I can’t be elusive with you honey
Because its blatant that I’m feeling you
And its too hard for me to leave abruptly
Cause you’re the only thing I wanna do
One hit of your love addicted me
Now I’m strung out on you darlin’ don’t you see?
Every night and day I can hardly wait for another taste of honey.
-Mariah Carey, Honey
A Song for Kelly
Chapter 12
“Bone, don’t you think you should get to bed?” Nick looked at his
band mate with
concern as AJ roared into yet another hacking fit. “You look terrible.”
Nick rested one
hand on his beer and the other lightly on my thigh. I was getting used to
his touch,
although it still sent electric shocks through my veins.
“You don’t look too hot yourself, crater face.” AJ snapped back.
Nick flinched a
little, only enough so that I noticed, and put his lips in a mild pout.
“Ha ha ha.” Nick’s voice was hushed. “I’m just saying you should
go to bed so
you’ll feel better, man. You just don’t look like you’re feeling very
well.”
“I’m fine, bro.” AJ responded. But AJ wasn’t fine and we all knew
that, even
him. Tim, one of the tour managers, was walking up now, though.
“You really should get your rest.” he said, matter of factly. AJ
was not
convinced, but he threw up his hands in surrender.
“OK, OK, OK...Jesus, how many mothers do I need?” With that he took
another
drag of his cigarette and butted it out on the table. Brian crinkled his
nose at it, he
abhored smoking, especially AJ’s. AJ turned to Nikki and bent down to kiss
her on the
cheek. “Goodnight Craps, sorry I had to cut the evening short.” Nikki
smiled and patted
his painted forearm. “I’ll call you tomorrow. You’re leaving tomorrow
night, right?” I
felt Nick’s grip tighten slightly on my leg and he turned to look at me. I
nodded to him as
he sighed.
“Yeah, we gotta catch a bus back to Boston.” Nikki told AJ.
“Damn...” AJ replied. He was walking out of the lounge with Tim
now. “Well,
then definitely call me tomorrow. Night all!” He waved his hand and
disappeared into the
lobby.
“He really sounds terrible.” I said looking at present company at
the table. Now it
was just me, Nick, Brian and Nikki.
“Yeah, I guess it’s his throat and stuff.” Nick added.
“Well, he better git better.” Brian said. “He needs to lay off
those Marlboro
Lights for one.”
“We should make him a get well basket.” said Nikki, almost thinking
out loud. All
three of us looked at her as if she were from another planet. She blushed,
but kept
going. “You know? We could put, like throat drops, nasal spray...uh,
Tylenol Cold,
Brown Hair Dye, and Nicoderm CQ.”
With that, Brian burst out laughing. “You GOTTA do that. That’s
the best idea
I’ve heard in a LONG time regarding Bone...” Nick and I looked at one
another, smiling.
Brian motioned the server for another round.
*****
“You better be careful, Kelly.” Brian said eyeing me and Nick as we
drew nearer
and nearer to each other every second. “You know he gets horny when he
drinks.”
“Doesn’t everybody.” I teased.
“Hey...” Nick’s voice was quiet. “I AM horny. But it’s not the
drink that makes
me that way. Everything she does turns me on.” I turned a dark shade of
red. I couldn’t
believe he was saying this.
“Yeah, but it’s the beer that makes you say it out loud like that.”
I looked into his
bright eyes. He pouted his lips playfully and raised his eyebrows. His eyes
were so
expressive. They were full of want, and fun, and genuine like. We would
have taken each
other right there at that particular moment, if it hadn’t have been for our
two friends.
“I think that alcohol is a general aphrodisiac, yes.” Brian cleared
his throat as he
explained.
“Tell us about it Bri.” Nick demanded.
“Well....it, uh, it just is.” Brian responded. He was tipsy. We
all were. We had
been sitting in the lounge for the past hour after AJ left just talking and
laughing.
“Ahite. It’s time for me to hit the sack.” Nick said abruptly.
His hand was
touching my arm. “Will you walk me up? My bodyguard has already gone to
bed.”
“You mean, he doesn’t sleep at the foot of your bed with a shot
gun?” I
questioned.
“I’ll tell him to be nice to you from now on, Kel, I promise. I’m
sorry about what
happened earlier.” Nick almost whined.
“Alright.” I replied, “But you have to promise to be nice.”
“Oh baby, don’t worry. I’ll be as nice as you want me to be.”
Nick chided. His
hand slid easily into mine, enveloping my palm and fingers. They were strong
hands, and
yet they held mine so tenderly, as if it were a flower.
“Night guys. Don’t stay up too late now.” Nick told Nikki and his
friend.
“We won’t....You either.” Brian yelled to us as we left. “Be
good.”
*****
Angie laid in Howie’s arms in the room only lit by the outside street
lights. Howie
was sleeping soundly next to her in the king size bed of his suite. She
couldn’t believe
what had just taken place. The things they had done to one another. She
almost blushed
at the thought. And here she was lying next to him, hearing him breathe, his
silky body
touching hers.
She could have slapped herself at that moment. What was wrong with
her?
Wasn’t this what she had wanted? She should feel victorious, warm, loved.
But that was
it. Angie didn’t feel loved at all. She almost felt used, and worst of all,
she felt like she
had not only betrayed herself, but also Howie. She turned and looked at his
sweet face as
he slept. She just didn’t understand what was wrong.
*****
We stepped into the elevator and as the doors shut, I turned and
faced Nick and
looked up at him. He added his other hand to my other and stood there as
well, looking
deeply into my eyes as the elevator ascended upward to his floor. He then
took his finger
tips and slid them tenderly up my arms. I just stared into his eyes as I
felt everything. I
did not want to miss a second of his touch. He then slid one of his hands to
the small of
my back and pulled me forward so that I was leaning against him. He touched
the back of
my neck and began caressing it. I stood with my face touching his neck and I
rubbed my
cheek against his chin. I could not remember ever feeling so comfortable, so
cozy. I
closed my eyes and felt him shudder.
“What?” my voice was very soft.
“Your eyelashes.” Nick was speaking lightly into my ear now. I
shuddered in
response. “They just felt so nice on my face.” One of my hands was resting
on his waist
and the other was lifted to his shoulder. But I wanted so badly to touch his
face, his eyes,
his nose, his lips. I leaned back a bit and studied him. I had never seen a
person so
beautiful. I gasped as he took my breath away. I needed to touch him, to
study him, to
know everything about him and examine every inch of him.
I raised the tip of my thumb and traced his eyebrow. He looked down
toward
the floor. I moved my thumb down to his cheekbone and then lightly over his
nose. I
examined the small brown beauty mark that delicately sat by his left nostril.
I eyed the tiny
bump on the bridge of his nose. His skin was light, soft and smooth, like
buttermilk. I
brought my hand downward more, to the area between his nose and his lip. Now
he
raised his eyes to look into mine. But I dropped my own, investigating him
further. A
light fuzz was growing above his upper lip. I moved my thumb over it back
and forth.
My eyes were drawn now to his lips. They were formed perfectly, almost as if
out of a
mold. They were full and red from his constant biting of his teeth when he
got nervous.
He parted them a bit to take a quick breath in and as he did, I traced my
thumb across
them. He kissed very gently as the elevator pinged.
Neither of us had any idea what was happening. Neither of us had any
idea what
this feeling was that was sweeping us away so quickly. But neither of us
questioned it.
*****
Walking down the hallway next to Brian, Nikki put her hands on her
arms and
shivered. They hadn’t stayed much longer after Nick and I had left. Just a
few more beers
and a little more conversation and Brian was yawning. But he had offered to
walk her to
her room and it had made Nikki feel warm all over. This was what Nikki
wanted, this
sweet person who was not interested in stripping her down and throwing her on
a bed, but
who was genuinely interested in what she had to say. And he had laughed at
her stupid
jokes, and that was the most amazing thing she had felt in a long time.
Hearing him laugh
and seeing his eyes crinkle up as he smiled made her heart feel like it would
burst. She
tried to put it to the back of her mind that he was practically married.
“You cold?” Brian looked at Nikki, almost concerned.
“No, just got a chill. You know, crawled up on me.” Nikki found it
ironic that
she had to look down onto this man whom she felt was so large. They were at
her door
now and Nikki stopped, nodding at it.
“Well, I had a nice time tonight Craps. I hope it was worth coming
all the way
from Boston, though. That’s a dang long bus ride. Especially on a
greyhound.” Brian
told Nikki sincerely.
“You know, my real name isn’t Craps.” Nikki peered at Brian shyly.
“Heh...I kinda had that feeling.” Brian chuckled and his eyes
scrunched up.
“Oh...uh...well...” Nikki was tongue tied. *What the hell is wrong
with me?* she
thought, *Why can’t I talk to him?* “Uh...my name is Nicole. But everyone
calls me
Nikki. It’s just...well...it’s just AJ who calls me Craps cause I won last
night at the
tables.”
“Well, Nicole...er, Nikki. I’m Brian. You can call me what you
want. And it was
very nice to meet you.” Brian held out his hand to Nikki. She placed hers
delicately on
his and they shook.
“Nice to meet you, too.” Nikki smiled genuinely. As Brian let go,
her heart
dropped. She opened her door, walked in and looked out before she shut it.
Brian was
striding down the hallway. But he turned once more before he got to the
elevators and
winked at her. Nikki shut the door, walked into the room, and collapsed on
her bed.
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