If I Never Knew You (If I Never Knew You Series) (8 page)

"Oh, alright then. Good night, Orion," I said, giggling.

After Orion bid me goodnight, I hung up and wiggled slightly, trying to put more space between Damian and myself. Only reluctantly did I fall asleep again.

I rubbed my eyes and watched the guys in my band messing around. We'd been there since eleven in the morning and it was now four in the afternoon. I managed to trade days off with Molly so we could rehearse all day. We had finally gotten the song to where it sounded presentable and now the only thing I needed was to have Madison show up.

When night finally rolled it, I kept an eye out for Madison. Turns out, she came in with Damian!

I didn't even know the guy. I had never met him, never spoken with him and now I already wanted to kick his teeth out, from what I've been told about his antics. Of course, I've only heard this from Andy. Usually brothers hate their sisters' boyfriends, so it really shouldn't be that believable, but whenever I looked at Madison's face when Damian was mentioned...

"Hey Orion, time to stop musing and start sound check, because the doors are going to be open soon," Christian, our bassist, said. I stood up and went over to the stage, before jumping up onto it.

We practiced for another ten minutes and then we sat around at the bar to wait until we had to go on. A couple of the guys stayed backstage.

And then there she was sitting by the door beside a guy who was barely bigger than me. I watched her carefully and, even from a distance, she didn't look very comfortable. Every time Damian looked at her, she forced a smile across her pretty face.

I had to stop myself from going over there, knocking Damian away, and taking Madison into my arms. God, she was beautiful that night! She was in a pair of denim cut off shorts and a black tank top. It was a simple outfit, but it made it hard for me to take my eyes off her.

"Orion!" Someone called my name and I knew it was time to go on stage. I stood up from the bar, before going around and behind the curtains to the backstage area. After we were introduced and went on stage, I searched the crowd and spotted Madison sitting on Damian's lap. She looked even more uncomfortable than before.

We played one of our most popular songs that got everyone moving, before I took the mic and cleared my throat to get attention.

"Hello, everybody! Tonight we've got a new song for you-I hope you like it. Before I sing it, there's a bit of a story to tell." I made sure to keep my eyes moving around and not stay on Madison for too long, because if Damian noticed, I didn't want to get her into trouble with him.

"So my girlfriend just broke up with me, but this isn't about her. It's about the girl who was there for me through the whole thing. She, is amazing and...well...you'll find out if you listen carefully. Anyways, this song is about what happened a few nights ago with her. It's called
Move On With Me
." The guitarist started playing a slow melody and I soon joined in, singing:

Honey, why are you crying

In the phone?

I can't talk right now

I'm not alone.

My eyes strayed over to Madison and I just couldn't take them off her-especially when I saw her watching me so intently.

I love hearing your voice

It's music to my ears.

I'm gonna steal you away

So wipe away those tears.

It's time to move on now,

So move on now,

With me.

ONCE HE FINISHED the song I nearly cried, but I remembered Damian was there with me. I couldn't believe he wrote it about me! I wanted to run up on stage and kiss him.

"I wonder who it was about," Damian said from behind me.

I cringed at his voice. It was like hearing nails on a chalk board after hearing Orion's beautiful song. Part of me wanted to go home, but another part of me wanted to stay and hear what else Orion was supposed to tell me. I felt so trapped with Damian sitting behind me, his arms around me. Had he seen me watching Orion? Had he seen Orion watching me? I hoped not. Oh God, what was I going to do? Why did I even start dating this guy?

"Hey!" I stiffened considerably when Orion made his way through the crowd. He glanced at Damian and then looked at me. "You're Andy's sister, right?"

"Depends on which Andy you're talking about," I said, relaxing just a bit.

"Andy Summers," Orion replied.

"Yeah, I'm his sister." I glanced down at Orion's hands to find them in his pockets and, more than likely, in fists.

"Thought so. I'm Orion."

"Oh yes, Andy's friend." I looked at Damian. "This is the guy Andy's always talking about."

"Really now?" Damian asked, his eyes narrowing.

"Oh, right," I said. "You don't really listen to Andy." Orion moved away somewhat and I saw an irritated expression on his face.

"Well, I just came over to ask that if you see him, tell him to give me a call, please," Orion said, looking me directly in the eye. I nodded, and he nodded back, giving Damian one last look, then he disappeared back into the crowd.

"Can we go home now?" I asked, sounding bored.

"Sure, I'll drop you off," Damian said. I don't know if it way my imagination or not, but he sounded eager. But why should I have worried about it? If he was as eager to get away from me as I was to get away from him, then I should have been thrilled, because it would have made things much easier.

Half an hour later, I sat in my living room in my night wear and debated whether I should call or text Orion. I decided to send him a text message inviting him over and turned on the TV. I couldn't believe how long it'd been since I'd had the house to myself (my mom was visiting my aunt, who was in the hospital). I could just lounge around and watch TV without being disturbed. It was such an incredible feeling.

There was a knock on the door ten minutes later and I got up to answer it. I smiled when I saw Orion still in the clothing he sang my song in at the bar.

"You rang?" Orion asked.

I motioned for him to come in, and closed the door before locking it. That would keep Damian away, since he didn't have a key. I definitely did not want to see him again tonight, tomorrow, or any time.

When I turned to face Orion, I was in a long night shirt with thin straps instead of sleeves and a matching pair of boxer-style shorts. "They're easy to put on and take off, so I love wearing them," I explained to Orion, who said that I looked sexy in an adorable way.

"Now are you flirting with me, Miss Summers?" Orion asked, "Because if you are..."

"Maybe just a little," I answered, holding up my thumb and finger a few inches apart. We went into the living room and sat down. "So what else did you want to talk to me about?"

"Oh, Andy says that if it's fine with you and your mom, then maybe I should move in. I could help with bills and such," Orion said.

"Yeah, you could." I said, nodding again. I realized that Mom was often in great pain doing her cleaning job and she would be able to stay home if Orion were helping to support us.

"You have no objections?" Orion asked quietly.

I tilted my head slightly and thought for a moment. "

No, I don't." I said. "If it'll make Andy happy and make things easier for Mom, then I'm all for it. Of course, I'll have to speak with Mom before I can give you the go-ahead." I also thought of Damian and how I was going to handle that situation.

Orion smiled broadly and closed the gap between us to kiss me. I groaned and wrapped my arms around his neck. It took only a few seconds for him to get me on my back on the couch. I had gotten the rest of his buttons undone before he pulled away and looked at me.

"Are you afraid, babe?" Orion asked, softly. I looked at him. He wasn't asking if I was afraid of him, or of what we were leading ourselves into. It was more like he was asking if I was scared of Damian and what living here with Orion would mean in this whole crazy situation.

I could answer that question in a second.

"No, I'm not," I said defiantly.

We made it to my room with only Orion's shirt falling off. Thank God, too, because if Andy came home and there were clothes everywhere, I so did not want to explain it to him. Once in my room, Orion lifted me up and kissed me the same way he did in his office. He slowly made his way from my mouth to my neck before moving us backwards and laying me down on my bed. Once my shirt was off, he resumed his attack on my neck.

His hands were now running lightly over my chest. It wasn't what I was used to, but damn, it felt good! Orion lifted his head from my neck and his eyes scanned the part of my body that was revealed to him.

"Did I ever tell you how absolutely, stunningly beautiful you are?" Orion asked, awestruck.

"Well, you never said it that way." I kissed him.

God, this man was so sweet. He gave me all of his attention, which was something that I never experienced before. I loved it! He made me feel like I was his whole world; like some goddess. And that was before he finally listened to me, and slid into me.

I took in a deep breath as his cock slipped deeper into me. His hips started pumping rhythmically, and then began thrusting harder. I moaned louder with each pump as my nails grazed over his neck. His mouth found my nipples and he sucked lightly on them while he continued fucking me roughly. Soon, his fists balled up clumps of my hair and he whispered dirty nothings in my ear. I began to hurt a little bit, but I wasn't about to give up then. The sex turned to pain, and the pain only fed my pleasure.

"You like that?" Orion grunted in my ear.

"Yeah...don't you dare stop."

He took my advice and shoved his cock even deeper inside me. It became even more swollen as I whined with pleasure. I felt as if the world could end right then and I would die happy. I rubbed my clit each time he inserted the full length of his dick. The seconds turned to minutes and soon the minutes turned to an hour. I asked him to finish inside me, and with one last thrust, his hot cum exploded deep inside me. I almost laughed with the pleasure and simply kissed his neck. We lay there for a few moments before he fell off the top of me with a sigh.

I couldn't really say which part was my favorite. What I liked was that he was making sensual moves for my pleasure, instead of only for his pleasure, like Damian always did.

At four in the morning, I was still awake with Orion's body pressed against mine, his arm securely around my waist and his handsome face only inches from mine. I really had no reason to still be awake, but I just couldn't sleep. So what did I do? I slowly and carefully got out of Orion's hold, threw on my robe and went out of the room, down the stairs and out the back door to stand on the deck, where I looked up at the sky for quite a while.

"So this is where you ran off to." I turned slowly, lowering my head to look at Orion standing in his boxers and leaning against the doorway.

"I couldn't sleep," I said, shrugging.

"I can see that," Orion said, yawning. He stood next to me and followed my gaze toward the star-filled sky, where the Big Dipper shone clearly. "Nice night."

"Cold deck, though," I complained, looking down and shuffling my feet.

"We should go inside to keep your feet from getting too cold," Orion said. I looked at him and smiled. He leaned down slowly, and kissed me softly. I think I surprised him by responding instantly. "Right then, let's go back to the warmth and comfort of that nice bed of yours," Orion implored me. I laughed and allowed him to lead me back into the house.

I did sleep after another round of mind blowing sex and didn't wake up until we heard Andy banging around at noon. I looked at my alarm clock and grumbled, as I had to be at work in a little less than three hours. I rolled over and buried my head into Orion's chest.

"As much as I love this, Mad, we do have to get up," Orion said. I giggled as I felt his chest rumble from the words. "Don't Andy to catch us." My head shot up instantly when I remembered that. I tried to get out of bed, but the blanket got tangled around my legs and I wound up falling to the floor, pulling the blanket with me and leaving Orion bare for me to see.

"Are you alright?" Andy called through the door.