14. Chapter 14
Chapter 14
Kain
I can’t believe she not only has a working amp, but also a guitar this fucking rare.
And it wasn’t even really out of tune. Someone had played this before. My fingers slid up and down the neck as I stroked the strings with the pick. The sound was fucking insane. I went into one of my original songs after getting it in tune. Even if she came back out, pissed at me, I wouldn’t miss this chance to play an actual Gibson Custom Les Paul. Plus, purple looked good on me.
My fingers played away, hitting the chords that slowly built up to the crescendo of the song. Typically, the guitar wasn’t the loudest instrument at this point in this song, but I had to improvise. And I kept it up until I hit the guitar solo and got completely lost in the music. I turned in the room, my eyes closed as I stole the show at the concert in my mind, hearing the roar of thousands of screaming fans as my band dominated the stage.
One day, we will hit it big, and when we do, a guitar like this won’t be just a dream anymore. It’ll be my fucking reality.
I threw my head back as I played the outro, finally hitting the last few eerie notes until they faded into silence.
I stood there, just soaking in the moment, when an excited clap started.
“Oh my God! That was… stunning.”
I opened my eyes and looked over toward the dining room, where Lexi stood, her mouth gaped slightly as she looked at me.
I smirked and unplugged the amp. I pulled the strap over my shoulder and set the guitar back on its stand.
“Hope you don’t mind that I helped myself.”
Even if you did, it was worth it, and I would do it again and again.
She shook her head. “If it were my son? Yeah, I would have smacked the heck out of him, but you obviously know how to play. Anyone who knows how to play wouldn’t treat that guitar poorly because they’d know its value. Besides, it was nice hearing it played. Goodness knows I haven’t picked it up in a while.”
Now, that piqued my interest even more.
I walked over to her and took the towel she offered me. I let my hand stroke hers as I pulled it back, and she looked into my eyes as the contact faded.
“You play?” I asked.
She chuckled before walking around me and over to the guitar, tracing her fingertips along the side of it. “Not in a long time, but, yes, I used to play. Stopped when my son got older. My friends wanted to play shows in cities too far away for me to go to with a toddler in hand, so I hung up my guitar and focused on providing for my family.”
I watched her as I dried my hair as much as I could. The look on her face was one of longing even if she was smiling, like giving up something she loved was no big deal. But if she loved music as much as she let on, I could only imagine how hard it must have been for her to hang up her guitar and focus on just being a mom.
I walked up behind her and wrapped my arm around her waist, tugging her backward as I used my other hand to brush the hair off one side of her neck. She leaned into me as I lowered my lips to her soft skin.
“Kain…” she whispered as I kissed softly up her neck until I got to her ear.
“Yes, my sexy little freak?” I muttered against her skin.
“Never stop playing, not when you can play like that. Don’t let something pull you away from music.”
Well, fuck if that didn’t turn me on more. She didn’t even know me, but here she was, encouraging me to follow my passion.
I growled low and deep against her ear. She shivered in my arms.
“Don’t worry, baby; I won’t. Now, come back to the couch and relax.”
I stepped away and sat back down. She turned and sighed, adjusting her shirt over her breasts. I could see the outline of her hard nipples underneath it, and I chuckled.
Oh, Lexi, if you only knew what I still have in store for you tonight.
As she walked over to sit next to me, I held up a finger and wagged it back and forth.
“Nuh-uh. That’s not where your seat is, baby girl.”
She froze and looked at me as I smirked and slowly patted my lap.
“Come here.”
She hesitated for a minute, then continued forward and sat on the couch next to me. I chuckled and calmly leaned back on the couch.
Ohhh, baby, you sure like to play dangerous games, don’t you?
“Like I was saying, you seriously have a talent. There’s no way you won’t get picked up by a label soon—”
I cut her off mid-sentence by reaching over and grabbing her, yanking her over my lap and bringing my hand down on her smooth ass cheek with a resounding crack .
She gasped as she tried to twist in my grasp to look at me.
“Kain! What the heck are you doing?!” she growled out as she glared up at me.
I brought my hand down again. “You are such a bad girl. I thought I was pretty clear on where you were to sit, and you tested me again. So, you get punished.”
I chuckled as I spanked her again, and her cheeks turned red as she bit her lower lip.
I brought my hand down on her ass once more. This time, a small moan left her lips, and I raised an eyebrow at her.
“D-don’t look at me like that,” she snapped at me.
“Like what?” I smacked her ass and gripped it, jiggling it in my hand.
“Like you’re enjoying this.”
I laughed and pulled her upright, bringing one of her legs on the other side of my lap.
“I am enjoying this, and don’t act like you’re not. I saw the way your eyes practically rolled into the back of your head from those smacks. Just admit it, Lexi. You enjoy pain, baby. And that’s hot as fuck.”