Chase the Road (A Brothers of Rock - GONE BY AUTUMN - Novel)

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BROTHERS OF ROCK!

Chase the Road
 
(Gone by Autumn Book Five) (A Brothers of Rock Novel)

She
’
s loved him for years
…
he
’
s loved her for years
…
and now is their last chance to
make it work
…

*

From the second Gone
by Autumn drummer Blake met Maya, he
’
s
loved her. He
’
s kept a
close eye on her heart for years, desperately wanting to cross a line they
swore they never would again.

The band is gearing
up to hit the road and Maya is with someone else
…
leaving Blake wondering if he has waited too long.

*

Maya has herself
convinced that she can survive her rocky relationship because nothing
–
absolutely nothing
–
can ever happen with Blake. She
knows what she wants, but the risk of going after it may be just too much to
handle.

*

With one phone call
Blake and Maya are suddenly thrust together
…
finally alone
…
finally
opening up about the past. Although Blake has rocked millions of fans on stage,
there is only one person he wants in his audience for the rest of his life.
Will
opening old wounds close the door on their future?

(1)

The first time Blake ever laid eyes
on Maya he knew she was going to mess with his heart for years. Unless, of
course, they ended up together in some kind of fairy tale romance story. The
rockstar drummer and the beautiful, young girl who turned into a crazy good
looking, stunning woman.

Blake rubbed his thumb along the
side of his beer, wiping up a bead of sweat. He was six deep, with his
intentions for six more.
At least six more.
The beer was supposed to
help chase away the thoughts of Maya, not bring more of them forward. But their
history was far too deep for a night of drinking to take care of.

After collecting the sweat bead
from the glass, Blake looked at it and thought about how many tears he had
wiped away from Maya
’
s pretty
blue eyes. How many times he
’
d
seen her cry and for different reasons. Physical pain. Emotional pain.
Everything. He protected her and he loved her. He always loved her, and it wasn
’
t the same kind of love the
other guys had for her. Ryan, Gabe, Tanner, and Asher all looked down at Maya
as almost like a sister to them. She was as close to the band as their manager
Sam was. Always there. Experiencing every high and low.

Maya used to call up all her friends,
one by one, and beg them to come to a Gone by Autumn show. She wore a Gone by
Autumn t-shirt for months straight. She handed out flyers, stickers, demos, and
lived to help the band make it big. For all that work, Maya had been taken care
of by the band, but Blake couldn
’
t
give less of a shit about any financial situations right now. This wasn
’
t financial. This was about
heart.

Blake curled his pointer finger and
put it to his thumb. He flicked and watched the bead of sweat from the glass
disappear. Just like he felt Maya was doing.
Disappearing.

Asher sat down next to Blake and
slammed down an empty glass.
“
Goddamn,
it
’
s running smooth
tonight.
”

Blake looked at Asher and grinned.
“
Yeah, it is.
”

“
What
’
s up with you, man? You
’
ve been distant. The last two
weeks have been
…”

“
Yeah,
I know. I
’
m living it. I
’
m there.
”

“
Christ,
man, what
’
s going on? Are
you ready for this tour? I mean, now that things are settling down here with
Jocelyn
’
s old man.
”

“
I
don
’
t give a shit about the
tour,
”
Blake said.
“
I mean, I
’
m looking forward to it, yeah. Of course. Just, I
mean, it
’
s going to be
different.
”

“
Different
how?
”

“
I
don
’
t know, Asher. We
picked out a new tour bus. We
’
re
pushing the thing all the time. I mean, we used to just pile in a van and go.
”

“
We
were broke,
”
Asher said.
“
We wanted the big time. Now we
have it. What
’
s the
problem?
”

Blake looked around the little dive
bar.
“
Nothing, man.
”

“
What
is it? Because it
’
s just
us? You think everyone is checking out?
”

“
Not
everyone,
”
Blake muttered.

“
What?
”
Asher asked, raising his voice
over some song blaring from a tabletop jukebox.

“
Nothing,
”
Blake said.
“
Just everything is different.
”

“
Of
course it is. That
’
s part
of this process.
”
Asher
slapped Blake on the back.
“
Now
kill that beer, order a fresh one, and let
’
s
get some wings or something.
”

“
Some
wings or something?
”
Blake
asked.

Asher shrugged his shoulders.
“
Kind of strange to be in a bar
and not have my eyes searching, you know?
”

“
Yeah.
The wild rockstar
’
s heart
is tamed now.
”

“
I
wouldn
’
t say tamed,
”
Asher said with a smile.
“
More like
…
settled. I
’
m
still wild. Just for one person though.
”

“
Congrats,
man. I
’
m happy for you.
”

“
Whoa,
”
Asher said.
“
Is that what this about?
”

Blake grabbed his beer and turned.
He looked out to the bar. It was one the few places he could come to without
getting swarmed by hundreds of fans. Yeah, the first few minutes of coming in
here was a big hassle, but that wasn't the thing getting to Blake right now.

Maya should have been next to him, drinking
a beer too. She was that kind of woman. To sit right at the bar and have a few.
To laugh and talk about music like she was up there on stage in front of forty
thousand loyal fans. And after a few drinks her eyes would get glossy and Blake
swore her nose would get a little red. As if she couldn
’
t look more beautiful, all those little cute features
would come out. She
’
d lean
on him. Touch his arm, touch his leg. More than once in the past six months
there were times when things started to get to that breaking point.

Again.

A breaking point they had crossed
once before.

But that was then. A long time ago.

Blake threw the glass of beer back
and drank it all. He reached back and nodded. The bartender gave the thumbs up
and hurried to refill the glass.

The place maybe had twenty people
in it. Some at tables, eating. Most at the bar, watching some baseball game
that did nothing for Blake.

“
Man,
it
’
s eating you alive,
”
Asher chirped in his ear.
“
Because of Maya, isn
’
t it?
”

“
What
about?
”
Blake asked.

“
She
’
s not here either. She
’
s out with
…
uh
…
Shooter
…”

“
Hunter,
”
Blake growled.

“
Yeah,
that
’
s right. Hunter.
”
Asher made his right hand into
a gun and pretended to shoot it a few times.
“
He
’
s okay, right?
”

“
Define
okay
.
”

“
What?
Is he in a gang or something? Does he sell drugs? What is it?
”

“
It
’
s
…”
He
’
s not
me. Fuck him, okay? He
’
s
not me.
“
Nothing.
”

“
Yeah,
right,
”
Asher said and
snorted.

Blake kept his gaze straight ahead.
He spotted a small table with six people. Four guys and two girls. One guy and
girl were huddled in a corner, hands all over each other. Then there was the
other girl. Sitting on the edge of the booth, one hand touching the hand of one
of the guys. That guy didn
’
t
even seem to give a shit that the woman was in existence.

Blake put his beer down and stood
up. A fire lit within his heart and he was on the move before he could even
think about what he was going to do. He heard Asher call his name and gave a
wave without looking back.

As he approached the table, the
ignored woman looked at him with bright eyes and quickly smiled.

“
Hey,
”
she said.

“
Hey,
”
Blake said.
“
That guy your boyfriend?
”

“
Yeah
…
why
…”

Blake slammed a hand down on the
guy
’
s shoulder and pulled
at him. The woman had no choice but to jump from the booth or else she would
’
ve have fallen on her ass. The
guy turned and slid from the booth, standing like he was ready to throw a fist,
but quickly calmed when he saw it was a celebrity rockstar staring him down.

“
Hey,
man,
”
the guy said.
“
Blake, right?
”

“
This
woman your girlfriend?
”

“
Yeah,
she
’
s my girl.
”

“
Your
girl?
”
Blake asked.
“
And you just sit there and
ignore her?
”

“
What?
”
the guy asked. He looked back
at the woman, then at Blake.
“
What
are you talking about?
”

“
I
just watched you. She
’
s
grabbing at your hand and you
’
re
ignoring her. What
’
s more
important than a beautiful woman who wants your attention?
”

“
Are
you serious?
”
the guy
asked.
“
Look, I get that
you
’
re famous, but you don
’
t get to just grab me and judge
me.
”

Blake stepped forward and looked
down at the guy.
“
That
’
s exactly what I
’
m doing right now. So what?
”

The guy stuck his hands between him
and Blake.
“
Go fuck someone
else.
”

The guy shoved at Blake.

Wrong move, asshole
…

Blake lunged and had the guy by the
throat. A second later someone cut between them. It was Asher, his arms around
Blake, walking and forcing Blake back. As a last second move, Blake was able to
reach behind Asher and he slap the guy across the face. Probably a weak move,
but it was something.

“
If
I had her, I wouldn
’
t
ignore her,
”
Blake yelled.
He looked at the woman.
“
Find 
a real man, sweetie. One that will look into your eyes all the time.
”

“
Fucking
hell,
”
Asher growled as he
kept pushing at Blake.

They crashed into the door and went
right into the kitchen of the bar. Asher swung Blake around and tossed him
against the wall.

“
What
the hell was that?
”
Asher
asked.

“
What?
Just defending something I saw.
”

“
That
’
s not your goddamn business,
man. Are you really this tore up about Maya?
”

Blake pushed from the wall and
bumped into Asher.
“
Stay
out, man. Just stay out. I
’
m
done with this place. With everything.
”

“
We
have rehearsals starting tomorrow,
”
Asher said.
“
Hope to see
you there.
”

Blake threw the middle finger and
walked through the kitchen. The entire staff all paused to do a double take at
the famous drummer walking by them.

Once outside, Blake made fists and
turned, facing a brick wall.

How fucking
clich
é
would it be if I pounded the shit out of this wall and messed up my hands?

So Blake held back.

The door swung open a second later
and Asher came out. He stuck his hands into his leather jacket and stood there.

“
Talk
to me,
”
he said.
“
Give me something, Blake.
”

“
How
about I punch you in the face?
”

“
If
that
’
s what you want to do
…”
Asher came at Blake, hands
still in his pockets. He bumped into Blake. Ramming his chest into Blake
’
s shoulder over and over.
“
Come on, man, do it.
”

“
Asher,
stop.
”

“
What?
Can
’
t face the truth? You
held your breath for years, man. And now she
’
s
off and in love. Is that what it is? She loves him? Right?
”

Blake looked at Asher.
“
Dude
…”

“
Come
on,
”
Asher said.
“
She
’
s fucking him right now I bet. How does that make
you feel
…”

Blake turned and swung. He fist
cracked against the side of Asher
’
s
jaw. Asher spun and took a hand out of his pocket to catch himself on the brick
wall. He turned and wiped blood from his bottom lip.