Pick (Recoil Rock #1)

by K E Osborn

  It feels like we’re bonding and it’s nice but also strange because I’ve only slept with Steel for the last couple of years, so I too am sleeping with someone new for the first time. It feels kinda odd, but good. Even though I still have feelings for Steel, Danger feels right, and I like how things are progressing so far. I wonder where this road will take us.

  Waking up with Lunar in my bed was the best possible way to start any day. Having animalistic sex with her for the third time since last night was a pleasure I was glad to have. She keeps up with me and is just as crazy as me in the bedroom. I’m lucky to have found someone who equals me in stamina.

  As comparisons go, Ella never would have kept up like this. If we were to fuck three times I’d have to slow it down and turn it into making love. Which I guess isn’t all that bad, but it’s just not me. I only did that for her.

  Why am I even thinking about Ella right now, it’s killing my fucking mood!

  Making me start to overanalyze.

  I look across the table to Lunar as we sit at the hotel café eating breakfast. Ryan and the guys are here with us, and Lunar and Ryan are having a great time. They really seem to have hit it off. Matt and Nate are keeping to themselves mostly. I watch Lunar, thinking how perfect she is and how much of a complete opposite she is to Ella in every fucking way. Ella was always so young and fragile, weak and meek, whereas Lunar is so much more of a woman and knows how to take care of herself. She’s strong, confident, sassy, sexy as hell, and an animal under the sheets. Fuck, if I weren’t so opposed to women right now I’d be more inclined to make an honest woman out of her, but a fuck buddy will have to do right now. I can’t risk the idea of having her as anything more.

  The waitress comes around pouring cups of coffee and soon leaves as I continue to stare at Lunar.

  “Can you pass the sugar please, Nate?” Lunar asks.

  Nate smirks looking from me to Lunar as he passes her the sugar. “Danger you should call Lunar, Sugar,” Nate teases.

  I tense up.

  “That sounds sweet, pardon the pun—”

  “I will never… ever… call her Sugar. She is nothing like her!” I interrupt.

  Lunar stares up abruptly. My chair slides out from under me, squealing on the tiled floor as everyone looks up. Lunar raises her eyebrow as I turn and storm off.

  “Fucking jerk, Nate,” I murmur as I head off toward the buffet area to grab some breathing space. Hearing Nate compare Lunar to Ella really pisses me off. Sugar is my pet name for Ella and I used it all the time. Hearing Nate tell me to call Lunar that has struck a nerve deep inside me. I was already feeling a little off from fucking Lunar this morning, almost like I was cheating on Ella, and I hate that feeling because I know Ella’s getting married to Chad and has moved on. So why can’t I? It’s stupid, and I need to sort my head out and fast.

  A hand touches my arm making me flinch, breaking my thoughts. I turn and see Lunar standing there.

  She frowns and sighs. “Was it a mistake?” she asks.

  My chest heaves, it’s just the knock I need. “No… not at all. I’m just having a moment. Nate bringing her up like that, reminding me of the name I used to call her, just struck a nerve. I most definitely don’t regret last night and this morning. Not at all.”

  She sighs. “He was just teasing, you know?”

  Slumping my shoulders, I drop my chin to my chest. “I know. I overreacted. I just… Ella fucks with my head.”

  Lunar nods and leans forward wrapping her arms around my neck and pulling her body flush to mine. I look down at her while all thoughts of Ella vanish, and all I can think about is Lunar and her sensational body pressed against mine.

  “Then let me help you forget about her.”

  Letting out a half laugh, I nod and wrap my arms around her pulling her to me tighter. “Great, and let me help you forget about Steel.”

  She tilts her head to the side and her lip turns up slightly. “How did you—”

  “I can tell you’re not over him. The way you tried to pull back from me after our first kiss. It’s not just because of my demons, it’s because of yours too.”

  She chuckles and shakes her head. “Well hot damn, you’re smarter than you look, big guy.”

  I chuckle and lean my forehead against hers. “Also, Techie told me.”

  She laughs and slaps my chest as her tits jiggle along with her laughter. My cock aches as I watch her happiness. She grips her hands onto my biceps and squeezes slightly. “You’re a braver man than you give yourself credit for… you know that, Danger?”

  I purse my lips. “Really?”

  “Yes. Now let’s go eat breakfast before I die of hunger.”

  “Yes, ma’am.”

  We finish breakfast and I walk her outside the hotel to the cab stand.

  “I can drive you back to the club in the van. You don’t have to cab it,” I say wrapping my arms around her waist pulling her to me.

  She smiles and tilts her head. “I know, but you need to spend some quality time with your boys. I can’t take up all your time, they’ll resent me and I don’t want that.”

  Sighing at how amazing she really is, I nod. “Okay, just let me know when you get there.”

  “Overprotective much.” She giggles.

  “Do it or I’ll spank you even harder than last time.”

  “Hmm… that’s more of an incentive for me not to text you.”

  I groan forcing my semi-hard cock into her hips as she giggles. “Okay, gotta go. Have a good day. Talk soon.”

  “Bye Candy.”

  “See ya, big guy.” She leans in kissing me quickly, then pulls away hopping into the nearest cab.

  Taking a deep breath, I rearrange my cock and shake my head. She’s a tornado, and I just have to hold on for the ride.

  I’ve been hiding in my room all day, mainly to escape the brothers if they suddenly decide I’m fair game, and also so I can text Danger which I’ve been doing for the majority of the day. It’s night time now, and the club’s having a bonfire. I’m on a high from the great time I had with Danger, and I don’t want it to go to waste. I know most of the guys out there would be pretty wasted by now so their cocks probably aren’t in any sort of working order, so I head out of my room to join the party.

  Heading down the hall then through the clubroom where the tunes are pumping, I head to the back door. The bonfire is in full swing and most of the brothers are sitting around happily wasted and laughing with each other. I turn to look toward the burning tree to see Steel, and in his lap is Willow, his new girl. All the guys are laughing and enjoying her company. A twang of jealousy flows through me and even though I had a great time with Danger it doesn’t stop the feelings I have for Steel and the fact he’s here with another woman right in front of me. It stings. Bad. And even though Danger is far better for me than Steel, I still can’t help but get worked up over it.

  I listen in to the conversation between Willow and the brothers, and it seems they’re trying to get Willow to swear. The thing about Willow is, she isn’t from a club background. She’s a kindergarten teacher and so this life and everything that comes with it—swearing, booze, sex—well, I don’t know how well she’ll fit in if she has trouble with basic cussing. She’s such a goody-two-shoes and the complete opposite of me. It makes it awkward for me to be around her and not only because she’s Steel’s girl.

  “Go on Willow, say cock!” Crash calls out. She opens her eyes wide, and her cheeks start to flush pink. I have to admit for a twenty-something-year-old woman not to be able to say cock it’s a little sad.

  “I can say it!” she yells.

  “Cock!” Ryder calls out.

  I laugh at the door as Willow winces at the crassness of the word.

  “Big black shiny cock,” Lookout adds.

  I shake my head. He always takes things that step further into the weird zone our Lookout. God, love him.

  “Oh my God!” She looks at Steel and he shrugs mouthing ‘cock’ at her while
she purses her lips and smirks.

  “Cock, cock, cock!” The guys start to chant, and inwardly I smile liking how uncomfortable she looks right now on Steel’s lap.

  “Oh my God. Cock! Cocking cock! Cock, balls, arse, tittie, fuck,” she yells out as she brings her hand up to her mouth like she’s shocked by her outburst.

  The guys all laugh and I figure I may as well join the party now.

  I walk outside and put in my two cents worth. “Wow! You have quite the potty mouth on you there, Flame.”

  Flame is Steel’s nickname for Willow, due to her flaming red hair.

  Willow shakes her head and opens her eyes wide. “No, I’m sorry. I don’t swear like that—”

  “Stop it, Flame. Own it. Swearin’ like that was hot, babe. You got my cockin’, cock, cock and balls all achin’ for you again,” Steel teases and those words instantly form a lump in my throat.

  Willow starts choking on thin air as everyone laughs hard, while he pats her back and she glares at Steel. “I’m gonna kill you in your sleep, Steel,” she whispers, and he grins at her like she’s the best thing in the world.

  “Oh babe, you’re too fuckin’ adorable to kill anyone.”

  “Shut up! You guys are mean to me,” she says pouting then Steel leans in and bites her bottom lip.

  My stomach flips at seeing his affection toward her. He was never like that with me, and even though I know I will never be with Steel and I have to let him go, it still hurts. I can’t help myself before I lash out. “Urgh, pa-lease! You guys are disgusting,” I shout to break them up as I walk over and sit down.

  “Just ‘cause you’re not Steel’s number one anymore, Lunar, doesn’t mean you have to show your bitch,” Ryder calls out.

  “O-o-oh,” the other guys all murmur.

  They’re right. I don’t need to be a bitch, I need to move on from Steel and be with someone much more suited to me anyway. “Shut up, dickwad. I’m fine with that. I’m finding my time’s better spent with more… dangerous men.”

  Steel furrows his brows and looks at me. I smirk at him as his face lights up like something’s just clicked inside his brain. “How is our little American musician?” he asks with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

  That annoys me, so I scowl at his tone. But then I think of Danger, and I can’t help it as I take a deep breath and a natural smile follows soon after. He is amazing, and he does make me feel good when I’m around him. This is a genuine smile. “He’s great. I’ve seen him a couple of times. His band is awesome by the way. Good job at getting them to perform here in Oz.”

  “Well, hopefully, Techie can get them sorted into somethin’ a bit bigger than our clubs. I’m glad you’ve found someone, Lunar. It’s nice when you find someone that’s right for you, isn’t it?” he asks looking at Willow then caresses her cheek just to spite me.

  It makes my blood boil that he’s purposely trying to get a rise from me. “Yeah, it sucks though, when you think you’ve already found that someone and he finds someone else.” I can’t help myself, Steel brought me into this club, he made me fall for him, then when he had his fill of me he took off with the next best thing. Well, screw him! I’m worth more than that, and if Steel wants to play fucking mind games with me, I’m done.

  I stand up and storm off back inside the club rooms and down to my room. I’m fuming, and Steel is making it so much easier to want to leave this club. This place just doesn’t feel like home to me anymore, and besides the money, Steel was my main reason for being here. I’m no longer in his life, so maybe Danger is right, maybe I need to broaden my horizons. Maybe I do have a future outside of this club. I just need to think of something that would be willing to take in an ex-club girl, who was a stripper for four and a half years.

  Yeah, not so easy to get a job like that.

  It’s morning and I’m just lazing around in bed when I hear a gentle rapping at my door. Furrowing my brows, I figure it’s probably Ryan or one of the guys, so I get up in just my boxer briefs and answer the door. Pulling the door open, my eyes widen when I see Lunar standing there. I’m shocked but happy as I smile at her, she smirks looking me up and down licking her lips.

  “See something you like?”

  She scoffs and rolls her eyes. “Like I’ve never heard that line before.”

  I shake my head and lead her over to the bed where we lay down, and she moves into the nook of my arm and cuddles into my chest playing with my nipple ring.

  “So, I didn’t think I’d see you till the next gig.”

  She looks up at me and grins. “‘Cause I only like you when you’re rocking it out and what not?” she asks.

  “Yeah, something like that.”

  “Pfft… you’re a twat. I like you, Danger. Not just ‘cause you make my knickers wet when you’re singing.”

  I cuddle into her further. “Well, I’m glad I make your panties wet when I sing. And I like you, too.”

  “Good, now that’s out of the way I want to talk to you about something,” she says with her serious voice on.

  “Yep, shoot.”

  She leans up on her elbow looking down over me, her pink hair framing her beautiful face perfectly. “If, and I mean if I were to distance myself from the club… do you have any ideas as to what kind of work I might be able to do?”

  I chew on my bottom lip as my fingers trace up and down her arm. Taking in a deep breath, I think about what she could do that would keep her around me. “Well… Recoil will be performing more, so we’ll need to get some merchandise arranged.”

  She furrows her brows and purses her lips in confusion. “I’m not following?”

  “At the gigs, we’ll need someone very beautiful and sassy to sell all the merch.”

  She opens her eyes as her mouth gapes open. “You want me to work… for you?”

  I let out a puff of air through my nose and shake my head. “With me, Candy, not for me. You can help us pick out what kind of stuff we can sell, and our branding if you want. Work with me to get great looking gear so we can sell as much stuff as possible.”

  She slowly nods her head and purses her lips looking upward like she’s thinking. “So, what kind of pay would I get?”

  Shrugging, I tense up slightly. “That I’m not sure. I guess it depends on what kind of money we start to make from the gigs and from the sales of the merch. The problem is it wouldn’t be as much as you make from Strapless, of that I’m sure. But maybe we can think of something extra, something different in addition to the merch where we can increase sales.”

  “Like a kissing booth. Come one… come all… kiss Danger, Matt, and Nate.”

  I chuckle. “Not Ryan?” I ask.

  She curls up her lips and wrinkles her nose. “Nah, I’m sure he’s gay, right?”

  Bursting out laughing, I shake my head as she grins and lays back down cuddling into me completely. “I’m going to tell him you said that.”

  “Do it, I’d love to see his reaction,” she says, and I shake my head, she’s such a tease. “Okay, so how ‘bout I try my hand at the merch and limit my shifts at Strapless to the nights you’re not doing gigs and see how it goes?”

  “Sounds like you’re starting your new life, Candy.”

  “And it’s all because of you.” She cuddles into me and I lean in kissing her hair.

  We’re at another bar setting up for a gig when Techie walks in with a guy who looks like your typical Aussie surfer. His hair is sweeping blond as it falls around his face in soft waves. His broad shoulders shows he’s fit, and I’m sure to the ladies he’d be pretty good looking, what with his strong jaw line and bright blue eyes. It’s intimidating the way he holds himself. He’s giving off that very sure of himself look and he oozes confidence. Wearing a crisp suit, the white shirt unbuttoned at the top with no tie, makes him look all business but cool at the same time.

  I raise my eyebrow wondering who the hell this guy is. I’m pretty sure if he’s here with Techie, then he’s here for us. Lunar is here too, her pink
and yellow locks grab my attention next, making my cock ache for her. She really is the most stunning woman in this place. Fuck, in the whole of Australia I’m sure. Shaking my head as I smile at her, she grins and I step down off the stage walking over to the threesome. Glancing at the new guy, I nod my head in a gesture of hello, but put my knuckles out to Techie, he pounds them and bumps into my side.

  “Hey Danger, I’d like you to meet Luke. He’s coming onboard as your agent while you’re here in Oz.”

  I look to the blond guy to Techie’s left and curtly smile. “Hey Luke, nice to meet you. Thanks for coming onboard.” Putting out my hand to shake, he takes it firmly and shakes once with a slight smile.

  “Nice to meet you, too. Techie says only good things about your band, and from what I’ve heard your music is great. I can’t wait to hear you live tonight to make my final call.”

  “Final call?” I ask.

  He grins. “I’m not onboard just yet. I want to see you live, see you perform. I’m eighty percent in. Tonight’s show will either seal the deal or end it… no pressure.”

  A knot forms in my stomach and I take in a deep breath. Having an agent opens a hell of a lot more doors. We need this. “Don’t worry, you’ll be on our side after the first song.”

  “Let’s hope so. Right… go, and finish getting ready. You don’t need to waste your pre-show time on me. We can talk after,” he says.

  “Thanks for coming, Luke. It means a lot.”

  “Enjoy your show,” he says patting my arm in a comforting way.

  I look to Lunar raising my eyebrows. She loops her arm with mine and we walk off back over to the stage.

  “Did you know he was coming tonight?” I ask her.

  She grins. “Only when Techie told me this afternoon. I was going to tell you, but then I thought it might make you nervous all day.”

  “It would’ve, so thanks. You all set for the merch stand tonight?” I ask as we walk up to it.

  “I’ll do great. I’m gonna sell the shit out of everything, just you wait and see!”