert. I don’t know about anyone else, but I am ready now that I got rid of any anxiety that I did have. Nothing like sex to take care of any unwanted tension.

Chapter Thirteen

Eaven

Here I am walking up the stairs to my apartment in a skirt, without panties on. Who does that? Apparently, I do
. I have never been so thankful that there is no one around me in all my life.

Talon kept the scraps that remained of them ‘for luck’.

Ivy and I get ready for tonight. We already had our attire planned after our shopping trip this week. I am wearing jeans, heels, and a red top that swoops low in the front. The shoulders fall down on my arms which bare the entire portion of my neck and most of my shoulders. This shirt requires a strapless bra for sure.

Ivy is looking smoking hot in a dress made for a model that shows off her curves and
, of course, something like a four inch set of heels. She is going to take pictures with me, so we will work and play tonight.

We arrive at the stadium while the first bands are setting up. There are three different platforms on the field. One at each end zone and another in the middle of the field pushed back against the visitor side. Fans can sit in the stands or stand on the field and get a view of all three platforms at the same time. I need to find Talon so I can get a good view of the stage he will be on.