Reeve (The Phoenix Boys #3) (24 page)

We are hanging around backstage in the big white tent that was set up for the bands to chill out in before they have to be on stage. I watch my girl talking to Nina, the bass player of Summer Vinyl. They are laughing at something that a guy has said next to them; they look over to me and Lipsy points in my direction. The dude looks at me and I will admit he goes a little green in the face. I lift my beer in salute and mouth 'mine’ to my girl, who winks and rubs her still flat stomach. My heart fucking flutters, knowing that she is carrying my little ninja. I crook my finger at her, beckoning her to me. I smirk to myself, watching the love of my life walk towards me, her slender hips swaying just for me. She is wearing her purple Chucks, her short cut of jeans with the pocket lining showing, and a grey tank top that has a slogan printed on it. It says ‘Brenhines y bobl bach’, which she tells me is Welsh for ‘Queen of the small people’; she always makes comments about her height, but I love it. She fits me perfectly.

“Hey, babe,” I say as she climbs into my lap. “You and Nina making trouble with the boys again?” She nods with a wicked grin on her face. I bring her face to mine and kiss her softly; it turns heated. I run my hand up her bare thigh and tuck my fingers under the hem of her shorts. I can feel my dick hardening beneath her perfect ass. She grinds down on my and I moan into her hot mouth.

“Excuse me, stop Uncle Reeve you are going to eat her alive..” comes a little voice from the side of us. We quickly pull away to find my Ladybug standing there, hands on hips, tapping her little sandaled foot. She looks beautiful as always, in a denim skirt with a white t-shirt that says ‘My Daddy’s is in the band’ in bright pink. Yeah, the girls had that made for Ryder and I shit you not, you could see his heart melt all over again for her. I see all my family behind her smiling at our PDA, the know I love showing everyone that Leah Adams is all mine.

“Sorry, Ladybug. But Auntie Leah tastes so good.” Lipsy elbows me in the ribs. I kiss her neck and whisper, “Now, baby.” She pulls back to look at me and a tear fills her eyes but she nods. She climbs off me and I stand and tuck her under my arm. I smile down at Lipsy and then back to my family; my mom nods at me knowing what I am about to do.

“First off, thank you all for coming to Wales with me and helping to get my girl back. I simply cannot breathe without her, she is my air. I am a lucky son of a bitch that she listened to me and gave me another chance. When we were in Cardiff, Leah told me some news and we both decided that we would wait to share that news…” Juicy gasps and covers her mouth, “Yeah, Juicy, Lipsy is pregnant, although she is only seven weeks so it is still early days. Our little ninja will be a part of this Phoenix family and we cannot wait to meet him.” I kiss Lipsy’s head.

“Or her. Uncle Reeve, Auntie Leah could be having a baby girl, just like Auntie Ren,” Demi states. Ren and Kyle found out they were having a girl and Kyle was over to the moon until we told him about his daughter dating one day. Yeah, safe to say that Ren and Kyle’s baby girl will be locked away until she is thirty.

“Nah, Bug, I am pretty sure that our little ninja is a boy.”

“Boys, you are up next,” Brax says from behind us, looking meaner than ever with his tight as shit black t-shirt on. It has Security in bold white text on the front and Inside Noise across his back shoulders.

The three of us huddle together; I wrap my arms around Rafe and Ryder’s shoulder and they each do the same. Our family stands back and lets us do our pre-show tribute.

“Live, love and take it to the stage, we are doing it Dad, just like you wanted. You are always with us, we feel it in every beat. Miss you Pops,” Rafe says.

“Love and miss you Pops always. Our Inside Noise is growing, our girls love you and we know that you would have loved them just like we do. We are making our Inside Noise grow and soon everyone one will hear. Phoenix taking it over,” Ryder says.

“This is it, Dad. We are doing what you always wanted. We are living. We are loving. And we are talking it to the stage. Always Remember, Never Forget. Fucking love you, Dad. Phoenix Forever.” We hold there for a few breaths, taking in the moment. We have done gigs before but nothing this big. This is the biggest we have ever performed but it won’t be the biggest in our career.  We make our way over to our girls and see that all three of them are crying. I wrap my girl up in my arms. I bury my face in her hair and take in her scent.

“Fuck I love you, Lipsy. Inside Noise baby. Always.”

“I will always love you, Reeve. Always, Cariad.” I kiss her once more and walk with my brothers out onto the stage.

The scene before us is nothing that I have ever witnessed first-hand before. The beach is overflowing, people are even in the water watching and waiting for us. You cannot see sand for shit, there are so many people. I look to my left and see all the backstage crew behind the metal barriers and all the busses and trucks.  There are beach balls bouncing over everyone’s heads, flags are flying, banners are being held up by girls of all ages.

“How are all you sexy people doing today?” The crowd goes crazy and I feel the vibrations hit my body, fuck this is what we live for. My heart skips a beat when I turn and see my girl standing just off to the side of the stage. She winks at me and I wink back, she fakes a swooning action and I chuckle at her and point to her.

“Ok, so if you didn’t already know, we are Inside Noise.” Again the screams bounce around the stage. “If not, then let me introduce you to the band. First off we have the best of the best, Rafe on bass. Then we have the best beater in the world and yes you can take that both ways, Ryder.” The screams are mind-blowing. “And then you have me, Reeve. The voice than can make your panties wet and your men wanna smack my face in.” I wink at the crowd. “ I know you are here to see us wow you but can I ask for a huge favor from you all, I would like to something special and I would love for you all to be a part of it, so what do you say?” The screams are deafening.

“Thank you. Lipsy, can you come out here please?” I call her out but she freezes; lucky for me the guys and the girls were in on my plan. “Baby, please.” She shakes her head no. “Ok guys, how about we give her a little encouragement? Lipsy, Lipsy.” The crowd continues to chant her name over and over again. I run over to her and kiss her, I take her hands in mine and pull her out onto the stage. The crowd cheers when they see us hit the center stage. I turn to my girl, going down on one knee. She gasps and brings her hand to her mouth.

“Leah, you are my best friend, my soul mate and my lover, very good lover I might add.” I wink at her and she slaps my shoulder “Baby, every story is beautiful, but ours…” I choke down the emotion fighting to break free, “is my favorite. Your voice, your laugh and the sound of your heartbeat is the soundtrack to my heart. You are my Inside Noise and I will always love you. Marry me, Lipsy?” The tears are flowing down her face. I smile up at her and the crowd actually starts chanting the word, ‘Yes’. “Baby, I need an answer, my knees are kind of hurting, soooo.” I drag the last word out.

“Bloody hell, Reeve. Talk about having an audience. Ever the showman. But yes, Cariad I will marry you. You, Reeve Phoenix, are my Inside Noise. Yes, Yes, Yes,” she says, throwing herself at me. I fall onto my ass and lay onto my back. She rains kisses all over my face, finishing up at my mouth, where she devours me, right there in front of thousands of people.

I pull my aviators from the front pocket of my jeans and hold them up to Lipsy, at the hook of the arm is the ring I bought her. I remove the ring and hold it out for her. The ring is not your typical gold or white gold; I wanted something that had both of us combined. The ring is a black zirconium, with a heart shaped diamond in the middle. Running the full circle of the band are pink and white square diamonds.

“Oh my God, Reeve it’s gorgeous. Oh, I love the colors.” I slip the ring on her finger and take her face in my hands and kiss the ever loving shit out of her. We moan into each other’s mouths. I can feel my dick getting hard and I know we have to stop but I can’t.

“As much as we all like the free porn, I think you two need to stop and we need to get this show on the road, bro,” Rafe says.

Both of us stand and I give her one more kiss before she walks off the stage. I see Mom and the girls all hugging and hear the girly squealing. Fucking hell I love that girl, and now she is carrying my baby. I am going to be the best dad that I can, taking everything that my mom and dad taught us and pouring it into my own family.

We play an hour long set and the sweat is pouring off me. I lost my shirt around song seven I think. Leah stopped dancing when she saw me take it off. She bit her lip and I know that me being up here performing, sweating and shirtless is turning her on. After that, she started dirty dancing with Lucy and Letty, and fuck if my dick didn’t turn to stone. I know that Rafe and Ryder noticed because Rafe missed a note and Ryder actually dropped one of his sticks.

Fucking Phoenix Girls.

When we get backstage, we see the girls are sitting with Mom and Nix. When my brothers and I walk into the tent, the cheers erupt.  Lipsy turns and sees me; a smile takes over her face and I swear she lights up the tent. She runs straight for me and I see Juicy and Letty doing the same with my brothers. She wraps her arms around my neck and her sexy legs around my waist. She kisses me like a starving woman and I am her perfect meal.

“Baby, you were so bloody hot up there. I am so wet for you right now,” she whispers in my ear. Fucking hell, she is going to be the death of me. “I need you.”

Holy shit, I think I am going to love these pregnancy horny hormones. My Lipsy is carrying my little ninja is fucking awesome. She is going to be sex mad and I am ok with that because she is my world, my Inside Noise and I will do anything and everything for her and our family. She is buried deep within me and I cannot be without her.

“Baby, you can have me whenever you want. I am all yours. For now and forever.” I let her go and she slides her arm around my waist and leans against me and I kiss the top of her head.

I look around the room and see my family, see the Phoenix family, getting bigger. Dad would have loved every one of the new additions. Ren, Rafe, Ryder and I have families of our own; Mom loves it, all these grandbabies coming into her world. She will be spoiling them rotten. Our friends are finding their own love and I love seeing all my people happy, if they are happy then so am I. Mom and Dad showed us that love and communication can solve any problem. I will always be grateful what for my parents did for me and my brothers and sister and now I can pass that onto my own children. I found my reason to be a better person and that person is carrying another reason to be a better man.

Always remember, never forget.

The End

Epilogue

3 years later

Inside Noise have had four number ones on the Billboard charts and two number one albums. They have had a sellout tour and sales are through the roof on all merchandise that they sell. They went from performing at a local pub Max Point to being the second headlining band named at the Blazing Summer Festival. The Phoenix triplets have stolen the hearts of many around the world but their own hearts belong to three very special women. I am lucky enough to have known the boys for some years now. So I am going to get them to answer some fan questions and here is what they had to say about their music, the rock and roll life and their family. 

Kenzie: So boys, how are you guys doing since coming home from the UK tour, happy to be home?

Rafe: Hell yeah, it is good to be home. Don’t get me wrong I love touring but being home with my family is amazing. This tour was nice as we took the family with us, but we missed the hot weather so yeah, it is good to be home.

Ryder: Same here, it was an amazing time with my girls over in the UK. And it is nice to just chill and take the weight off, ya know?

Reeve: It wasn’t all bad for me, because we did a few dates close to Lipsy’s home city so we got to see her family.  She was happy and if Lipsy is happy then I am happy. (He wiggles his eyebrows)

Kenzie: So the tour was a sell out and the album has been doing well in the charts. Is there is another album in the works at the moment?

Rafe: Reeve has written a few more tracks down, but we are just chilling at home right now before we hit the studio again.

Kenzie: Reeve, you have always written the songs for the band, do you use Leah as your inspiration for some of the softer songs that you write?

Reeve: Most of them yeah, my Lipsy gets the juices flowing so to speak. The smallest of things will spark something in my head and I have to write it down. Once I have most of the words down, the boys and I go into the studio and add beats to it and we go from there.

Ryder: The beats tend to come easier if the three of us are in the room together. It’s the Phoenix effect. (Ryder winks)

Kenzie: Let’s get back to the ladies behind the Phoenix boys. How are things going with the families?

Ryder: Well we are really good, Demi is getting so big and she is so much like her mom. And Melody has just turned one year old and she is perfect. Dark hair like me but she has Letty’s eyes. All my girls are beautiful. I am one lucky son of a bitch.

Kenzie: The fans want to know if it is true that you two are expecting again.

Ryder: We are, we told the family a few weeks ago but yes, Letty and I are having another baby. We are blaming her, because she couldn’t keep her hands off me. After I officially adopted Demi, both of us wanted children of our own; even though I see Demi has my own flesh and blood, we wanted to give her brothers and sisters. And I cannot say no to my girl.