A Second Chance at love The Rocker Girls Series

by Jennifer Byars

  Mindy was quiet, but interrupted before he could get his tongue down Margie’s throat. “So are you going to introduce us to your new friend?”

  “Bob, the girls. Girls, Bob.” Then she took a shot in her hand, threw it back, and went back to kissing…Bob.

  Addison crossed her arms, looking over at Mindy who shrugged, and Lynn’s eyes glanced Ad’s way. Lots of shit was going down in Cleveland, who would’ve thought?

  A cute small blue-haired girl came up to them “Hey, Lynn,” she smiled.

  ”Hey, you made it!” She smiled, giving her a hug. “Girls, this is Betsy. Betsy, this is my family.”

  “Hi, it’s nice to meet you all,” she waved. Addison cracked a smile, then Lynn pushed her.

  “Hey, so not cool, Lynn.”

  “Shut up and watch your man on the stage.”

  Tia looked over her shoulder at Lynn’s comment. “Who’s her man?”

  Lynn laughed. “Win, of course.”

  Tia’s mouth made a little O, and then she looked at her sister, nodding her head. “Yeah, I liked him for her too.”

  Ad laughed. “I’m glad you guys chose my man for me, but are you sure you informed him of this decision?” she said, kicking her feet up on Mindy’s lap. Lynn smiled, putting her beer bottle to her lips rather than comment, her other arm around Betsy.

  Tia had her elbows on the back of the chair, watching Andy, smiling at him the whole time. Margie was sucking so much face Addison was afraid they were going to eat each other. Mindy giggled at the whole Margie and Bob scene with a shake of her head, but leaned into Ad. “I’m going to go get a drink. Anybody want something?” she asked. “I’ll take a take a water please,” Ad hollered, and Mindy’s hand came up letting her know that she heard.

  They were all sitting back and enjoying the music, when Addison realized it had been quite a while since she’d seen Mindy. Turning her head she looked around to make sure she was all right. But she seemed to be A.O.L at the moment.

  Looking past the crowd she thought she saw her bobbed brunette hair, only to see it disappear behind a man’s head in front of her. Addison tried to get a better look at the man who walked in the path, blocking out who she thought was Mindy. He looked familiar; she just couldn’t place him from only the back of his head.

  The band was finishing their last song of the night, and the crowd went wild. South gave all the girls his infectious smile as they called out his name, took a guy kind of bow. “Thank you, guys for coming out tonight! See you next week, and good night!” South screamed out as Win let loose on an ending riff. Where the hell was Mindy; she could really use some water right now!

  About fifteen minutes later the guys walked toward their table. Addison was trying to play it cool, but was a nervous mess as they approached. She took her beer in hand, taking a sip and watching Win make his way to her.

  South growled something over at him, and Win turned his head sharply, saying something right back, but then South left, going over to some girl.

  Win’s eyes never left her, and he wore a sexy little grin as he came closer, but he was abruptly stopped in his tracks. The same girl that Addison saw him with the other night came up to him, rubbing her hands all over him, but he gently pushed her aside, saying something to her that made her frown.

  The seat Mindy vacated a while ago, Win took and sat down next to her. His eyes were bright from their show, and damn he was sexy. He had gone and cleaned himself up before he came out and she smiled, taking another sip of her beer, appreciating the male next to her.

  “So what did you think?” he asked, leaning closer to her.

  “I thought you guys totally kicked ass. You’ve definitely got your thing going on here,” she laughed.

  South came up to the table frowning at her, as he now had some girl in his arms. Then Rex showed up with some woman who looked, honestly, as if she forgot to put on enough clothing to cover herself, and seemed to be trying to match Margie in the sucking-face contest.

  Win cleared his throat, and her attention was focused back on him. “No, I wanted to know what you think about my playing,” he asked, leaning into her closely, his voice rough and sexy.

  Addison looked over his gorgeous face, and her eyes fell to the piercing on his lip, then met his blue eyes. “I think you were fantastic,” she told him, blushing as she totally checked him out blatantly.

  He leaned in, taking her by the back of the neck to pull her to his lips. He licked her bottom lip and then nibbled it. Her hand went to the side of his face as he slipped his tongue in her mouth, making her melt.

  “About fucking time,” Andy said, placing Tia in his lap and kissing the side of her neck.

  Win pulled back, looking into her eyes. “So I take it that you’re willing to give me a chance?” he said with a small chuckle and a beautiful smirk on his lips.

  “Yes, playboy. I say let’s give this a chance,” she told him, but her hand touched his blackened eye. “Nice shiner, by the way. Do I need to be concerned that South has one too?”

  “No, angel. We worked everything out,” he said, pulling her chair even closer to his.

  “I don’t want to be the one who breaks up your friendship, Win,” she said, concerned.

  He leaned in once more, kissing her lips softly. “Angel, you’re not. But even if you did, you’re fucking worth it,” he assured her, and kissed her again.

  Addison was enjoying the taste of Win, when a voice from her past broke through the happy moment. “You guys were really good. I liked what I heard. I can absolutely see the potential here. I’ve found a couple bands from the ‘net, but they never sound as good in person. But you guys are the whole package, and that’s very marketable.”

  She pulled her head back and looked at one of her husband’s best friends, Nickels Roman. Margie quit sucking face and put her hand over Bob’s face, pushing him back from her to make sure what she was seeing was real.

  Tia looked about ready to have a panic attack, hopping out of Andy’s lap and blinking her eyes, like she couldn’t believe what she was seeing, either. She looked to Addison, and Addison could tell this was going to cause some havoc with Tia’s nerves. Lynn sat back, crossing her arms and looking at her longtime lover.

  Win turned to look at the man, after he saw all the girls’ reactions. He could tell there was something up with this guy just by the way he was staring at all of them. It was South who seemed to be beaming at the praise that Nickels was offering him. He and Rex looked at each other, smiling. “Great! I’m glad you liked it, so you think you might have a place for us with your label?” South asked him.

  Win took Addison’s hand, pulling her out of her seat and onto his lap, but she wouldn’t go. Win looked over at her, at her stance, and knew that she knew this record guy. Nickels watched the whole thing and smiled a cruel smile. “I think that’s a definite possibility.”

  He came closer to Addison and leaned on the table, staring at her now. This time Win took her hand, pulled her down to his lap, and tightened his arm around her waist. Nickels glared at Addison. “You know, I hear there’s a female band playing here too. I’ve also heard they’re the whole package as well. I even heard they’re something fucking spectacular to look at. With a lead singer who gives men walking hard-ons,” he chuckled. Addison just sat there listening to Nickels spew his shit.

  Lynn leaned forward so he was looking at her and not Addison. “You don’t want any trouble if your boy comes here, do you? Can you imagine the publicity that would bring, and can you imagine the damage control you’d have to deal with if he…lost his shit again?”

  They stared at each other, but Win was done. “I don’t care if you’re some big fucking record producer, in fact I don’t give a shit who you are. Nobody talks to her that way! Do I make myself fuckin’ clear?” he growled.

  Again that smirk that hid all of Nickels’ anger found its way back to his mouth. “Shit, Addie. You always do have the men fighting over you, don’t you?” He looked over at South�
��s black eye and busted lip, then back at Win. “I see you’ve already had these two at each other’s throats. Tell me, does this one want to marry you too?” he chuckled dryly.

  Tia gasped, her hand flying over her mouth, and Lynn and Margie both stood up, glaring at him. But Ad just sat in Win’s lap, crossing her arms and trying very hard to keep her anger in check. “Don’t push me, Nickels, I’m done with this shit, and that includes yours. All I want is to be left alone.”

  Nickels frowned at her.

  “Don’t tell him where I am, it will do neither of us any good, and you know it. I’m out, so just get him to sign the damn papers. Then you won’t have to see my ass again!”

  He hit the table with his fist, making the bottles bounce and people around them jump back. Win shot up, pulling her behind his back, blocking her from him. Nickels was just as tall as Win, and had always known how to fight, just like the rest of the guys. Things were finally going her way; the last thing she wanted was for Win to be involved with her old life. People were starting to look at them now.

  “Outside!” she growled, turning with the girls and heading out so as not to put on a damn show inside.

  Once they were out of the sight of onlookers Nickels ran a hand through his black hair, his other on his hip. “He won’t sign the papers, Addison! He’s looking for you everywhere. Just go back to him, knock off this shit! He needs you, you hold him together!” He looked at all the girls and sighed. “Look, now that I know where you’re at, just come home. You and I will make amends and I’ll give you time with him. He’s not writing, or singing, hell he says he won’t tour unless you’re with him, Addie.”

  Her eyes widened after he said that. “Oh, so now he won’t tour without me with him? Look, I haven’t toured with him in three years. And as far as I can tell, you’ve kept him stocked up on any female he wants!” she screamed at him with hatred.

  “Look, I know I started this shit.” He glanced over at Lynn, who looked just as pissed at him. Then his gaze traveled back to Addison. “I just want this shit over, so let’s just be friends once again, and call it a day,” he told her in frustration.

  “Now you want to make amends? Now I’m good enough for him, Nickels? What, because some fucking movie star didn’t want him like you were hoping, now he can have me? You have wanted me gone and out of his life since we were ten. Well, guess what, you’ve got your wish, I’m gone, I’ve found someone else,” she seethed.

  His hands went to his hair, pulling it back. “He made a mistake, Addison. It kills him when you tell him that you’re not coming home. I’ll get Scotty, and you and the girls can come back to your home in the hills. He told me he’ll go to counseling.” He saw that she wasn’t going to budge with what he just said. “He wants to see you. Come on…”

  “It’s not only the one mistake, Nickels, and you know that! There’ve been multiples of them, and the last time he saw me, he put me in the hospital! He’s not himself anymore… No, I can’t do this, I won’t! Just get him to sign the damn papers!” she yelled at him before walking away.

  Lynn and Nickels stared at each other. “Lynn…please,” he said to her, but she turned her back to him, threw her arm around Betsy and walked off.

  ***

  Win sat by the truck, waiting for the girls to finish the conversation they were having with each other. Mindy made her way back to the group after this Nickels left; apparently something had made her very unhappy.

  South came up and stood next to Win. “Hey, you remember the night she was drunk and woke up in your bed, wasn’t that the name she said, Nickels?”

  “Yeah.”

  “She told him she found someone else. You catch that?”

  “Yeah, I caught that,” Win told him.

  “So are you going to ask her what the hell is going on?”

  “Well, I’m not so fucking stupid that I haven’t figured out that she’s married. And not only that, but I’m guessing to someone famous.”

  They saw Mindy getting defensive with Lynn. Addison stepped in but Mindy started yelling at her, pointing a finger in her chest. That made Margie get in Mindy’s face and scream profanities, pushing her back.

  Rex walked up next to South, watching everything play out. “So should we go over and stop whatever shit that’s going on? I don’t think I’ve ever heard Margie say a foul word or raise her hand, and now I’ve seen both.”

  Andy stood in front of Win’s truck, and they could all see that he was pussy-whipped for little Tia. And they could all see Tia was white as a sheet; Addison pulled her into her shoulder as she started to cry. At that Andy started pacing in front of them. Addison said something in Tia’s ear, and she nodded, wiping tears from her face with her palms.

  Win saw how they all acted with each other, like sisters. “No, this is their family, and it looks like the girls are working some shit out,” he told them.

  Addison pulled away from the group, walking Tia over to Andy. “Do you think you could bring her home for me?”

  “But Ad, I need to make a decision too,” she whispered with a whimper.

  “I know your decision, sweetheart. Let your big sister take care of it.”

  “But…”

  “Tia. I know. You want to stay, but you’re afraid. Let us come up with a plan, okay?”

  She nodded, and Addison looked over at Andy. “Don’t push her. She doesn’t talk when she’s this upset. Okay?”

  He went to take Tia from her arms and wrapped her in his. “Yeah, don’t worry about it. I’ll take care of her,” he told her, kissing Tia’s head and heading to his beat-up car. She looked back at the three men, watching their argument.

  “This might take a while. Why don’t you guys take off, we’ll be back at the apartment soon.”

  Win leaned back against the truck once more, crossing his foot over his ankle. “Angel, I’m not leaving this spot unless you’re with me.”

  She gave him a small sad smile. “Okay,” she said, turning to walk back to the heated argument between Margie and Mindy.

  South watched, but he looked back at his Camaro where his catch for the night sat waiting. “I guess I’ll leave you to it then,” he said, turning back to his friend. “You know I’m in love with her too, right?”

  “Yeah, I do, South.”

  “I get what you said now. You knew something I didn’t; you listened. Are you willing to give it up, I mean really give it up?”

  Win turned his head to South so he knew he was serious. “Yes.”

  “Okay. If this is what you really want…”

  A half hour later Addison and Lynn broke up the starting of an all-out fight. Win heard Mindy yell at them that they could all go fuck off, then she stomped off. Lynn said something to Margie and Addison before she walked with keys in hand to the purple beast. Rex pushed himself away from the truck and walked over to Margie, pulled her into a hug and whispered something in her ear.

  Addison looked up and slowly made her way to him. She didn’t say anything when she finally stood in front of him, she just stood there. So Win reached out, taking her in his arms. “Do you want to talk about it?” he said into her hair as he kissed it. He wanted to break the ice about what just happened.

  Her arms went around his waist, clasping onto him. “No. I don’t want to tell you yet. I want you and me to get to know each other without my past getting in the way. I want you to know me for what I really am. But I’ll answer what I can for you.”

  He nodded. “You’re married.”

  “Yes, but I filed papers and haven’t lived with him for over two years now. He won’t sign the divorce papers.”

  “So it’s like you’re separated, then?”

  “I guess you could say that.”

  “Would I know who this person is?”

  She stayed quiet. He took that as, she wasn’t going to tell him.

  “How long have you known him?”

  “Since I was ten. You could say he was my first love,” she mumbled into his chest. />
  “Can I ask you something very personal?”

  “You can ask…”

  So he knew she might not answer if she didn’t want to. “Addison, how many men have you been with?”

  He felt her shoulders sag. “Why? Is what I tell you going to change your opinion of me?”

  “No, I’m just working things out in my mind.”

  “Are you afraid I’m too wild, or the wild thing you were hoping for, to tame now?”

  “Neither, really just curious.”

  He heard her sigh. “Two, I’ve only been with two men. So, too tame for a playboy like yourself?”

  “No angel, that makes it even better.”

  She looked up at him and even in the soft moonlight he could see those amazing violet eyes shimmering up at him. “But tonight I was hoping to make it three men,” she whispered to him.

  When she said those words, he couldn’t take any more. He wrapped her in his arms, taking that sweet mouth. As he slipped his tongue in, tasting her, she clasped her arms around his neck and he picked her up, loving the feel of her body up against his.

  He moaned as she rubbed her little body against him. “I’m not having our first time together out in a damn parking lot,” he told her, opening the door and putting her in his truck. He ran to the other side, hopped in and started the engine. “My place or yours?” he asked, pulling out of the parking lot.

  She pulled out her phone and texted someone. “Who you texting?”

  She looked up at him. “Tia.” Her phone pinged. “I only have a twin bed but we’d have the room to ourselves.”

  “You want us at your place?” She shrugged. “Okay, angel, I won’t argue,” he chuckled.

  As they walked into the building he wanted to just pick her up and run to her apartment. He stayed calm walking up the stairs with her, but as soon as she unlocked the front door and they stepped inside, he scooped her up into his arms, kissing her hungrily.

  “Which is your room again?” he asked, as her panting was just about to send him to his knees.

  “The first one on the left.” She moaned, twining her arms around him as he started kissing her neck.