In A Heartbeat (2 page)

"No, why the hell did you say that?” He got my attention with that comment.

"Because I know you
, Ev, she is your balls. She is your guts. You like to play it safe and she takes you out of your safety net and makes you live a little."

Ok why are these people that know me so well ragging on me so
much about this living thing? Just because I am more reserved and cautious doesn't mean I am a stick in the mud.

"Whatev
, Lukie, you promised me shots. Where the hell are they?" I remember that I have decided to live a little. It’s time that I do just that.

"Right here
, cuz,” he says with a devilish smirk.

Damn it's tequila. Tequila do
es not like me. I glance over at Talon and Holden. Holden is purely interested, while Talon is still staring at me with those gorgeous green eyes and that freaking serious face that is making me nervous. Yes that's it, I am just nervous.

Luke hands me the shot and
mocks me by saying, "Be careful lil cuz, I know how you react to tequila."

Screw him. I down that shot and grab the bottle to pour me another. Just about that time my bitter tequila face scrunches up and I am gritting my teeth trying to breathe.
Holy shit, I hate tequila. How can I prove that I have guts?

What would Ivy do?

Let me think.

She would probably do a body shot.

About this time I find myself grabbing a chick that is walking by. I ask her if she would like to do body shots with me. She quickly agrees.

What am I thinking?

That’s right
, now I remember.

Don't think, j
ust do.

I l
ie down right on the table in front of Talon. The girl lifts my shirt just a little above my belly button. She takes the lime and smears juice all around my stomach and sprinkles the salt on the lower section just above my jeans.

S
he puts the lime in my mouth and pours the tequila around my belly button.

I am so thankful that I let her go first, because I really wasn't sure how this works.

She starts to lick the salt extremely slowly. I can’t help but feel the sensation as she nears the edge of my button.

She takes her time licking all of
the tequila next. She makes sure to make eye contact with me often. Then she nears my face for the lime. Before I know it she has the lime inside her mouth and she is kissing my lips. She lifts her arms in celebration as people nearby begin to cheer her on.

Holy
shit! I've just been kissed by a girl.

Luke is laughing at me because he knows I am shitting my pants right now. Damn him. Talon is still looking at me, of course.
If I was trying to get him to stop looking, girl on girl body shots are probably not the best bet. Does this guy ever smile?

It's my turn. Ok
, here goes nothing.

She l
ies down. I set the lime in her mouth.

S
he grabs the salt and shakes it in her cleavage. Wait, what? Salt goes near the belly button, not in the cleavage.

Oh. My. God.

I hear Ivy in my head. ‘Ev, just do. Quit thinking so much.’ I look around and notice that we have drawn quite the crowd. There is no way I can back out now.

I grab the tequila and pour it
around her belly button.

I
take a deep breath and go for it. What the hell, right?

I lick the cleavage….
I mean the salt.

Then
I head to her belly button to quickly get some of the tequila.

I hurry to
grab the lime with my teeth only. Making sure not to touch lips, because you know that would just be awful since we've already been there. This bitch grabs my head and obviously wants my lime back. She begins to tongue battle me for the damn thing.

I yank my head up. What is happening?

This time Talon has a freaking smile on his face, Luke is bent over laughing his ass off, and I don’t even know what Holden thinks. There are so many people whistling and hollering that I can’t do anything but turn bright red.

When my cousin's stupid ass quits laughing he jumps up and introduces me to Lana.
Apparently she likes girls and he knew that. He decided to wait until after my shots to tell me that tidbit. I'll show him!

"Lana it was so nice to meet you, maybe we can go out
for a date sometime!" I say with a wink so that these guys can’t see.

The boy
s’ faces drop. I look around and admire the fact that I was actually able to shock them. Bingo! That is exactly what I was after.

I decide to follow Lan
a to the bathroom to clean up and let the boys wonder. Lana lets me know in the bathroom that she knows I am not into girls. I apologize for using her and she tells me that it was not a problem and that she enjoyed it. Oh man, I feel better. That was crazy shit.

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Talon

Eaven is freaking hot. I can’t keep my eyes off of her. She is feisty and nervous at the same time. I can tell she is out of her comfort zone. I watch her as she leaves our table. I have a hard time taking my eyes away from the sway of her ass in those jeans. Her legs look like they go on forever.

I notice her hair shining in the lights as I try to remember if her hair was blond with brown or vice versa. To be honest I had a hard time taking my eyes off of her hot pink shirt. Her chest fills it completely. When I did let my eyes move anywhere, they seemed to stop when I hit her eyes. She has the bluest eyes that I have ever seen. I know we were making people feel uncomfortable as we seemed to have this connection with our eyes that wouldn’t quit.

Then she had to go and drink the tequila. I like a girl that can handle herself. Most girls drink those wine coolers or fruity mixed drinks. She had my attention for multiple reasons. That stunt she pulled with the tequila shots will forever be embedded into my mind. Damn.

“Luke, why the hell have you not told us about your cousin?”

“Do I need to remind you of your man whore brother?”

“No, I guess not.” I frown because he has a point.

“Don’t even think about it, she is way to
o innocent for any of you boys.”

He did not just say that t
o me. Why do I give a shit what he says? Wait, I don’t. It is time to take the stage. I better find my man whore twin.

I go to the back room and find Taron, making out with a busty blonde.

“Taron, get your dick in your pants and take the stage.”

I
rip off my shirt and take my spot on stage. I am in my zone. The first song we will play is a hardcore rock song. I have a huge solo part in it. I prepare to lose myself and get ready to put everything I have into my performance, like I always do.

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Eaven

As I leave the restroom, I notice Ivy on the dance floor. I head over to dance while we still can.

"How was their dressing room?"
I am curious why she is back so soon.

"Crowded
." She seems frustrated.

"What?"

"That bastard was making out with me and grabbed another girl that was walking by.
I may be a kinky bitch, but I don't share. What have you been up to?" I can tell she just wants to change the subject.

"Oh nothing, I just did body shots with some chick while trying to get the attention of the twin to your lover boy."

"What the hell? I missed it."

"Yep!
The girl kissed me and I licked her cleave."

"I can't even talk right now, I am so proud of you!"
Ivy says proudly.

"Yea well, I think I pissed myself when she
French kissed me, and the boys laughed their asses off at me. Then I acted like I wanted to go out with the chick sometime. That shut the boys up. They were choking on their tongues."

"I bet it did. Oh how I wish I would have passed on Taron groping me to see that."

"Did you at least get an O out of it?" I ask her knowing that she probably did.

"Hell ya, you know I am selfish to get mine first. He will have to get his from someone else."

We danced like we didn't have a care in the world. Next thing we knew the band was taking the stage. Taron gives Ivy a little wink and she flips him off.

Then I notice him.

He is not wearing a shirt. Why is it drummers take off their shirts? He is so freaking gorgeous. I can't take my eyes off of him. His entire torso is tan and his muscles flex every time he moves. He stands to adjust something on a cymbal and I see that he has the ‘V’ muscles that I have always heard about. His pants hug right below those muscles and they seem to be pointing in the direction that my mind keeps going.

As the music starts, I notice he quickly gets lost in the music. It's like he is alone with his drums, creating a beat to his own thoughts. The band is really good, but he mesmerizes me.

His eyes are closed while he plays and I can tell right now there is something very deep about this guy.

"Ev, I've never seen you look at anyone like that." Ivy gets in my ear so I can hear her over the music.

I
notice that my heart seems to skip a beat every time I look at him. I start to struggle trying to breathe again as it seems all of the oxygen has been sucked out of the room.

I can’t get
comfortable as he starts to stare deep into my soul and it feels like he is inside of it.

All of a sudden, I feel arms come around me and it pulls me out of my Talon trance.
It's my cousin Asher, Luke's brother. "How are they doing tonight?"

"Hey Asher, they are great."

"Is Luke killing it?"

"Yea he is."
Okay, how terrible am I? I haven't even looked in my own cousin's direction to see him play guitar. I am pretty sure he had a solo back a bit, but I couldn't take my eyes off of this gorgeous shirtless creature.

I glance back up to Talon. He is staring at me again. I am locked into
his eyes and can't look away. The expression on his face is full of sorrow and the intensity of it gives me goose bumps. I can feel him deep inside again. How does he do this to me? The song ends and he pulls away.

I notice there is a girl playing bass.
She is drop dead beautiful. Luke is rocking that guitar like I've never seen him do. The two of them make a great team as they cover the stage and get the attention of the crowd.

After an hour or so, the band is done.
Taron jumps off stage and grabs three girls to head to the back. Talon stands and turns around to adjust some of the equipment in his drum set. That is when I see the massive tattoo that covers nearly his entire back. It is a male angel, with his huge feather wings expanded across his shoulder blades then down the entire sides of his back. The body of the angel is kneeling with his head down, resting on his left arm. The angel looks devastated and defeated. My heart breaks as he exits the door to the right of the stage.

Ivy grabs my hand and heads towards Luke who is rather enjoying his minute of fame from all the girls.

“Seriously Luke, you are going to get a disease from these bitches. Take us back stage to see Talon.” Ivy scolds my cousin as she waits impatiently for him to reply. Asher joins in on all the left over groupie groping and we quickly realize that my cousins are not helping us back stage.

Ivy looks towards the exit and says “It’s not like this is a concert and we need passes. I have already seen where we need to go. Do you want to go back and see if we can find him?”

I quickly tell her “Yes”, which surprises her. We enter the area in the back and Talon is leaning up against the wall right outside their dressing area. He is looking down, but quickly notices us. Ivy is in front of me, but his eyes meet mine. He has yet to ever speak to me. Why am I so intrigued with this guy? Thank God he put his shirt on. I’m not sure my restraint would have lasted.

As we approach Ivy tells him “Great job tonight, you guys rock!”

His eyes still have not left mine. Ivy notices and decides to slip down the hall. I am left there with him and our awkward silence. I decide to break the little quiet game we have been playing.

“You did awesome tonight.” Pause. Nothing.

Since this is the first time we are standing together I notice that he is probably a good foot and a half taller than I am. I look into his eyes hoping he will reply to me.

“I couldn’t keep my eyes off of you.” Pause. Nothing.

I am getting a little frustrated now. The intensity that radiates off of him is suffocating me. I have obviously misread this guy. He doesn’t even have the decency to speak to me when I am trying to talk to him.

“Are you mute?” Pause. Smirk.

Now I am confused. Why has he been staring at me all night?

“Why do you stare at me like that?” Pause. Nothing