Under the Lights (A Brothers of Rock - GONE BY AUTUMN - Novel) (11 page)

Jules forced herself to break the
kiss and let out a groan. She looked to her left to make sure the driver of the
car couldn
’
t see them. A
black piece of glass separated the erotic backseat scene. It didn
’
t necessarily mean the driver
couldn
’
t hear what was
being said -
or moaned and sighed and whimpered
- but Jules didn
’
t have the brain capability to
care about that right now.

“
Tell
me something,
”
Tanner
growled into her ear.
“
You
have one chance at this. Tell me
…”

Jules kissed his neck, the tip of
her tongue sampling his skin. She knew what she had wanted from the second she
met him.

“
Touch
me,
”
Jules moaned.
“
Touch me,
rockstar.
”

“
You
like calling me that,
”
Tanner said with a grin.

His hand moved back down her body,
stopping for a moment to cup her breast, before continuing down to her pants.
With the flick of his fingers, her pants were open. A second later came the
touch of those fingers, sliding into her panties.

Jules thrust up and let out another
moan.

“
Easy,
”
Tanner whispered.
“
I
’
ll
make you come, don
’
t worry.
”

Jules bit her lip and put her head
back. She waited and a moment later the tips of two fingers curling at the
right spot, pulling at her, exposing her most sensitive of areas. He rubbed,
making gentle circles, and it sent pleasure racing throughout her body.

When Tanner kissed her neck, a fire
was lit from within. Jules tried to reach for Tanner
’
s back, wanting to hold on to his shirt for dear
life, but she couldn
’
t. She
gripped the top of the leather seat and held tight.

Tanner
’
s fingers moved down more and he touched her soft
center. She was burning for him, her flood of desire waiting for him to
discover. He eased his two fingers deep into her body and twisted them.

“
Yes,
”
he whispered as his lips moved
up her neck.
“
You
’
re tight, darling. I
’
ll take care of that for you.
”

Jules managed to groan back at him
before she lost her breath.

Tanner pressed his two fingers deep
again, and this time he added his thumb to her tender nub. The pressure and
pleasure mounted quickly and Jules started to shake. She could feel the next
wave ready to crest, and it was going to be the biggest.

Tanner kept moving in the perfect
rhythm. He kissed all the way to her ear. He nibbled her earlobe and then let
out a sigh.

“
I
love the way you fucking feel right now,
”
he said.
“
So vulnerable. So
ready for me. I want you to come, darling.
”

“
Tanner
…”

“
We
’
re going to be stopping very
shortly. And if this car stops and you
’
re
not done, I
’
m not stopping.
You ready to give this driver a show?
”

“
Fuck,
”
Jules whispered.

Her body was cresting now for sure.
A tingling sensation started at her breasts. Her nipples were aching, wishing
they were receiving Tanner
’
s
beautiful attention too. The feeling rushed down her body and she could feel it
starting.

She rocked her body at Tanner
’
s fingers. When she started to
come she turned so that she was looking at him. He was right there, just inches
away. His eyes were dark and crazy. He came forward and touched the tip of his
nose to hers.

And that was it.

Jules
’
came with a fierce passion through her body. Her mouth craved the taste of
Tanner
’
s. But he wasn
’
t giving it to her. He was
pleasuring her and teasing her all in the same second. Jules never felt such an
intense rush before, and all Tanner had done was touch her.

The car started to slow and Tanner
moved away from her. His hand slipped out of her pants, leaving her legs
shaking for more. He then buttoned her jeans and lifted her shirt, kissing her
stomach once. His eyes stared at her and cut right through her.

And then as though he could read
her mind, he said perhaps the hottest thing Jules had ever heard.

“
Don
’
t worry, darling, I
’
m just getting started with you.
”

(11)

Jules couldn
’
t believe this was happening or that she was
allowing it to happen. Tanner took her by the hand and led her from the car to
the apartment building. It was seductive and exciting to not know what to
expect next.

Tanner pulled at Jules and lifted
her off the ground as he carried her to the elevators, staring at her the
entire ride up. They didn't speak at all, and the tension was mounting between
them.

The door opened and Tanner put
Jules back on her feet.

“
This
is my place,
”
he said.
“
My rules are usually pretty
simple. You come in, then you leave. But with you
…”

“
Just
open the door, Tanner.
”

Jules grabbed him by the shirt and
pushed at him, forcing him into his own home. Jules looked around, searching
for the couch so she could throw him onto it and climb on top of him. But Jules
couldn
’
t make anything out
in the dark. So she pulled at Tanner
’
s
shirt, stretching it. In her mind she thought it would be so hot to have him
topple to the ground. Instead, he gave her a funny look.

“
What
are you doing?
”
Tanner
asked.
“
Fighting me?
”

“
Get
on the damn ground,
”
Jules
said.
“
I want you on the
ground.
”

“
I
have a bedroom, darling. Let
’
s
try there.
”

“
Wait,
”
Jules said.

They stopped walking. If she couldn
’
t tear him to the ground then
she could at least tear his shirt off to finally see his bare chest and
stomach. As she lifted his shirt, the sight of the hard flesh filled her body
right back up with intense passion. She felt like she could come again,
already.

Tanner
’
s shirt went up and over his head. Jules dropped it
to the floor and ran her hands down his chest and body. Her fingers moved over
the beautiful ridges of hard skin, muscle that appeared to be on top of muscle.

“
How
could you look like this?
”
Jules asked, the effects of the drinks still taking their toll in her mind.

“
I
could ask the same about you,
”
Tanner said.

Jules started to kiss his chest.
She only planned to do it just once, but that was impossible. One kiss became
another, then another. Her lips and tongue trailed across his chest. She
flicked one his nipples and then smiled when he jumped a little.

“
Paybacks,
”
Tanner warned.
“
Be careful what you do. And
speaking of which
…”

Tanner grabbed the bottom of Jules
’
shirt and lifted it up. He tore
it over her head and threw it across the room. His aggressive hands were suddenly
gentle, coming down her shoulders and chest. His fingertips teased at the top
of her bra, maybe not realizing what this was doing to her. His hands crept
around to her back where he unsnapped her bra. It fell forward and exposed her
breasts. Tanner's thumbs glided over her nipples, which were sensitive, engorged,
and tender to the touch.

“
Like
I said, paybacks
…”

Tanner brought his mouth down to
one of Jules
’
breasts and
kissed. His tongue rolled along her nipple. As he engulfed her, Jules let out a
cry.

Jules dug her hands into the back
of his hair, feeling her knees starting to give way. She leaned up onto her
tip-toes and Tanner grabbed her thighs and wrapped her legs around him, his
mouth still suckling against her chest. He kissed up to her neck and then
continued to her mouth for another hot kiss.

When he stopped kissing her, he
said,
“
Bedroom. Don
’
t stop me.
”

“
Drinks?
”

“
To
go,
”
Tanner said.

He carried Jules to the kitchen and
opened the fridge. With one hand, he grabbed two beers and was on the move
again. Jules let her fingers play along his back, feeling his tight muscles as
he held her with one hand, carrying her to the bedroom.

The dark colors and big bed were so
inviting. But when Jules looked closer, it really hit her that she was about to
sleep with a rockstar.

“
Holy
shit,
”
Jules whispered.
“
Tanner. Someone is in your bed
…”

“
Oh,
fuck,
”
Tanner said.

Jules fell to her feet and quickly
covered her chest with one of her arms. There was a woman with long blonde hair
facing the wall, passed out cold. There was an empty whiskey bottle in the bed
next to her.

Tanner kicked the bed.
“
Hey. What the hell are you
doing?
”

“
Who
is that?
”
Jules asked.

He looked back.
“
I don
’
t know.
”

“
Seriously?
Did you just lie to me?
”

“
I
don
’
t know who she is. She
was a guest last night. She was supposed to be gone by the time I got home.
”
He grabbed the empty whiskey bottle.
“
I guess she had a drink
and went back to sleep.
”

“
Is
she dead?
”
Jules asked.

Tanner touched the woman and shook
his head.
“
She
’
s fine. Sleeping.
”

He shook the bed again, growling.

Jules didn
’
t want to do. She could run to into the living room
and grab her shirt. But then what? She had no ride out of here. This was
supposed to be her night to stay. To be with Tanner. To make her fantasies come
true.

Tanner turned and ran a hand
through his hair. Muscles flexed and Jules felt herself melting everywhere.

“
I
’
m sorry about this,
”
Tanner said.
“
I swear, darling, I didn
’
t know she
…”

“
You
really don
’
t know her name?
”
Jules asked.

“
No.
”

“
Do
you ever know their names?
”

“
No.
”

Jules licked her lips. She took a
shaky breath. Slowly, she moved her arm, exposing her chest to Tanner again.

“
Now
that I like,
”
Tanner said
with a grin.

“
I
can
’
t believe I
’
m doing this.
”

“
Doing
what?
”
Tanner asked.

“
You
asked my name. You followed me to The Jack. You brought me here. And you
…
you know my name
…”

“
Yeah?
”

“
Say
it. Say my name.
”

“
Jules,
”
Tanner said.

Jules charged at Tanner and jumped
back into his arms. She kissed him once, hard and deep. She bit his bottom lip,
feeling more spontaneous than ever before.

“
Make
a bed on the floor for us right now.
”

“
Are
you kidding me?
”
Tanner
asked.
“
There
’
s another woman in my bed.
”

“
Yeah,
I know. And she
’
s sleeping.
I
’
m not. Make a decision.
”

And Tanner did. His hands spread
across her back and he grinned.
“
Unwrap
your legs for a second for me then, darling.
”

Tanner went to his closet and
returned with a handful of blankets. There was something both cute and sexy
about watching a rockstar put down heavy blanket after heavy blanket. He then
went to his closet and came back with four large pillows. He dropped them,
looked at Jules, and grinned.

Jules casually glanced over her
shoulder and looked at Tanner
’
s
bed. She couldn
’
t believe
there was a sleeping, probably naked, woman in his bed. And she had no idea
Tanner was back and that Tanner had someone else with him.

His next move was for the
nightstand. When his hand slipped into his pocket, Jules knew exactly what he
had just put in there. It turned her on even more.

Tanner turned and inched his way
toward Jules. Their bodies met a moment before their lips did. Jules clawed at
his chest, wanting to tear him down to the floor. But Tanner had other things
in mind. His hands were opening her pants and then sliding around to her ass.

He squeezed. He pulled. He groaned.

Jules let out a sigh of relief.

This was really happening. No
stopping it now.

“
I
want to know something,
”
Jules whispered.

“
What?
”

“
Rules.
You keep saying
…”

“
Stop
it.
”

“
No.
Tell me your famous rules.
”

“
Are
you mocking me? My hands are in your pants. There
’
s
another naked woman in my room.
”

“
I
’
m aware of that. Answer my
question.
”

Tanner kissed her lips and touched
his nose to hers.
“
No
spending time here. That
’
s
my rule. We do our thing and you leave. That
’
s
it. When I left today to meet up with the band, I told
her
to get out of
my bed and leave. I normally would have kicked her out myself, but Ryan told me
you were already at the loft and I couldn
’
t
waste anymore time. I had to see you again, Jules. So I left her here and now
look at this mess.
”

“
Not
a mess,
”
Jules said.
“
Just a first for me.
”

“
Good.
”

Tanner kissed her again and Jules
knew this time there wouldn't be any stopping.

*

Tanner wanted to devour her. His
hands tingled as they held her ass. He moved from her soft, thin lips and began
to trail down her neck and chest. He pushed at Jules' pants, inching them down.
It surprised Jules that Tanner kept moving down.

He kissed her breasts, one at a
time, his lips savoring the taste of her erect nipples. When he tasted the
silky skin of Jules
’
stomach, he felt his own body aching in his jeans. It was becoming
uncomfortable to feel his bulge pushing, trying to twist, turn, anything to
find an escape.

Jules' stepped out of her jeans as
Tanner pushed them down to her ankles. His fingers traced up her legs, touching
everything he wanted to. Just above her knees, his hands slid right back up to
her ass. He took the top of her red panties into his mouth, looking up and
smiling playfully as he did so. It drove him damn near mad that Jules wore red
panties. It was subtly seductive and beautiful.

Tanner grabbed the sides of her
panties. His eyes couldn
’
t
look away as he peeled them down, finally revealing Jules
’
sex and desire. The sweet scent
of her need overtook Tanner. It made him growl under his breath, wanting her in
a way he never wanted another woman before.

When Jules was completely naked,
Tanner held her waist and came forward with his mouth. The tip of his tongue
divided her. He tasted her warm moisture as his tongue pulled back against her
silky folds. He applied pressure, feeling her center as it throbbed, wanting
him.

Jules moaned and dug a hand into
his hair again. She tugged, wanting him closer to her body. Tanner couldn
’
t get much closer than he was,
but he wasn
’
t going to
complain. His tongue loved her center, making shapes while enjoying the sounds
Jules was making. He could have spent all night right here, but his own body
greedily wanted more.

As Tanner kissed up Jules stomach
and body, she let out a long sigh. He came to a standing position again and
touched her face, his thumb touching her bottom lip.

“
You
’
re completely beautiful,
”
he said.

Jules grabbed at Tanner
’
s jeans. She was shaking as she
wrestled with the button. She was nervous. Tanner gently moved Jules' hands away.
He took a step back and took his own pants and boxers off. He couldn
’
t wait any longer for Jules and
her body. He needed her right now.

He grabbed her by the wrist and
pulled her to the floor. It seemed dumb to do this when there was a perfectly
good bed just a few feet away, but Jules wanted this. And the fact that she was
okay with another woman being in his bed somehow made her more special and
mysterious, and it made him want her even more. Tanner should have taken the
extra couple minutes to make sure the woman left that morning, but then he
would have wasted time with seeing Jules.