print red and livid on that stunning ass, but that’s for another night. Now, I have sound check. Meet me later?”
She licked her lips and nodded. “I’m going to hold you to that Winter.” She said as he turned and walked towards the stage proper.
“Hold what?”
“A proper spanking. Text me when you’re done.”
He turned back to her to say something, what he wasn’t sure and she was already walking the other w ay, towards the communal tents. He chuckled to himself and shook his head. He wasn’t sure what really brought about this change of heart, but he wasn’t going to look a gift horse in the mouth. She wanted to go slow? Well he was going to try his hardest to ensure she was begging him for every little naughty thing she wanted him to do by week’s end.
And on the other hand, getting to know her again was going to be a good thing. She was right, they were both two different people now, life apart changing them, molding them. Maybe this was better. Maybe Lola and he could have a lasting actual relationship now. A little older, a little wiser, mistakes made and learned from.
Yes, he decided, thing s would work out fine for them. He was willing to put in the effort, and apparently so was she.
EIGHT
First night of a tour was always hectic, and this tour was doubly so. With two major headliners, the carnival and the press, the down time was so minute that Lola could barely stop to pee before she was being texted or whisked away to do something else. And that was before their set.
True to what she asked, Winter had texted her, and she had texted back, several times, between their parting and before her band has gone on. The last one from him had her pretty sure the pretense of friendship had completely gone out the window.
Countdown till I scoop you up and carry you back to the hotel. Have a good set, I’ll be watching from the side.
The set of the first show went well, no issues, no concerns, and no internal indigestion, what she called the feeling of Shesha trying to bubble to the surface while she was on her endorphin high singing. The barrier was holding really well, and she thanked Xxieda with every breath she took.
True to his word, Winter stood on the side of the stage, his eyes rapt to her. She played coy, watching at key moments, during key words. She was flirting, true, and he was eating it up.
Their set flew by and soon she was skipping off stage towards Winter, who stood there amidst his band members, and several other VIP guests. The guests swarmed her, congratulating her on a good show, and swarmed the rest of the band. She made it through in mere seconds, to stand toe to toe with him.
“Loved your set.” She said and cocked her head. The Shades set was powerful and she fell in love all over again with their music, more so now with the new stuff. She liked the morose songs, but the newer stuff, the stuff that screamed life, that rekindled the love affair.
“Yours too. Encore?” he asked and leaned in, running his lips across her cheek.
She nodded.
“Then get your ass out there we have plans.”
“You think so?”
He nodded. “After a fashion.” He smirked. “Cover?” he ask of the song they were about to do. Stanton and Toro were running back on stage with the rest of the guys.
“Eat your heart out.” She said and turned back towards the stage.
The lights went back up and she stood there, her mic in her hands and broke into one of the two cover’s they did, the one they did the longest, a sultry sexy version of Tainted Love. She looked over at him as she breathed out the title words, and licked her lips. Winter winked at her.
It was only fair she tease him while on stage, he was staring at her with so much heat in his eyes she couldn’t keep the fluttery feeling filling her core away. He knew what looking at her like that did to her.
The song ended and the crowd went wild. Lola grinned. “Thank you for coming out! Don’t forget, the carnival is open
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