CHAPTER FOUR
The girls share a few more drinks at the bar. They both talk about how things have been. Jewel asks about any guys that Alyssa might be dating. Jewel asks if the geeky guy from forever ago, that wouldn’t stop obsessing over her, has finally stopped obsessing. And when Alyssa remembers who Jewel is talking about, she expresses just how relieved she is that the guy has indeed moved on.
“Good, at least I won’t have to scare the life out of that poor guy.” Jewel comments, “Last time we spoke, it sounded like he was getting really creepy.”
“He was more than creepy…”
Jewel changes it up and gets them both a Manhattan, but only to laugh with Alyssa about Dan and Greg from the last time the two had spent time together. They were club managers from the first Seven Ravens concert the girls went to. The guys had hit on them and refused to buy them another beer, insisting that Manhattans were better. Jewel was so pissed they didn’t buy her another beer. The two go on to talk about how they had scored big that day for not having much to start with, just a couple concert tickets and last minute plans. They talk about how much fun the day was and they completely leave out the part about the guys, for Alyssa’s sake, and she appreciates it. The good mood continues on until Jewel’s phone rings and Jewel tells Alyssa to hang on a second while she answers it.
“Hey sugarcakes, I just wanted to know if you’re going to be out for much longer.” Alyssa can hear Ash say over the phone.
Alyssa watches as a smile spreads across Jewel’s face at the sound of her fiancé’s voice. Instantly, jealousy invites itself back in and Alyssa has to take the time to swallow it. She knows there is no real reason to be jealous, but she can’t help but to feel like she deserved a happily ever after too. By the time she’s finally shut it down, Jewel is telling Ash that she loves him and is hanging up the phone.
“Sorry, that was Ash. I try not to ignore him too much, with all the traveling he gets a little worried, especially because the publicity and media try to follow me sometimes, too. Guess that’s the price of becoming popular, well – the price of being engaged to popular. I’ve got nothing on the scoreboard myself.” Jewel pauses for a moment to drink down the rest of her beer, “Hey, do you want to meet up with the band today at the recording studio?” Jewel asks, “It’ll be fun I promise.”
“I don’t know about that…” Alyssa replies.
Suddenly I feel like the roles have been reversed here… instead of me convincing Jewel to come see the band with me, Jewel is convincing me to come see the band with her. The thought makes Alyssa sigh, just a little bit ago everything was for the fun-loving thrill of it all.
“It will be fun. We both enjoyed their music, now you’ll get to be around all the cool recording stuff. It won’t be that bad. Don’t overthink it.”
Alyssa hesitates. Yeah, the roles have definitely been reversed, but maybe she’s right. Plus, it wouldn’t hurt to see Vincent again… We can talk and see what happens I guess. Or, I can just show off my amazing body and make him jealous. Either way it isn’t a bad situation. “All right. I’ll go. But girly, if this goes bad, it’s on you.”
“Good! Let’s go. Ash was hoping I’d be coming back soon anyway. He misses me when I’m gone, he won’t admit it in front of the guys, but it’s true. He’s such a sweetheart when he wants to be. I have to tell you about the time that he took me on our first date, and riding off to the big city together. He’s perfect.”
At the recording studio, Alyssa is amazed by all the equipment. The band is finally hitting the big time, and they’re getting to record in a fancier studio, Alyssa had only ever been to some of the smaller ones that are usually frequented by smaller bands. In the recording booth is Vince. He’s currently working on a solo. Alyssa can feel her heart skip a beat, but sink into her chest all at the same time.
Man… he is super talented… goodness, that man knows how to captivate a girl, doesn’t he? While watching him, she starts to want him, experiencing all of the same feelings she had before he left. She tries to quiet them, but after a few moments she gives up with a discouraged sigh.
Once Vincent notices her and their eyes meet, he starts to mess up the guitar solo. He looks a bit worried but the sound engineers just wave it off. “Don’t worry about it. We’ve got enough great takes already. Don’t sweat it, man.” They tell him through the booth. He looks relieved and wipes the sweat from his brow as he works on getting his stuff out of the booth.
“Hey, I’m going to go find Ash, so… have fun.” Jewel says as she pokes Alyssa before walking out of the room. Alyssa didn’t have any time to protest or demand that she stay. Yeah, sure abandon me again. Go ahead! For a moment Alyssa debates following Jewel, but she decides not to. She wants to see Vincent.
Once he gets out of the booth, the studio guys get up from their workstation to go work on things back in another room, leaving Alyssa and Vincent alone. She watches as he puts his stuff away, and grabs a bottle of water. He downs it quickly and wipes the rest of the sweat from his brow. They don’t say anything, but once Vincent is done he just stands there, and looks at Alyssa.
I wish I knew what in the hell that man was thinking… why is he being so quiet? Doesn’t he have anything to say? Alyssa bites her lip, she’s starting to feel like the trip is a waste. He doesn’t want to see me. The feelings that came back for me obviously haven’t come back for him. I ripped my own heart out and for no damn reason. I just get to sit here and stare at the guy that I lost.
After a few more moments of standing in silence, Alyssa is about to march off to find Jewel, when Vincent begins to speak up.
“Hi.”
“Uh… hi.” Alyssa replies, and while he hasn’t really said anything, Alyssa can already feel her heart pounding in her chest.
“Well, how are you?”
“I’m okay… you?”
Vincent nods for a moment before shoving his hands into his pockets. “Fine.” His reply is curt and mumbled.
Wow. Man of many words. That’s all he has to say after… after all of that?! Calm down. It isn’t his fault, you know he’s always been soft spoken and a man of few words. Him and his emotions are a bit… off. You used to think it was cute, remember? Alyssa grits her teeth for a moment, and bites her tongue before huffing. “It would have been nice to hear from you…” She finally admits.
Vincent doesn’t respond, but his face flusters to a red and he nods. After another moment he moves in for a kiss, and in that moment Alyssa’s heart skips a beat and she’s unsure if she wants to kiss him. She’s caught off guard.
Do I want to? Should I? Oh my God, he wants a kiss. Do it, damn it. Don’t you remember how amazing he is as a lover you’d be stupid to turn him down. After the few seconds it took for Alyssa to finally decide, she passionately kisses him back. As their tongues have an imaginary battle, Alyssa remembers all their nights alone and she begins to melt. To Alyssa, the kiss seems to last forever, but she doesn’t complain instead she lets herself be whisked away in the moment.
When they finally pull apart, Vincent doesn’t speak and instead he leads her into a room in the back of the studio and he locks the door. Already he is eating her up with his eyes and he wastes no time in closing the distance between them. Quickly, he hoists her up onto a couch and kisses her furiously. Alyssa is so caught up in her raging desires that she doesn’t even notice Vince is taking his pants off. She doesn’t start to notice that clothes are missing until he’s reaching for her shirt. She helps him shimmy it off her and she pulls him out of his.
Vince doesn’t hesitate to lay her down and kiss her body before pushing himself against her panties. As he does so he aggressively attacks her neck and she can’t help but to let out a few moans and she tries to pull him to her. She already wants him inside her, badly. Soon Vince gives in and finishing undressing them both.
As he nibbles on her ear she can feel his hard penis against her opening. Quickly he shoves himself inside her, and he slowly pulls out before hesitantly poking at her opening again. His erection is warm and wet from her vagina and it makes her bite her lip. Then, he grabs her leg and hooks it around his arm as he sinks into her again. Their lips meet momentarily to share a warm embrace before he begins a steady rhythm with her.
“Oh Vince! Vince!... Oh fuck, Vince. More!”
On occasion, Vince speeds up, hitting her quickly and deeply, his wide dick makes her vagina pulse. Then he slows back down and goes at the steady rhythm again. He has amazing.. oh. Oh.. so amazing endurance… fuck. He feels so damn good.
Before long, Alyssa is begging him to just keep going at a quick, hard pace, and their moans fill the room.