*~The Dream Of A Lifetime~*

"Nicky, I can’t believe you broke into this place,” Valondra said, as she and Nickolas walked the one corridor of the TD Waterhouse Arena.

“I didn’t break in,” Nickolas said. “The janitor left us in.”

“After ya bribed him with $500.” He grinned. “Couldn’t this wait until tomorrow? You have another show here tomorrow night.”

“No it can’t wait until tomorrow.”

“Why not? What’d ya lose this time?” He looked at her and gave a little grin. “Your necklace?” He nodded. “Which one?”

“The one you gave me. The 16th note with ‘I’ll love you for eternity, Loni D’ on the back.” She looked at him. “I feel bad losing it, because you put so much into it just for me and…it just means a lot to me, because it came from you. It came from the woman I love more than anything.”

“It’s all right, Baby.” She smiled and hugged him. “I ain’t mad.” She kissed him. “It was just an accident. I’m sure if we work together we’ll find it.”

“I guess so. I’ll check the dressing room while you check the stage.”

“By myself?”

“Yeah; is that a problem?”

“Well…” He looked at her. “No…it’s just…there’s no problem.”

“If ya get scared just yell and I’ll come to your rescue.” He smiled and gave her a long kiss. “Everything will be fine.” She just nodded and he started walking away.

“Nicky.” He turned and looked. “I love you.”

“I love you more.” He smiled and walked away.

Valondra stood there alone for a second then walked to the stage. She stood at the bottom of the steps and looked up to the dark stage. She looked around and found the control box .She walked over and opened it up. She saw a switch labeled ‘stage lights’ and she turned it on. There was a rumble noise and she looked, as the stage lights came on. She sighed and walked back over to the stage. She slowly walked up the couple steps then stood there a moment looking.

She started walking around the stage looking for the necklace. Remembering he got off stage in the middle of the show, Valondra walked over to the edge of the stage. She jumped down and started looking while hoping that a fan didn’t take it if it did fall down here. She walked all the way to the other side, but didn’t find it. She sighed then climbed back on stage. She searched the stage again in case she missed and stopped at the drums. She just looked at the drums then sat down on the stool. Nickolas was teaching her how to play, but she really couldn’t get the hang of it. He was teaching her his favorite ‘Open Arms’ since he thought it would be easy for her. She picked up the drumsticks as she noticed a glare from under the drums. She bent to look and then smiled as she saw that it was Nickolas’ necklace. She picked it up and looked at it then put it around her neck. She looked at the drums again and then started playing ‘Open Arms’ the best she could to get Nickolas’ attention.

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Nickolas walked from the dressing room as he heard someone playing ‘Open Arms’ on the drums. He knowing it was Valondra and walked to the stage. He walked onto the stage and stood there a moment watching her. He started walking over singing “So now I come to you….with open arms…nothing to hide…believe what I say…so here I am…with open arms…hoping you’ll see…what your love means to mean…open arms…” Startled, Valondra stopped playing and dropped the drumsticks as she looked at Nickolas. “Don’t stop because of me.” He smiled and stood behind her.

“I was just…how did I sound?” She looked at him and he kissed her.

“Amazing; a lot better than at Christmas. Have you been practicing behind my back?”

“No.”

“Well that was good. Is it time to move onto the next song?”

“And what would that be?”

“Um…’Unskinny Bop’ by Poison.”

“Yeah right. It took me forever to just learn this one let alone do a song like ‘Unskinny Bop’.”

“I was just joking anyway, because I don’t even know it.” She smiled. “I see you found my necklace.”

“Yeah.” He leaned down and kissed her neck.

“May I have it back?” He pulled her up off the stool and she brought her arms up and around his neck. “Please?”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“Because you’re not allowed.” She stuck it under her shirt. “I think I’m going to make ya find it.”

“Oh really?”

“Yeah.”

“Then I don’t want it anymore.”

“I’ll just find someone else then and give it to them.”

“You wouldn’t dare.”

“Watch me.”

“Oh I am.” He kissed her. “I’ll be right back.” He left her go and walked away.

“Nicky.”

“I’ll be right back.” He ran off stage and she walked from the drums. She stood there on the stage for a moment then heard music start to play. It was ‘I’ll Make Love To You’ and she smiled and looked as Nickolas walked back on stage. He walked over to her and stood there. “May I have this dance?”

“What are you doing?”

“I just want to dance with my fiancée. Is that a crime?”

“I guess not.”

“Then may I have this dance?”

“I guess so.”

“Then let’s dance.” He grabbed her and pressed their bodies together.

“Ooh!” He smiled. “Aggressive.”

“You have no idea.” He kissed her.

“I guess not.” They started dancing and he held her even closer. She put her arms around his neck and brought him towards her. She put her forehead against his and just looked at him. “I love you.”

“I love you.” She kissed him.

“I’m also horny.”

“You’re horny?” She nodded and smiled. “It’s usually the other way around, ya know.”

“Yeah.”

“Then I think we’ll have to fix that.”

“I hope so.”

“Of course.”

“I think I finally understand now of why you’re always so horny after a show and how ya said the stage just does something to ya.”

“Oh yeah.”

“Mmmhmm, because I’ve never been so horny in my life like I am right now.” They chuckled. “The stage sure does something to ya.” He kissed her and went down to her neck.

“It gives ya a rush.” He kept kissing her neck. “A sexual rush that is.” He looked at her and kissed her lips again.

“So let’s go home and take care of that sexual rush.”

“You serious?”

“Yep.” They kissed. “Holy shit I was horny earlier when I was watching you onstage, but not like this. If I don’t get any action now I’m just going to explode.”

“Then why wait any longer?” She looked at him. “Who said we have to leave?”

“You want to do it right here?” He gave a side smile and kissed her. “I guess it wouldn’t matter.”

“No it won’t. No one will know.” He put them on the floor and got on top of her. He took her shirt off and kissed her.