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  I sit on the couch looking out at the view. It is so peaceful. I think back to the last few days and how nice it has been to be with Livi alone with no Parker around. Henry and Rosalie gave us our space too. I am missing Rosalie and her motherly guidance. I never had that type of support from anyone but Livi. I think I will head down there for lunch today since I will be alone. I look over at the clock on my laptop sitting on the coffee table seeing it is now lunch time. So, I go shower and get ready.

  I head out of the house carrying my laptop and notice there is no Land Cruiser. This one vehicle household thing just pissed me off and now I have to walk more than two miles to the Cantina. I start walking with my body so sore and I am thankful the trip is downhill. The dogs follow behind me. I see something ahead, moving low in the tree. I stop to watch carefully calling the dogs to me. Finally the animal jumps and scales up a tree. My heart is beating out of my chest, but I just laugh. My first white faced monkey encounter and I almost had a heart attack. I thought I was up against a jaguar that was going to eat me and the dogs.

  I continue to the Cantina climbing up the steps. I sit myself at the bar and out walks Rosalie from the kitchen. She looks at me shocked. “I thought you were hunting.”

  I look at her, “Nah, never been my thing.”

  She points to the bar, “Help yourself to a drink. I assume you are hungry?”

  I look at her, “Yes please, but mostly proteins and vegetables. My body is sore from hiking the past few days.”

  She smiles at me, “Only hiking?”

  I look at her smirking at me. “Among other things too.” She runs off into the kitchen. I go around the bar making myself an orange juice and vodka. I sit back on the stool opening my laptop. I begin to look at my e-mails being choosy of which ones I read. Then I hear Parker and his friend walk up. They all sit at a table murmuring about their adventures.

  Rosalie brings me out a burrito placing it in front of me. She points to it. “Steak, chicken, yucca and avocado. Rice and beans for your binder.” She walks over to the table to assists Parker. I hear them only order drinks. I eat quickly reading e-mails. I see one from Katie.

  I am reading it when Parker leans down on the bar next to me, “I have not seen you around lately. What have you been up to?”

  I close my laptop looking at him, “Livi has been showing me around taking me all over to see the sights.”

  As he starts to speak, Livi pulls up in her Land Cruiser to the side of the deck near the back kitchen door. She and Henry jump out and they are covered in blood like they were rolling in it. Parker jumps up running to her, “Oh dear, Olivia, are you okay? Have you been in an accident?”

  Livi looks up at him. “No Parker, I am fine. We went hunting for pigs.” I give her one wave of my hand at her and she waves back.

  Parker is still looking at her in disbelief, “You hunt? What did you do, kill them with your teeth?” I hear Henry call to her to grab the other cooler. She takes the blood covered cooler to the side door. I hear Henry call out to me to bring them scotch. I unlock the cabinet grabbing the bottle. I walk into the kitchen and Rosalie and Livi are loading the freezer while Henry marks the packages of the meat with the cuts.

  I grab 4 glasses and pour scotch. They finish turning to me to grab a glass. Henry holds his glass up to toast, “To Livi’s expert eye for selecting four forty pounders. Where she claims the meat is most tender on smaller younger wild pigs. Finally, to our exact kills with no tracking and us butchering in record time.” We all clink the glasses together and drink.

  Livi turns to me, “I have to go wash out the truck and coolers.”

  I look at her pouring more scotch for me. “Have a blast, honey,” while I drink from my glass. I go back out to the bar sitting back in my spot. I hear the hose running as Livi is washing the coolers and truck. I watch Parker and Marcus go down the steps walking off somewhere leaving his sister and boyfriend at the table.

  I hear Livi call to me to bring her some dish soap. I walk back into the kitchen and grab the dish soap. I am moving like a stiff old man to the side door. I push open the screen door walking down the two steps. I see her hosing herself down in the sunlight. She has her head tilted back running her hand through her hair. Her shirt is completely see through to her lace bra and the cold water has her nipples peeking out. She looks so damn gorgeous, but so naughty hot. I walk over to her wanting to take her right there, but know I am too sore. She looks toward me. “Good, can I have the soap?” I hand it to her stepping back to the stairs and sit to take her all in.

  She puts down the hose. She squeezes the liquid dish soap in her hands. She bends over and rubs the soap into lather throughout her hair. She stands upright rubbing the lather over her breasts and most of the rest of her body. She picks up the hose tilting her head back again. I am hard as a rock as I keep watching her, so wanting to take her. She finishes up getting all the soap off of her body. She puts the hose down and begins to wring out her hair. She looks over to me, noticing my desire for her. “Wow Rye, what is going on with you?”

  I don’t take my eyes off her speaking, “My hot wife is all wet and my body is too sore to take her.”

  She laughs, “Please see if Rosalie has a towel?”

  I look at her amusingly, “Hell no, I can’t go in there like this.” She smirks at me then I see off to the left Parker and Marcus standing near some trees. They too must have watched the show since they are still standing there. I decide to finish the show for them, claiming my prize as badly I am hurting. I walk over to the truck and hop on to the driver’s seat with my knees hanging over in to the outside. I call over to her to join me as I take myself out of my shorts. She walks over looking down. She immediately pounces on me taking me in her mouth. I am enjoying every second, but then my body kicks in.

  I pull her head up kissing her deeply while I am pulling myself off the seat to stand on the ground. I spin her around pushing her down so that she is leaning over the front seat. I undo her shorts pulling them and her panty down, giving me access to her naked rear. I slap my hand on her ass and she lets out a yelp, then she backs herself right onto me. I am thrusting into her while pulling on her hair. She starts moaning, so I cover her mouth so no one can hear. She is biting down on my hands trying to mask her climax. I thrust her few more times releasing myself into her as I am grunting. I rifle around in the truck until I find something to clean her off with. I wipe her down as she is still panting. She pulls on her panties and shorts. I clean myself off closing up my shorts. I lean in kissing her. I pull away from her whispering in her ear, “We had an audience. Parker and Marcus have been watching from the tree line.”

  She looks at me seriously and laughs, “For how long?”

  I nuzzle her neck, “Since you were washing the blood off you. It was really hot, I can’t blame them. I could not pull my eyes off you either, but I had to claim you as mine right here.”

  She puts her arms around my neck and kisses me, “I am yours. Then you should have let me scream out.”

  I shake my head at her, “No way, Henry is in the kitchen.” We both laugh and walk back into the building.

  Livi finds a towel and she is blotting herself dry. Henry look at me shaking his head in disgust. I speak up, “Livi, we are caught. Henry knows.” Livi looks up at me blushing.

  Henry speaks, “This all, this that you do. I am really surprised I do not have more grandchildren.”

  Livi looks at me sadly and she speaks softly, “Daddy, we both got fixed a long time ago. Our lives were too busy and we already had two children. We were afraid of more accidents.”

  Henry looks from me to her speaking cautiously, “You both were right and it was a wise choice.” There is silence and I feel that is my cue to leave. I go back out to the bar leaving Livi there with Henry for their awkward conversation.

  I sit at the bar and Rosalie pours me another drink. I look at her pointing toward the kitchen, “They are in there having a father daughter moment.” Rosalie offers a g
entle smile and I hear Parker and Marcus coming up the stairs.

  Parker comes up to the bar announcing to Rosalie, “A mega yacht just sailed up and is mooring. I wonder who it can be.”

  I turn my head toward the kitchen yelling out, “Livi, Chris is here a day early.” She runs out from the kitchen and look at me happily. I point to the beach and she runs off in that direction. Parker walks down the stairs following her.

  He returns ten minutes later coming up to the bar. “Livi jumped into the sea. She swam up to the yacht and some man pulled her up. He was holding her.”

  I look unfazed by his words. “That is Chris. He is her boyfriend.” I take another drink. Parker looks at me confused and Henry comes out from the back.

  Henry looks at me. “Ryan, lay off the booze.”

  I look up at Henry speaking out irritated, “Your daughter has been riding me nonstop. I am sore as hell.”

  Henry is looking down at me, “Son, show some self-control with your words.” He looks to Parker who is staring at me in amazement. “Chris came to see Livi. He is her very best friend since childhood. He has been extremely worried about her since she only left him a note after living at his house for a month before she came here.”

  Parker leans toward me and speaks softly, “She lived with another man after you?”

  I look him into the eye, “Yup, wait until you meet him and you will see exactly what she is into.”

  Henry slams his hand down on the bar to snap my attention up to him. “Ryan, enough out of your mouth. Go home and be bitter by yourself.”

  I look up to Henry, “No, I am sorry, really. I am going to stay. I can’t wait to see Chris. I miss him and want to congratulate him.” Parker looks even more distressed at my words. I stand up, “I am going down to the beach and lay on the warm sand. Maybe it will help loosen my muscles.” Henry nods at me as I leave.

  Livi- I am beaming my smiles at my band mates standing on the deck while Chris pulls me up on the yacht. Wreck is grinning, our base player who has a girl that looks no older than Katie with her arms wrapped around him. Mick, our drummer, is ecstatic to see me. Chris and I keep embracing. This was a dream come true for us to make it with our music. We just keep hugging, so proud of our accomplishments. Chris grabs me by the hand, “Come on Livi, I was to give you a tour of the yacht.” He shows me around to all the rooms and then we climb steep stairs. Chris is knocking at the door and a man opens it. Chris pushes me into a room, “Livi, I would like to introduce you to the boat crew.” All these women and men come up to me to shake my hand. With each greeting they announce their names to me.

  I just keep thinking to myself that I am never going to remember all these people’s names. A very attractive blonde woman introduces herself as Heidi and I notice an accent. Heidi reaches out to touch Chris’s elbow speaking to him, “The cooler is ready in the galley for you to go ashore.”

  Chris looks at her, “Thank you very much Heidi,” and then he blushes. I just saw Chris blush over a woman. I have not seen that since that girl he liked in high school. I was amazed and very intrigued. Chris pulls me back down the stairs to the deck. He leaves me there running off. He returns in less than a minute with a cooler. I see my band mates are waiting in a dinghy. Chris hands them the cooler. I walk over to the dinghy and enter with Chris following. Before I realize it we were motoring full speed toward the beach. We run aground and Wreck jumps out to pull the dinghy onto the sand. I jump out and see Ryan resting on the sand while he raises his head up to look at me. I run over to him dropping to my knees in the sand beside his shoulder. I bend down and kiss him, and then I jerk right back up excitedly. “They are here Ryan!”

  He touches my hand and laughs lightly, “I can see that. You take them up to the Cantina and I will follow shortly after my nap.” I look down at Ryan kissing him again. Then I run off to show my friends the way.

  Chris and I run hand in hand just like we were five years old again to the Cantina. I run up the stairs with him following me. He grabs my waist spinning me around to embrace me. I open my eyes to see Parker sitting at a table looking at me with confusion. I spin again in Chris’s arms to see Daddy as he points to a large table at the end of the bar. I pull Chris along with me and the rest of the band follows us. I find that we are all talking at the same time while sitting in our chairs. Daddy and Rosalie come walking toward us with a tray of shots. All the men turn to look at Daddy like he was their great leader lifting their glasses to him.

  Daddy speaks out, “To Confused Always, may they be prosperous enough for me to be able to retire.” We all laugh while drinking our shots. I am overjoyed with my band and father. I find myself smiling so hard that my lips hurt from the joy that I was feeling.

  Chris stands up and starts unpacking the cooler onto the table with champagne glasses. I see Parker glaring past his sister to watch me and my friends. Right at that moment, Ryan climbs the stairs turning toward me. Ryan picks up his steps to run to Chris. Ryan and Chris bear hug in a tight embrace. Chris gives Ryan a peck on the cheek while Ryan squeezes him harder. Chris breaks away and goes back in to the cooler. He points to show us that he has brought assorted cheeses and Italian meats. Then he pulls a bowl of cleaned shrimp out of the cooler and the crowd “Oohs.” Chris pulls out two cans of caviar followed by Italian style sliced bread. Lastly, he lifts up two bottles of French 1893 Veuve Clicquot. Ryan gasps for air when he sees the champagne. I grab his hand pulling him down until he is sitting on my legs. Ryan speaks out, “Those two bottles right now before my face is better than any wet dream I have ever had in my life. Chris, man, did you sell your soul to the devil for them?”

  Chris laughs at him, “No bro. The owner of the yacht gave them to us as a gift as well as the Almas caviar.” I felt the blood drain from my face looking up at Ryan who meets my eyes with utmost shock.

  He looks into my eyes leaning to my ear, “Honey, that caviar is the expensive Almas caviar in 24-karat gold tin for about $25,000, not to mention the champagne for about $800 a bottle. I want to die right now while drinking and eating.”

  I look up into his eyes when he leans up. “Enjoy this moment, Ryan. We are being spoiled right now.” Chris pours the champagne into all the glasses.

  Ryan jumps up holding out his glass to command attention to speak, “I am so proud of you all to follow your hearts and dreams. It took well over twenty years to get noticed and here we are celebrating with the band’s success.” He clinks his glass with Henry and all around the table to join in. We break into the caviar. It is completely amazing. I look up at Chris giving him a thumb up. Ryan is getting heavy sitting on my lap. I shift in my seat, but there is no relief with Ryan’s solid body. I tap him to show that I want to get up. He moves up so I can wiggle out from underneath him to stand up. I walk over to another table to grab a chair and I see Parker still staring over at us. I feel like I should invite him and his friends over to the table, but I decide that would be a bad judgment call if I want to keep anonymous identity within the band.

  I pull the chair over with me, but I continue to stand to let the blood re-circulate in my legs after Ryan’s weight held down on my legs. Chris stares over at me looking like he wants to say something. I nudge him with my hand and he looks up to me to talking. “Heidi picked this. Her boss told her to give us the best of everything at all times.”

  I see the softness in Chris’s eyes as he speaks about Heidi. “You like Heidi, don’t you?” I ask.

  Chris shrugs his shoulders, “Maybe, but I do not think I should follow up to see if she likes me back. I do not think her boss would like me messing around with one of his employees.”

  I look at Chris. “Who is her boss?” Chris shifts around some in his seat, “Heidi’s boss is Connell.”

  I drop my champagne flute to the ground and it shatters at my feet. I look right at Chris, “You mean, the great Connell. The man I followed my entire life? Going to all his shows and listening to his music since high school.”

  Chris stands up
and the band looks up at him. He raises his glass, “Soundbeat would like us to open up for them for a ten city summer tour.” Shocked, I could not answer.

  I think for a few seconds, “I can’t. People might figure out who I am.”

  Ryan stands up rubbing my shoulders while speaking to everyone at the table, “This is her dream! This is all still new on arrival. Livi is completely willing to do the tour as long as she is disguised. It is her destiny. I will be the best cheerleader, I mean roadie, ever!” I jump up into Ryan’s arms sobbing uncontrollably in to his chest. I am so happy but scared at the same time. I hope I can pull this off without anyone figuring it out.

  Some time goes by that night, and then Chris takes me off to the side to talk. He looks slightly concerned. “We do not have to do this tour. We can continue the way we have, just producing new music and videos. If we go on tour, you would have to be disguised at all times and you know there will be fans pawing at you. Livi, I am really sure Ryan is not going to handle that type of situation well. How did he feel about our videos and your costumes?”

  I look up at Chris knowing he is right. “I am doing this. We will be living a dream, riding around on a tour bus. We have always wanted to have that experience.”

  Chris gives me a big hug. “What about Ryan though?” I look over at Ryan sitting at the table enjoying more food laughing with my band mates.

  I shift my eyes back to Chris, “I have told him that my videos are racy and that I am scandalously dressed, but concealed. He has only seen the album cover and the magazine. I have not had the nerve to show him the videos. Things have been going so well that I did not want another fight.”