by Nikki Ashton
“Brilliant,” Eliza said and beamed at them all. “See you tomorrow.”
As the door closed behind them, Rocco turned to Hendrix. “That a serious thing or not?” he asked.
Hendrix shrugged. “Not sure, but I do know my mum and dad are in London for the night and Eliza knows I’m going to Polly’s straight from here.”
Rocco’s mouth dropped into a perfect ‘o’.
“Close your mouth, Rocco,” Ethan laughed. “You look stupid.”
“Nah,” Hendrix muttered under his breath. “Stupid would be the day he let my sister go.”
“I’m not sure Uncle Jake would be comfortable with that,” Rocco replied as he pointed to the door.
“She’s a big girl, Roc,” Ethan said as he twirled a drumstick. “Now let’s get this number nailed. One, two, one, two, three, four...”
Chapter 26
Eliza let out a moan as Freddie’s thumb brushed over her nipple and sent a shiver throughout her body.
His other hand was drawing patterns on the inside of her thigh which was bare as they were both down to their underwear. It hadn’t taken them long to get to that point, once Eliza had closed her bedroom door behind them. In fact, it had been a hurried frenzy of kissing, touching and grabbing. She’d felt euphoric, daring and brave and knew, without a doubt, that she wanted Freddie to be her first, so had been more than willing to whip her top over her head and throw it to the floor.
“You’re so beautiful, you know that don’t you?” Freddie asked as his lips moved from Eliza’s mouth down her neck.
Eliza didn’t reply. Not only did she have no idea how to answer without sounding like an egotistical idiot, but the way Freddie’s fingers were whispering against her skin had her head all muddled and she couldn’t actually form any words.
As Freddie’s hard on pushed against her thigh, Eliza felt a wave start in her stomach which ebbed in time with the throbbing of her clit. She was desperate for more than the promise of how good things could be between them; she wanted to experience the actuality of it.
They’d only been dating a couple of weeks and in the past her mum had always told her to be patient and wait for someone she loved, but it felt right. Eliza knew deep down that, even if she waited another ten years for someone she was in love with, it would probably never feel as right as it did with Freddie in that moment.
Who was to say Freddie wouldn’t be the love of her life? She knew her feelings for him weren’t like those she’d had for Rocco, but she also realised that all that time she’d spent being in love with Rocco she’d been miserable. Yet, every moment of her time with Freddie, no matter that it was only two weeks, had been full of laughter and fun. In the end, that was enough for Eliza to know he was the one she’d take the huge step with.
“Freddie,” she panted as he licked slow circles around her belly piercing.
“Hmm.”
“Do you have a condom?”
Freddie’s tongue immediately stopped, and his eyes slowly opened to look up at her. He felt his heart thudding against his breastbone and was sure that Eliza must have been able to feel it too, it was so strong and hard.
Eliza bit down on her lip as her gaze met his and Freddie didn’t think he’d ever seen anyone more beautiful. She looked nervous, but beautiful all the same. He’d guessed, before she’d told him, that she was a virgin, or at least he’d thought she hadn’t slept with many boys. He’d never known her go out with anyone and, despite her confidence in the way she presented herself around the opposite sex, he could see a little vulnerability underneath. Fear of being exposed as the inexperienced rock princess was clear for Freddie to see. It was like she felt she had a reputation to maintain to ensure she didn’t let her rock family down. Although, Freddie realised, her dad would probably prefer she did.
The thought that Eliza wanted to take that step with him made Freddie feel like a superhero who’d just saved the planet. She was going to trust him and that was something special that would live with him forever.
“I do,” he whispered and held his breath afraid to break the spell and have Eliza change her mind.
“Do you have it because you thought you might get lucky?” Eliza asked.
Freddie understood why she’d asked. She wasn’t being petulant about it, she simply wanted to know if he’d expected this. If he was like Rocco and thought that he could charm the knickers off any girl that he met.
He shook his head. “No. I’ve had two in my wallet for a while. My dad makes me have them in case of an emergency.”
Eliza giggled and slapped a hand to her chest. “Did he give you a little hammer as well, to break the glass case they’re in?”
Freddie screwed up his face and groaned. “That does sound stupid now I think about it. He just said I might find myself in a situation where I need one, or two, if I’m lucky, and the girl doesn’t have any.”
“A situation like this?”
Freddie shrugged. “I don’t know Eliza, that’s up to you. I’m happy to carry on doing what we’re doing without actually having sex. I don’t want to rush you into anything, and I certainly don’t want you to think if we don’t have sex soon that I’ll get bored and look elsewhere. That’s not me. I like you for who you are not because of what’s between your legs, but if you decide that’s what you want, then I’d be honoured. Since I asked you out, I’d hoped I’d be your first.”
Eliza let out a quiet gasp. “You already knew, before I told you. How?”
“You’ve never had a boyfriend that I know of, and you’re not the sort of girl who would sleep with someone for the sake of it. This would mean a lot to you and that’s why I want you to be sure.”
Eliza reached down a hand and brushed Freddie’s hair from his eyes, something she had to do constantly, but she loved it. It made her feel happy and fuzzy in her belly that she got to be the girl who brushed his hair from his face and relished in the feel of it between her fingertips.
“I’m ready,” she whispered. “I want to do this, with you. I’m on the pill so we don’t have to use your emergency supplies.”
Freddie chuckled but shook his head. “No, I don’t want you to worry about anything either during or after.”
Eliza thought her chest might burst with the amount of happiness it was brimming with. He had to be too good to be true, surely? Then, when she looked down to see Freddie’s big eyes looking up at her full of honesty, she realised he wasn’t Rocco or Ethan who told girls what they wanted to hear. Freddie was the real deal, and he really did care about her.
“Okay.” She nodded. “I need to kiss you now.”
With a huge grin, Freddie crawled up the bed and gave Eliza the best kiss of her life.
Freddie hitched Eliza’s leg further up his body as he pushed inside her, continuing his slow and steady rhythm. She felt amazing wrapped around his dick, so warm and tight and he was desperate to go faster and harder, to lose himself in her, but this was her first time and he needed to be sure she was okay and that her first time, while probably wouldn’t be epic for her, was good. His mouth found hers and he kissed her softly, their tongues exploring and caressing each other’s and even that made Freddie want to go wild. He couldn’t get enough of her and wanted to hold her so tight that they melted into one.
“Oh God,” Eliza whimpered as her fingers dug into Freddie’s back.
“Is it hurting you?” Freddie paused and curved a hand around her cheek. “I can stop.”
“No.” Eliza let out a long breath and gave him a wavering smile. “It’s fine. It’s more than fine, it’s good.”
Freddie narrowed his eyes as if he didn’t believe her, but she was telling the truth. It didn’t hurt, maybe pinched a little, but none of the pain that all the romance books she read said there would be. Maybe it was because she’d done a lot of horse riding when she was about fifteen, or because she had used a vibrator, or maybe it was because Freddie was perfect and gentle. She had no idea, but it felt good. She’d had orgasms before, self-induced, but she kn
ew the signs and she knew that if Freddie continued what he was doing she would most definitely come.
Unexpectedly, Freddie pulled away from her and braced himself on his forearm while his other hand rubbed gently up and down Eliza’s leg that had been hitched high around his waist.
“What else can I do for you,” he whispered as he lowered his head to press a gentle kiss to Eliza’s mouth. “Tell me.”
“What you’re doing is great,” she replied breathily as Freddie gave a hard thrust.
“I want this to be amazing for you. Not just a good first time, I want it to be the best first time anyone has ever had.”
He slowly licked around Eliza’s nipple and when she let out another satisfied whimper, he sucked hard on it and started to thrust in and out again. Freddie felt her shift beneath him as her legs gripped him tighter and he knew she was telling the truth; this was good for her and he was going to make it better.
He let go of her leg and moved his hand between them to find her tight bundle of nerves that was hard and swollen and gave it a gentle rub before he coated his fingers with her wetness and then moved them to circle her clit. Each thrust of his hips was followed by his fingers making a circular movement and it wasn’t long before Eliza’s fingertips were pushing further into his muscles.
Knowing she was close, Freddie picked up his speed and it became a race to see who would finish before the other. It was Eliza who felt her whole world turn upside down first when the sensation in the pit of her stomach built up into a crescendo of pleasure. It hit her in every nerve ending of her body, causing her to scream out.
Freddie couldn’t take a second to appreciate what he’d done for Eliza, because his own orgasm was on the brink of breaking and when he thrust in time with Eliza’s pulsing walls, he crashed too, causing him to tense and shudder as he filled the condom.
Sweating and panting heavily, Freddie smiled lazily at Eliza. Her chest was heaving and a thin sheen of sweat glistened over her perfectly soft skin. With her eyes closed, Eliza let go of her hold on Freddie’s back and flopped her arms out beside her.
“Oh my God,” she gasped.
“Amazing.” Freddie kissed the tip of her nose and then gently pulled out.
Eliza winced slightly but was amazed that, apart from feeling a little stretched, she had no pain. When she felt the loss of Freddie between her legs, she opened her eyes and watched as he sat on the edge of the bed with his back to her. She revelled in the lines of the muscles in his back as she remembered how hard they’d felt beneath her touch and wondered if it was too soon to ask if they could use the second emergency condom.
“What’re you doing?” she asked as she trailed a finger down his spine.
Freddie grinned at her over his shoulder. “Getting rid of the condom. Do you have some tissue or something?”
She pointed to a closed door. “That’s my bathroom. You can get rid of it in there.”
Freddie pushed up from the bed and padded across the room.
“Are you checking my arse out?” he asked as he pulled down the handle. He wasn’t even looking at her, but he could sense Eliza’s eyes were on him and he fucking well loved it. His own first time had been utter shit and had been over in about twenty seconds, and he was pretty sure it had been totally unspectacular for her too. It was because of that time he’d wanted Eliza’s to be awesome. Even though the girl on holiday had been up for another go the next day, she’d cried after their first time. She’d hoped it would have been more romantic, so he certainly didn’t want Eliza feeling the same way.
Once he’d got rid of the condom, Freddie went back to the bedroom and found Eliza lying on her back, her pretty, perky tits on show, and snoring softly. He picked up his jeans from the floor and fished out his phone. It was almost nine-thirty and he didn’t think Hendrix would be able to keep Rocco and Ethan at the village hall, where they’d taken to practising in the evenings, for much longer. If he was reading Rocco correctly, he was pretty sure one of his first stops would be the Hughes house to check up on Eliza.
Freddie slid onto the bed and gently shook Eliza.
“Lizzy,” he whispered. “You need to wake up.”
“Hmm,” she groaned and stretched her limbs out. “How long was I asleep?”
Freddie laughed. “About two minutes.”
“Really?” Eliza opened her eyes and as soon as she saw Freddie she smiled sleepily.
“Why do I have to wake up?”
“Because we’ve had about two hours of alone time and I’m guessing it won’t be long before Hendrix is back here with Rocco and Ethan.”
Eliza sat up and when the covers slipped to her waist, Freddie couldn’t stop his dick from hardening; she was too beautiful to ignore.
“Well,” she said, reaching over to give Freddie a short, closed lip kiss. “He’s going to see Polly and her dad usually drops him home about eleven if dad isn’t around to pick him up, or he doesn’t have his bike. So, whatever, we have at least another hour.”
“And Rocco and Ethan?” Freddie asked with a raised eyebrow.
Eliza frowned. “He has his own house next door.”
“Isn’t he likely to come here though, to check on you?”
“No, why would he? We’re friends, Freddie, not joined at the hip and in any case, he knows I’m here with you. He’ll see your car on the drive and know I’m fine.”
Freddie laughed emptily as he knew that if Rocco saw his car on the drive that would be a good enough reason for Rocco to want to check on Eliza.
“Actually,” Eliza said, shuffling on her knees closer to Freddie. “Mum and Dad won’t be back until tomorrow lunchtime, so you could actually stay the night.”
Freddie’s eyes widened as he stared at her. Gone was the vulnerable Eliza and confident, sure Eliza was gazing up at him with a smile so bright it lit up the darkening room.
“What if they come back early?” he asked, feeling a little scared at the thought of Jake catching him naked, spooning his daughter.
“I kind of told my mum that I might ask you to stay.”
Freddie almost fell off the bed with shock. “What did she say?”
“That as long as I was safe and sure then it was fine. She also said that she’d call me when they were half an hour away.”
Eliza grinned and wanted to kiss her mum for being so cool and understanding about her and Freddie. Like she’d said, she’d been young once and didn’t for one minute expect Eliza to be a virgin until she married but did expect her to be sure if her patience had finally run out. While she was still thinking about her mum, without warning, Eliza was flat on her back, with Freddie pressing his weight onto her.
“Is that a yes then?” she asked around a giggle.
“Fuck yes,” Freddie replied. “Now tell me, does your brother have a condom stash because I think we might need more than the remaining emergency one.”
Eliza didn’t answer because she was too busy kissing him back and loving every moment.
Chapter 27
The day of the gig had finally arrived and every one of Snake Bandit was feeling queasy at the thought of going out on stage in front of thousands of people; especially as all those people had come to see Dirty Riches and not their kids and friends.
Eliza and Freddie had taken some time to walk around outside to try and get the feel for the crowd, but when Eliza heard a guy say he was disappointed that Alchemy Dream weren’t playing and it was probably because one of the band’s kids had kicked up a hissy fit about wanting to play instead, Freddie had to drag her backstage as she’d been ready to put the man straight on a few things.
A comedian, who had recently become popular, was doing a thirty-minute set to get everyone in the mood for fun and it would soon be Snake Bandit’s turn to entertain them. They’d rehearsed as much as they could and if anything went wrong then they’d have to deal with it, but Eliza was confident that they’d make their dads proud.
“You okay now?” Freddie asked against Eliza’s ha
ir as she tightened her arms around his waist.
“Yeah, I was just pissed off that he assumed we’d got this gig because one of us had sulked about it.”
“But you know you didn’t, and you also know we wouldn’t be doing this if your dad and uncles didn’t think we were good enough. They’ve put their reputations on the line as well.”
“I know,” she sighed looking up at him. “But it’s still shit that Drayton Carmichael might get away with what he tried to do. I wanted to tell that man that’s why his precious Alchemy Dream wasn't playing, because their frontman is an abusive prick. I also know that Uncle Luke would go mad if it got out, so I guess I just have to keep my mouth shut.”
“Well, your dad said even if he isn’t found guilty, he won’t work in the music industry again, not unless he joins a cover band that does weddings and parties at least.”
“You had a conversation with my dad?” Eliza asked and pushed away from Freddie to look at his face.
She liked him a hell of a lot and it was important that her dad did too. Freddie had been nothing but polite and respectful, but Jake was still being awkward and throwing jibes Freddie’s way whenever he saw him.
“Yep,” Freddie said with a grin. “He was making a cup of tea when I was leaving last night, and he asked me if we were ready for today. I told him we were, and we’d do him proud and then he said, ‘Good, because if you let my princess down, I’ll make sure you end up like Drayton Carmichael; never working in the music industry and only ever performing with cover bands at weddings and parties’.”
Eliza giggled at Freddie’s attempt to impersonate her dad. It wasn’t bad except there should probably have been a few curse words in there.
“He didn’t swear during that conversation?” she asked.
“God yeah, but my mum and dad are behind you talking to your mum, so I don’t want to get a bollocking for swearing in front of my girlfriend, in fact for swearing at all.”
Eliza warmed inside at the fact that Freddie had called her his girlfriend. She had worried that after they’d had sex three weeks ago, he might start to pull away from her, once he’d got what he wanted, but she should have trusted him. Freddie wasn’t like that and if anything, they’d become a lot closer and he’d been much more attentive.