Avery’s POV

I crossed my arms over my chest and watched everyone clear off the bus. I knew Brian was staring at me with that sexy smirk on his lips, but I couldn’t look at him, not just yet. I had to get my wits about me so that I could make sure he didn’t try to pull a stunt like that again. No matter how good it felt to kiss him or be in his arms, he was off limits and we both knew that. I couldn’t and I wouldn’t go against my father’s wishes, not to mention that he going way to fast.

Just as the door shut, Brian started to close the distance between us and I took a step backwards for every one that he took forward.

“What the hell is you problem?” he finally asked, getting the hint that I didn’t want him to touch me. Okay, so maybe I did want him to touch me, but he couldn’t. You see, in the few encounters we’ve had, I’ve learned that I can’t trust myself around him. Brian’s kisses made me feel alive for the first time and that thought scared me. I didn’t know what I was capable of around him, especially if I hadn’t pushed him away. Never before had I been so tempted to throw all my rules away. There was just something about his presence and touch that made me feel and crave things I knew I shouldn’t and couldn’t have.

I scoffed and shook my head. “I could ask you the same thing,” I shot back, leaning against the doorframe. Shit, he had backed me into a corner again and I could see that realization in his eyes. “Where do you get off thinking that I’m one of your little play things?” I snapped, causing him to raise a brow at me. “You just can’t take no for an answer can you?”

Brian chuckled and put his hand on the wall above my head. “I guess I don’t really like following directions, not when I can see what you actually want,” he was so close again that all I could smell was his cologne and a faint dusting of smoke. God it was intoxicating. I momentarily closed my eyes, taking it all in before I actually realized what I was doing. “You see, that right there proves my point.”

My brow furred as I looked up at him, his amused browns meeting my eyes. “I have no idea what you’re talking about,” I said but it didn’t come out as believable as it should have. “You have no idea what I want.” I pushed off of the wall and walked back towards the front of the bus, feeling his eyes on me the entire time.

“I don’t?” and there he was again in my personal space. What was with this guy? “Seems like I know what you want more than you do. Don’t act like I’m blind and can’t see that look in your eyes, how you just closed your eyes when I leaned into you, or how your nails curled into my hair when I kissed you. Don’t lie to yourself, you want this just as much as I do, princess.”

“It doesn’t matter what I want or what you want,” I finally sighed, moving away from him and picking up some empty beer bottles. I knew that if he kept that close proximity that I wouldn’t be able to keep myself in check. “You know the rules.”

“So you do want it? So why keep fighting it? Give in and live a little bit, sweetheart.” I could hear the smirk in his voice and I couldn’t look at him. Those amazing lips of his were making this even harder. Brian’s heavy hands fell on my hips as he pulled me back into his embrace. Oh, it felt so good to be in his arms. I took in a shaky breath as I tried to remember what my end goal was here. That’s right to get him to leave me alone, but did I really want that?

“I can’t,” I hissed, pulling away again and moving to the opposite side of the bus. Though I was now very aware of the large mass he was trying to conceal in his jeans and the thought made me shutter. “You heard my dad,” I said, though it was more than that now. I knew guys like Brian were only after a one-night stand and that wasn’t me, no matter how much he turned me on.

Brian’s hands once again pulled me backwards into him, stopping me from grabbing another bottle to pick up. "So you're telling me that Daddy's Girl is off limits?” His warm breath tickled my neck and I had to bite down on my lip to suppress the moan the wanted to escape. He brushed my hair to the side and wrapped an arm around me, hugging me close. I leaned back into him as those talented lips started to trail my neck, his fingers tracing small circles on my exposed flesh.

No, Avery, get a hold of yourself! You can’t do this. First of all, your not that kind of girl, secondly he wont talk to you after tonight if you give in, third, this was all happening too fast, and lastly my dad said no. I forced myself to pull away and turn around to face him with my hands on my hips. “That’s exactly what I’m saying.” I said as sternly as possible.

Brian scoffed and rolled his eyes. “Tell me something, Avery, does your dad know you smoke?” He crossed his arms over his chest and tilted his head to the side, watching me with an amused smirk. Was I entertaining him?

“What-what does that have to do with anything?” I stammered, starting to pick up the bus again. What was he playing at now?

“Just answer the question, princess.”

“I’m not a princess,” I shot back over my shoulder, only to see his smug smirk. I threw the last of the bottles and take-out containers into the garbage. “And no he doesn’t and I don’t plan on him finding out!” I snapped. But instead of seeing his face fall, a wide grin fell across those handsome features.

I turned back to face Brian and he licked his lips as his eyes raked over my body. I couldn’t hide the blush that took over. My fingers nervously moved though my hair while I looked away from him, only to find him back in my personal space before I could even take a breath. “Well you know that that means, sweetheart?” He cooed in my ear, his warm breath sending goosebumps down my exposed arms. “Daddy doesn’t have to know about everything…” And there was his tongue on the shell of my ear, making me melt into his arms. Why was he like a drug? Not that I really knew what taking drugs was like because I had never partaken in said events, but its what I expected it to feel like.

As tempting as he was and how good he made me feel, I couldn’t break my rules and give into him. Though the kisses on my neck were making it extremely hard to focus on the task at hand. My head was clouded and I needed to stop him before he got to far. “This can be our little secret…”

“Brian…” I practically moaned, feeling his arms scoop me up into the air and press my back against the wall were this whole conversation started. The mass in his pants pressed into my core through my denim shorts, making my eyes open with surprise at how big he felt.

“Oh…you moaning my name sounds even sexier than I thought,” he growled before his lips crashed back down into mine.

I instantly gave his tongue access, craving his sweet taste. I knew that I shouldn’t but it all felt so good and I literally couldn’t stop. My fingers tangled in his hair as he forcibly pushed me against the wall. This was the single most hottest and awakening experience that I had ever had. No one had ever made me feel like my ever nerve endings were about to explode. Brian tasted too good and the things he was doing with his tongue were on a whole new level.

Moments later, I felt his fingers hovering over my core through my shorts, ready to attack. No, this was too fast. “Wait…” I rasped, pulling away from his lips and looking into his eyes, however I didn’t completely push him away. His touch felt too good.

“You’re killing me here, sweetheart,” he sighed and pressed his forehead to mine.

“I’m sorry…” I sighed, twisting my fingers through is surprising soft hair. “I-I just can’t do this…”

He groaned. “You can’t do this to me again, Avery,” he sounded irritated and I opened my eyes to see both eyebrows up in surprise. “I can’t let you go now…fuck did I do something wrong? Am I going too fast? If that’s the case, we can just make out for a little while,” he pleaded, sounding desperate. Was this the first time this had happened to him? He looked like he didn’t know how to handle himself.

I closed my eyes and contemplated his offer, though he was quick to take advantage of my silence. His lips gently brushed the corner of my lips, teasing me with their coyness. “Please…Avery….you can’t leave me hanging again… let me stay…” He breathed, placing a trail of kisses down neck again. Oh, he felt so damn good. “I wont do anything you don’t want me to…I promise.” That was the problem, I wanted him too even though my brain was screaming no. Was he being truthful or was he playing the game? I didn’t have time to think about it because as soon as his lips met mine again the bus door burst open.

“Fuck,” Brian hissed, freezing as I hid in front of him. I was small compared to him so you probably couldn’t see me anyway.

“Sorry to break up your—erm—you know, but Larry and Za are looking for you, Gates.”

I let myself breath a sigh of relief as I heard one of his friend’s voices. I peeked over Brian’s shoulder as he intentionally hit his head on the wall behind me. There in front of us was Zacky standing uncomfortably in the middle of the bus, trying not to make direct eye contact.

“Fuck, Zee, cant you distract them for a while?” Brian groaned as I pulled out of his arms and started to readjust my clothing. I chewed my bottom lip and hid my blushing face from the guys. Part of me was thankful for Zacky’s interruption while the other part of me was screaming for more Brian. I couldn’t let this near slip happen again. This was a mistake.

“I did what I could but it sounded pretty important. Something about your rig,” he shrugged, his eyes meeting mine and giving me an apologetic smile. “Besides, I already deflected him from coming onto the bus looking for the girls. I told him you guys went on a walk around the venue.”

I felt my stomach plummet to my feet knowing that we almost got caught. Oh, I felt sick and I quickly moved over to take a seat on the couch. “Shit…I’m going to be in so much trouble…”

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Brian and Zacky look at each other and then back at me. “Don’t worry, he wont find out about any thing…” Brian said, lifting my chin as he bent down. “Besides…” he whispered with a smirk on his face. “You owe me now…see you soon.” With that he quickly kissed my lips and disappeared off the bus, pulling a beanie out of his back pocket and pulling it over his head.

“Brian…” I called after him but he was already gone. “Shit…” I looked up at Zacky before putting my head in my hands. “This can’t happen again…” I muttered, shaking me head. “I can’t do that…”

“Avery listen,” Zacky said, taking a seat next to me on the couch and putting his arm around my shoulders. “If you’re worried about your dad, don’t be. He honestly isn’t around enough to really see what we do. If he knew half of the shit we did he would want to give us curfew too,” he chuckled. Oh, that made me feel better, considering I always heard about the stupid shit they did. “But as for Brian, he’s a good guy.”

“Yeah, that only wants one thing,” I scoffed. “Why am I talking to you about this anyway? You’re his best friend…well one of them. Or so you say.”

Zacky laughed again and leaned back on the couch. “He does have sex on the brain a lot, but between you and me,” he looked back and forth to make sure no one was around before he leaned back into me. “He’s a big softy and he’ll just pout for a few days if you tell him no.” I couldn’t help but laugh at that. “So just do what you want to do, you know live your own life.”

“Like it’s that easy,” I laughed, leaning back now too. Something about Zacky made him really easy to talk to, almost like he understood me. “You don’t have a helicopter dad.”

“No but you haven’t met my mom,” he laughed, his green eyes sparkling at the thought. “My advice is test the waters and just enjoy being…how old are you? Please tell me your at least legal? Oh, but that would be fucking hilarious to tell Gates you weren’t…”

“I’m twenty-two and so is Maya,” I admitted, playing with my nail polish.

“Well, seize the day, Miss Jacobson…just grab life by the balls, or Syn, whatever your preference and just live your life.” I don’t know how many times Maya had told me that but it finally made sense when Zacky said it.

“Where the hell is she?” I looked up from Zacky to see Jimmy standing by the door with a crazy look in his eyes. “Where did Maya go? I’ve looked everywhere!”

“Shit…” I breathed, springing to my feet and pulling out my phone. Only she didn’t answer. “Let’s go see if we can find her,” I said, the panic starting to set in.

“What part of ‘I looked everywhere’ don’t you get’? And what the hell are you doing here, Zee?” Jimmy said, pacing so quickly that I thought he would fall through the floor of the bus.

“Well, we can always check again,” I urged, leading him and Zack off the bus only to see her walking back laughing with Matt. Though you couldn’t miss his arm around her waist and his shirt covering her shoulders.

Matt’s POV

I smiled down at Maya as we walked through the now empty concert venue. It was quiet and dark, which was a nice change compared to the roaring after party in the back room. She seemed to enjoy the peace of the scene too because she sat down and looked down towards the stage.

“What’s it like being down there with thousands of people screaming your name?” she mused. I could see a light twinkle in her brown eyes as she looked around.

I chuckled and took a seat next to her, my arm encircling her shoulders. I was surprised when she leaned into my side. “Honestly? It’s fucking hot down there and we can’t hear too much with our earpieces in,” I shrugged, following her gaze to Matt Berry who was moving the last rig towards the loading dock.

“So you can’t hear the screaming girls?” she looked amused as she turned to meet my stare. God she was fucking beautiful, even in the dark.

“Only when they scream really loud. You can feel their energy though,” I admitted. “That’s what gets you threw a bad show or a hard day. We just remember that we are making someone else’s night and we owe them a good experience. We suck it up and do our job.”

Maya chuckled and patted my knee. “Sounds like you have a hard life, Matt,” she teased. “Nothing like sweating and having to suck it up and sing. Now you’re poor roadies, doing all your dirty work? I think you should be nicer to them and give them a little bonus.” Was that a mischievous smirk on her face? What did she mean by that?

I raised a brow at her as she put her hand on top of mine, tracing small circles until I took it in mine. It felt good there. “We buy them dinner at least once a week and give the free booze. What more could they want?” I laughed, but swallowed thickly when I saw her lick her lips.

“I don’t know, just something to think about,” she said. I couldn’t read her as easily as I wanted to. “It’s cold out here though.”

I adjusted my arm around her as she nuzzled closer. “Thanks for the shirt by the way…I guess you’re more of a gentleman than I thought.”

“You haven’t seen anything yet,” I laughed. “Would you like to go stand on stage?”

“You mean that I could stand on the stage with a rock god?” Maya threw her head back and laughed, obviously enjoying teasing me. “I don’t know if I could make it down there with out fainting.” What was she playing at right now? Either way, I was amused.

“I’ll just have to carry you,” I shrugged, standing up and turning around. “Come on, hope on. I haven’t had my workout for the day so this’ll be fun.”

“Are you calling me fat?” She mock gasped, but jumping up on my back nonetheless.

“Not at all, but I’m not taking the easy way.” I climbed down over the rows of seats with Maya on my back and then jumped up on the stage when we finally reached it. “Welcome to my world…minus the lights and all the noise.”

“I thought you said you couldn’t hear the fan girls?” Damn she caught me. Well, if I saw her in the crowd, she would be the only one to get my attention.

“Fine, I guess I can hear a little bit…but I only look for the really cute ones,” I suddenly realized that we were inches apart and she looked up at me with an expecting grin.

“How do you know if they’re cute?”

I swallowed thickly as she took another step towards me, her hands resting on my chest now. “If they have long hair, beautiful eyes, and keep eye contact with me all night. Kinda like you…” I let slip and she shot me a wicked smile.

“What do you do with those cute girls if you meet them at the after party?” Maya bit down on her lip, looking more than appetizing. I slowly leaned down and let my lips brush hers before I could stop myself. Maya lips tasted so good and I had to control myself when she slipped me her tongue. Damn, it was even better than I imagined but I heard the rules. She was one of Larry’s girls and I knew better. I slowly pulled away and Maya gave me a questioning look.

“We should get headed back. Avery and Jimmy will be looking for you,” I sighed, running my hand over the back of my head. I was an idiot and I knew that I shouldn’t have kissed her, but I couldn’t help myself. Jimmy called her first, even though I wanted her more. Plus I knew she was off limits and if I wanted Jimmy to abide by that rule, I had to as well. Fuck.

The walk back to the roadie bus was filled with small talk and some small laughs. However, I didn’t expect to see Jimmy, Zack, and Avery waiting for us.

“Where have you been?” Jimmy practically gushed.

“Relax we just went for a walk,” she said calmly but her eyes were on me.

“All right, everything is packed up. Let’s get this party started!” Jason said, clapping my back as he came around the corner with the other roadies, Gates, Johnny, and Larry.

“Hey, girls, hope you had a good night!” Larry said, causing Gates to stop and move the other direction away from Avery. “We’ve got a busy next few days, so why don’t you go get some sleep.”

“Okay, Dad,” Avery sighed, though she wasn’t looking at her dad. “Come one, My…you heard the man.”

“See you around,” Maya whispered to Jimmy but threw me a wink before heading up on the bus.

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