First Crush (Dark Falkon #1) (25 page)

“Wow!” he said, turning and admiring her. “You look amazing.”

“Really?”

“Yes,” he replied, walking over to her as she admired the skirt in the mirror. “It looks beautiful on you.”

Sienna rubbed her hands up and down her thighs, she had never worried about her image, but standing there in front of the mirror, in that skirt, did no justice for her ass.

“My ass looks fat,” Sienna muttered, under her breath.

“But it’s a beautiful ass,” Lukas said, hearing her and leaning in, kissing her neck.

“Lukas!” she whispered, slightly embarrassed as people walked past them.

“What?” he said, teasingly.

Sienna looked at the price tag and raised her eyebrows.

“Oh! Well so much for that,” she looked at Lukas and noticed the leather jacket he was holding. “What’s that?”

“Oh! Nothing, I was just trying it on.”

He was about to place the jacket back on the rack when Sienna walked over to him and grabbed the jacket out of his hand. She helped him put it on and the two of them stared into the mirror.

“Lukas, that jacket looks great on you, you need to buy it.”

“Do you really think so?”

“Yes!”

He looked at her and then back into the mirror, “Ok, on one condition.”

“What’s that?” Sienna asked.

“You let me buy you that skirt and wear it to dinner.”

“Dinner?” she asked, confused.

“Yes! Tonight.”

“Lukas, I don’t need you to buy me clothes, I have a job and I can buy things for myself.”

“I saw the way you raised your eyebrows when you saw the price tag. Please, let me buy it for you.”

She stared at him, feeling overwhelmed and slightly embarrassed. She didn’t want to give Lukas the impression that she couldn’t support herself. The skirt wasn’t overly expensive, but the price tag was a little more than she would have liked to pay.

“As long as you promise to buy that leather jacket,” she said, eyeing the jacket that he was still holding.

He smiled at her, admiring her beauty.

“Deal.”

She headed back to the dressing room and changed back into her clothes. She handed Lukas the skirt and he made his way to the counter. Recognizing him immediately, the clerk grabbed the clothes from Lukas and smiled.

“Hi Mr. Dark,” she smiled.

“Hi!”

She placed the items through the register and Lukas handed her his credit card. After she finalized the purchase, the clerk handed Lukas the bags and Sienna walked over to him. He wrapped his arm around her waist and smiled at the clerk as they slowly made their way out of the store.

Sienna looked in her bag and admired the skirt once more. Lukas could see the happiness on her face and smiled at her. She turned and looked at him, thanking him with a kiss. Holding hands, the two of them headed down Broadway.

Later that night, Sienna combed her hair, put on her best earrings and a white blouse that she only ever wore to special work functions. She grabbed the skirt that Lukas had bought for her which was lying on her bed and put it on. She finished getting ready and headed out into the living room. Jake was lying on the sofa watching the television, he heard Sienna walk out of her room and he sat up.

It was the first time he had looked at her properly since the fight, standing up he walked over to her and stopped.

“I’m sorry” they both said in unison, throwing their arms around each other, embracing in a hug.

“Why the fuck are we both so stubborn?” Sienna said.

“I guess that’s what makes us best friends,” Jake replied pulling away. “You look beautiful,” he said, smiling at her.

“Thank you.”

“Well, I’m heading out, so I’m going to take a shower. Have a great night and I want to hear all about it in the morning. Actually, no I don’t,” he kissed her on the cheek, turned and headed for the bathroom while Sienna waited for Lukas.

After he finished getting dressed he gelled his hair, looking up from the sink, he gasped. He suddenly noticed that Lukas was staring at him.

“Oh, hi! Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.”

Jake looked at him through the mirror and finally, he smiled.

Sienna sat at her desk, for the first time in many months, she had finally caught up with her workload and she was now getting home earlier most evenings. She and Lukas had been officially dating for around three months, and whenever she was with him, she always had a great big smile on her face. 

It had been a scorcher of a summer, with temperatures well above the August average. Dark Falkon had started working on their fourth studio album, and although Lukas spent a lot of time in the studio, he still made time to see Sienna, no matter how short their visits were.

Jake and the rest of Lightning Ridge were busy promoting their current album. They were still performing at charity benefits and now, thanks to their agent, they were also securing gigs as support acts. 

Even though Jake had accepted the fact that Sienna was dating Lukas he still wasn't happy about the idea. There was always tension in the room whenever Lukas came around to pick up Sienna. For the sake of their friendship Jake remained civil and professional, even though deep down he wanted nothing more than for their relationship to fail.

“Sienna, these just arrived for you,” Deb said, placing the large bouquet of red roses on her desk.

Sienna opened the card,
You deserve all this and much more. Happy three month anniversary x,
she read aloud. 

“Wow! A man who doesn't forget an anniversary, I'm impressed,” Deb said.

Sienna's smile widened as she smelt the roses. She then placed them in a vase and sat them on her desk. 

“Yeah! I think I'll keep him,” Sienna joked.

“It must be hard for the two of you,” Deb said.

“What's that?”

“You and Lukas. I’m sure it must be difficult dating a celebrity.”

“Oh! I don't see Lukas as a celebrity, at the end of the day he's just a person like you and me. I can't stand here and tell you that it's been easy, but I wouldn't say it's been difficult either. We both knew what we were getting into when we started dating. We understood that there would be difficult times in our relationship and we would work through them.”

“You've got more patience than I do. Eric and I were seeing each other for three weeks before he even held my hand, much less kiss me.”

“Lukas has been really considerate. He's always on the road with the band or in the studio recording, so our time together is minimal. We talk every day and we do see one another when we can. I guess that's what makes this all worth it.”

Sienna kept admiring the flowers on her desk, Deb noticed the smile on her face. 

“He makes you happy, I can tell. Since you've been with him, you're nothing but smiles.”

“He does make me happy, Deb.”

“I better get back to it, I'll see you later,” Deb turned and headed back to her desk. 

Thank you for the beautiful flowers, Happy anniversary x
, Sienna text as she went back to her work.

By the end of the day, Sienna was looking forward to going home. It was the first weekend she had off in many months. She and Lukas hadn't made any plans for their anniversary, in all honesty she actually thought that he had forgotten about it, like most men do. She decided that she and Jake could do something together if he had no plans, it would be the first full weekend the two of them could actually spend together without work commitments or band practice getting in the way.

She pulled up in the drive and headed inside, throwing her bag on the kitchen bench and kicking off her heels. She let out a sigh of relief as she unzipped her jacket and loosened her blouse. 

“Jake?” She called.

“I'm in here,” he yelled from his bedroom.

Sienna walked over to his bedroom and opened the door.

“Hey!”

“Hey! You're home early.”

“Yeah, I managed to finish up everything at work. It's funny, but since Lukas and I have been together, I’ve been able to keep on top of things and get ahead,” she said, sitting down on the edge of the bed.

Jake raised his eyebrows, “I can see that he really makes you happy. Lately, you've always had a great big smile on your face.”

“You know, everyone's been saying that to me all day. I'll admit, this is the first time I've been happy in a long time. Jesse was a great guy, but I never saw a future with him, it's different with Lukas.”

“I just don't want you to get too attached to Lukas and have your heart crushed if things don't work out.”

“Thanks, Jake. I appreciate that. I was only telling Deb today, there have been moments where things have been tough. Lukas is often away at practice or recording some new song with the band and we hardly see each other. But maybe that's why things are great between us, we still get to have a relationship and not be in each other's way all the time.”

“I guess that's one way of looking at it,” Jake said, trying to sound interested. 

“What are you working on? New song?” She asked, looking at Jake as he scribbled some notes.

“Yeah! The album has done really well. The band and I have had some positive feedback so we figured it was time to start writing some new songs.”

There was a knock on the front door.

“I'll get it,” Sienna said, walking out of the room and opening the front door. There was a messenger standing there, he held a small package in his hand. 

“Ms. Forrester?”

“Yes.”

“Sign on line three please,” he said, handing her the clipboard and pen. 

Sienna signed her name, thanked the messenger and grabbed the package, she then closed the door and headed back into the kitchen.

“Oh my god!” She yelled.

Jake was quick to his feet, he ran into the living room and looked at Sienna.

“What? What is it?” He asked, looking around. 

“I'm going to Canada. Oh hell, I need to find my passport.”

“Huh? What?”

“Lukas! He's taking me to Banff for our anniversary, I need my passport,” she replied, reading the note that was enclosed in the envelope. 

“Oh! That's it? Seriously, the way you were carrying on, I thought there had been a death in the family. Your passport is in the third drawer of the cabinet in the spare room.”

Sienna's face was wide with happiness, she placed the tickets on the counter and finished reading Lukas's note. 

“He's picking me up tonight and we're leaving straight away. Apparently he's organized for me to have the week off work so we can go.”

Jake stared at her, she still had a smile on her face. This was the first time he had ever seen her so happy, yet he still couldn't help but feel jealous. He wanted to at least pretend to be happy for her, but even that proved difficult. 

“Wow, Sienna. First Vegas, now Canada,” Jake said, trying to sound happy.

“Yeah. I've never been to Canada. It should be really nice.” 

She checked the time and gasped, “Shit! I better get ready, I have no idea what to pack.” 

“Oh, Sienna! You're such a girl.”

“Obviously.” She ran to her room and closed the door. Jake could hear her humming one of Dark Falkon's tunes pleasantly. 

He could feel his jealousy burst to life again as he made his way to his bedroom. He stood in front of his mirror, staring at his helpless, pathetic reflection.

“Why the fuck do I let him get to me? He's Lukas Dark. The guy is a rock star Jake, he's got the fame, money and the looks, you can't compete with that.”

He was standing there, having a conversation with himself through a mirror. He really was pathetic.

Slamming his fist against the wall, he heard Sienna call from the next room, “Jake? Are you alright?”

“Yeah, fine. Sorry just dropped something.”

She went back to humming her tune, Jake was in need of some serious stress relief, so he decided to hit the gym. He stripped out of his clothes down to his underwear, when suddenly his bedroom door burst open.

“Hey, did I-, oh! Shit! Sorry, I was just checking to see if I left my phone in here.”

Jake could feel his cock go hard all of a sudden. He quickly grabbed his shorts and put them on. “Um, yeah it's over by the cock, I mean clock,” he quickly corrected, his face as red as a lobster. 

Sienna smiled and grabbed her phone. “Going out?” She asked.

“I-I'm going to hit the gym,” he said, clearing his throat. “If I don't see you before I get back, have a great time in Canada.” He smiled awkwardly, praying that she hadn't heard his cock remark. 

Sienna went back to her room to finish getting ready when the doorbell sounded.

“Shit! Jake, can you get that please? I'm naked,” she yelled from her bedroom. He walked out of his room and looked in the direction of her bedroom hoping to get a tiny glimpse of her without any clothes on. Sadly though to his disappointment, her door was closed. 

“Good evening! Is Sienna here?” The guy at the door asked. Jake could see the black limousine parked in the driveway behind him. 

“I'll just see if she's available,” he replied and walked to Sienna's room. 

He knocked on her door, “Come in,” he heard her answer, as he opened the door.

“Your ride's here,” he said.