The Hardest Set (Willow Son #4/Brothers of Rock #19) (18 page)

“
I
’
m here. I
’
m not leaving without you. You want to know it all?
I
’
ll tell you. That
’
s why I came here. To find you.
To hug you. Then to tell you everything.
”

“
So
we could be broken together?
”

“
Is
that so bad?
”

“
I
don
’
t think it is. I think
it
’
s really
…”

Natalie felt tears escape her eyes.

“
Christ,
sweetie. He really did it, huh?
”

“
Yeah.
I guess so.
”

Natalie took a breath. She then
wanted to say something else, but Van sprung to action. He went for the door
and tore it open. Van disappeared and it took Natalie a few seconds to react.
She lunged at the door and was back inside, trying to chase Van down. He was
too far ahead though.

“
What
is happening right now?
”
Andrea
asked as she rushed toward Natalie.

“
I
think you
’
re going to end
up firing me.
”

“
No
…”

“
Yeah.
I had no idea Van was coming here.
”

“
I
had no idea Mark was coming here,
”
Andrea said.
“
I
’
m going to need to go into total
damage control. I
’
ll make
you a deal.
”

“
What?
”

“
I
won
’
t fire you as long as
you leave right now. Take your rockstar with you.
”

“
He
’
s not my
…”

Andrea started to move.

Van caught up with Mark near the
side of the stage.

“
Hey,
Mark?
”
Van asked and spun
him around.

“
Yeah
…
hey
…
you
’
re
…
you
’
re that musician.
”

“
Yeah,
that
’
s me. I
’
m Van.
”

“
Van,
right. Wow. It
’
s really
nice
…”

“
Shut
up,
”
Van said.

Natalie felt her cheeks turning
red.

“
Excuse
me?
”
Mark asked. Then he
looked and saw Natalie.
“
What
the hell is this?
”

“
You
’
re not worth any words,
”
Van said.
“
And you
’
ll defend yourself.
”

“
What
the fu-
”

Van knocked Mark in the jaw.

Natalie gasped as Mark left his
feet and crashed to the stage, right on his ass. He stared up at Van like a
bully that had been stood up to.

“
Never
again,
”
Van growled.

“
You
asshole,
”
Mark yelled.
“
I
’
ll
sue you for everything. Do you know who I am?
”

Van took out a card and tossed it
at Mark.
“
That
’
s my lawyer. Give him a call. Do
whatever you want.
”

Van walked right to Natalie with a
defiant look in his sexy eyes. He looked like he wasn
’
t done throwing punches just yet. He slipped his
hand to Natalie
’
s.

“
We
’
re out of here, sweetie,
”
he said.
“
Nobody is ever allowed to treat
you like that again.
”

Natalie went along for the ride
…
but she wondered if that
statement included Van himself.

14.

To be fair, Natalie had started it.
Not just tonight, but everything.

Van slid his hands down her bare
shoulders and stopped at her beautiful, firm breasts. Natalie slowly put her
head back and let out a whimpering sigh. Van
’
s
lips came forward and he kissed her throat. The tip of his tongue sliced
straight down to her chest, loving every second and every taste of her body.

She had pushed him against the door
when they got to the apartment. She had tried to kiss him but Van held her at
bay. But he lost himself to her. Saying she was
everything
felt a little
strange to admit
…
but
Natalie was something. Something important.

His tongue swirled around her left
nipple before his teeth grazed just enough to make Natalie jump and cry out.

Van kept going down her body. He spoke
to her in between addictive kisses.
“
You.
Can. Scream. All. You. Want
…”

Van nuzzled his nose to Natalie
’
s belly button and he continued
down her perfect body. His hands rested tight at her hips and he looked up at
her. The sweet scent of her need flooded his nose, sending an instant pulse
throughout his body. He was already hard, but the scent of Natalie made him
throb with a wicked need.

Her hands curled around the sheets
as she looked down at him.
“
Van
…”

“
All
you fucking want,
”
Van
whispered, letting his breath spread across her budding sex. He thirst for her
nectar, her desire,
her everything
.
“
Because
the walls are all soundproof.
”

With that said, Van couldn
’
t resist not tasting her
anymore. He dipped his tongue between her thighs. A long and sensual lick took
him bottom to top. Natalie let out a long groan and thrust herself at him. His
lips came together at the top of her sex, suckling gently to her clit. His
tongue swirled as it had done to her nipple just moments ago. One thing became
quickly clear as day
…
the
more attention Van paid to Natalie
’
s
clit the louder she groaned and the harder she thrust. He soon had his fingers
kneading her ass, lifting her, holding her, unable to get enough of her.
Bringing her to an edge he knew he could take her over, Van wanted to make this
fun and wild. So he moved down, his tongue now wanted to savor the rest of her
tender pussy.

Natalie moved a hand to Van
’
s head and she dug hard. Her
fingers twisted around his hair and pulled. Van moved his lips from between her
trembling thighs and kissed the inside of her leg. He inched down, his hands
slipping around from her ass to her belly - then up - until he was holding her
breasts. He felt her hard nipples slide against the palms of his hands.

Christ, I can
’
t take much more. I
’
m going to explode soon
…

Van couldn
’
t remember a woman having this kind of effect on
him. He was hooked on her taste. He was hooked on her body. More than that, he
was hooked on her mind, her heart, her words.

As Van moved forward, he let his bare
body touch against Natalie
’
s.
They had managed to tear each others clothes off in a matter of seconds, but
now had since let the moment linger. Let the tension build. Let the steam
become a thick fog to the point where it was almost impossible to breathe.

Van reversed all his kisses up
Natalie
’
s body. Right to
her neck. Right to her ear. Her hands were quick to grab at his back, holding
him right there. He could feel the heat pulsing from her body for him. She was
so damn ready.

“
Go,
”
Natalie purred.
“
Please, Van, go.
”

“
Ah,
sweetie,
”
Van said as he
nibbled her ear.
“
Give me a
second
…”

“
No.
It
’
s okay. I trust you.
”

Van then looked at Natalie. This
woman at the beginning of the night was swinging at him. Now she wanted him
inside her. She wanted him in the most intimate way possible.

“
I
’
m okay,
”
Natalie said.
“
Do
you trust me when I say that?
”

“
I
do,
”
Van said.

“
Then
why are you waiting?
”

Van didn
’
t need to hear anything else. He lowered his bottom
half to Natalie and she welcomed him with her warmth and need. As he sank deep
into her body, she breathed faster. As her eyes went wide Van realized that the
cliff he
’
d been flirting
with
…
she had just gone off
it. The heels of her feet dug into the backs of his legs, pulling him, wanting
him.

“
It
’
s okay, sweetie,
”
Van whispered.

He kissed her neck and kept fucking
her.

He didn
’
t want to think of it as making love to Natalie.
Because that implied feelings, emotions, and a connection that went far beyond
sex. This was just sex. It had to be just sex. Natalie
’
s relief of getting away from her mess. Van
’
s way of forgetting his mess.

It had to be sex and nothing
more.

Then Van looked into Natalie
’
s eyes again.

He gritted his teeth and sped up.
His thrusts became harder, more fulfilling, his body racing to go deeper than
before. His feet touched the floor and the bed stood no chance as it started to
inch away from the wall, only to smack against it a second later. Van had a
plan -
to fuck Natalie hard enough that there would be no feelings.

Except that with each thrust of his
body, he was getting closer to her. Inching more toward her heart and her soul.

His hands slipped under her back
and crept down until he was holding her ass again. He lifted and moved up on
the bed, taking Natalie with him. Wanting to experience her movements and be
engulfed by the smell of her skin, of her hair, Van rolled to his back and
brought Natalie on top of him. She let out a gentle scream but didn
’
t resist him.

He held her hips tight and started
to work her body the way he wanted it.

Then Natalie made a bold move and
took control. She put her hands to Van
’
s
and pulled them away from her hips. She brought his hands to her chest and then
reached back to his legs. Her feet were then on the bed and her hips thrust so
hard, so perfectly hard, that Van groaned, wanting to hold it all back. He
wanted to extend the moment as long as possible.

But Natalie
’
s wonderful body and movements were not going to
allow that to happen.

Van moved his hands down to Natalie
’
s sides. He loved the feel of
her skin, the way that she had actual skin on her body. Not just bones but
curves. Beautiful and sensual curves, the kind that his hands could spend a
long time exploring and never find a true destination. Because Natalie was a
journey. Through Van
’
s
pleasure, heart, everything that was dark she crashed into. Yet she didn
’
t make it light. She just made
it okay. And okay was goddamn good enough.

So fucking good.

Van hissed as the impending rush
became unstoppable. He pulled at Natalie, demanding her body touch his. Her
full breasts pressed hard to his chest. Her breath flooded his neck. Her groans
echoed in his ear.

When Van released, it was by far
the greatest he ever experienced in his life. His left hand was spread across
the middle of Natalie
’
s
back, his right hand down at her lower back. She gently rocked her hips, her
sex sheathing him with an impossible tightness, ensuring nothing would be
wasted between their bodies.

She didn
’
t stop moving either.

Natalie worked herself harder,
faster, their bodies tight, the heat between them rising by the second.

Natalie then nibbled at Van
’
s ear and whispered,
“
I
’
m
coming again
…”

Van gritted his teeth and felt her
throbbing.

I think I
’
m in love
…

**

“
Come
on. You said you would.
”

Van stroked Natalie
’
s bare shoulder. Her head rested
to his bare chest. They were in his room and far from sleeping.

“
You
want to know it all,
”
Van
whispered.

“
All
of it.
”

“
Nothing
about the music stuff?
”

“
Nope,
”
Natalie said.
“
I get that part. You can play
guitar or bass or whatever. You got together with some guys and wrote music.
You broke big. Now you
’
re
rich. And famous. All of that is a wild dream
…
but you
’
re not completely
happy.
”

“
I
feel pretty good right now,
”
Van said.