First Crush (Dark Falkon #1) (6 page)

“I really don’t know what you see in this guy,” Ivy suddenly said.

“Shhhh!” Sienna hissed, throwing a handful of popcorn in her mouth.

Ivy could do nothing but sit there as the band performed their new single, Way Back Home. With her mouth full of popcorn, Sienna sang along with the band, Ivy rolled her eyes, trying desperately not to laugh at Sienna. She had to admit though, Sienna did have a great singing voice.

When the band finished performing, there was a roar of cheers from the audience and the band made their way over to the sofa beside Ellen. Greeting them all with a hug, they sat down next to each other.

“Who’s that?” Ivy asked, looking at the drummer sitting to the right of Lukas.

“Oh! That’s Dave, he’s the drummer.”

“He’s cute,” Ivy said.

“The guy on Lukas’s left is Tyler, he plays the piano and the guy next to him is Matt Wills, he’s the second guitarist.”

Sienna finished introducing the band and the two of them went quiet as Ellen began her interview.

“Dark Falkon, thank you all so much for joining us. That was awesome. Now, this is actually your first ever interview, right?”

“Yes,” the band said all at once.

“And how do you feel coming on live television for the first time?”

“We were actually excited about it. When our management told us that your producers had been in contact with them, we were stoked. At first we were nervous because we’ve never done anything like this before. We’ve been busy recording in the studio and just released our third album, we are also about to start our first ever world tour. We are kicking it off at the MGM Grand in April,” Lukas said.

There was another roar of cheers from the audience, as Ellen continued with her interview.

“So, perhaps you could introduce us to the rest of the band. How did you guys all meet?” Ellen asked.

“Lukas and I were in the same class in high school. I was at a wedding that Dave had attended and we got talking. He told me that he had been playing the drums since he was twelve years old. And Tyler was actually on tour with his local band and we heard them perform at a gig in Vegas. The three of us approached him and asked if he would be interested in joining our band. And as they say the rest was history,” Matt explained.

“You mentioned a world tour, when does that kick off?” Ellen asked.

“We start our world tour on April, fifteen at MGM Grand in Vegas, and from there we will head to Europe, then Asia and finishing up in Australia,” Lukas said.

“Why haven’t you ever done a world tour before?

“We wanted to get a fan base here in the States first, and once that was built, then concentrate on building one overseas. Now that we have achieved both, we decided that it was time for a world tour, not just one Stateside.” Lukas answered.

“So, I think the question on everyone’s mind is, any girlfriends?”

“I’m engaged, to my stunning fiancé, Marie,” Dave said.

“I have a beautiful wife, Natasha and a gorgeous daughter, Mariah,” Tyler added.

“Yes, I have a girlfriend, my wonderful partner, Diane,” Matt said.

“Lukas, what about you?” Ellen asked.

“Well, I’m actually single and looking for love,” Lukas said.

“You hear that ladies? Lukas is single.”

There was a roar of cheer from the audience and a slight gasp from Sienna.

“He’s single? I still have a chance then, fuck he is so hot. I’d love to just sit on his cock and ride him all day.”

“Sienna!”

“WHAT? I so would.”

“He’s not that great, seriously.”

“Please tell me you didn’t just go there?”

“Sorry, but like I said, he does nothing for me.”

Ellen finished her interview with Dark Falkon. She gave them all a hug and as the audience cheered, she went to a commercial break.

“I can’t wait to see them in concert, it’s going to be great.”

“You’ve been to their concerts before, Sienna.”

“I know that’s why I’m looking forward to it. Somehow, every concert seems to be better than the previous one.”

Ivy shrugged her shoulders and poured the last of the wine into their glasses. Grabbing the box of chocolates that she had bought over from the kitchen, she placed the box on the table and shuffled through Sienna’s DVD collection.

“So, what are we going to watch now? And NO! Not a Dark Falkon concert,” Ivy added.

“I was actually going to suggest The Notebook, fancy a bit of Ryan Gosling?”

“Sure.” Sienna got up and grabbed the DVD from her book case, after pressing play on the remote, she heated up a fresh batch of popcorn and the two of them cuddled up on the sofa.

Ivy sat at her desk, a mountain of paperwork by her side. As she sat there typing away on the keyboard there was a knock on her office door, “Come in,” she said, not acknowledging the person.

“Hi, Ivy,” she recognized the voice at once.

“Jake?” She looked up from the screen, giving him her full attention.

“Sorry, have I come at a bad time?”

“Um...no, actually I could do with a break. What's up?” She removed her glasses.

“I was just wondering, are you free for lunch today?”

“Well, I usually have lunch with Sienna, but I can call her and tell her that I'm busy.”

“Would you mind? There's just something that I really want to talk to you about. I don't want to put it off any longer, that's all.”

Ivy acknowledged him with a smile, but deep down, she was curious to know what was so important.

Jake never asked to speak to Ivy alone, usually the three of them were always together.

“Ok, sure. Let me call Sienna and I can meet you back here say, at one p.m.?” she asked, looking at her watch.

“Perfect, I'll see you then.” He turned and vanished, leaving Ivy completely dumbfounded.

By the time one p.m. arrived, Ivy was actually quite nervous and a little anxious about meeting Jake.

Ivy had phoned Sienna and cancelled their lunch date, she hated that she had to lie to her but clearly what Jake had to say was important. She sat at her desk and waited for him.

There was a knock on her door, she looked up and saw Jake standing there.

“Hey, ready to go?” He asked.

“Yep!” Ivy grabbed her purse and phone, and headed outside with Jake.

They walked two blocks before agreeing on a cafe for lunch. They ordered their meals and the two of them sat there in silence for a few seconds. Ivy felt just as awkward as she had the night she kissed Jake, she didn't want to say anything in case she embarrassed herself in front of him.

The waiter arrived with their drinks, and placed them on the table, Jake grabbed his beer and took a sip out of the bottle. Ivy turned and looked at him, hypnotized by his eyes once more.

“Busy day?” Jake asked.

“Yeah, very. What about you?”

“I had a rehearsal with the band this morning and finished up early, that's why I thought it would be good to catch up.”

After placing their meals on the table, the waiter went back inside, leaving Jake and Ivy alone.

“So, there was something you wanted to talk about?” Ivy asked, digging into her salad.

“Yeah. Ivy, you and I are friends, right? You know that I care about you just as much as I do Sienna?”

“I guess so,” she replied, unsure how to really respond.

“Ivy, you're a great girl. You're talented and beautiful and one day you’re going to make some guy, very happy.” Oh oh, Ivy had heard this speech way too many times before.

“Thanks, Jake. What are you getting at, exactly?”

“Ivy, I don't want things to be weird between us?”

“Weird? Why on earth would things be weird between us?”

“After that kiss, I don't want there to be any mixed feelings between us.”

“Oh, Jake, seriously I'm over it, I've already moved on. It's in the past.”

“Sienna told me that you like me, Ivy, like really like me.”

“Yeah I know, she told me that she told you, I feel like such an idiot.” She put her head down and finished her salad.

“Ivy, I'm honored and flattered that you like me. This is exactly what I'm talking about, I don't want you to feel weird about it.”

“I didn't want you to find out like that, it almost looks as if I was getting someone else to do my dirty work for me.”

Jake laughed as he finished his beer and lunch.

“Ivy, you’re cute. I swear I didn't think that at all. It's sweet that you find me attractive and that you like me, but I kind of have my eyes on someone else. No offence you're a great girl and all, but you’re just-”

“Not your type?”

“Exactly.”

“Yeah, Sienna told me, I guess I just didn't want to believe it and I wanted to see for myself.”

“So this is why you wanted me to come to the movies with you guys the other day?”

“Yeah, dumb, right?” Ivy kept her head down in embarrassment, “Still think I'm cute?”

There was a slight pause, Jake looked at Ivy, and she felt his eyes all over her but kept her head down.

“Ivy,” he lifted her cheek and looked into her eyes. “I meant what I said, you're a great looking girl, you're very talented and you're beautiful. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise, and if they do, then they are the ones who are idiots.”

A shade of red covered Ivy, again. No one had ever called her great looking or beautiful, ever. She had known Jake a long time, and this was one side of him that she had never seen before. He brushed her cheek as she stared deep into his eyes.

“Jake, has anyone told you that you have the most beautiful eyes. I'm mesmerized whenever I stare into them.”

Jake smiled, his crystal white teeth putting Ivy at ease, “Thanks, Ivy I get that a lot. So we’re okay?”

“Yeah, we’re okay,” she smiled back at him and finished her drink. “So this girl, anyone I know?” Ivy asked.

Jake looked at her, trying not to be too obvious, “Um…No! Just someone I know, a friend. So what are the plans for tonight?” he asked, quickly avoiding the subject.

“Not much actually, I was going to head over to your place after work. Seeing as I ditched Sienna for lunch, she’s asked me to come over for dinner. Are you going to be around or are you heading to band practice?”

“I actually have the night off tonight. As I mentioned before, we had an early morning rehearsal session today, so I’m free tonight, I’ll be home. Can we please keep this conversation to ourselves, I don’t want Sienna to know anything about this meeting.”

“My lips are sealed, as far as I’m concerned, it never happened.” Ivy was actually relieved, she didn’t want Sienna finding out about this conversation either.

They went to the counter to pay for their meals, before Ivy had the chance to pull any money out of her purse, Jake grabbed her hand, “It’s on me,” he said.

“Jake, that’s not necessary.”

“Please, I insist.”

She nodded in acknowledgement, and Jake finalized the bill.

“I’ll walk you back to the office, if you like.”

“Jake, really, you don’t need to do that. You paid for lunch and that was more than enough.”

“Really, it’s no trouble at all. I have nothing on for the rest of the afternoon, I was actually just going to head to the gym and do some training.”

The two of them walked back to Ivy’s office, Jake gave Ivy a gentle kiss on the cheek before waving goodbye and heading home.

Jake sat on his bed, his guitar around his neck as it rested on his knees. He strummed the strings while softly humming a tune to himself. He stopped suddenly and looked at the poster of himself on the wall.

“If she ever knew the truth about how I felt about her, I’d lose her.” He began strumming the strings again, this time softly singing the lyrics to the band’s song One Road. He stopped suddenly and stood up in frustration.

“This is fucking crazy. Why can’t I just tell her how I feel? She’d understand, who knows, maybe we could even be together?” Pulling off his shirt and changing into a black Tee, he walked into the bathroom and found himself staring into the mirror again.

“She’s not in love with you, you’re not the man she wants,” he could hear his inner conscious talking to him, “Lukas Dark! The man that every guy wants to be and all the women want. What the hell does that guy have that I don’t anyway? We’re both singers, and personally, I think I’m better looking than him anyway.”

He walked over to Sienna’s bedroom and walked inside, shutting the door behind him. He noticed the poster of Lukas on the wall, she had a lot of photos of Lukas on his own, more so than that of the actual band themselves. Lukas had golden blonde hair, the type that most girls usually paid money for. Although not long, it was still easily spiked. He sported a decent six pack abs and was in great physical shape. His eyes were brown, but nowhere near as mesmerizing as Jake’s blue ones.