AUTHOR'S NOTE: This chapter is rated M. Like really M… and that's saying something considering the M content in previous chapters. If you need to skip through, just pick it up after the page break.
On The Edge
Chapter 33
SECRET
"I thought I'd find you two up here."
"Oh my fucking God!" Addison disengaged and grabbed her chest. Breaths rushing on a collision course with hyperventilation.
Zed turned around slowly, almost unable to believe the voice that had materialized from behind them. He blinked twice before his face broke out into a large smile.
Addison smoothed her skirt down to cover the mess that they'd made and spun around. "Wyatt!"
"Hey there Pom-poms… The last time I saw you, that sell-out with the big rack had her tongue down your throat."
She rolled her eyes. "We don't discuss the Katie Perry incident… can't believe I lost a fucking bet to you at my own fucking party!"
Wyatt let out a laugh as he leaned against the heavy steel door and studied them. "I swear you two haven't changed a bit."
Zed shook his head, still in disbelief. "...Holy shit… I can't… what are you..."
"Easy there, Z… clearly the blood hasn't returned to your brain yet," he said as his eyes ran the length of Zed's body. "We signed with a new manager over the holidays and he invited us tonight to see the bands he currently has on tour."
Addison took a step closer to him. "Wait… you mean..."
He nodded his head. "Looks like we're all represented by Bucky Buchanan."
"So the rest of the pack is here?" Zed asked excitedly.
"They sure are. Wills is downstairs hitting on your drummer," he said pointing to Zed. "And Wynnie is with Bucky down the street at some diner hashing out all the gory details of our contract… I got sent to find you two and figure out why when we were told who we would possibly be touring with, Zed Jacobs and Addison Donnelly were never mentioned." He shrugged and smiled. "Zed Necrodopolus was mentioned… as was a Casey Jacobs?"
"That would be me," Addison giggled.
"Loving the white hair, by the way," Wyatt laughed, pointing to the bleached out streak in his own.
"I can't believe Bucky kept a secret like this… he didn't tell us he was signing a new band."
"Seems like he's not the only one keeping secrets," Wyatt shrugged. "So… wanna fill me in?"
Zed smiled. "It's a long-ass story, man… why don't you grab Willa and head to the bar next door? We'll finish up and meet you there in a few… Oh, and you didn't see us together… if anyone knew..."
Wyatt looked between the two of them for a moment before a slow smile crossed his face. He took a few steps closer to them. "Or I can join in…"
"You wouldn't do anything without Willa," Addison breathed, reaching for any excuse to deny exactly what Wyatt was offering. It was so wrong, yet she was so worked up, she couldn't help but want it.
"Willa won't mind… especially if it's the two of you… you're part of the pack."
Mixed signals fired in her brain. She just got Zed back. Why the hell was she even remotely considering anything that could put a strain on their relationship? She rolled her eyes at her own internal musings. Because I'm a masochist with an insatiable appetite for sex and trouble… Not necessarily in that order.
She glanced towards Zed for some input, but he was useless at the moment, standing next to her with his mouth hanging open.
Her mind raced. The two of them. Together. Again. After all of these years. She swept her eyes down Wyatt's front, knowing just what secrets he held, and anxious to discover the new ones. Sculpted six-pack, tattoos, and piercings. The thought of regret left her brain as she grabbed Zed's hand.
"You got protection?"
Zed snapped his neck her way. She expected a confrontation with disappointment, but he was smiling ear to ear. He wanted this just as much as she did, perhaps more.
Wyatt held up a wrapped condom from his pocket and smirked. "Never leave home without it." He unzipped his black jeans and freed himself into the cold night.
"Jesus… how drunk did you have to be to have that tattooed?" Zed asked in disbelief as he watched the condom roll down to cover a tribal design.
"Very," Wyatt laughed.
"We'll have to marvel at that later. Right now, I have a date with double penetration."
"Still so bossy," Wyatt snickered as he stepped into her personal space.
"You know you like it, just like Zed does."
She could feel Zed smile as he stepped behind her and bit her shoulder in response. He wrapped his arms protectively around her waist. "I love you so fucking much," he whispered as he dove back into her ass without warning.
The standing angle was a new one, making her lose her breath for a few strokes as Wyatt watched Zed fuck her. The blend of pleasure and pain was exquisite. In and out he pumped while she fingered herself. She held up her hand for Wyatt to taste. He sucked her flavor off.
The next thing she knew, her shirt was up, and he was pulling on her nipple piercing.
"God, yes!" she clutched his face harder against her nipple as Zed bit her neck. "Put your dick in my pussy and stare at Zed while you fuck me."
Zed's breath caught and Wyatt smiled like he found heaven as she grabbed his cock and slid him in.
"My wild girl..." Zed groaned as he stopped his thrusts to allow her to adjust to the intrusion.
She stood on her tiptoes to give them both the angle they needed, but she wobbled. Wyatt came to the rescue and lifted her off the ground. She wrapped her legs around and started to ride him like a kid in a bouncy chair with Zed's dick slamming her ass in sync. She moaned at the feel of both men ramming against each other from inside. She could tell they were enjoying this just as much as she was.
Wyatt's gaze shifted from her to Zed.
"Kiss him..." she breathed, barely able to control her voice from screaming out.
Wyatt's grin widened as he tore into Zed, who paused his thrusts for a moment. Their eyes closed and their tongues mingled.
Addison was grateful for the momentary break in action. If they hadn't stopped, she'd have hosed Wyatt down like a mud wrestler after a match.
After their erotic display of affection, their lips separated. Addison licked both sets of lips and their kisses became a communal one. Three tongues, three passions feeding one body… hers. Wyatt rubbed her clit as she squeezed her ass around Zed again. He moaned into their tangle of mouths. She stroked Zed's cheek beside her head. "That was so fucking hot."
Crushed between them, she bucked her hips and restarted the engines. "Now, who wants to come first?"
"After you, Baby," Zed breathed.
"What a gentleman," Wyatt smiled against Addison's cheek. "But, I'm ready to blow." He hefted her up and readjusted his hold as she leaned against his chest to give Zed a better angle to pound.
"Well, then, I guess Wyatt gets to come on my face while Zed watches."
Wyatt lowered her feet to the ground and pulled out. He whipped off the condom and tossed it aside. Zed kept the back door rocking as she bent over and took Wyatt's cock in her mouth. Zed slowed his pace for several beats, then pulled out. Addison smiled around Wyatt's dick, making Zed almost lose it.
She dropped down to her knees at Wyatt's feet.
He stroked her hair as she sucked him hard into her throat. He smoothed it and cupped her chin, staring into his eyes. "You ready?" She swirled her tongue around his shaft once more and smiled. White cum spurt across her teeth. Her tongue darted out to catch. He moaned as he coaxed the last of his load onto her face.
Addison flashed him and Zed the glob on her tongue before swallowing and opening wide. She rubbed some of the jizz that missed her mouth into her cheek and trailed it down to her tongue, sucking it off her fingers. "Mmm, so fucking good..."
Wyatt shook his head and smirked. "Goddamn, Pom-poms."
She shifted her gaze to Zed behind her, "Your turn, Baby."
"You first."
"I insist… I need you on me, coating me." She stood up and faced him. He wound his arms around her used body and kissed her long and deep, putting his whole upper body into the lip lock, submersing her, consuming her with waves of passion and possession, before spinning her back around. He thrust back into her. She closed her eyes and concentrated on the subatomic music they make together. The notes seeping into every crevice and penetrating her soul.
A pair of hands pushed her to a vertical position. Her lids snapped open. Wyatt knelt down in front of her and hugged her thigh, supporting some of her weight before burying his face in her pussy.
It was an awkward angle to accommodate, so she widened her stance, spreading her knees further. Wyatt lowered his head so he was directly under her. His tongue swiped her clit, drawing circles inside and tracing the lines of her labia. His middle finger penetrated her, as his other fingers caressed Zed's balls, making him moan loudly into her ear.
Wyatt's tongue shifted from her over to Zed's sack.
Addison watched from her awkward perch with fascination. "I swear, sex has never been so hot… even by our standards." She could feel both of them laugh in response.
Wyatt's tongue was everywhere at once. On her pussy, her clit, Zed's balls, and even his shaft as it pounded into her ass. No inhibitions within a twenty-foot-radius. Somehow Zed's cock got harder, penetrating deeper.
Addison was on the edge. The cold air, the scent of dried cum on her face, and the sounds of Wyatt licking them converged into one massive sensory overload.
Zed pushed Wyatt out of the way and stepped in front of her. His brows pulled together, his lips parting slightly as he ran his tongue along her name tattooed on his lip. He nailed her with a look of pure devotion.
"I need you to cum for me," she whispered, opening her mouth.
Wyatt watched with an awed expression.
Zed let out a muffled declaration of pleasure between clenched teeth, along with enough cum to fill her mouth twice over. She desperately swallowed, wanting more. She grabbed his cock and sucked, making his legs tremble as she coaxed out the last few stubborn drops. He fell against the wall, looking dazed for several seconds.
She smeared his jizz over her skin as she did with Wyatt's, licking her lips and smiling before kissing him.
Zed pressed a thumb against her aching nub and rubbed. Pressing his forehead to hers, he whispered, "You didn't come."
"I didn't need to," she breathed with a smile.
Zed looked to Wyatt. "Help me out?"
Wyatt swaggered over, "My pleasure."
Zed lifted her by the armpits and shoved her into Wyatt's waiting arms. Wyatt supported her under her butt like a human chair, facing Zed with her legs spread wide. She smiled and leaned into the rock star behind her to tease the rock star in front of her.
Wyatt braced himself against the brick wall. Now it was Zed's turn to get on his knees. Wyatt adjusted his position so that her pussy was parallel with Zed's mouth.
"Your pussy beads droplets like dew on flower blossoms," Zed flicked out his tongue and dipped in for a quick drink.
"Gods, you're such a poet." She relaxed into Wyatt's arms as Zed stroked her tits under her shirt, pulling and pinching her piercings.
"Tell him what you want, Addie," Wyatt whispered into her ear.
"Tongue-fuck me," she moaned, barely able to form the words.
"Gladly." His deep voice vibrated her clit. He licked her slow, with exaggerated sweeps up, down, left, right, in, out, coaxing hot juices from deep inside her.
"Now stick your fingers in." She caressed his green hair, taming his gel and sweat hardened tresses. "Two of them."
He did. Then he lapped up the escaping trickle while pumping her. He put his palm into it, increasing the speed. His mouth retracted when he found her happy spot, making her cry out. Wyatt's grip tightened. She was trapped between the two of them, loving every second of it.
Her breath came in and out in great gasps. Her legs bucked against the onslaught of rising ecstasy. Her hips grinding desperately against his fingers.
"God, please… please… make me come." Her body was on the verge of breaking apart. She was coming undone, unraveling, seduced by the forbidden, but dying for more. "Yes, yes, yes!"
Arching her back into Wyatt's front, she cut loose a spray of clear fluid all over Zed's arm. She twisted, wrestled, and screamed as the climax consumed the last of her control in a quick burst.
Wyatt's triumphant laughter drew her back to reality. When she came to, Zed was grinning like the joker in a deck of cards, fingers still lodged inside her, covered in her juice.
"Jesus..." She couldn't catch her breath.
Wyatt lowered her to the ground."You have got to teach Wills how to do that," he laughed as Addison wobbled. Zed caught her, holding her up because she seriously couldn't stand. He pulled them both in for another kiss. "I'll see you both next door in a few," he breathed against their lips. "This tour is going to be fan-fucking-tastic."
Zed and Addison watched as he walked off back into the darkened staircase. They both slowly turned towards one another.
"We're okay… right?" she whispered, her voice trembling with nervousness.
He smiled softly and pushed her white hair away from her face as he cradled her cheek. "Baby… I love you. This is who we are. Who we've always been. I see no reason why we can't have some fun as long as we do it together."
Her face broke out in a breathtaking smile. "Oh thank the gods you feel that way too," she giggled in
relief.
He closed the small distance between them and kissed her hard, not stopping until they were both panting for air. "If we don't leave this roof-top soon, we're going to end up going another round," he breathed as his forehead rested against hers.
"You say that like it's a bad thing."
He chuckled quietly. "Baby, I promise you I want to as well, but… I think we've pushed our luck up here enough for one evening," he said with a wink. "Besides, we still have to figure out how in the hell we're going to keep this a secret with the Pack joining the tour."
"You two suck!" Willa laughed as Zed and Addison slid into the booth her and Wyatt were currently occupying in the darkly lit back corner of the bar.
"We also swallow," Addison offered with a shrug before breaking out into a fit of giggles and launching herself across the table to hug her.
"Ugh, I've missed you," Willa said hugging her tight. She glanced over towards Zed, "You too, Zedward."
He shook his head and flipped her off. "Missed you too, Wills."
When the two girls finally separated Willa nailed them both with a hard stare. "So… from the very limited information my brother managed to gather before your impromptu menage a trois..." she turned and scowled at Wyatt.
"Don't be jelly, baby," he laughed, leaning over to kiss her. "You would have done the same thing."
She rolled her eyes and pushed him away. "Anyway, as I was saying… I'm assuming there are some things we need to be aware of BEFORE we sign this contract to join the tour next month?"
Zed held up a finger. "First things first… I didn't even know you guys were still playing!"
"If you hadn't dropped off the face of the fucking earth than maybe you'd know!" Willa snapped.
"I'll get to that part..." Zed sneered. "How in the ever living hell did you guys meet Bucky?"
"We had a gig in New York on the 30th, and he was in the audience. He cornered us after our set was done and…" Wyatt shrugged.
"And then when he asked us to see his other bands play here in Wisconsin, it was perfect."
"Which brings me to my next question," Zed said. "Why are you in Wisconsin? We're nowhere near Seattle."
Willa rolled her eyes again. "My grandmother was sick. So… we all moved out here last year so I could help take care of her. You know family means everything to me."
"I'm sorry to hear that," Addison offered, reaching across the table to hold her hand.
"Thanks, Pom-poms… She's in a better place now… So..." She squeezed Addison's hand. "Start talking you two."
Zed let out a laugh. "How much time do you have?"
"Where the hell have you been?" Lacey rasped out as Addison opened the door to the bus an hour later.
Addison rolled her eyes, ignoring her and walking over to where Tracey was hunched over the bench seat scribbling in his notebook across from Jacey. She sat down next to him and rested her head against his back.
Tracey laughed and shook his head. "You reek of sex, doll-face. Have fun?"
"Understatement," she breathed with a hint of a smile.
"I fully expect all the dirty details," he said as he shifted around to put his arm around her and hug her. "But seriously, you need a shower."
"Fine," she huffed dramatically. "Hint taken."
"There was no hint there, honey-bunny. Just straight up facts. No amount of Chanel no.5 can cover that up!"
Her chest shook with silent laughter. "Is Bucky back yet?"
"Do you think we'd still be parked here if he were?" Lacey snapped.
"Considering not everyone is back on the bus, yeah," Addison replied.
Lacey rolled her eyes and coughed before looking back down to her phone.
"She's still in a mood," Tracey whispered as Jacey tried to cover a laugh.
Addison shrugged. "If you want tonight's deets, you know where to find me," she smiled standing up and stretching just as the door of the bus opened back up. She bit her lip and tried to resist the urge to run into his arms.
"Oh, joy..." Lacey sneered.
"Zedikins!" Tracey called out.
"Hey, Trace…Princess… Jacey… Lucifer…" he said greeting them all. "Anyone in the shower?"
Lacey held her middle finger high in the air in response.
"Actually, I just called dibs," Addison said a little breathier than she intended.
He met her eyes and arched his brow in silent question.
Tracey shook his head from side to side quickly, making both Zed and Addison sigh in disappointment.
"Buzzkill," Addison whispered elbowing him.
"I'll meet you in there in a minute," he laughed pushing her towards the hallway. He turned and looked towards Zed. "Bonzo was looking for you. He's face-timing his girl right now in the kitchen."
"Thanks, Trace," Zed winked following Addison down the hall with Tracey and Jacey right behind him.
"Man..." Jacey said as they walked past the bunks. "Is she always like that?"
"Who?" Addison asked from the ladder of her bunk with her shower bag in hand.
He motioned his head back towards the front of the bus where Lacey still was.
"If by giant bitch, then the answer is yes," Zed smirked.
"Trust fall!" Addison called out as she let go of the ladder and fell into Zed's arms.
He laughed and set her on her feet, his hands lingering on her waist. "And what would you have done if I hadn't caught you?"
"Well then I guess Tracey or Jacey would have," she teased with a sassy smile.
His eyes narrowed as he walked her into the ladder with his chest. "I don't think so..."
"So! Zed..." Tracey interrupted, clearing his throat. "Did I mention Bonzo was looking for you?!"
Addison slipped out of his embrace and opened the bunk curtains below hers. "Where?"
"In here!" Bonzo called from the kitchen. "Bree wants to talk to you, Princess!"
"Oh I miss her already!" she shrieked as she rushed into the kitchen.
Jacey gave Zed and Tracey a questioning look.
"Bree is Bonzo's girlfriend, she's also Princess's best friend," Tracey offered in explanation as Zed continued into the kitchen.
"Oh… sorry, one more question..."
"Shoot."
"Why does everyone keep calling Casey, Princess?"
Tracey laughed. "Eliza came up with it because she couldn't keep all the A-C-E-Y names straight, and with the white hair, Snow White, Princess… it just all kind of worked and it stuck."
Jacey nodded and followed him into the kitchen.
"Hey, home bestie!" Tracey shouted from behind Bonzo, Zed, and Addison towards the screen.
"Hey, road bestie!" Bree answered. "Are you keeping our girl out of trouble?"
"Is that even possible?"
Addison smacked him playfully. "I can't help it if I have a thing for trouble..." she giggled, stealing a glance towards Zed who bit ran his tongue along his lower lip.
"Wow… everyone's back here..."
They all looked up to find Eliza standing in the doorway.
"Woah, E..." Zed said. "You don't look so hot."
"Fuck you too, Zed."
"Seriously, though… you ok?"
She nodded her head for a second, looking down to the ground. "Actually… Princess?"
"Yeah?" Addison asked.
"Can we… maybe talk for a minute?"
"Of course," she smiled. She blew a kiss towards Bree and stole another quick glance at Zed before grabbing Eliza's hand and pulling her towards the bathroom. "Alright…" she said locking the door and turning to Eliza. "What wrong?"
Eliza wiped at her eyes. "This doesn't leave this room… any of it!"
Addison pretended to lock her lips. "Of course."
"Bucky signed another band."
"I already know."
"You do?"
She nodded.
"I didn't know he told anyone."
"He didn't… I had to find out from their guitarist earlier tonight."
Eliza gave her a questioning look.
"I may have hooked up with him after the show," she shrugged, waving it off.
Eliza sighed as she slid down the door, hugging her knees. "It's not like I didn't know what was going to happen if I stayed behind… I mean, we flirted like crazy that night in New York… I just..." she wiped at her eyes. "I just can't believe I cheated on him..."
"Woah..." Addison dropped to her knees in front of Eliza. "You cheated on my brother?"
Eliza nodded, not even bothering to try and stop the tears from running down her face.
"With who?"
"Willa… The Pack's bassist."
"Gorgeous, wild hair, confidence for days?"
"That would be her… How did you know?"
"Oh, I..." Addison quickly scrambled for a cover. "… looked them up earlier after sleeping with Wyatt."
Eliza nodded in understanding.
"Where were you guys?"
"At the bar."
"You fucked her at the bar?! Damn!"
"God no!" Eliza rushed out. "We just kissed!"
Addison's mouth dropped open. "Wait… you just kissed? That's it?"
Eliza sniffled. "Just enough to ruin my relationship."
Addison shook her head and smiled. "Okay, first off, if my idiot-brother breaks up with you for kissing a beautiful, talented, woman like Willa, you two have deeper issues."
"I can't tell him, Addison!"
"E… you shouldn't keep secrets from each other." She pulled her into a hug. "It was just a kiss. It'll be fine."
"But his crazy family..."
"Has no room to talk! His parents are divorced, and his dad has like three mistresses at any given time. They are a far cry from the idealistic mafioso family they pretend to be."
Eliza nodded against her neck and laughed. "...You really need a shower..."
Addison laughed and pulled away. "So I've been told… You going to be okay?"
She sniffled and nodded again. "Thank you… I couldn't talk to anyone else about this..."
"Secrets are hard to keep. Especially when it comes to ones involving the heart… You can talk to me anytime."
"Same goes for you."
"I'll keep that in mind..."
"Alright..." Eliza said as she glanced over to the mirror and fixed her smudged eye makeup. "I'm going to go hide out in my bunk and try to figure out how to talk to Bucky about this."
"Good luck."
"Thanks, Addison," she said hugging her again. "Now shower… please."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah...out you go," Addison laughed shooing her out the door. She let out a deep breath and walked over to the shower, turning on the water.
As she waited for it to warm, she couldn't help but think back over the events of the day. Their first day back on tour after break. Their first day having to keep their new relationship a secret. The afternoon spent together as Zed helped her work on her stage fright like only he could. Singing on stage and the adrenaline rush she had forgotten she needed in life. Wyatt surprising them on the rooftop, and the three of them picking up right where they had left off like no time had passed at all. Learning that The Pack would soon be joining them on the road… She smiled to herself as she stepped under the hot spray. Despite the enormous burden of keeping their secret, she was finally starting to live life again. A melody softly floated through her head.
"Nobody sees, nobody knows
We are a secret, nobody knows
That's how it is, that's how it goes
Far from the others, close to each other..."
The sound of the door opening caught her attention. "Oh thank goodness! Grab my notebook off the counter, Trace! I've got to get this down! And then I promise I'll spill about earlier!"
The sound of rustling could be heard.
"It should be next to my bra… find it?"
"Mmhmm..."
"Great! Just write D Major vocal on the top, and um… A major, F, C, E major under that… I'll figure out the bass line later..." She grabbed her shampoo and lathered it as she started to sing.
"My asylum, my asylum is in your arms
When the world gives heavy burdens
I can bear a thousand times
On your shoulder, on your shoulder
I can reach an endless sky
Feels like paradise…
Put two and to-gether, for-ever will never change
Two and to-gether will never change
Nobody sees, nobody now
We are a secret, can't be exposed
That's how it is, that's how it goes
Far from the others, close to each other
That's when we uncover, cover, cover
That's when we uncover, cover, cover…
Alright, for the bridge I'm thinking of switching to a D major, A major, F, C, D major again, A major again and..." she hummed for a second, "then an F and a G…
We could build a universe right here
All the world could disappear
Wouldn't notice, wouldn't care
We could build a universe right here
The world could disappear
Yeah I just need you near…
Oooh… it might be even better on the piano. Or maybe you could be on keyboard? What do you think?"
"I think it'll sound beautiful either way as long as you're singing it."
Her hands stilled in her hair. "Jacey!" she exclaimed, popping her head out of the shower curtain. "I thought you were Tracey!"
"Sorry, didn't mean to startle you," he said with a nervous chuckle.
"...It's fine..." she breathed out, relieved that she hadn't said anything more. "… Thank you for writing that down for me..."
"You're welcome," he laughed, placing her notebook back down onto the small counter. "You're extremely talented… you know that, right?"
"Thank you… So, um… Is there something you needed?" she asked as she went back to rinsing her hair.
"I actually wanted to ask if you'd like to go to dinner tomorrow evening before the show?"
"Sure, Tracey and I usually just grab take-out or hit up the closest diner. You're more than welcome to join us."
"I meant just you and me… like a date..."
Her hands stilled again. "Aren't you and Lacey together?"
He shrugged his shoulders. "I mean, we had some fun back in New York… but we aren't exclusive… and I can't have just been imagining that spark between us on stage? Right?"
"Jacey..." she sighed, trying to find the right words to diffuse the situation. "I'm flattered, really… but..."
"But she has a boyfriend!" Tracey said as he pushed the door to the small bathroom open.
"She does?" He looked back over towards Addison who had poked her head back out of the shower. "You do?"
She shot Tracey a warning glare before looking back towards Jacey with a smile, nodding her head.
"Oh… I had no idea… no one said..." he stammered.
"It's fine, Jacey. It just happened over the break while I was back home."
"But I thought you were out earlier..."
"She didn't even tell me until this morning!" Tracey exclaimed in mock indignation, cutting him off. "Can you believe that?! And then he surprises her by catching her first show back. Ugh… so romantic..."
Jacey held his hands up. "I'm sorry if I overstepped."
"No harm, no foul."
He pointed to the door. "I'm just going to..."
She waived as Tracey stepped out of the way and let him out. As soon as the door closed behind him, they both let out a breath.
"Someone was about two seconds from breaking down the door."
"Thank you for getting here first," she whispered. "Z would have beaten the shit out of him."
"Damn right I would have," Zed said from the doorway. "He looks a little too long for my liking."
"Z..." Addison warned. "He doesn't know we're together. And, we aren't in high school anymore. You can't just beat up everyone who looks at me. That's the quickest way to blow our cover!"
"No… I'm pretty sure the quickest way to blow your cover is the way you two act whenever you're within ten feet of one another," Tracey laughed. "Let's work on that. M'kay!"
"Can you blame me?" Addison smiled cheekily.
"No… God, I wish that stupid contract didn't exist. You two are perfect together."
"Yeah… but it does. And as long as you want to keep your band intact..." Zed said as he pushed off the door and walked closer to them.
"I know..." Tracey sighed leaning against Zed's shoulder. He pulled back with a look of disgust. "You need a shower too… and why are you sticky?"
"Oops," Addison laughed.
He shook his head. "You're lucky I love you guys… You've got ten minutes. I'll guard the door."
The bus was quiet with only the soft snores from the bunks around them and the steady rhythm of the road underneath them.
"I should really go back over to my bunk before I fall asleep," Addison whispered, placing a soft kiss on his chest, as Zed's fingers continued to run through her hair.
"What if I set an alarm?"
She shook her head. "I don't want to risk sleeping through it, or having it wake someone else up."
"This sucks."
"I know, Baby." She sat up and repositioned herself so she was straddling his waist. "But, we have a two-nighter coming up next weekend. And I'm thinking another hotel stay will be desperately needed by then."
He smiled and grabbed onto her ass. "I'm thinking another hotel stay is desperately needed now," he whispered as he pulled her down for a kiss. "I already miss having you in a real bed."
She giggled against his lips. "I'm sorry that a stage, a rooftop, a shower, and your bunk aren't good enough..."
"Oh, you know I love the creativity, but at least when we have a real bed it means I can fall asleep and wake up with you." He ran his hand down the side of her face, cradling her chin. "I love you."
"I adore you."
"Forever."
"And after," she whispered leaning in for another kiss.
Their tender moment was interrupted by the feel of the bus coming to a stop.
"Why are we..."
Zed held a finger over her lips as he leaned closer to his bunk curtain.
"What's going on?" Bonzo asked sleepily.
"I don't know yet," Bucky answered walking past.
The sound of bunk curtains opening around them had them both panicking.
"Shit!" she whispered. "What are we going to do?"
"I'll head out, try to figure out what's going on… I'll text you when it's clear for you to duck out."
She nodded her head and rolled off. "You might want to put something on first..."
He chuckled quietly. "Good thinking." He grabbed his boxers and pulled them on before carefully pulling back his bunk curtain just enough for him to slip out.
Addison waited anxiously as the voices of their bandmates filled the narrow hall. After a few minutes, the voices had faded. She was about to text Zed when his curtain opened back up. She panicked for a split second before she saw him.
"You scared me!" she whispered, smacking him.
"Sorry. All clear. Everyone is outside."
"What happened?"
"Bus overheated. We're waiting for road-side assistance or something. I came back in because it's fucking freezing and I was in my underwear," he laughed as he rooted around for some clothes. "You coming out or you wanna head over to your bunk?"
"I'll come outside. Let me just grab some sweatpants."
He leaned in and kissed her. "I'll see you outside, Baby."
A few minutes later Addison walked off the bus, yawning a little more exaggerated than necessary. "What's going on?" she asked Bucky sleepily as he walked passed.
"Bus fucking overheated," he snapped.
"Jeez… moody much?"
"And where the hell were you?"
"Sleeping..."
Bucky rolled his eyes. "I gathered as much, but I was asking him." He said motioning behind her to the door.
She turned around to see Jacey standing there.
"I went to the bathroom," he shrugged.
Bucky lit a cigarette and walked off.
"This has definitely been an interesting first day..." Jacey said, offering Addison a smile.
"I'd like to say it's not always this crazy..." she looked around at all of them standing on the side of the highway. "But… it kind of is."
"Good to know."
She patted him on the shoulder and walked off towards Eliza, who was standing away from the rest of the group smoking. "Hey..."
"Hey..." Eliza answered back, offering her a cigarette.
Addison took one from the pack and lit it. "Thanks… I'm guessing you told him?"
"Yep… right before we pulled over… How's that for timing."
Addison cringed. "How'd he take it?"
"You tell me?" she said gesturing over to the other end of the bus where Bucky was pacing furiously.
Addison rolled her eyes. "I'll talk to him."
"You don't have to… It was my mistake," she sighed. "I just hope he can forgive me."
"Listen to me, Eliza… my brother loves you. He would have never brought you to meet his family if he didn't." She took a drag off of her cigarette and exhaled. "He's probably just pissed off he wasn't there to witness it."
Eliza smirked and rolled her eyes.
"It'll be fine..." she leaned over and smacked a kiss on Eliza's cheek and turned around towards her step-brother. As she walked past Zed, her pinkie finger linked with his for the briefest of moments.
"Saw that honey-bunny," Tracey whispered with a giggle, throwing his arm around her.
"As long as it was just you," she said with a wink. "I'll be right back..."
"Good, your boy-toy is going to grab his acoustic."
Addison bit her lip and whimpered.
"I know," Tracey giggled. "Hurry back!"
"I will!" she sprinted to the end of the bus. "Hey, Bucky..."
"I have nothing to say to you right now," he said, not bothering to turn around.
"Fine… then you can listen."
He spun around and glared at her. "What aren't you getting? I don't want to talk to you right now!"
"What the fuck did I do?"
He took a step closer to her. "Were you going to tell me?"
"Tell you what?!"
"About what?! About your new boyfriend!"
Her eyes widened. How could he have possibly have found out about Zed? "How did you..."
"Jacey told me earlier!" he sneered. "Why the hell should I have to find out you have a boyfriend from someone I literally just met a week ago! I thought we were past keeping secrets!"
She let out a sigh of relief. "Did it ever occur to you that maybe I told Jacey I had a boyfriend to keep him from asking me out again?"
"I don't fucking buy it."
"Excuse me?" she asked, her voice teetering on the edge of a threat.
"You staying at your Dad's instead of Bree's, your sudden switch from your usual sour mood…"
"Let's get one thing straight. What I do and whom I do it with is none of your goddamn business. You want to talk secrets? How about we talk about yours then! It's not like you haven't been keeping shit from me."
"Like what?!"
"Come la nuova band che hai firmato..." She yelled back in Italian. The shocked look on his face would have been comical if she wasn't so pissed off at him.
"How did you..."
"Damnnnnnn, Princess!" Tracey called over. "You can yell at me any day in a foreign language! That was hot as hell! What was that?!"
Addison rolled her eyes and grabbed Bucky's arm, pulling him further away. "I had to find out after fucking their lead singer tonight!"
"You did what?!"
"You heard me. So, now do you believe me that I don't have a boyfriend?"
"But he has a girlfriend! Jesus! The last thing I need is more fucking drama between bands! First Eliza and now you!"
"Relax, they have an open relationship and his girlfriend knows… She's pretty cool. And you need to not be such a prick to your girlfriend. It was just a fucking kiss and she feels fucking terrible about it."
He mumbled something under his breath about Willa before sighing and pinching the bridge of his nose. "I swear I want to strangle you sometimes..."
"Right back at you, brother-dear."
"I'm sorry."
"For what exactly?" she snapped.
"For not believing you and for not telling you about The Pack… I should have told you over the break."
She felt like shit for going off on him and lying to him, but deep down she knew it had to be done to keep him from suspecting anything. She let out a calming breath. "It's fine, B… I told you to treat me like every other member of the band and you did… so… thank you… I guess… Now go apologize to your girlfriend!"
He chuckled humorlessly. "I will… I think I'm more in shock than actually pissed." He shook his head and re-lit his cigarette. "And just so you know, I was planning on telling you before anyone else. It just happened so fast."
"And just when are you planning on telling everyone else?"
"When I unveil the new tour merch."
Her eyes widened. "We have merch?"
"Well, not yet… I'm still finalizing the order… If you maybe wanted to look it over and help finalize the designs…?"
She smiled and shook her head. "Is this your way of getting back in my good graces?"
"...Maybe..."
She rolled her eyes. "Come on… grab your girl and let's go take a look."
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"Damnnnnnn, Princess!" Tracey called over. "You can yell at me in a foreign language any day! That was hot! What was that?!"
"Italian..." Zed said from next to him, suddenly paying a little closer attention to the argument they were having in the distance.
Eliza slumped on the ground next to them, leaning her head against Zed's shoulder. "Can today just be over yet?" she whined.
"Road-weary already?" he asked, kissing the top of her head affectionately.
"Something like that… If I weren't so tired I'd be beating the shit out of my kit right now."
"You wanna practice? I can switch this out for my electric," he said holding up the neck of his acoustic guitar.
She shook her head. "No… too tired..."
"Something slow then?"
She contemplated it for a second. "I could do that… Bonz!" she called out.
He looked up from his phone. "What up?"
"Want to jam?"
"Now?" he asked looking around.
"What else are we going to do?" Zed laughed before stealing another glance towards Addison.
Bonzo shrugged. "Alright… let me grab my bass."
"Can you grab my practice pad while you're in there?" Eliza asked with a pout.
Bonzo rolled his eyes and nodded.
Zed looked back over towards Addison, trying not to laugh at the look of murderous rage on her face. He didn't know what they were arguing about, but he felt sorry for Bucky. He'd been on the receiving end of that look quite a few times. God is she hot when she's pissed. He thought to himself as he plucked out a few notes.
"Oh, you know that I want you so bad…
Everyone has a secret
But can they keep it
Oh no they can't…" he sang softly, more to himself than anything.
"That was unexpectedly good..." Eliza laughed.
"Gee, thanks, E."
She elbowed him just as Bonzo walked back out with their gear.
"Good timing. Z's got something," she said tapping her sticks across the practice pad on the ground.
"Perfect… you start off, I'll jump in..."
Zed nodded and started playing again.
"Car overheats
Jump out of my seat
On the side of the highway baby..."
Eliza and Bonzo both laughed.
"Our road is long
Your hold is strong
Please don't ever let go. Oh no.
Oh you know that I want you so bad
Everyone has a secret
But can they keep it
Oh no they can't
I'm driving fast now
Don't think I know how to go slow
Where you at now
I feel around
There you are..."
He looked back over towards Addison and ran his tongue along the bottom of his lip.
"Cool these engines
Calm these jets
I ask you how hot can it get
and as you wipe off beads of sweat
Slowly you say "I'm not there yet!"
Oh you know that I want you so bad
Everyone has a secret
But can they keep it
Oh no they can't..."
"Hey, Tracey..." Jacey said as he turned away from Lacey.
"Yeah?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure..."
They walked further away as Zombies continued to play, in the opposite direction of Bucky and Addison.
"Are Casey and Zed together?"
Tracey's eyes widened for a split second before he laughed the comment off. "That would be a negative. I'm sure you read every page of the contract you signed when you became an Acey?"
"Yeah… that last page made zero sense then, and even less so now."
"Zed is off-limits. Plain and simple."
"They just seem..."
"Look, Zed has been helping her with some… performance anxiety. That's it. Casey signed the same contract that we all did… and, like I said earlier, she's dating someone from back home..." he lowered his voice even more, "Besides, she is soooo out of his league."
"If you say so..."
"I do," he answered a little too quickly. "Now… I'm going to go grab a drink back on the bus. You want one?"
Jacey looked back towards the group. His glance lingering a beat longer on Zed as he watched Casey in the distance talking with Bucky. "Yeah… I'll be right in."
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I really tried to get this finished last week, but… life. Anywho… Apparently some people were majorly offended by the last chapter. Who knew two guys kissing would be the thing in this story that pushed the envelope too far. For the readers who have stuck by me and are enjoying this crazy ride, Thank You. Your endless support and words of encouragement mean everything!
SONGS USED IN THIS CHAPTER
Uncover- Zara Larsson (Huge shout-out to Taylor for recommending this song on IG. I had never heard it before, but as soon as I did I couldn't wait to use it in this story!)
Secret- Maroon 5