A Rock & Roll Romance

Chapter Thirty Two

The pair laid on the bed tangled together for quite some time before either one of them found the energy to speak. "God you're too good at that." "Ha.. I did nothing, it's all you. You've taught me a lot." She giggled. "No ways... I'm just glad it's me receiving your attention." Meghan lifted her head. "Well you're definitely worth my attention." She said kissing him. "Champagne?" He asked. "Are we celebrating?" She questioned pulling the sheets over their lower bodies as he sat up ready to pour two glasses. "Well it WAS to toast our last scratch... but I don't think that was our last was it?" Meghan looked down and bit her lip. "No I don't think so.." she said quietly. "This just went way past complicated." She said looking up into his brown eyes. He handed her a glass of champagne before tucking some hair behind her ear. "Complicated doesn't have to be bad." He said smiling nervously. "No?" She questioned. "Not necessarily... we just need to manage each other's expectations and perhaps find a more mature and serious label than scratching?" He smirked making her giggle.

Meghan pulled the sheets over them fully and sipped more of her drink. "Let's get this week out the way and I promise we'll do this properly." Johnny said as he lifted his left arm around her bringing her closer to his body. "Properly?" She asked looking up at him. "Yeah properly. Not just booty calls." "Is that what this is?" She smirked. "If we are doing this I'm a southern gentleman and I do things properly.... I'd like to take you out." Meghan smiled touched at his sincerity. "I think I'd like that." She smiled before he kissed her passionately and she could taste the champagne on his lips.

They drank a couple of glasses, and partook in another round of passionate "scratching" before laying naked under the sheets opposite each other in the middle of the bed. Both of them were on their sides, Meghan had her hands tucked under her pillow as Johnny's large bicep provided an excellent pillow on top of his actual pillow for his head. "In all seriousness how was your visit to your brother's?" He asked concerned. "It was ok, better than I thought it would be, of course Polly and her family were extremely extra, we socialised every evening. Last night was her mother's gala, and I simply had to meet everyone." Meg said mimicking Polly's very well to do voice making Johnny chuckle. "And the corporate dinner?" "Oh yes my brother couldn't wait to show that off on Tuesday. How well he was doing. We went to Nobu. He had about 8 clients there with their wives, some mistresses, and they were quite open about it. According to Dan it's all about spreading the B's." "The B's?" "Booze, Broads, and booty." Meghan said smirking. "It was our father's motto." Johnny nodded. "You must miss him." "Yeah.. it's hard because Mum got custody of us, so we lost so much time with him and then when he passed I felt so cheated. She's moved on so quickly. He should be here. He should have seen Dan get married and become this big CEO.. he should have watched as Poppy graduated.." Meghan said getting emotional. "And you?" "Me?" She asked tearfully. "I just miss having my best friend.. mind you, he wouldn't have stood for Alex's crap... I shouldn't have stood for Alex's crap." She said wiping her eyes. "Sorry." She apologised before he placed a comforting hand on her exposed arm, "Never apologise for grieving. Whether it's your father, or your past relationship it's what makes us human." Johnny said softly. "Besides I dread to think how much Alice would tear me apart if he had back up..." Johnny said making her smile. "He's not gonna tear you apart." "Meg, I'm sleeping with his niece." "So???" "Well that's bad. That goes against every guy code.." "It's not like I'm his daughter." "You're as good as." "So you're saying in years to come if Lily came home and said Daddy I'm in love and it happens to be one of your pals you would kick off?" "Doll most of my pals are either dead or old enough to be her grandfather."

An hour or so later, Meghan sat up and reached for her satin robe that was usually neatly on the end of her bed but due to earlier actions was now tossed on the floor. "Going somewhere?" Johnny asked placing his glass on the bedside table beside him. "I just thought maybe umm I should get cleaned up... after a flight and ummm everything I feel pretty gross." She said nervously. He nodded before kicking off the sheets and standing, her eyes gazed over his body once more. She was allowed to now they had made this official right? She wandered into the en suite and heard him follow, her eyes widened, did he plan to shower with her? She turned the taps on and grabbed a hair tie from a drawer piling her long hair on top of her head as he wrapped his arms round her from behind. Kissing her now exposed neck. "Even I'm not sure I can go again..." she giggled. "I'll wait.. it's not like we are on a curfew now is it?" He smirked and she turned in his arms, placing hers loosely round his neck, "So what does this mean now then?" He bit his lip. "I kinda hoped we would suss all that out this week." He said. "I know, I know and I don't wanna get hung up on it but does this mean you're not going home tonight or?" She shrugged and he smirked, "Not unless you want me to? Besides I think you've done such a number on me it's a miracle I'm standing now let alone being able to walk back." "And the guys?" Meghan questioned. "Believe it or not they aren't my carers. They probably don't even know I'm gone." "Some form of security they are." She giggled before undoing her robe and wandering into the large shower. She felt Johnny's eyes on her as he slowly followed in behind her.

After showering the pair had worked up an appetite so Meghan rewrapped her robe around her and headed down to the kitchen with Johnny hot on her heels. He had donned his jeans again and looked a little uncomfortable but the topless view was doing things for Meghan. "I don't have much in.. but I can make grilled cheese?" She said looking into the fridge. "My favourite." He smirked lighting up once more and leaning on the worktop. "I make a mean grilled cheese.." she giggled. "Can't wait to try it then!" He laughed as she began cooking. "When do you think Alice and Sheryl will arrive?" "They think they'll come on Wednesday and maybe leave Saturday. I can't believe all their kids are busy, it makes me feel like the baby of the family still needing them on a holiday." "It's not about needing them doll, it's about you wanting to spend time with them. They are good people I can see why." Meghan smiled before expertly flipping the sandwiches. "And thank you for offering to host us all. It's gonna be caranage." "Yeah almost 30 of us this year, that's got to be a record!" Johnny smirked before heading to the fridge and pouring some drinks for them both.

Strangely as Meghan placed the sandwiches on the plates that Johnny placed on the island, this all felt remarkably normal and like they had been doing it for years. She didn't dare voice that though, after all who knew where this would end up going.