THE BIGGEST STAGE (A Brothers of Rock - WILLOW SON - novel) (9 page)

“
Great,
”
Colby said.

He grabbed his shirt, cell, and
wallet. He turned, reached down for his shoes, and then started to walk away.

Tessa froze for a second.

Was he pissed off?

After a few seconds, she chased
after Colby. She grabbed his arm.
“
Wait.
Are you mad?
”

“
Why
would I be mad?
”

“
You
jumped in the water
…”

“
That
would make me mad? What kind of guys have been you messing around with?
”

“
Not
many,
”
Tessa blurted out.

She winced and blushed.

“
Oh?
”
Colby asked.

“
I
mean, I travel a lot. So I don
’
t
really
…”

“
Ah,
I get it. You don
’
t get to know
them. Just one nighters.
”

“
No!
”
Tessa yelled.
“
I
’
m
not
…”

Colby laughed.
“
Pretty eyes, I
’
m a rockstar. I think I can
understand the idea of a one night stand and not judge anyone by it.
”

“
Is
that what this is?
”

Colby stopped walking.
“
I don
’
t know. Are we sleeping together tonight?
”

“
You
don
’
t seem like the type to
make those kinds of plans.
”

“
If
I
’
m with you
…
there
’
s plans.
”

That would have been a good moment
for Tessa to push away from Colby. Maybe slap him. Maybe tell him he stood no
chance in hell.

But the truth was that it was Tessa
who stood no chance in hell. From resisting her urges for Colby. Because
whatever was going through the rockstar
’
s
mind was the same thing going through her mind.

Shit
…

They walked for another couple
minutes and Colby stopped next to some rocks. He looked around and then plopped
down on his butt to the sand. He quickly pulled Tessa down. She almost
collapsed on him, which wouldn
’
t
have been such a bad thing, right?

Then again
…
she was almost on her side, her right leg over
Colby
’
s. His elbows were in
the sand, his sexy body still glistening with water. She touched his chest and
their eyes met. It could have been the millionth time looking at Colby, but one
thing was for sure - there was something there. Some kind of wild spark.

A spark so wild that Tessa bit her
bottom lip and made her move.

She climbed on top of Colby.

(9)

Colby knew he didn
’
t need hesitate in that moment,
but he kind of just wanted to savor the fact that Tessa was on top of him. Her
legs open, that dress pulling up, a hand on his chest, pushing him back, the
other hand in the sand.

So Colby just smiled, wondering
what Tessa was going to do next.

She didn
’
t do anything else though. She was just there,
leaning forward a little. Colby eyed Tessa up and down. Her breasts pushed hard
against the tight, black dress. Her hair danced forward along her cheeks,
making her look even more beautiful.

Colby touched Tessa
’
s back with one hand and pulled
at her. He then sat up a little more so he could kiss her. There was no more
time to waste for tonight. It would end soon, just like all nights did. Then
Willow Son would be writing music, figuring out their damn future. Chances were
obvious the meeting with Portis wasn
’
t
going to happen tonight the way he wanted to. That would definitely set Harry
off, but oh well.

Their lips met and lingered. Their
eyes were open. Colby couldn
’
t
believe how damn pretty Tessa
’
s
eyes really were. Maybe the best eyes he
’
d
ever seen in his life.

Colby kissed her harder, faster. Letting
the moment slip away, finally. His hand slipped down to Tessa
’
s ass. His fingers pulled at
Tessa
’
s dress, bringing it
all the way up. For a second Colby wondered what color her panties were. He had
seen Christie
’
s panties,
not wanting to do so, and they were a green color. Tessa seemed a little more
tame. Then again, sometimes the tamest in appearance were the wildest
elsewhere.

As his fingers felt bare skin,
Colby groaned. Tessa
’
s
mouth pulled away from his for a second, the tip of her nose cutting left to
right against his. Colby chased her for another kiss but Tessa kept pulling
back.

Colby
’
s
hand cupped the back of Tessa
’
s
leg. He moved up and felt the tight edges of something lacy. That made Colby
smile. Tessa wore tight, lacy panties. He traced the lines of the panties as
far as he could reach, down and around, his fingertips digging at warm flesh.

“
Colby
…”

“
Tell
me the truth, pretty eyes,
”
Colby said.
“
One chance.
”

Tessa
’
s
eyes burned at Colby
’
s.
“
Don
’
t stop tonight. No matter what. Don
’
t stop.
”

She put her other hand to Colby
’
s chest and put her head back.
She pressed her chest at Colby, leaving him getting harder by the second. Colby
kissed Tessa
’
s chest, from
her sweet neck to her ample cleavage.

They were getting messier by the
second. The sand was gritty and annoying. Colby
’
s
wet body attracted the sand too easily.

So Colby sat completely up. He put
both hands to her back. Tessa put her arms around Colby
’
s neck. They then kissed wildly. Like the sun was
going to rise behind them in just a few minutes. Colby pulled at Tessa
’
s lower back, making sure their
bodies were lined up. He felt himself throbbing, wishing he could get the hell
out of his wet jeans.

Right damn now.

He touched her leg again, this time
the top of her leg. Turning his hand, he moved right between Tessa
’
s legs. Touching those lacy
panties, feeling the curve of her sex, the warmth pouring off her, was almost
too much for Colby to bear. With his other hand he moved up her body, cupping
her breast over the dress.

That
’
s
when Tessa started to move. Gently rocking her body at his touch.

In the background, the ocean and
waves were a soothing soundtrack to the night.

Colby slid up over Tessa
’
s breast and kept going. He
touched the back of her neck and kept her close to his mouth. Their tongues were
fighting one second, flirting the next. They would stop kissing for a second
only to hurry and kiss again.

Tessa
’
s
left hand clawed at his chest and started to move down. Her fingers felt so
great against his body, all the way down to his jeans. She tugged at the
button, opening them.

“
Oh,
pretty eyes,
”
Colby said,
his lips gently touching hers.
“
Let
me take you somewhere. I have to get out of these wet jeans.
”

“
Yes
you do,
”
Tessa whispered.

Just as fast as Tessa climbed on
top of him, she climbed off. Colby hated the feel and sight of it. He then
hurried to stand up. Tessa did the same, too. Colby felt his back all grainy
with the sticky sand. He grabbed his shirt and used it to wipe his hands off.

He then grabbed Tessa
’
s waist and pulled her close
again. He then turned her around so she was facing the water too.

“
Walk,
”
he whispered, as his lips
touched her ear.

They walked down to the edge of the
water. Right where the water barely covered their feet.

“
Tell
me something about yourself,
”
Colby said.
“
Then something
you think you know about me.
”

“
I
don
’
t want to ruin the
night,
”
Tessa said.

“
Then
don
’
t. Trust me.
”

Colby slid his right hand down the
front of Tessa
’
s body. He
flirted with her dress again, pulling it up so he could touch her bare, sexy
leg. He couldn
’
t get enough
of touching her. Of being near her. And, hell, he actually wanted to know
something about her.

“
My
life is
…
just there. I take
care of my two sisters. Our father left when we were young and my mother passed
away when I was just nineteen. That left me to take care of my sisters. They
’
re grown up now, but they can
’
t take care of themselves. I
think that
’
s half the
reason I keep traveling. My job keeps distance. And sometimes distance is a
good thing.
”

Colby brushed his lips to Tessa
’
s cheek.
“
I
’
m
sorry you lost your mother. That seems cruel.
”

“
Maybe
it is,
”
Tessa said.
“
But I can
’
t dwell on it, can I? I can
’
t change things. I can
’
t go back in time or forward in time. I can just be
here.
”

Colby
’
s
left hand, holding Tessa
’
s
waist, gripped tighter.

Where has this one been my
entire life?

“
Tell
me something about me,
”
Colby said.

“
Well,
I know you punched that guy in the mouth,
”
Tessa said. She looked back at Colby.
“
But
I don
’
t
…
why? Wasn
’
t he supposed to help you?
”

“
Yeah,
”
Colby said.
“
He
’
s
interested in signing the band. But you know what, pretty eyes? I don
’
t do what anyone says to do.
Ever. I
’
m not going to be
pushed around as a man or a musician. Plus, he made a real shitty comment to
me. Hurt my feelings.
”

“
You
can have your feelings hurt?
”
Tessa asked.

“
My
feelings were hurt when I saw that hotel room empty,
”
Colby said.
“
You
were gone. I thought I lost you forever.
”

Tessa reached back and slid her
fingers through Colby
’
s wet
hair.

“
You
don
’
t do anything anyone
says to do? Ever?
”

“
Ever.
”

“
I
’
m breaking that rule right now
then,
”
Tessa flirted.

“
How
so?
”

She moved up and gently kissed
Colby
’
s lips. Those pretty
amber eyes shined so beautifully against the soft moonlight. But there was a
fire behind them. A wild fire. The kind that kept Colby right there, waiting
for the next move.

“
Colby
…
I want you to touch me. Right
here. Right now. And don
’
t
stop
…”

**

The words poured from a deep and
sexy place inside Tessa
’
s
body. She never did this kind of thing. This was the stuff of fantasy. Easier
to think and dream about than actually have happen.

Colby was so different though. Not
just the rockstar and famous thing either. He had a darkness and pain in his
eyes that attracted Tessa.

“
Sorry,
pretty eyes, but that doesn't count,
”
Colby said.

“
What?
”

“
You
don
’
t get to tell me what
to do either.
”

Tessa felt her body shivering. She
was aching for Colby in a way she hadn
’
t
felt maybe ever.

“
I
…”

“
Listen,
”
Colby growled.
“
I
’
m
going to take care of you tonight, Tessa. So whatever you just tried to tell me
to do
…
it was already
planned on happening. Nobody tells me what to do.
”

Tessa felt her knees slowly buckle.
She leaned hard into Colby. She was completely his in the moment and it felt
good to be like that.

Looking down, she watched as Colby
lifted her dress. Right there in the open of the night, in front of the ocean.
They were secluded and hidden enough that it didn
’
t
matter; nobody would see them, but that didn
’
t
mean Tessa wasn
’
t insanely
nervous about it all.

The touch of his hand to her leg
set Tessa on fire. She took a few shaky breaths, desperate to keep calm, but
that was impossible. She was in the arms - and touch - of a rockstar.

Colby was gentle as he touched
between her legs again. His fingers pressed to her center, over her panties. He
made his presence known and then he kissed her neck. The flicker of his tongue,
the feel of his lips. Tessa couldn't figure out what to focus on more
…
because as Colby kissed her
neck, his fingers slipped up and into the top of her panties. His touch was
smooth and fast. His fingers curled, pulling at her sex, touching her warm
softness.

Just the feel of him down there
made Tessa
’
s toes curl in
the wet sand. The water rushed up and over her feet only to be pulled right
back out.

“
Holy
shit,
”
she managed to
whisper.

Colby pressed two fingers against
her silkiness. He made circles, easing to open her folds. When he thrust a
finger, penetrating her, Tessa lost herself to what her body so desperately
demanded. She thrusted to Colby
’
s
touch, wanting more of him, wanting him deeper. She pressed her back harder to
his chest, stepped forward a little, arching her back. She offered herself to
him, reaching back with her hands, gripping at his head and neck.

She knew Colby was just getting started,
but Tessa was already getting ready to finish. She felt the touch of another
finger, resting gently to the nub of her clit. Colby was masterful, the way he
could be so soft with his touch, perfect and sensual, yet the allure of his bad
side, the rockstar side, just lingering around like blanketing fog.

He continued to touch Tessa, moving
so easy with her body. Letting her thrust at him, working with her body. Tessa
was so engaged with herself and how good it felt, she felt the intense warmth
building into what had to be the fastest orgasm of her life. She bit her bottom
up and whimpered as the uncontrollable rush hit her.

“
Ohhh,
”
was the only sound her body
was able to offer Colby.

That
’
s
when he plunged his finger deeper into her sex. That
’
s when he pressed his finger harder to her clit,
making small circles. The sudden change of pace was too much for Tessa to
handle. Her heels sank into the wet sand and her knees bent again. Her craving
for relief was matched with the wild feeling of pleasure as she came.

Colby put his other hand around her
stomach and held her tight.

His lips and tongue were back at
her neck, kissing up to her ear.

“
Fuck,
Tessa, everything about you is beautiful,
”
he whispered.
“
The way your
lips taste, the feel of your body. Your eyes
…
just
…
fuck
…”

Yes,
Tessa thought.
That
’
s what I want now
…
you, Colby. Fuck
…
me
…