I toweled off my hair and ran a brush through it, then pulled on my clothes. I ran a bit of styling cream through my hair to tame the waves a bit, then grabbed the hairdryer to finish up. I ran my palm along the bit of scruff that had appeared since I'd shaved yesterday morning. No time to get rid of it, but luckily, our fans didn't mind the scruffy look. Neither did Allie, for that matter, although I would have to be careful not to scratch her delicate skin later. If she was willing to let me get that close to her, that is.
There was a knock on the bathroom door. "Two minutes. Hustle your ass, pretty boy!" I heard Josh say with a laugh. I opened the bathroom door to find the guys walking out of thedressing room, followed by Becca and Min, who had apparently arrived as I was getting ready.
Allie waited for me, and I grabbed her arm before she could turn to follow the others.
I cupped her face in my hands and peered down at her, watching the expression on her face carefully.
"Are we OK, Sunshine?" I asked quietly, hoping like hell that her answer would be yes.
She nodded and smiled, "Yes, honey, we're good. Although I think you owe me an orgasm or three for this when we get home."
I laughed out loud, the relief rushing through me at her words. "Gladly, Sunshine. I'll give you orgasms every day for the rest of your life, that's a promise."
The production assistant who had helped with our sound-check earlier appeared in the doorway.
"Uh, sorry to interrupt, Nico, but we're ready for you."
"Sorry," I said. "Just couldn't resist kissing my girl one last time before I go on-stage," I said with a wink at Allie. She blushed and swatted a hand at my ass as I turned and led her from the room.
We made our way to the backstage waiting area to join the others. Security escorted Allie, Becca, and Min to their seats in the wings. I could see Michael and his wife Jayne, as well as Lana and her date already seated there waiting for the show to start.
I was able to peak out and get a glimpse of the crowd before the house lights lowered, and I was fucking stoked to see somany fans wearing Pride and rainbow clothing, rather than the usual Storm Front gear I was used to seeing. I pointed it out to the rest of the guys and clasped Tony's shoulder in support as the sight brought tears to his eyes. I gave him our usual one-armed man hug as he surreptitiously wiped his eyes.
We took the stage to a roar of applause, which always took me by surprise no matter how many times it happened.
The concert went off without a hitch. We played some of our biggest hits in between a few songs from the upcoming album. The new songs were all well-received, even though only one of them had been released as a single for radio play at this point. There wasn't a standard meet-and-greet scheduled, so after the show we were all escorted back to the dressing area so we could get showered and changed. We were always a sweaty mess after performing under the hot stage lights, so we automatically brought a change of clothes with us.
I showered quickly and dried off, running the towel over my head a few extra times instead of opting for the hair dryer again. I was anxious for a few minutes alone with Allie before we had to join the other for the ride home.
Opening the bathroom door, I found Allie lounging on the sofa drinking a bottle of water and scrolling through her phone. I lunged for her, scooping her up and sitting back down as she squealed and grabbed me around the neck. I settled her more fully across my lap. I leaned my head on her shoulder, rubbingnose along her collar bone and nuzzling down into the neckline of her shirt.
"I missed you," I whispered.
"I missed you, too," she whispered back.
I looked up and shot her a teasing grin. "I wasn't talking to you, Sunshine, I was talking to your tits."
I ducked and laughed as she whacked me on the shoulder with a huff. "Oh, you, I'll get you back for that one, mister," she warned with a wag of her finger. "You'd better take a good look now, because you aren't going to see them for a long time after that smartass remark."
I shifted us so that she was straddling my hips and held her tightly. I leaned forward and nuzzled her cleavage again. "Oh, no, Sunshine, you can't be that cruel. You know I miss you every second you're away from me."I gave her my most pitiful pouty look, and she laughed at my expression.
A knock on the door drew us apart, and she hopped up from my lap as Matt called from the hallway "Are you decent in there?"
"Unfortunately. Come on in!" I called back, and just shrugged and grinned when she rolled her eyes at me.
The door opened and Matt popped his head in. "Michael said the cars are waiting for us.You guys ready to head out?"
"Yeah, let me get my stuff out of the bathroom and we can go." I picked up my bag and grabbed Allie's hand, and we followed Matt to the back entrance where everyone was gathered.
Matt and Becca joined Josh and Min in the first SUV since Matt and Josh lived fairly close to each other. Michael walked with Jayne, Lana, and her date Darren, to the second one. Tony was going to ride with us, since his penthouse was on the way to our place. I held Allie's hand and led her toward the third SUV,with Tony bringing up the rear. We had only taken a few steps when all hell broke loose.
