Rampage (A Night Fire Novel Book 4)

by Watkins, TM

  “Sure. I'll go bare whenever you want. How is it going to go with your movies? You're talking about this new role which sounds like it's a lot of stunt work.”

  “I'd have to have a double. Never had one before.”

  He smiled at me as we walked up the stairs, lifting one of the children and putting him into my arms.

  “Levi this is Harmony.”

  “How can you tell them apart?”

  The child frowned at me, I looked down at the one who was in Evan's arms. He smiled at me with a grin that consisted of his two canine teeth.

  “That's how. Smile Levi.”

  He grinned at Evan and showed off his two front teeth.

  “This is Jett. They belong to Curtis and Frankie along with the other three over there.”

  I scanned the room to the young woman sitting on the lounge against the far wall, two young children were sitting at the table in front of her, the other was in a baby carrier. Good lord, the poor thing had five of them.

  Seph was sitting beside her talking all things vegetarian and the woman beside her was nodding quietly. I'd been in that same situation, I'd listened to Seph talk about it and I'd even told her not to bore people with her recipe ideas. Clearly she hadn't listened to me.

  A middle aged man crossed the floor, stopping when Sahara ran across his path. He huffed and took a deep breath.

  “Eden.”

  She walked out and stopped at the view that was a chaos of children.

  “Yes, I know. Not a crèche. Frankie, do you mind?”

  “Not at all.”

  The woman was out of her seat fast, eager to get away. Levi and Jett were out of our arms and eagerly cleaning up the crayons and papers.

  “Liam.” Evan said as one of Frankie's kids lined up at the gate, another soon following. “Mia and Quinn who is in the carrier.”

  His attention turned a little girl with chubby cheeks that were tinted the softest pink, thick black hair surrounded her olive skin.

  “And Isla. Where's daddy?”

  She silently pointed to the room with the glass wall, behind it was a long table with chairs. A blonde woman came out of Eden's office, rounding up the children.

  “Abbey.” Evan crooned “This is Harmony.”

  “Hi.” she smiled as she picked up Isla.

  “She is the lovely mother of Isla and very understanding wife of Austin.”

  Oh yes, the front man. I watched him cross the room with so much grace and poise it was ridiculous. Isla held out her hands as he approached.

  “Sorry baby girl. Daddy's got work to do.”

  She giggled and grinned as he kissed her cheeks. Isla looked like her father, the same black hair, the same soft olive toned skin

  “Aus man, this is Harmony.”

  “Hey.”

  Oh I bet they cry when he smiles. Yes, I could see this one being a fan girl favorite. In fact all of them could have their own legion of fan girls.

  He was off helping the tribe of children down the stairs before I could respond, Evan dragged me into the boardroom where the meeting was waiting to happen. Jaxon and Fraser were sitting at opposite ends of the table, as soon as we stepped into the room I knew there was a lot of tension between them.

  “Has mommy two ripped your head off yet?” Jaxon grinned at us.

  “Yes.” Evan said rather annoyed.

  I turned to him and waited for him to remember our conversation. He sighed lowly and with a lot of pain.

  “I'm sorry I bailed on you on Saturday. I was there but not at their graves, I couldn't do it. I don't even know how you can do it.”

  “I can do it because I do it all the time. You'll get used to it.”

  The door beside me pushed open further, I turned to see at yet another man. This one was Curtis the drummer, I knew that from the stalking I had done on Saturday.

  “You know the rules.” he said softly. “We don't abandon, we don't give lame ass excuses. You failed when he needed you.”

  “I wasn't the only one.”

  Jaxon huffed. “Don't think I haven't coped the same lecture. Suck it up and take it like a man.”

  Evan rolled his eyes and dumped himself into a chair. It was awkward to say the least.

  “I said I was sorry and I said that I was at the cemetery. Don't go getting all freaked out just because I can't handle standing next to a grave.”

  “But you didn't even acknowledge us or wait by the gates. How would we have known that you were there Evan?”

  He turned to Eden who had just walked into the room followed by the older fellow that had been cut off by Sahara a few minutes ago. The man smiled at me as he held out his hand.

  “Hi I'm Jerry. You must be Harmony.”

  “Yeah, that's me.” I smiled as I shook his hand.

  He closed the door as Austin walked in, everyone settling into a seat. I took all of the documents that Devlin had left behind and sat beside Evan.

  Jerry was at the head of the table, Eden beside him with Fraser on the other side of her. There was still a lot of tension in the room, one that I couldn't get past. Aside from the issue regarding Fraser there was the fact that Evan had got married and there was only one in this room who had seen it. Though I doubted he remembered much of it.

  I set the documents to the table and took a deep breath, starting before Jerry could stop fussing with his own documents.

  “Okay, I'll start. I know that you're all pretty pissed at what happened. I doubt that Evan would have wanted to cause this kind of grief to the people he loves. Everyone handles their grief differently, ten years might have passed but that doesn't mean that the suffering fades. You talk of the suffering for Fraser and I understand that you all have positive motives for this and only want him to move forward in his life. But I ask you, what of the one of you that might have unknowingly suffered? We all have burdens from family issues but none more so than the child that grows up without a parent. What if he looks to others as a role model and loves them as his own? How should he react when they die, it's not his place to be upset, is it? It's not his parent that has passed on but it feels that way.”

  Evan offered a slight smile when I looked at him. I turned back to the table, to the two that sat opposite. Fraser and Eden. She was still angry at Evan and Jaxon and I agreed with her anger. Evan should have told her that he had issues regarding this matter and Jaxon should have at least gone over and said something. But they didn't and it was in the past, everyone had to move on.

  “But he still feels the loss, to the mother and more importantly to the father. A man that replaced the one that he was lacking in. Who welcomed the neighborhood children into his home and his yard, constructed things for them and showed them how good life can be.”

  I gripped Evan's hand with a soft smile, his mood was still the same. Down.

  “He's sorry but he understands that you have every right to be angry at him. For the sake of everyone here I think that moving forward is the only option. To dwell on negative thoughts will only lead to further heartache and maybe even words that we will regret.”

  Fraser nodded slightly, not offering any words. No one said anything about it and I guessed that maybe he was a man that didn't say a lot. Maybe losing his parents had caused him to be a more reflective and thoughtful person.

  “Now regarding Saturday night. It wasn't something that either of us had really planned, obviously. I know that being drunk is a lame excuse but that's it. So I guess at some point real soon we'll do something better. Production will begin soon so the clock is ticking. We are going to be rather busy.”

  I turned to all of the blank faces around the table, all of them pinned to me. It made me want to check for food on my face. Letting go of Evan's hand I searched through the pile of documents, finding the one I wanted I passed it to Jerry.

  “The production company will be in contact with you soon. They are going to offer the entire soundtrack to the band first.”

  Jerry raised his eyebrows as he stared
at me, as I glanced around the table and saw a lot of stunned faces. Yep, I had just blown them away.

  Chapter Thirteen

  Jerry held the brief outline of the offer the production company was planning on making to the band. It stated that they could chose to do one song or the entire album, they chose the entire album. The document also stated that the band would do a promotional tour that would coincide with my media tour so that Evan would be there as well. No one fully understood why that was until I enlightened them. I was faced with more stunned people.

  Yes, Evan Cooper was about to become an actor.

  Then they proceeded to discuss Evan's acting abilities and how the album would take a nose dive when the movie came out. I was about to say something when I saw the smirks. They were teasing.

  The meeting continued on for some time, I watched through the glass window behind Fraser and Eden to the view of my sister sitting on the lounge. Jaxon had wandered out there to talk to her and Kaylee who was mostly hidden behind the desk.

  Now that we were at the clubhouse, I called Devlin and suggested he joined us for the discussion. He thought it was a much better idea, having the band in the same room allowed for discussions of many things.

  Lively banter filled the room, it was late afternoon now and I was feeling rather hungry. The pizza's that Seph and Jaxon had brought back were amazing and they were gone rather fast. There was nothing left now except empty boxes and crumbs.

  Evan took my hand and kissed the back of it with a smile hidden beneath. I could feel my body flush with desire as I gazed into those dreamy eyes. It was almost a sin to look at him, he was so delectable. I could not wait to get him home and strip him naked.

  Home. Yes, I was going to become a resident of the fine state of Nevada. Evan smiled more as he lowered our hands onto the arm rest of his chair, the divine lips stretching into a broad grin.

  “What are you thinking about?” he whispered.

  “Home.”

  “Mine or yours?”

  “I only have one Evan, I have a house that I might be putting up for sale.”

  My phone buzzed in my pocket, regretfully I had to remove my hand from his in order to retrieve the horrid device. Seph had sent me a message, one that was rather puzzling.

  Seph: Keep an eye on Jaxon for me.

  Harmony: Why?

  Seph: I think that it's over already but I'd like to know about it before the media does.

  Harmony: Why don't you just ask him?

  Seph: He said everything is cool, that he's just busy with band stuff.

  Well, it wasn't exactly a lie. The band was busy but as I looked around the table of people who were talking I noticed that one chair was empty. So where was Jaxon?

  Harmony: Where are you?

  Seph: Hotel.

  Harmony: And Jaxon?

  Seph: No idea. Said he had stuff to do. So I take it he's not with you?

  Harmony: No. Sorry.

  Casually I put my phone away and ignored it when it vibrated again.

  “Hey where's Jaxon? I thought he'd want to be here for the discussions.”

  Evan shrugged, more interested in his phone.

  “He doesn't have to be here at the moment. Tomorrow is probably more important.”

  “Oh okay.” I paused. “So when are we going because I'm hungry.”

  “Whenever you want. They'll be breaking soon anyway. Family men.” he rolled his eyes with a cheeky grin. “Gotta get home to the kiddies before bed time.”

  Mock them he might but I could see that he wanted to join their ranks.

  As the conversation started to come to an end and they discussed tomorrow, I pulled my phone out again.

  Seph: I jumped in too soon again. I should have known he was a player. Don't worry about it, forget I asked. I don't want it to cause problems for you and Evan.

  But that's the problem, there will always be issues. Family events and they'll both be there. This was crap.

  “Okay so don't forget Saturday night. I'm looking at you Evan and I'm saying it out loud so that Harmony knows.”

  I lifted my gaze to Jerry's stern face.

  “What's on Saturday night?”

  “Kaylee's twenty-first birthday. You'll need a cocktail dress.”

  “Sure. I guess I could roam the town tomorrow and find something. I guess you'll be busy writing and planning.”

  He nodded with a sympathetic smile. They were going to be doing a lot of things tomorrow. Meeting with the production heads, discussing their requirements, writing and maybe even a bit of recording if the mood strikes them.

  The door opened and Kaylee walked in, passing a few papers to Eden and then leaving again.

  “Okay so they've sent through the meeting details. Everyone here by ten am thanks.” Jerry frowned as he turned to the empty seat. “Eden can you make sure Jaxon is aware of this thanks.”

  “Of course.”

  It was sunset when we walked out of the clubhouse, the street was quiet and I wondered where my constant surveillance team was. Maybe someone better had arrived in town. I slipped into the passenger seat, ready to see an end to today. It was odd to say the least. So many highs and lows, I could only hope that Evan and Fraser would be okay soon.

  I'd have to make a concerted effort with Eden I suppose, more so with her than Abigail and Frankie. It was easy to see that Austin and Curtis would get over their issues within a few days because they weren't the ones that were hurt. I didn't blame Fraser for being upset at him, I was upset at Evan. It was an important event and he couldn't be honest and say that he was upset. Instead he chose to get drunk and hide.

  Evan got into the car, sighing as he turned over the engine.

  “You know what I feel like?” he grinned as he looked at me.

  “What?”

  “Drinking champagne in the bath again.”

  An hour later, that's exactly where we were. Only this time there was no discussion of life or the future, now we were watching a baseball game. It had been my job to get the strawberries this time and I went kind of crazy and got a variety of fruits.

  So we were in the tub, drinking overpriced champagne and eating a platter of amazing tasting fruit. Oh and watching Yankees was the thing to do apparently. I said nothing and enjoyed the warmth of the water.

  The screen was at the end of the tub, a long modern bath that was sunk into a tiled surround. Evan happily lazed against my body and I gladly let him.

  When I was full and my head was feeling lazy, I settled back against the wall and tried to ignore the announcers regaling of the events. I wasn't listening and I hoped that he didn't want to talk about it later. All I could offer would be a smile and a nod. Maybe a 'that's nice dear'. Jeez, how old was I?

  The crack of the bat against the ball woke me, Evan was laughing.

  “Struggling to stay awake by any chance?”

  “Nah, not me. Wide awake.” I said as I yawned.

  “Sure. That's why your body just jerked as you woke up.”

  He flicked the television off and put the remote into a little basket at the back of the tile surround.

  “If you wanted to go to bed or get out then you should have said so. You don't have to stay and watch a game just because I am.”

  I shrugged and climbed out of the tub, wrapping the towel around me.

  “I don't mind, I guess if I wasn't tired it would be okay. I'm all shriveled.”

  Evan chuckled as I held my hand out, showing him my wrinkled fingers.

  “Well grandma, it's time for bed.”

  As I walked out to his bedroom I narrowed my eyes at the bed, wondering how many had been brought here before me. Did I really want to know the answer to that? Probably not.

  Evan pulled back the sheets and waited for me.

  “None.”

  I looked at him with a confused frown.

  “What?”

  “The answer to that question that I know you've got rattling around in your mind. I can see the look on y
our face.”

  “Is that right?”

  I grinned and walked over to the edge of the bed, dropping the towel at my feet. My hands toyed with the towel that was wrapped around his waist.

  “Yeah. You're thinking, how many women has he fucked on that bed? The answer is none. By tomorrow it will be one.”

  “Oh goody. I was hoping you wouldn't deprive me for a moment longer.”

  Evan grinned, his eyes lowering to watch me as I stroked his hardened length. It was hard to believe that all of this fitted inside of me. But he did and he created so much pleasure it felt like I was going to die from anticipation.

  My eyes met with his, the need was killing him too.

  “Straight to it?”

  He nodded quickly and turned me to the bed, laying me onto it as we kissed. I lowered to the mattress with my arms wrapped around his neck, enjoying the feeling of his weight on me. Evan pulled my legs open and settled between them.

  “Did you think any more about what you want to do?”

  “I did. Kind of. You know you're being rather distracting.”

  Evan grinned with a playful nod, continuing to rub himself against me.

  “He loves it. I can't deprive him baby. He just loves your sweet pussy.”

  I chuckled as I rolled my eyes.

  “You should have had that tattooed. Maybe we could get them to put a big x through the other one and put pussy above it.”

  “No.” I said, trying not to laugh.

  “So which is it baby, bare or not?”

  “Bare.”

  The word had barely escaped my mouth, Evan adjusted himself and pushed deep into me. His face seemed so serious as he looked down at me, a slight frown etching into his gorgeous features.

  Over and over again he slowly moved in and out of me, his breathing became disjointed. My phone rang, sitting on the table beside the bed it was so loud.

  “Ignore it, it's just Seph. She can wait.”

  His languid pace picked up as he nodded, moving a little faster now. The phone finally stopped ringing, seconds later a message came through.

  My hands flattened to the stomach muscles that were contorting with the increasing movement. I could feel my face flushing as my breathing became rapid, breathy moans escaping with every push.