THE BIGGEST STAGE (A Brothers of Rock - WILLOW SON - novel) (17 page)

Colby gently licked her, cutting
down, slicing up, and kissing up her body. His hand then led the way, touching
her tender breast. When his fingertips slid over her nipple, another warm
sensation moved through her body. Tessa gasped again
…
is this a second one?

That would be a first.

Colby kissed all the way to Tessa
’
s neck and around near her
mouth. He teased and tempted her with his lips, staring close. Tessa felt her
mouth desperate for his kiss.

But where he
’
d just been
…

Fuck it.

Tessa moved up and pressed her lips
quickly to Colby
’
s mouth.
She watched his eyes go wide and then he smiled.

“
That
’
s pretty sexy, Tessa,
”
Colby whispered.

“
Yeah?
I
’
ll show you sexy
…”

Tessa put her hands to Colby
’
s shirt and pushed. He moved off
her and she slithered off the bed. It was such a strange feeling to be naked in
front of Colby. Maybe because he was a famous rockstar
…
maybe not. Maybe because Tessa worried about the
size of her hips.

But Colby didn
’
t seem to mind. He kept touching
…

Just as Colby tried reaching for
her again, she swatted his hands away. She leaned toward the bed, purposely
letting her breasts hang right in his face. Tessa grabbed the back of Colby
’
s shirt and pulled it over his
head.

Colby moved back to his elbows, a
cocky grin on his face.

Tessa ran her hands down his sexy
body, her fingers moving over the ridges of his muscle. Her hands curled around
the top of his jeans and tugged. She giggled as she did so, trying to be sexy.
But the truth was, she was nervous as hell.

Slowly, Tessa stood up and
unbuttoned Colby
’
s jeans.
Her hands were fast and shaky as she forced his jeans down, watching him pop
free. Standing tall and hard, thick with pleasure, Colby was obviously more
than ready. As she touched him, fingers trying to wrap around his size, Tessa
leaned forward.

She planted a tender kiss to his
stomach.

Then she kissed up his body. She
let Colby
’
s sex touch her
breasts, purposely doing so. Colby let out a growl and sat up a little so he
could touch her shoulders. His fingers then dug into the back of her arms.
Tessa was then being pulled right up on top of Colby.

The way he took the lead and
command was

 insanely sexy.

Tessa spread her legs, straddling
Colby. She had a hand to his shoulder, the other hand curled around the covers
on the bed again. She felt him between her legs, the engorged, full tip of his
cock, ready to enter her. She was still so ready for him, her body aching and
tingling, needing more.

She inched her body down, feeling
him opening her center. The pressure was intense and it made her body shake and
tighten.

Colby grazed her cheek with the
back of his hand to her neck.
“
Come
here,
”
he growled.
“
Easy, pretty eyes
…
easy
…”

Colby pulled her down and they
started to kiss again. Colby
’
s
other hand touched the small of her back and started to push. He forced her
down, forcing her body to accept him. The feeling was slow and beautifully
strong, Colby going deeper by the second
…
but it was Tessa
’
s body
moving down on him.

Once there was no more room, she
pushed up from the kiss. Both hands were then rested on Colby
’
s chest. The deepest core of her
womanhood quivered with a full feeling. Her eyes looked up and down Colby
’
s wild body. Hands down, the
sexiest man she ever met. The sexiest
…
the biggest
…
the
best
…

Her fingers curled and she started
to rock.

Back and forth, the full feel of
pressure quickly turned into pleasure.

Tessa put her head back, closed her
eyes, and became lost in the fantasy.

Then she realized something
powerful.

The fantasy wasn
’
t the feeling. It was the
moment. She opened her eyes and looked down at Colby. The rockstar. Holding
her. Guiding her. Working her precious body through intense pleasure, her deep
core throbbing.

But it was more.

Their eyes met
…
and the whole
friendship
thing was thrown out the window.

I
’
m falling for him
…
and it feels so good
…

(17)

Tessa woke and felt good.
Definitely the whole
morning-after-great-sex
kind of feeling, but who
really cared? She had great sex last night with Colby.
The lead singer of
Willow Son.
Their passion was so real and raw. The way he touched her didn
’
t just make her feel alive but
made her feel comfortable. To just be there with him, his hands racing up and
down her body. Cupping her breasts. Fingers touching the soft skin of her
belly. Even touching her hips, her ass, her entire body. All the spots she wanted
to be smaller, tighter, or sexier
…
Colby made those spots feel sexy.

That meant something.

In bed, Tessa curled her toes and
smiled.

She rolled over, the thoughts of
maybe some
morning sex
on her mind. Sadly, it had been way too long to
even think about since Tessa had morning sex. And this morning didn
’
t seem to be any better.

The bed was empty.

She sat up, holding the sheets to
her chest.

She looked around the room, her
eyes desperate to find evidence that Colby hadn
’
t
ditched her. That was impossible. No way in hell he could ditch her, right? Not
after the night they had. Hell, he was the one who came up to her. Pulled her
into the VIP. And when she tried leaving, he stopped playing his guitar and
grabbed her. Pulled her closer. Kissed her. Wanted her.

He touched her, kissed her, tasted
the wild desire of her needs.

Tessa moved from the bed, taking
the sheet with her. Her clothes were still
…
somewhere else. Out in the hotel room. In the bedroom. Like a trail of
breadcrumbs to not get lost in the woods, they were a sensual reminder of the
night before.

When Tessa opened the door, she
heard music. It wasn
’
t live
music
…
well, it was live,
but it wasn
’
t
live live.
It was from speakers or something.

As crazy as it would have been to
see Willow Son sitting in the hotel room, playing, it was almost more sexy to
see Colby sitting at a desk with a laptop open. Speakers on each side of the
desk, Colby looked at the screen, his hands moving to the beat of the music.

It was a Willow Son song.

It was the song from last night.
The one they played acoustic in the VIP lounge of Portis
’
club. Even that was something crazy to think
about. Being in the VIP lounge of a club owned by someone like Portis.

Tessa slowly approached Colby. The
video on the screen was also from last night. Willow Son was sitting on a
couch, five acoustic guitars. Colby belted out amazing lyrics, his strong voice
carrying. The chorus kicked in and the rest of the band joined Colby.

“
It
’
s really good,
”
Tessa said.

Colby turned his head.
“
Hey. Good morning, pretty eyes.
”

“
Sorry.
I
…”

“
It
’
s good. I couldn
’
t sleep much.
”

“
Why?
”

“
Just
a lot on my mind. The band. The music.
”

“
You
don
’
t need to worry about
that,
”
Tessa said.
“
That song is great. And there
’
s nothing wrong with the band.
Just do your deal with Portis and get it over with.
”

“
Giving
me advice,
friend
?
”
Colby asked with a grin.

“
Friends
…
yeah
…”

Tessa was right there, inches from
Colby, as he sat in the chair.

He slowly turned and touched Tessa
’
s waist over the sheet. He
looked up at her.

Again, there was that wild feeling
between them. That deep feeling burned from her heart and down to other places.

“
You
hungry?
”
Colby asked.
“
We can order something.
”

“
I
’
m okay for now.
”

“
Okay.
”

Colby
’
s
right hand found the end of the sheet. His fingers curled around and slipped
into the slit. When Tessa felt his fingers touch her bare skin, she shivered.
Tessa then slowly pulled at the sheet, opening it. Offering herself in such a
way scared the hell out of her. Her toes dug into the carpet of the hotel room.

Colby
’
s
hand held her side, his thumb rolling up and down against her ribcage. The move
was so subtle, yet it was turning Tessa on like crazy. He grinned, that cocky
rockstar grin that had all the control over Tessa. He came forward and nuzzled
his nose to her left breast. Tessa parted her lips and groaned against the
gentle touch. Colby kissed her breast. He then moved up her chest to her neck,
standing from the chair.

He continued up to her chin and
then finally found complete comfort with her mouth.

They kissed wildly, like they were
never going to kiss again.

Tessa felt her hands shaking, ready
to drop the sheet and pull at Colby. Make him take her again.

His hands touched her chin and he
broke the kiss. Their foreheads touched and they exchanged soft, flirty kisses.

In the background, the Willow Son
song was at the final chorus. Right when everyone in the VIP lounge started to
sing with the band.

“
Check
this out,
”
Colby said.

He grabbed the sheet and closed it
back around Tessa
’
s body.
Another subtle move that was so hot. Which seemed something weird since it
would have been hotter to have Colby keep kissing her and wanting her. Romance
lingered in his eyes though, and that
’
s
what made the move so sexy.

“
Sit
down,
”
Colby said.

He touched Tessa and sat her down.

“
What
…”

Colby walked away.

Tessa looked at the screen. She
watched as Willow Son sang. As the crowd around them sang back.

Then something happened.

On the screen, Colby jumped up. The
rest of the band kept going as Colby moved out of the camera frame. It was
suddenly weird seeing the empty spot on the couch. The camera slowly moved to
the left, panning the gathered crowd. But the camera kept going. And going.
Until it found Colby.

From that angle, it was Colby
touching Tessa
’
s wrist.
Pulling at her. Keeping her from leaving. The camera captured their tender
moment together. Nobody heard what Colby had said to Tessa, which kept some
kind of privacy to it. Like they had a secret.

A coffee mug was placed in front of
Tessa and she gasped. She had been so focused on the video, she forgot about
Colby in real life. In the hotel room.
His hotel room.

The camera then turned back to the
remaining members of Willow Son as they finished the song.

The place exploded in applause and
cheers.

Tessa held the sheet to her body
with one hand and the coffee mug with her other hand. Colby
’
s hands touched her shoulders
and he kissed the top of her head.

“
That
video went viral overnight,
”
Colby said.
“
Fans almost
crashed our site with requests for the new song.
”

“
Told
you it was amazing,
”
Tessa
said.

“
That
’
s not all
…”

Colby reached over her. His chest
pressed against her head and neck. All these little moves were driving her mad.

“
What
’
s not all?
”
Tessa asked.

“
You
’
re sort of a celebrity right
now.
”

“
What?
”

Colby minimized the video and
pulled up another browser window. It was a list of articles talking about Colby
and the
mystery woman.
That
’
s
what Tessa
’
s new name was.
There were pictures everywhere, screenshots from the video of Colby touching
Tessa
’
s wrist, touching her
face, pulling her close. A picture of the two of them smiling at each other,
Tessa looking up at Colby. The shot had the appeal of two people who were just
introduced as a married couple. Far too happy for two people just messing around
or just being friends.

And the articles and comments
called them out right now.

Tessa felt her heart pound hard in
her chest as she read through the comments. The worst were the mean ones.
Calling Tessa too short. Too flat chested. A few people calling her fat.

“
This
is
…”

“
Don
’
t read the comments,
”
Colby said.
“
People love to troll and take
their anger out. But this is
…
well, I feel like I messed this up for us.
”

“
This
is weird,
”
Tessa said.

Someone took the picture of Colby
and Tessa kissing and added text to it.

WHO IS THIS?

I HATE HER!

I
’
M SO JEALOUS!

People were jealous of Tessa.
Because she had been with Colby.

Tessa looked back at Colby. His
face looked sincere. He was shaking his head.
“
You
might get bothered. I just wanted you to see this. Be warned.
”

Tessa took the mouse from Colby and
clicked another link. It was a quick note on an entertainment site about Willow
Son. About Portis. And about Colby
’
s
mystery woman for the night.

Tessa couldn
’
t help herself but look at the comments. She had
to.

The first one
…

Like Willow Son. Feel bad for
the woman. Hope he doesn
’
t
kill her too.

Tessa gasped.

Colby
’
s
hand shot forward and he closed the laptop screen. The desk shook and Tessa
’
s coffee spilled up over the
mug.

“
Fuck
that,
”
he growled.

Tessa slowly stood from the desk.

She turned, hugging the sheet to
her body.
“
Colby
…”

“
No,
”
he said.
“
I
’
m
sorry this happened to you. I
’
ll
make sure you have security and protection to get out of here. Wherever you
’
re flying or driving to next.
Okay?
”

“
Wait
a second. Talk to me.
”

Colby moved toward the window. He
grabbed his cell.
“
I have
to make some calls. I
’
ll do
everything I can to get rid of those pictures.
”

“
I
don
’
t care,
”
Tessa said.
“
It
’
s
just us. It
’
s
…
Colby, that comment.
”

He looked back.
“
Don
’
t.
”

“
I
’
ve heard it before.
”

“
Don
’
t, Tessa.
”

“
I
would never
…”
Tessa couldn
’
t find the right words. She
couldn
’
t find any words.

“
Just
look it up then,
”
Colby
spat.
“
That
’
s what everyone else does. Look
it up. What the fuck do I care?
”

“
I
don
’
t want to look anything
up,
”
Tessa said.
“
I want you to tell me. I want to
hear your story. I
’
ve told
you mine. I
…
my father left
us. My mother died. I
’
ve
been taking care of my two sisters ever since. That
’
s me, Colby. That
’
s
me.
”

“
Tessa,
I care about you. I really do. That friendship talk from last night? That was
just a way to satisfy our feelings so we could get into bed together. You know
that. I know that. I told you I was going to hurt you. This is how it happens.
Just go look everything up.
”

“
I
’
m not leaving,
”
Tessa said defiantly.
“
I want to talk to you. I want to
hear you. I want
…”

The hotel room sounded like a
battering ram hit it.

Tessa screamed and jumped.

**

Colby opened the door and was
flooded by the band. And Harry. And Portis.

This was the last damn thing he needed
right now.

“
What
the
…”

They were all in the hotel room.

“
It
’
s viral!
”
Harry yelled.
“
Projections
…”

“
Sign
and we
’
re rich,
”
Portis said.