They all followed suit, “Forever Steel.”
Zandor stood. “I suppose I can share something too. No we’re not having a baby. We still have some -- kinks to work out.” He winked at Bekah. “Two weeks before we came home we too became man and wife or as I like to say…”
“Zandor, Bella.” Jase warned.
“Sorry Little Bell. We chose a very nontraditional way to get married. Not one I would have wanted any of your vanilla--.”
“Zandor.” Jase sneered.
“I like chocolate Uncle Zandor.”
“Me too Little Bell.”
“Well, I would have come.”
“Well I wish I had known that then. Will you forgive me?”
“Maybe if you buy me a necklace like Bekah’s.”
After hugs and tears and Zandor getting scolded by Momma we headed home she was exhausted and so was I.
~
Taelyn graduated from college and both of our families met. They stayed the entire week and I was well aware that I was being scrutinized but I didn’t give a shit. I had nothing to hide from them, well almost nothing. I certainly wasn’t going to let them know about our adventurous sex life or the fact that Taelyn and I had sex everywhere we went. I didn’t push that shit either but I ate it up.
~
We were signing new people every week and we even hired ten interns, internet geeks who blew shit up online. Forever Fours headliners were a four man band that were now known as Steel. No that wasn’t my idea. Finn, Memphis, River, and Billy on keyboard were a tough sell. They fought it hard but when they played together it was fucking intense and pure genius. Apparently that mixed with their looks made them a must see. The local bars sold out shows and now we were getting approached by smaller venues in the Tri State area. Their record would be completed by the end of the summer.
I was acting as their manager too. Taelyn didn’t mind, she loved going to their shows. She did all the leg work while I was helping them create an album that would take them from Tri State local legends to international award winning, platinum selling artists. It was gonna happen. We all knew it.
~
We had just gotten out of the shower after two hours of life changing sex. She was brushing her hair and I was watching her. Willing her to hurry up so I could get her in bed so she would cling to me all night when she took a quick breath and jumped.
“Taelyn is everything alright?”
She held her belly and ran into the room. I followed and she jumped into bed.
“Hurry.” She whispered.
As soon as I got to the bed she took my hand and held it to her belly. I felt nothing.
She jumped again and looked up at me.
“Did you feel that?”
“No babe sorry.”
“It was like little butterfly wings inside.”
I laid down next to her and turned off the light.
She laid perfectly still waiting for it to happen again. The look on her face was of wonder and pure joy. I won’t tell her but it was similar to the look she had when I made her come with my tongue the first time.
You know the look. Its intense excitement when you know your world is gonna change at any moment, and the feeling that you have when you know it’s going to be something wonderful. I’m sure I looked that way when Taelyn Patrick walked into the bathroom at Carly’s old place. When I stepped out of the shower and she was standing there and I knew she wanted me. That was the moment I knew there was no turning back. She would be mine forever.
Forever Steel.