Plucker (The Recoil Rock Series Book 2)

by K E Osborn

  Roxie rolls her eyes. “I know that. Urgh. Anyway, come in. Excuse the state of the living room, Savvy won’t clean it up and I’m too busy trying to sort out the website,” she says as she turns, leading us into the house.

  We follow her to the living room which is chaotic with a barrage of Lego scattered all over the floor. Piper nuzzles the pieces with her nose as Tillie closes the door behind her. Roxie continues through the mess, kicking blocks to the side as she goes. I glance at Tillie and she smirks as we continue to follow. Piper picks up a Lego block in her mouth and carries it with us and into the kitchen.

  “I’m so sorry, about that. If I knew Ryan was coming I would have made an effort,” Roxie says stopping where a man and a young little girl are sitting eating cereal, even though it’s probably past her bed time.

  “I don’t mind. Really. It’s nice to meet you,” I say putting out my hand to shake Roxie’s. She takes it then looks from me to Tillie and raises her eyebrows with another smirk. A message to her sister, but I don’t miss it.

  “Wait! Did you say his name was Ryan?” the man asks through a mouth full of Cheerios.

  I turn around facing him and he finally gets a good look at me, his spoon falls into his cereal making a splash of milk erupt all over the bench while his mouth opens and milk and Cheerios fall out of it.

  “You’re Ryan… from Recoil!”

  “I am,” I say.

  “Fuck! If I knew I’d be meeting you, I would have… fuck! I don’t even know.”

  “Cool it, Donny,” Roxie chides.

  “It’s fine, Donny, just think of me as any normal guy.”

  He nods. “Right, will do,” he says as Savvy laughs at her father’s fangirling over me.

  “So Savvy, I need you to take care of Piper and Hunter for me. Can you do that?” Tillie asks and Savvy jumps from her seat at the breakfast bar and rushes over.

  “Yes! I’ve always wanted a rat. Thanks, Auntie Till,” she chirps looking down into the cage that I’m holding.

  “Anytime, sweetheart.”

  She looks up at me and smiles. “You’re a musician, right?” Savvy asks. She must be all of about six years old, if that. I’m surprised she even knows the word musician.

  “Right?”

  “Can you teach me how to play the drums?”

  Tillie watches me with her niece. “Hmm… I’m not so good with the drums, but I’m pretty mean at Lego.”

  Her eyes light up and she grabs my free hand. “C’mon then, let’s go!”

  I chuckle as Tillie watches while I’m dragged off to the living room to dominate the Lego world.

  “So, he seems great.” Roxie leers as Donny walks over to us.

  “He is.”

  “Tillie…”

  “What?”

  “He’s a musician.”

  I scoff. “So?”

  “So they’re not the most loyal type of boyfriend, are they?”

  “What do you mean?”

  She inhales through her nose and slumps her body. “Well, they are… loose with women.”

  “Oh Roxie, Ryan hasn’t had a girlfriend in ages.”

  “Exactly, he doesn’t have girlfriends for a reason. It’s so he can flick from girl to girl.” I purse my lips. “Are you even his girlfriend?”

  I pause and bite down on my lips. We haven’t had this talk. Sure, we spend all our time together and everyone knows about us, but we’ve never made us an official thing.

  “Well, a label doesn’t matter,” I defend.

  Roxie sighs. “Just be careful, Tillie. Please don’t give him your heart, okay?”

  “Mooom, Auntie Till, come see,” Savvy calls out, and we all rush to the living room to see Ryan holding a Lego guitar. He hands it to Savvy and she rushes around the room playing the guitar making sounds from her mouth.

  It might be hard to not give him a piece of my heart seeing as he just stole some of it.

  “He’s amazing,” Donny whispers making me laugh.

  Roxie’s harsh stare softens and she slants her stance with a “Ha.”

  “Yeah, he’s such a lady-killer,” I murmur, and she rolls her eyes at me.

  “Ryan’s so cool, Mom. I wanna learn guitar now, not drums.”

  Roxie chuckles. “Well, praise the Lord for that. A guitar I can handle.”

  “Can you teach me, Ryan?”

  “Savvy, no. He’s too busy!” Roxie chides.

  “I’m sure I can come by once in a while to give you some pointers,” he says.

  “Yes,” Savvy exclaims and launches into Ryan’s arms. He embraces her tightly and there’s not only contentment on his face but his eyes are a little misty like even though he’s happy right now he’s a little sad too. I’m not sure what that’s about, but seeing him with Savvy is adorable. She pulls back from him and continues to play her little Lego guitar around the room.

  “Okay, we better go. Thanks for looking after Piper and Hunter for me. It will be for around three weeks before we’re back.”

  “Don’t worry, we’ll look after them. You know Savvy’s gonna spoil them,” Roxie informs.

  Chuckling, I nod. “Yeah, I know.”

  “It was awesome meeting you guys,” Ryan says grabbing my hand which in turn sends sparks shooting through my skin.

  “Great to meet you, too!” Donny almost yells, and we look at him with a smirk. “Sorry, I’m excited.”

  Ryan leans forward taking Donny into a man hug and back slap thing. Donny’s face lights up as he hugs Ryan back a little too overzealously and I giggle to myself as Roxie rolls her eyes in a dramatic fashion.

  They separate and Donny is beaming with excitement. “Ryan from Recoil just man hugged me.”

  “Oh my God, you’re such a girl right now, Donny,” Roxie states and we all laugh as Ryan and I turn heading for the door.

  “Thanks again, Roxie,” I say.

  “That’s what big sisters are for.”

  “Yes, to babysit pet rats,” I tease.

  She pushes my shoulders toward the door with a laugh. “Get out! Enjoy your tour. Don’t do drugs or have orgies.”

  “Oh my God, Rox,” I gasp while Ryan chuckles.

  “What? I’m serious,” she says.

  Ryan’s now laughing. Roxie and Donny stand at the door waving as we walk to the car.

  “Your sister’s a hoot,” Ryan says as we slide into our seats.

  “She’s a pain in my ass, that’s what she is.”

  “Nah, she’s just looking out for you. It’s nice to have people on your side.”

  We wave to my family who are smiling happily at us from the house, and I look at Ryan and can’t help but think how well he fit in with them, and how easy it was for us all to be together.

  “That was nice,” Ryan says starting the car.

  “Sorry about Savvy stealing you away.”

  “No, it’s fine. She reminded me of someone, and it was nice.”

  “I wasn’t sure if you were a kids kinda guy or not?”

  He smiles and it’s genuine. “I am a big kid at heart, so I get along with them just great. I love kids. I seem to get them. Must be the childlike mentality.”

  Ryan chuckles as do I and he pulls the car out onto the street and we head back toward my place.

  We’re all settled on the private jet that Oliver has acquired for the band, along with the entourage of people that are coming along with us. Like the new security detail which is to be headed by the main security officer, Declan an ex-Navy Seal. We also have three air hostesses, one is a man, Trent, who is very flamboyant, but everyone loves him and then there’s Candace and Rozanne.

  We’re flying five and a half hours from Los Angeles to New York, and I’m cuddled into Ryan’s side as the plane flies through the sky. The mood in the cabin is high. Danger’s humming while sitting next to Lunar. Nate plays with the touch screen on the back of the seat in front of him, and I watch as Matt flirts with Candace, the hostess. The entire flight is spent with us all in a comfortab
le ease, flying with this band is no hassle at all. Everyone’s calm and definitely nothing like your typical rock band that I’ve been used to in the past, they’re generally very loud and boisterous.

  I love this atmosphere. I adore these guys. I like that they have included me into their family, and I’m happy that I’m cuddled up next to Ryan, and he’s playing with my hair gently as we continue to people watch. This is easy, it’s effortless, and I could really get used to it.

  We land five hours later and we all make our way off the jet, down the tarmac and into the arrival area. Ryan grips my hand, Danger has his arm draped around Lunar’s shoulders and Matt is still chatting up Candace, as we all walk through the tunnel and out into the open expanse.

  As the guys all enter the open area, a barrage of screaming girls run toward us all and I open my eyes wide as Ryan chuckles. He looks to me as Danger glances toward Ryan with the biggest of smiles.

  They deserve this!

  Declan rushes forward and ushers us all toward the exit. The girls scream, all chanting and taking photos. The guys wave as Declan continues with his team to move us all along the airport, outside and to a waiting Hummer. All the while Ryan keeps hold of my hand, never letting go. I’m happy knowing he’s showing the crowd he’s with me. I like that and it’s nice that he isn’t afraid to show them that we’re together in some way.

  I glance into the array of screaming girls as they follow us to the car. They’re all snapping pictures with their cell phones, I’m sure some are even filming or live streaming when one girl in particular gains my attention. She’s taking pictures with a normal camera, attached is a long lens. It’s not weird, it just looks odd because everyone in this day and age uses their cell not an actual camera unless you’re the media, but she’s way too young to be paparazzi. I shrug it off as Ryan pulls me toward the Hummer and I slide in with Ryan following behind me. The others are already in the car and they’re laughing and smiling jovially as Ryan closes the door.

  “Oh my God, that was crazy,” Lunar announces.

  “That was fucking epic,” Danger replies.

  “We haven’t had a crowd like that since we were on tour with Staked and Slayed, and let’s be honest, the crowds were only ever there for Colter Slade. Now they’re fucking here for us, only us, guys,” Nate chimes.

  “Yeah, gotta admit, that was pretty fucking nice,” Ryan says, and I squeeze his hand. He leans into my side sliding his hand up my thigh and resting our joined hands on top.

  “Right, let’s get to the hotel and we can debrief and settle in,” Oliver says.

  We all nod as the car takes off with the screaming girls all yelling at the car from a safe distance.

  We arrive at the hotel and Oliver has booked the band, himself, and me into the Penthouse Suite. As we walk in my eyes widen—the place is massive. The main open area is a living room with a giant couch, a sparkling black grand piano and a bar area. To the right is a kitchen and then off to the left are some rooms, which I’m assuming are the bedrooms and bathrooms. The windows are floor to ceiling and show the view of the city skyline perfectly, letting the bright blue day shine through the window. It’s amazing and I can only imagine the night time view from up here, I’m sure it’s going to be breathtaking. The city lights below, the starry sky above—yep, that’s going to be incredible.

  “Okay everyone, the hotel manager said there’s five bedrooms and there is seven of us staying in here. Obviously Danger and Lunar will share a room, so that still leaves us one bedroom short,” Oliver says.

  “Tillie and I can share a room,” Ryan offers, and I glance at him with a smile.

  “Right that settles that then. Let’s get our rooms set up then shall we?” Oliver declares, and everyone looks at Ryan and me with sly smirks, but no one says anything as we grab our luggage and all head off to claim our rooms.

  Ryan and I grab the last room at the end of the hall. The large king sized bed sits in the middle of the floor with its pristine white sheets and duvet. There’s a small two-seater loveseat and an en-suite off to the left. To the right is a massive floor to ceiling window which looks out in the opposite direction of the living room. It’s a beautiful room, no doubt about it. I move to the window and look down below to the city street that seems so tiny from this high up. Ryan moves in behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist and nuzzling his nose into my neck.

  “Well, now I get to have you all to myself.”

  He lifts his head pulling back and turns me to face him while raising his eyebrow. “What’s wrong?”

  I exhale swallowing hard. “What are we?”

  Ryan cracks his neck to the side. “I thought this talk was coming.”

  I crease my brows together. The words of my sister have started to eat at me a little. The thought of Ryan being loose with women is weighing on my mind. “I just need to know if we’re exclusive.”

  He leans his forehead against mine. “Yeah baby, we’re exclusive. We have been from the moment you stepped into the boardroom back in LA.”

  “Okay, so does this mean…” I pause wanting to choose my words carefully.

  “You’re my girlfriend, Tillie, and I want everyone to know it. Especially you!”

  I can’t help the massive smile that sweeps across my face as I lunge forward and crash my lips to his. There’s no controlling my body as my hands reach out ripping his shirt apart. His buttons pop off in quick succession and he chuckles into my mouth, shuffling out of his shirt.

  Ryan backs me up against the window as I pull the shirt off his muscular arms and it cascades to the floor. His stomach is rippling with tension as his body presses against me. My hands run up and down his biceps as he makes quick work of the buttons on my blouse, he’s more careful with mine than I was with his. All the while our tongues strive for each other’s, making sure to dance in endless rhythm as we frantically make out.

  He grinds his fully hard cock into my abdomen which causes me to moan into his mouth. I need him, even more than ever knowing he thinks of me now as his girlfriend. We’re officially official, and that makes me so excited right now I could burst.

  My heart is galloping as he finally finishes with the last button and pulls my shirt open with a deep throaty growl. My shirt flies off and onto the floor leaving me in a white lace bra—the type that he likes. His hand glides up my stomach and straight around my back wasting no time in unhooking the strap. It falls to the floor freeing my pebbled nipples.

  His mouth leaves mine, trailing hard kisses down my throat and past my collarbone, taking my nipple in his teeth and dragging on it roughly. My head falls back against the window in a groan as he sucks on the nipple hard. My hands run through his hair tugging and pulling with slight force letting him know I’m wanting this just as much as he is. His tongue circles around my nipple and then runs down my stomach trailing a blazing hot inferno inside of me.

  My body is trembling as his fingers reach my skirt and he tucks his fingers inside the waistband and tugs it down with my panties in one swoop. I drag my bottom lip into my mouth as he kisses my knee and trails upward then he kneels. The sight of him kneeling before me shirtless sends my body into meltdown.

  As his fingers run up the insides of my thighs tickling and teasing me, his eyes look up at me hooded and filled with such intense lust I almost burst on the spot.

  “You’re so fucking gorgeous when you’re naked and open to me, Tillie. Spread your legs, baby,” he instructs.

  I do as he asks with him in between them kneeling on the floor. My chest is heaving from the sexual tension flowing through the room, and even though technically he hasn’t touched me yet I’m soaking wet with want and anticipation.

  My arms move back and spread wide holding onto the windowsill. I’m glad we’re high up so that no one can see through the window because I’m completely naked and pushed up against it. But I don’t care right now. All I care about is that Ryan’s moving up between my legs, with that look in his eyes that says he’s going to de
vour every inch of me, and I’m going to love every fucking minute of it.

  I can’t wait.

  His hands run up my thighs, and I try to calm my rapid breathing.

  “Keep your eyes on mine, Tillie. I want you to see what I do to you, and what you do to me. Okay?”

  I nod as he leans in kissing my thigh tenderly. The warmth of the kiss sends a tingle straight up my thigh and to my pussy making it throb with need. My clit aches with desire and every part of me is tingling for him. His kisses trail further and further up my thigh. Slowly, slowly and closer and closer to where I want him.

  My chest heaves and my muscles clench as his lips inch further toward my center. My teeth bear down on my bottom lip as I writhe against the window in anticipation of his lips meeting my pussy. He kisses higher and higher, getting right to the top of my thigh, then he moves. My chest moves frantically with my breathing as his lips finally reach the destination I need them.

  His tongue flicks out and teases my clit and I gasp as my head falls back against the window with a moan. He circles on my clit as his hands gently massage my thighs working me up completely. He knows exactly how to get me to where I need to be.

  One of his hands moves in slightly, and his fingers slide to my opening caressing and teasing me as my hips start to move against his mouth. He glides a finger inside, working me, his finger and tongue running me up to a new height. The pleasure increases and warmth fills me.

  Ryan knows exactly what he’s doing, he knows my body so well, and as he presses all the right spots my body reacts. My hands move from supporting myself on the windowsill, to running through his hair and tugging. He circles harder with his tongue and moves his finger in just the right way to make me moan out, probably a little too loudly for a penthouse that’s shared with others.

  He moves on me making me flush so intensely hot I start to gasp. My body quivers and shakes as I close my eyes shut. A wave of ecstasy flows over me and I cry out loud. Beads of sweat form on my temple while I shudder and moan in pleasure, coming hard against his mouth. He grips onto my legs as they tremble and begin to waver. He pulls his finger from inside me and stands up just in time to catch me as I stumble into his arms. He chuckles and turns us throwing me onto the bed beneath him as we bounce on the mattress.