I want everything back. I want us back.’ He did just that. The one thing that had been keeping them from being completely together was now all she could think about. It felt like their first time all over again. It was that feeling when they were together, like nothing else mattered. She hadn’t felt that for so long, but she did now. Her thoughts did not intrude, nor guilt weigh on her heart, no more fighting to prove she was telling the truth. No more Amber. At this very moment all she felt was love and she let the tears fall as Luke tightened his hold on her. There wasn’t one part of her that wasn’t kissed or caressed. ‘I love you, Luke. Thank you for my party. It was so perfect. I’m sorry for pushing you away…’
‘Stop saying sorry. And you deserved it,’ Luke said before he smothered her lips with his and they focused on each other.
Later in the early hours of the morning as they lay together breathless, she could hear the beating of his heart as her head rested on his chest. ‘What are you thinking about?’ Melissa asked.
Luke had that look on his face. The one that meant he was worrying or considering something, or both. ‘Our future. Is music worth all the aggro? Maybe I should just quit?’
Melissa sprung up like a cat, glaring at him. ‘What?!’ Luke looked out of the window and shrugged. ‘Have you completely lost your mind?’
‘Yes. Maybe I have. ’
‘No way, Luke. No.’
Luke wouldn’t look at her but explained how he felt it was the right thing to do, for her. He knew she hated being in the limelight and dating him meant she couldn’t change it. If he left and was replaced, eventually people would get bored and they could be normal again. He admitted how he felt it was all his fault and he didn’t deserve any of it, anyway.
As expected, Melissa was horrified by his decision. She grabbed him and rested her forehead against his. ‘Now listen to me, Luke Black. You are not to blame, you are not quitting the band. That’s the most stupid thing you’ve ever said.’
‘I think it’s for the best.’
‘OK, answer this. Do you want to quit? Could you handle it?’
‘I will do what is right for us’
‘OK. You can break it to the boys in the morning.’ Melissa saw the flash of devastation flicker across his face, but said nothing. Luke wouldn’t cope and she knew it. She let a few minutes pass before putting him out of his misery. ‘Give it up, if that’s what you truly want. But not because you think that’s what I want, or need.’
‘Isn’t it? We have enough money to keep us going for a while... ’
‘Money isn’t the point. I can take the limelight and the shit that goes with it, the months apart from you, if I have to. I don’t like it but I will deal with it. I’m pretty thick skinned these days.’ She looked fierce as she straddled him and gazed down. ‘What I can’t handle is a boyfriend who’ll be miserable if he goes ahead with this idiotic idea. I won’t have that man take that from you too.’ She kissed him and told him she never wanted to hear him say that again. ‘It’s not about money. It’s about you and what you love doing. I couldn’t bear to see you lose it. You’ve worked so hard. And do you really think your band would let you leave?’ It was doubtful. They would almost certainly beat him just for suggesting it. ‘They need you. Are you really going to do that to them? Seriously? You are the heart of that band. They stay because of you. You leave, there is no Black Eagles. Who will write the songs for them and still be the same? Nobody can. You bring the
‘Stop saying sorry. And you deserved it,’ Luke said before he smothered her lips with his and they focused on each other.
Later in the early hours of the morning as they lay together breathless, she could hear the beating of his heart as her head rested on his chest. ‘What are you thinking about?’ Melissa asked.
Luke had that look on his face. The one that meant he was worrying or considering something, or both. ‘Our future. Is music worth all the aggro? Maybe I should just quit?’
Melissa sprung up like a cat, glaring at him. ‘What?!’ Luke looked out of the window and shrugged. ‘Have you completely lost your mind?’
‘Yes. Maybe I have. ’
‘No way, Luke. No.’
Luke wouldn’t look at her but explained how he felt it was the right thing to do, for her. He knew she hated being in the limelight and dating him meant she couldn’t change it. If he left and was replaced, eventually people would get bored and they could be normal again. He admitted how he felt it was all his fault and he didn’t deserve any of it, anyway.
As expected, Melissa was horrified by his decision. She grabbed him and rested her forehead against his. ‘Now listen to me, Luke Black. You are not to blame, you are not quitting the band. That’s the most stupid thing you’ve ever said.’
‘I think it’s for the best.’
‘OK, answer this. Do you want to quit? Could you handle it?’
‘I will do what is right for us’
‘OK. You can break it to the boys in the morning.’ Melissa saw the flash of devastation flicker across his face, but said nothing. Luke wouldn’t cope and she knew it. She let a few minutes pass before putting him out of his misery. ‘Give it up, if that’s what you truly want. But not because you think that’s what I want, or need.’
‘Isn’t it? We have enough money to keep us going for a while... ’
‘Money isn’t the point. I can take the limelight and the shit that goes with it, the months apart from you, if I have to. I don’t like it but I will deal with it. I’m pretty thick skinned these days.’ She looked fierce as she straddled him and gazed down. ‘What I can’t handle is a boyfriend who’ll be miserable if he goes ahead with this idiotic idea. I won’t have that man take that from you too.’ She kissed him and told him she never wanted to hear him say that again. ‘It’s not about money. It’s about you and what you love doing. I couldn’t bear to see you lose it. You’ve worked so hard. And do you really think your band would let you leave?’ It was doubtful. They would almost certainly beat him just for suggesting it. ‘They need you. Are you really going to do that to them? Seriously? You are the heart of that band. They stay because of you. You leave, there is no Black Eagles. Who will write the songs for them and still be the same? Nobody can. You bring the
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