Get Rocked? (The Next Generation #2)

by K E Osborn

  “I know, but I’m coming back. I am coming back to you, and when I come back, I want to make us more official. I’ve asked you so many times if you’ll marry me and you keep saying no, and that’s okay, but will you at least move in with me? Or if you don’t like my place we can find something we both like and move in together? The back and forth drives me mad, and when you were staying at my place, it felt right. So not a marriage proposal again, but a living arrangement proposal. What do you say?”

  “I would love that,” she replies.

  “What really?” I wasn’t expecting that to be so easy.

  She giggles and nods. “Yes Caleb, I want to move in with you.”

  I smile and inwardly high five myself. “Well, who would have thought?”

  She chuckles and moves her hand down to mine on her knee and interlaces our fingers. We arrive at the manor a short time later and I press the button on my remote to open the gates. Pulling up to my usual parking spot, which has now become Indi’s seeing as I’m still legally not allowed to drive, we get out of the car. By the time we get back from the tour, I will be able to drive again and have my license back.

  “Okay, let’s go listen to some boring bullshit that Colt has to say. His speeches used to be inspirational, but now they’re just annoying,” I say as we get out of the car. Indi chuckles and walks over taking my hand.

  “Just listen and take it all in. You haven’t been on a tour this big, so don’t be arrogant, Caleb. Let’s face it, Colt has the experience to back up what he’s saying. Maybe you should sit and learn something for once,” she says and I feign mock disgust.

  “Oh, yes ma’am.”

  She slaps my arm and holds my hand walking with me to the front door.

  Lia answers the door and is her usual bright and bubbly happy self.

  “Come on in guys, we’re all here. I made some scones. Oh my God, I sound like my mother,” she says and giggles as we walk in. I smile and she winks as I pass by and we walk down toward the music room, the hub and life of this house.

  “Oh good, Caleb, you’re here. Hey, Indi, it’s great to see you again,” Colt says as we all walk in and Caleb kisses my temple then walks over to sit next to Chad. I move across with Lia to sit on the white lounge suite.

  “So as you all know we leave for our world tour in two days. Well, I guess we don’t leave per se because the first stop is Wembley, but still we start our world tour…”

  I tune out as Colt begins to talk about the tour. Looking around the room I check out all the rock royalty, including my boyfriend. I can’t believe that from what I came from growing up, that I’m now sitting here, in Oxfordshire, in the presence of all these amazingly talented people. I really am lucky. Someone grabs my hand and I turn to see Lia smirking at me.

  “It’s all a bit awe-inspiring, isn’t it?” she whispers.

  I nod my head and take in a breath. “They’re all so talented, and I’m just…a nurse,” I whisper back.

  She smiles and nudges me with her shoulder. “Just a nurse? You save lives, Indi, that’s pretty heroic.”

  “That’s just training. These guys have talent, and it’s super exciting,” I whisper and she nods.

  “I know what you mean. When I first came on the scene, this whole world was new to me too. I had no idea about rock music nor the life it involved. It’s a hell of a ride, but trust me it’s one worth taking.”

  I glance over at Caleb, who’s smiling brightly then back to Lia and bite my bottom lip. “How do you handle the touring?” I whisper. She half smiles and nods taking my hand and standing up pulling me with her. We walk briskly out of the music room without being noticed. I wonder what she’s doing as we walk down the hall to the kitchen.

  “We can talk better out here. Plus, I need coffee. You want one?” she asks as we make it to the island bench.

  I nod and smile.

  “I hate whispering, it feels like I’m conspiring,” she says and I chuckle. “So touring, how do I deal with it?”

  I nod as she pulls out the coffee machine.

  “Well, honestly, when I first got together with Colt I went on tour with him. That was a crazy arse ride, and one I will never forget. The jealousy, the misunderstandings, the groupies, the drugs, it was hectic and depressing,” she says. I open my eyes wide as my heart jumps into my throat. “But in saying that, this tour will be different to the ones I went on back then. Slayed are adults now. Yes, they were back then, but they weren’t responsible adults. They all have children who will also be on the tour with them. They’ll be setting an example by making sure there are no drugs and limited alcohol. There are no fan groups on tour like they used to have, thank God, and the parents will be around all the time so there’s nothing they won’t see. In all seriousness, the kids won’t be able to stuff up at all,” she says and I chew the side of my lip.

  “What if…he can’t hold out six months?”

  “As in sex?” she asks with a frown.

  I look down to the floor and nod. She walks over taking my hands in hers and holding them tightly.

  “Indi, sweetheart. You two have been through so much. He has lost you twice already. Trust me when I say that he won’t do anything to lose you a third time. He would chop off his junk if it meant he’d be with you forever. Sex was important to Caleb once, but that was before you. It was used only to fill the gap of being without you. Now you’re in his life, sweetheart, he has no need for it. You’re enough for him. Making love to you is just the bonus,” she says and I exhale and swallow hard.

  “How can you ever really be sure that Colt wouldn’t sleep with someone else on tour though?” I ask and Lia smiles.

  “Because I trust him. I know him and his love for me and our family. He wouldn’t want to jeopardise that just to get his end in. And that’s the same with Caleb, he wouldn’t want to lose you just for a quick fuck. Trust me Indi, you have absolutely nothing to worry about,” she says and leans in kissing my forehead. Then walks over back to the coffee machine.

  “He asked me to move in with him when he gets back,” I say.

  “See if he wasn’t serious about you, why would he ask that? He’ll be asking you to marry him soon then,” she says.

  I roll my eyes because he asks me all the time. “I know he loves me—”

  “Then don’t doubt him. Has he actually ever cheated on you? I mean, I know about the Maddie situation, and I know about Sasha. But you weren’t together those two times so they don’t count,” she says and I smile and shake my head.

  “No, he hasn’t.”

  “Then why would he start now?” she asks and I smile because I know she’s right. Why would he? We’re in such a good place and I’m worried because of what the media portray rock band tours to be. But Staked is different. They’re not into heavy drugs and alcohol, they don’t have a swarm of groupies, and they aren’t ruled by their libidos. Most of them are couples anyway, and who knows what the deal is with Ella and Chad. Caleb and I can see that Chad has a hard on for her, but she seems oblivious.

  “Thanks, Lia, you know how to make me feel better.”

  “That’s my job, honey. I was where you are now once too, and I remember how scary it is. The only difference is I didn’t know Colt well. You know Caleb. You know the people he’s going to be surrounded and protected by. Nothing is going to go wrong, and I promise you I’ll keep an eye on him for you. If you want me to report to you every day then I will, just to keep you sane.”

  “Thanks, Lia. I wouldn’t mind you watching out for him. And I would love to hear from you, but a daily step by step isn’t necessary though.”

  “Yeah, I didn’t think it would be, but the option is there if you need it,” she says and I smile as I walk around helping her with the coffee.

  We get back to Caleb’s place and he’s busy packing while I sit on his bed and watch.

  “You and Lia disappeared today for a while, where’d you get off to?” Caleb asks as he heads into the en-suite.

  “Oh
, we just went into the kitchen for coffee and a chat. We didn’t want to keep whispering while Colt was pep-talking you guys up,” I reply and he comes out with his toiletries bag.

  “Oh yeah? What were you talking about?”

  “Just the usual, groupies, jealousies, minions, all that boring stuff.”

  He stops in his tracks and looks up at me furrowing his brows. He huffs and then walks over to me and squats down next to the bed so he’s in line with me.

  “I can still call this tour off if you don’t want me to go?”

  I smile and bring my hand up and into his hair. “No, of course not. She made me feel really good about it actually. I trust you. I trust the people around you. I know you’re not going to get into any mischief. It’s just I don’t trust the fans not to hurt you. But most of all I don’t trust that I’m not going to miss you like crazy,” I say and he half smiles and rests his hands on my knees.

  “Baby, the minions aren’t going to get near me. Dad has got a security detail a mile deep on us at all times, and I know he won’t let me out of his sight. You know that he or Colt won’t let anything happen. And as for you missing me, I hope you do, so when I come back, our reunion is going to be mind-shatteringly pleasurable.”

  “Always thinking of the pleasure,” I say and sniff.

  “Pleasure with you is not just physical, Indi, it’s psychological too. Being near you, kissing you, knowing that you love me as much as I love you and that one day you’ll say yes to marrying me, is pleasurable for me. You give me pleasure in all things, Indi.”

  I swallow a lump that seems to be caught in my throat and sniff back the tears. He’s being such a romantic right now.

  “I love you and I’m going to live stream all of your shows when I’m not working, I promise. I’ll be with you as much as I can.”

  “I’d love that. When I rub my thumb over my bottom lip that means I’m thinking of you, okay? A signal just for us to know about. So you know I’m thinking about you.”

  I lean forward and kiss him which knocks us both off balance and I fall from the bed and he falls onto his back with me on top of him. We both laugh as we lay there.

  “Falling for me already, and I haven’t even started my world tour yet, Miss Malone.”

  “Oh, Mr. McCormack-Slade, I fell for you a long time ago,” I say, he smiles and leans up kissing me strongly.

  “Fuck packing, I’ll do it in the morning. Let me spend all night inside of you?” I smile and nod. “Oh, thank fuck for that,” he says bringing his lips back to mine and rolling us on the floor pinning me under him.

  I wrap my legs around his waist and he grinds his hard cock in between my legs and I moan into his mouth. I’m definitely going to miss this for the next six months. I am going to miss his house, I’m going to miss his smell, I’m going to miss his family, his band, his friends. I’m going to miss having someone I can talk to and confide in. I’m going to miss being able to be myself around someone, but most of all I’m going to miss knowing that the love of my life is nearby. Soon he’ll be thousands of miles away from me, and there’s not a thing I can do to make the distance closer. Being without him is going to suck. Majorly. But I guess this is what my life is going to be like if I’m going to spend my life with a rock star. And especially if I want to continue being a nurse. Who knows what this tour will do for Staked. This could be the big break he’s after and I’ll just be sitting back here in the wings waiting for him to come back to me. Which he better, because if he doesn’t I will be broken beyond repair. And if he does anything to jeopardise us again, I don’t know if I could come back from it a third time.

  All I know is that Caleb is in my soul and the only thing I could see stuffing us up right now is Sasha. She’s a no-go zone for me, and I know she hasn’t been around at all and that makes me undeniably happy, but if she were to rear her ugly head that could push me over the edge. The rage and anger I hold toward her makes me uncomfortable. But to be treated the way I was when she broke the story of Caleb and me to everyone was unforgivably terrible. Being egged at my own home was something I’ll never forget, and she was the reason that happened. She’s the reason I wasn’t able to go back to my home for over four months because the media stalked me until eventually they figured I’d moved. Only then was it okay for me to go back there. She broke me and Caleb up and she made me feel abhorrent, and not only that, she brought back all the emotional despair of my parents and my childhood. I shouldn’t have ever had to relive that, and she made that happen. So as far as Sasha goes she’s out-of-bounds and a hard limit for me. Any contact with her I will see as a complete disregard for my feelings and Caleb knows this. So I’m pretty sure nothing will happen there, but if she ever shows her butt ugly face around me she better watch out. Because I might be small, and as Annie says like a little pixie, but get me on the war path and it’s like releasing The Kraken. And if Sasha shows her face to me, I won’t be held responsible for my actions. But for tonight I’m going to let all my built up rage go and spend the last moments with my boyfriend before he has to leave for a six-month adventure without me.

  I’m lying in bed wrapped around Indi and I know I have to get up. She’s sound asleep and I really want to make this moment last for as long as I can, because I know this is the last morning I’m going to wake up next to her for the next six months. I nuzzle into her while she’s cuddled into my side. I lay on my back, but I’m holding onto her as tightly as I can. I need to lock every curve of her into my memory. Being without her for this long is going to be a torture like none other. But I will be performing nearly every day, so at least I’ll have one good thing to look forward to every day.

  She stirs slightly making that cute little moaning noise she does every time she wakes up. It’s the cutest damn thing in the world and my chest tightens at the thought of not hearing it for half a year.

  Oh God, when I say it like that, it feels like forever!

  I swallow hard as I inadvertently tighten my arms around her and she slowly brings her head up and opens her eyes to look at me.

  “Morning handsome,” she whispers opening and closing her eyes sleepily.

  “Morning beautiful,” I reply and she smiles and leans up kissing my lips softly. She pulls back, smiles, and then it’s like she registers and frowns.

  “Hmm, guess this is the last time I’ll be waking up with you for a while?”

  A knot tightens in my stomach and I nod. “Yeah, so let’s make it count.” I move my hand to her hair and bring her head back to mine and kiss her with as much passion as I can muster.

  She responds and kisses me with the same passion that it feels like we’re saying goodbye, but I know we’re not. This isn’t the end for us. We’re too strong now. We kiss for what seems like only seconds. I wish it were longer, but I know the clock is ticking away and I was already running late before she woke up. I reluctantly pull my lips from hers and rest our foreheads together.

  “I love you, you know that?”

  She giggles and nods looking into my eyes.

  “Marry me?” I ask one last time.

  She laughs and takes her head from mine and sits up in the bed. “Caleb, you need to stop asking me. I’m never going to know when you’re serious,” she says and I smile and sit up next to her and run my hand down her shoulder.

  “Baby, every time I ask I’m serious.”

  She shakes her head and rolls her eyes.

  “Well, get back from the tour and ask me then,” she says and I smile and tilt my head to the side.

  “Does that mean, you’ll say…yes…when I get back?” I ask excitedly.

  “Well, we’ll see,” she says and leans in kissing me with a quick peck.

  “One day, Indi. One day, you won’t be able to resist all this anymore,” I say and wave up and down my torso like I’m God’s gift.

  She throws her head back and laughs grasping at her stomach, laughing so hard she falls back onto the mattress.

  “Oh my God, Caleb, you’r
e so in love with yourself,” she spits out through her fit of laughter. I think she’s so adorable right now that my need to kiss her is outweighing anything else. I lean over the top of her and pin her to the bed smirking as she continues to laugh at me. I love how lighthearted we are in this moment. This is how I want to remember her while I’m away, happy and bubbly and laughing at my idiocy. I move my face down toward hers and her laughing slows to a giggle as I run my nose along hers.

  “Still think it’s funny?” I ask and she giggles again.

  “Yeah kinda, Mr. I’m-too-sexy-for-my-shirt,” she sings like the song which only makes me chuckle this time.

  “Right, well, there’s only one way to shut you up,” I say and she smirks and tilts her head.

  “Oh yeah, what’s that?”

  I lick my lips and press them to hers as I pin my body against her. She kisses me back passionately as I run my hand up her side and to her exposed breast and caress it tenderly. She moans in my mouth and I really want to take this further, but I know I can’t. I’m already late. I groan into her mouth as she pushes her breast further into my hand. I slowly pull my lips from hers and she smiles, but I can see there’s sadness behind the smile.

  “You have to get ready to go, don’t you?”

  I nod and exhale.

  “What time is the concert at Wembley tonight?” she asks.

  I smile as a flurry of nervousness swarms my stomach. “The show starts at seven. I think we’re on about eight though.”

  “Wow! My man performing at Wembley, just like I always knew he would.”

  “Well, kind of, we’re only the backing band. So it’s not really like you thought it would be,” I say and she scoffs and waves her hand around.

  “Pish posh, Caleb! You’re performing at Wembley, doesn’t matter if you’re the backing band or not, you’re still performing there. I can’t wait to come and see you.”

  “I can’t wait for you to see me either. I just hate that I won’t see you after the show.”