Family Ties

__Family Ties.__

**Chapter 2 – Take Off**


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Rosie sat at the back of the tour bus, this was the easiest job in the world, she thought, very little in the way of actual work. Her role mainly entailed ensuring her team were ready and waiting at each venue and the sweeps were carried out correctly and thoroughly, having hand picked her team, she knew what they were capable of, and they knew what was expected of them. She had detailed each band member, including the support band, a member of her team exclusively, and the whole thing was going to plan, just as she knew it would. Despite Billie’s misgivings he’d been outnumbered and she had headed up the security team. They had done her proud at the last two nights gigs. She was starting to relax, had watched the band from the scaffold last night, swinging her legs in time to the music, and un wound enough to have a drink with Mike. She frowned as she recalled how the drink had led to a ‘moment’.

((**Memory**

Rosie laughed as Mike described Tre’s latest antics
“The guy is like 12” laughed Mike “He just can’t resist acting the clown”

“He sure makes people laugh” she replied

“So” Mike swallowed a drink “How’s about you then? Any man out there? Waiting for his super hero girlfriend to come home and warm his slippers?”

“No” Rosie laughed again “No one, better that way in this line of work, what about you?”

“Now and again” non committal, Mike moved closer, his lips brushing hers, gently, his hand stroking the back of her hair, chance his arm he thought.

Rosie responded, it was a long time since a man had kissed her, she let her hand move to Mike’s chest, the kiss deepened. Rosie could feel the old feelings that she had suppressed for years awakening, she wrapped her arms around his neck, turning to face him as his hands pulled her to him, she ran her hands over the fabric of his shirt, feeling her breasts crushed against Mike’s chest as she moved closer, Mike shifted so they were almost in full body contact, feeling his body start to respond to hers. Rosie could feel the familiar yet forgotten feelings of sexual arousal course through her, but something held her back, she pulled away.


“What’s wrong?” Mike asked gently, stroking her face

“Nothing, I, er just don’t think this is such a good idea” she replied “It’s early days on the tour, this might not be the best move just now” she backed away from him “Sorry, I didn’t mean to lead you on”

“I like you Rosie” he said bluntly

“I like you Mike” she replied “It’s just not a good idea, not now, Billie would freak and it’s too dangerous, we’re all too close together”

“Ok, I can wait” Mike threw himself on his bunk, pulling the curtains across.

Rosie sighed and left the tour bus, she had checks to make, the band went on stage in two hours, she needed to move, some action, to suppress the feelings that threatened to take her straight back to Mike’s bunk and bang his brains out, she had gone far too long without sex, she decided some light male relief may be in order, discreetly, somewhere on the road. **))

Rosie snapped back to the present as Tre and Billie thundered into the bus, still sweaty and full of adrenaline from the show.

“No Mike?” she asked, he had avoided her since this afternoon

“In the hotel, I can’t stand another minute on that bunk, Mike’s got a headache, but we’re gonna have a few beers, you comin’?” Billie replied.

“Yeah, sure” Rosie squashed past Tre, trying to ignore the feelings rising up in her at the masculine smell of sweat and excitement, she could feel his body through his damp clothes, hot and trembling from the rush of being on stage, she swallowed, and forced herself past, breathing deeply as she stepped into the cool air. Christ! She thought, what was wrong with her, she was like a dog on heat!

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