A Summer to Remember(75)
We could have knock-down, drag-out passionate disagreements yet the next minute cozy up to one another and ask for each other’s forgiveness. When Paul wanted to make me laugh, he would remind me of the Palmetto bug incident that happened in Florida.
Beautiful, perfect and flawless never entered the picture but we didn’t have to be because each of us was a puzzle piece completed by the other and that was my idea of perfection. Our life was just beginning and I knew I would enjoy the ride as much as the destination in all of its glorious imperfection.
The End
Seasons of Love & Lust continues with:
Falling for Autumn,
Autumn’s unexpected romance with a movie star.
Coming Autumn of 2013
An excerpt from Falling into Lust (One More Night Trilogy)
The band members warmed up their instruments as I talked to Faith and Laurel animatedly. She’d taken Kaz’s seat so we could all gossip without talking too loudly.
“Okay, what the hell was that and I thought you said you liked the guy!” Laurel exclaimed with all the melodrama she could conjure. “For God’s sake, I am trying to get close to Will and you are making my job damn near impossible.”
“Jesus H. Christ, why would you want to go there, Laurel? The guy is like twenty-five!” Faith mock-whispered before she sipped from her champagne. “Translation: he can’t f*ck for shit and you’d be the one teaching him everything. Why not Grant? Now there is a man who looks like he knows what to do in the bedroom and then some.”
“Because I am officially wooing Grant and my sister wouldn’t dare shoplift cock, especially from me,” a silky voice announced.
I looked up to see Sasha and she smiled in a pretty fashion. “I suppose they got what they wanted out of you then?”
“And then some but the contract they are offering is nothing like my salary and I work for one of the best advertising firms in New York. They want me to be the exclusive publicist for Scarlet Fever and Winter’s Regret. Apparently, you gals know one of the members…Talia—does the name wring a bell?”
I smirked. “Yeah, we know her. We also know her whole crew which is led by a Ms. Jerrica Peterson. It’s a small circle and you are also familiar with her so why are you acting all coy?”
“I don’t like Seth Delvecchio. The guy gives me the creeps and although I am more than happy to represent Scarlet Fever, dealing with him cost them extra. They were willing to pay because they know Winter’s Regret will cough up the money. Anyway, we all know what guys in the band we want so why is this an issue at all?”
Before I could answer Sasha, Kaz stepped to the microphone and breathed, “Gals and guys, we are ready to perform and the first song goes out to a very special lady in the crowd. You guys know it well so don’t be shy and please join in.”
I knew the song immediately since it had enjoyed the status of being number one on the Billboard pop chart for four glorious weeks. As soon as the riff started on Jaden’s electric guitar and Grant joined in with heavy drums before Will began with his light bass play. It was an anthem and it was fittingly titled “Cock Tease”. The song was literally about a woman like me.
“She’s a pretty little thing, you know what I mean, but everybody knows that she’s a—”
“—cock tease!”
“Can’t just sweat it, try to leave it and forget it but everybody knows that she’s a—”
“—cock tease!”
“This chick drives me wild and all my boys smile cuz they know that I’m fallin’ for a—”
“—cock tease!”
“I can listen and regret it or try to just get it but f*ck I’m getting hard over a—”
“—cock tease!”
“The girl is fine and I wanna make her mine! So why is she doin’ this to me? I could see us together, forever and know a woman like that would never wanna leave but I can’t believe I’m dreamin’ and lustin’ over a cock tease!”
I couldn’t take it anymore. I stood and walked out of the ballroom turned private concert and felt like Apollonia in Purple Rain when Prince sang “Darling Nikki”. There was absolutely no way I would ever feel as humiliated as I did at that moment.
The fresh air definitely helped me get a grip on the situation though none of my acquaintances or friends came out to check on me. They probably thought I was just being melodramatic and couldn’t handle all the excessive amount of attention.