Heaven Sent (7 page)

woman that I have ever met cry. “Guilty

tears hurt the worst, don’t they?” My

words quickly pull her out of her

moment of sobbing.

“Taron, I can't go into everything

that happened. I wish I could go back to

l as t night. I would never have fallen

asleep. You have no idea how bad I

want to go back to the moment you were

holding me, but I can't. No matter how

many times I close my eyes, I can't seem

to get back there. Please just remember

that I really care about you.”

I notice the call end just as she

finishes.

Please just remember that I

really care about you.

She has a shitty way of showing it.

I look out the window and see that

we’re still traveling through the desert. I

spend the rest of the ride going over my

conversation with Ivy. I let my mind

replay most of our memories that we

have made over the past few months. I

just can't shake this feeling that I'm

missing something. We might have had a

struggle to connect in the beginning, but

we definitely got over that in the past

couple of weeks.

I decide to call her back, but it

goes straight to voice mail.

Ivy

Eaven is hell bent on getting to the

bottom of what is going on. I need to tell

her, but I can't let Taron know. He will

leave the tour and come home if he finds

out. I'm pretty sure he would kill Dylan

if given the chance. Hell he would kill

Aiden if I didn’t keep him from it.

He deserves to be sheltered from

my distractions. I want him to focus on

the tour and help Rebel Walking become

as successful as we know they can be.

He can't do that if he feels like he needs

to protect me.

“Get in here and spill it.” Eaven

meets me at the door. She stops cold

once she looks at my face. Her fingers

brush over my bruised cheek.

“You are scaring me. Please talk

to me.” She wraps her arms around me

and squeezes tight. Her hold builds up

strength in me. I stand there and let her

build me up enough to get through this. I

don’t hug her back and I know that

screams the severity of my situation to

her.

I start to breakdown and she leads

me to Taron's couch. In Taron's house. I

feel him everywhere. I have to use that

to get me through this conversation.

“Dylan tried to rape me last

night.” She puts both hands over her

mouth and tears begin to run down her

face. I knew she would feel my hurt as

deeply as I do.

“Where? When? How? I thought

you left with Taron.” I swallow past the

lump in my throat to tell her.

“In my room after Taron left.”

“Oh My God. Taron came here

for his bags to go back to you. Was it

then?” It all clicks into place at this

moment. He was coming back to wake

up with me. He must have seen me with

Aiden after Dylan left the apartment.

“Yes I woke up to Dylan sitting in

that black chair in the corner of my

room. I was naked and he….” I stop

talking because the urge to vomit over

takes me. She doesn’t push for details. I

finally compose myself and swallow

down the urge to throw up. This is

progress.

“Aiden busted down the door to

save me, but Dylan got away when he

was checking on me.”

“How did Aiden know?”

“He saw Dylan's car in our

parking lot. I managed to scream when

Aiden knocked.” She doesn’t wait to

wrap me in her arms again.

“I should've been there.”

“I'm glad you weren't.”

“Please tell me that you went to

the police.”

“Yes, Aiden took me.”

“Where did you stay last night?”

“I stayed at Aiden's. He let me

sleep on the bed and he never left my

side. He slept next to me on the floor all

night long.”

“You should have called me.” I

notice how upset the look on her face is.

I guess I should have called her.

“I honestly didn't want to talk

about it. I still don’t. I can't tell anyone

else about this.”

“Did you tell Taron?”

“No, and I'm not going to.”

“What? You have to.”

“No, Ev. He will leave the tour

and ruin everything for the entire band. I

can take care of this.”

“Where are we going to stay?”

“I am thinking you could stay here

at Talon's and I will see if Aiden will let

me stay there for awhile.”

“You will stay here too. Just take

Taron's room. I will tell Talon tonight.”

“I don’t want him to know.”

“Ivy, I can't keep secrets from

him. He will want to get security for

us.”

“I'm not asking you to keep

secrets. I just know he will tell Taron.”

“I'll ask him not to.”

She calls Talon. I can tell he is

losing his mind the instant she tells him

what is going on. She has to work to get

him to calm down. She tells him

multiple times that he doesn’t need to

catch a flight home. They both finally

agree to set up a security system and he

demands to send back Holden for awhile

to look after us. She finally agrees to

Holden to get him to calm down.

This is great. I went from two

people knowing to two people plus

Taron's entire family. I tuck my legs

under my chin and hold on while I listen

to one side of the rest of their

conversation.

“Ok. Fly us in at Boston. We will

be on break and we can road with you

for a couple of days or so. I will

schedule our dress fittings in one of the

bridal shops and spend all of your

money.” She is working him to try to

calm him down. I can tell by her tactics

that she is having to work extra hard.

“Ok, I love you too, baby. I

promise we will stay safe. You just

have to promise to stay on tour and keep

Taron from knowing.” There is a long

pause.

“You have to, Talon. I promised

her that I wouldn’t let you tell him.”

“I know you think he needs to

know. Can we talk about it tonight?”

“I locked them already. We won't

leave the house until your dad or Aiden

can take us.”

“He saved her from being raped.

What more can he do to prove to you

guys that he is a good guy? You know

what, never mind. We will be at Aiden's

house.”

“Well don’t give me your jealousy

crap when I'm here worrying about our

safety. Do you think I would ever act on

anything if someone tried?”

“I love you too. We will talk

about it more tonight. I swear if you tell

him that I will cut you off for all

eternity. So think about that when you

consider your loyalties.” They end the

call and I look over at a frustrated

Eaven.

“Talon flipped out. I should have

known he would want to fly back.

Holden

will

be on his way here

tomorrow.” She notices the frown on my

face. “You can't expect him not to keep

us safe. Talon will take care of you

even if you are not with Taron because

you are important to me. I really wish

that you would tell Taron.”

“He doesn't want to hear from

me.”

“What? Why?”

“He walked in when Aiden was

holding me. I was still naked, but

wrapped in a sheet. I'm positive he saw

that and let his mind paint a different

picture.”

“Seriously? You were almost

raped and he is worried about cowboy

holding you.”

“He doesn’t know the whole

story.”

“I know! I'm really rooting for you

two. You have to give him a chance to

prove he is worthy of loving.”

Her words hit me hard. I realize

that I haven't given him a chance. How

many times did I nag him about not

sharing? I can't even be honest with him

when all I want is to let him hold me and

for him to pick up the pieces of my heart

that are scattered. My thoughts are

interrupted by a knock at the door. My

insides

instantly

tremble as Eaven

checks the peep hole in the door.

“Aiden and Macy are here!”

“Hey baby girls! How are you?

Are you missing your men? I brought

you something to help!” Macy pulls out

two bottles of wine and, for once, the

thought of alcohol is not at all appealing.

I notice Aiden come in and shut the

door behind him. He looks over at me

and I can't help but feel safer with him

here. Macy and Eaven disappear to the

kitchen. Aiden makes his way to sit

beside me.

“I didn’t tell Macy. I want you to

stay with me until they find that asshole.”

“Aiden, thank you for everything,

but I'm going to stay here with Eaven.

We will have a security system installed

tomorrow and Holden should be here

sometime in the morning to stay with us.”

“Mighty fine. I will stay here

tonight then. Macy can crash here also.

It should be easy to convince her after

those bottles.” I don't argue with him. I

actually like the idea a lot. He would

never let anything happen to any of us.”

“The guys are looking for him. I

think he left town. I will get your things

from your apartment tomorrow.”

“Eaven and I will come with you.

She won't have much, but I don’t want to

go back there anytime soon.”

~Six~

Taron

The sound of my twin pacing and

yelling has me on my feet and in the

hallway moving toward him until I hear

his one sided conversation.

“You don’t expect me to keep this

from my brother, Ev. He is fucking

heartbroken and drinking everything in

sight. He needs to know.”

“EV, HE. NEEDS. TO. KNOW.”

What do I need to know? My mind starts

turning, but I can't imagine what would

have my brother so frustrated.

“Ok, but don't think I'm done with

this conversation. Lock the damn

doors.”

“You don’t go anywhere with that

fucking cowboy. My dad will be there

soon.”

“Over my dead body will you stay

at Aiden's house.” What the hell? Is that

fucking cowboy after Eaven too? I'm

about to beat his ass.

“I love you and I don’t want to

fight like this when I'm on the road.”

“Ok. I will call you tonight with

Holden's flight information.”

I walk out and look at his face.

His expression tells me everything I

need to know. Something is wrong with

Eaven and Ivy. Something very bad. He

can't hide his feelings from me. I will

pick up on that shit across the country.

“What the fuck is going on?”

“I have it under control.”

“Bullshit, Talon. Tell me now.”

“Brother, you need to go home and

talk to Ivy.”

“Tell me now! I have always been

there for you, now you fucking tell me

what is going on.”

“I can't. It is not my place to tell

you. I can tell you that you need to go

home now. She needs you. I can't tell

you why, just trust me on this one.”

“What about the show tonight?”

“To hell with the show! You have

to take care of business. I'm calling the

airlines now for two tickets. Would you

like me to make it three?” I see the dead

serious look on his face and know that I

have to go back.

“Yes.”

We catch the earliest flight home.

We should land at 3:00 a.m. After the

bus ride across the country, my ass is

dragging. I look at my phone and try to

fit the pieces together. I just can't seem

to figure out what I'm walking in to. I

know their safety is in danger by the way

Talon is reacting.

“You need to tell me what I am

going home to face. I take care of your

ass all the time and you can't even give

me a heads up.”

“Eaven specifically asked me not

to tell you. I think you need to know.