*James*

Julia didn't really see Nate at all today. He had interview after interview  and was busy right up to his concert. Maybe it's a good thing. Maybe a little time apart will be good for them. To be honest, today was kinda fun. It was rainy out but that didn't stop Casey from taking Maggie for little walks throughout the day for me. The rest of the time we stayed inside and took advantage of all the perks of being on the Nate Hollan Tour. And there are some pretty cool perks.

 No, I wasn't able to play table tennis, basketball or even soccer, but there was a full gym set up with an elliptical, treadmill, stationary bike as well as weights. Jonah helped me and we worked out together doing both cardio and weight training together. A good hour and a half workout which helped me feel myself again. We also took advantage of all the free food. Amazing how just months ago, Al was making me meals in the Marriott kitchen to take home and get me through my days when money was tight. Now I'm eating like a king.

Not only that, because Julia and Nate aren't really on good terms, she decided to watch the concert rom the rec room, meaning I didn't have to get dressed up in my bodyguard uniform. Of course, I started to doze off on the couch halfway through watching the concert.

"Hey, James..." I hear Julia's soft voice and feel her rub my back as I wake up. "Hey, wake up."

I look around the room, forgetting where I am for a minute before it clicks.

"Cmon, lets head back to the tour bus to sleep. This room is gonna get really loud with the afterparty." Julia says as I stand up and stretch. I'm still half asleep as Julia guides me out to the Tour Bus. "I'll help you get ready for bed."

I nod and kick off my sneakers once inside and Julia helps me get undressed, then pulls out the trundle bed from under the couch.

"Are you sleeping with me or him?" I ask, still half asleep. Julia stands up straight and turns around to face me. 

"I haven't really talked to Nate much today. I don't know what happened in the middle of the night. I was coming down from the Ativan, that much I know. I don't know... We haven't talked about anything. So I guess I'm sleeping here with you." 

"Good."  I make my move and gaze down at her while tucking her hair behind her ears. I lean down and kiss Julia, then pull her in against my body.

"James..." Julia breaks away for a moment.

"Julia." I murmur softly with a sigh.

"We're not together."

"One more time before you get back together with him. Cuz, you know you're gonna get back together with him.." I rest my forehead on hers with my eyes closed. Please just give me one more time. "I miss you."

"Anyone could walk in here." She looks around but I smirk. Like that has ever stopped us before. I kiss her again and this time, Julia throws her arms up over my shoulders and threads her fingers through the hair on the nape of my neck, pulling gently, turning me on even more. God I've missed Julia. Does she know what she does to me? How she makes me feel?

I watch her pull her top off and throw it off to the side, and then pull down her shorts and step out of them. All without breaking our kiss much. 

Jesus Christ. She's wearing her red lace bra and underwear. If this moment wasn't already perfect... I groan at the sigh of her and feel my dick twitch against her stomach. I may not be fully awake yet but my body sure as hell is.

"You know I'm not gonna be the one to stop, babe." I keep my mouth on hers while I talk, not willing to separate from her. "Julia, I want you so bad." 

Julia kisses me with so much passion now she makes it known there's no stopping this. She becomes bold and I watch her slide down to her knees and look up at me. She's gonna be the death of me right now looking the way she looks. She takes off my underwear and I spring out of the tight confinement of the fabric.

I let her lead the way but I don't take my eyes off her. Her lips graze my shaft and the second her tongue touches my skin, I let out a low groan of pleasure. She started off slow. Teasing me, frustrating me in the best way, torturing me with her soft lips wrapped around me. I lean back against the counter with my eyes still on her and tangle one hand in her hair. As much as I'd love to push that head of hers all the way into my body, I don't. I wait for Julia to be ready. And the moment she takes me deep down her throat I can't help but let out another moan and she hums. The vibration of that one action has me desperate for more.  I watch Julia slide her hand between her thighs and down her underwear, letting out another hum of pleasure, making me twitch in her mouth from not only the sensation but from watching her touch herself with me in her mouth like this. I'm barely hanging on.

My breath becomes more labored as she bobs her head, taking me in all the way and slowly pulling back again and again, driving me insane.  My focus is gone now. I'm looking at her but  but there was this haze in my vision from the pleasure she was giving me, taking over my sight. I can tell she's getting closer but I'm ahead of her and need to slow this down before I come in her mouth. My breathing becomes ragged and I quickly pull her off me.

"Babe.... I can't wait any longer."  My hands are everywhere. My mouth is everywhere and Julia begins to lose control the second I touch her core.

"Oh God." She mutters against my shoulder as I get her off with my hand. Her body shudders as she hits her orgasm, and before I let her come down from her high I sit her up on the counter and thrust into. And I don't stop thrusting. It takes her breath away and this X-rated moan escapes her, making us both laugh a little at the same time. God I can never get enough of Julia. Everything about her. Even her little laughs while we have sex, how she makes me fall in love with her.

"Oh my God James..."  She hits another orgasm so I quicken my pace, slamming into her using all my muscles. She wraps her leg and arms around me and lets me take over completely the way I need to. I can he hard, rough, fast...maybe too fast for some, but not Julia. She closes her eyes and a slight smile forms on her face with each orgasm.

I drop my head and round my back to rapidly thrust into her and focus on my own release now. 

"Fuck.."  I gasp as I come inside her before slowing down. "You... you feel so good." 

"We're so good together." Julia breathes out, feeling all the things I'm feeling. 

"Bout time you admitted that, baby."  I continue to rock into her until the sensation starts to fade and my focus is no longer hazy. While I'm still inside her I straighten my back and laugh a little. "Um.... yeah, "I look around for a towel or something. "That was...a lot."

Julia's shirt is on the counter and that's gonna have to do because she is full of me and the moment I pull out we're gonna make a big mess. Julia laughs and shakes her head at me.

"The things I do for you, Mr. Gallo." She balls up her shirt and quickly takes over the second I pull out.  

"Who's gonna do THAT laundry??"I laugh loudly, making Julia laugh. How can she ever deny how good we are together? Look how happy we are. How we laugh. How we fit perfectly together. Yet she'll always choose him over me. It drives me crazy until I get these moments with her all to myself. There's no way he makes her feel the way I make her feel. I guarantee  there's no comparison.

*Trisha*

I watch Nate from behind the scenes and a wave of emotion runs through me. I'm so proud of him. He's come so far and overcome so many obstacles. Now look at him, singing his heart out, pleasing his fans, doing what he loves. The second he walks off the stage of Night Two Concert, I throw my arms around him.

"That was perfect!! Do you hear that crowd?!?"  The roaring from the crowd seems louder than last night, if that's even possible, and tonight there was not one mistake. 

"Night Two down!" Jared exclaims while he walks off the stage. He wipes the sweat off his forehead with a towel. Right behind him come Tommy, Andy, Craig, Kyle, Dominic, Evan and Alison, all doing the same.

"Guys, that was better than last night."  Nate smiles at his band while gulping down water. I hand out water bottles to everyone and our clan begins to come into the room. Jonah, Casey, and Paul enter the rec room and Casey looks around.

"Where's the dog?" She asks, usually the one to take Maggie out. Paul looks down on the table where Nate's phone is and hands him a note.

"No Julia tonight?" Evan asks with smirk. Ugh. He is a mini Nate.

"She went back on the bus to sleep." Nate looks down at Julia's note now disappointed.

"Aww. That's too bad." Evan's devilish grin makes me look at him in disgust.

"And you..you stay away." Nate squints his eyes at the kid. 

"Ok, shower, eat, relax for a few before we hit the road again. Next stop is Manchester." Leslie announces nd everyone goes their separate ways before the After-Party. 

The production crew wastes no time tearing the arena down to pack up for the next destination.

"I can't believe we are finally watching this all unfold." I hand Jonah a plate, knowing the guy is always hungry. Always. Usually I'd talk to Paul but he's being Nate's bodyguard in the dressing room so Nate can shower. I don't usually talk to Jonah often.

"Why do you look nervous or something?" I study Jonah's face while he piles some appetizers on his plate.

"You didn't see his holding his chest a few times??"

My eyes widen hearing this.

"Well, no.. I mean. I'm back here the whole time with Leslie so I mainly see the back of him unless he's running around. What do you mean, holding his chest??" I ask full of concern.

"He's downplaying his symptoms, that's what I mean. It worries me, Trisha. If he won't be honest with me with how he feels I can't treat him."

"Are you sure he just didn't have a little heartburn or something? We've been eating junk lately. He's not used to it....No offense, Debbie. The food is amazing but Nate literally lives off of grilled chicken, fish and salad because of his heart." I redeem myself as the caterer laughs.

"I take no offence. Nate picked out the menu, remember?" Debbie says.

Right. We did. Over two years ago before any of this happened with his heart. Jonah gives me an "Are you serious." Look to my heartburn comment knowing full well it wasn't heartburn.

"Alright." I say in almost a whisper. "I'll talk to him about it. But not tonight, ok? Let him enjoy tonight."

"Of course. Actually, hold my plate. I'm gonna go check on Julia real quick to make sure she's not jumping off a ledge somewhere high." Jonah laughs at his own joke and I can't help but chuckle. He's usually always serious and in nurse mode. It's nice to see some character come out of the man.

***

The rec room begins to fill up with everyone who made this night happen  and Nate joins the crowd. First mingling like always, then grabbing food and a ginger ale to sit on the couch where Jonah eventually sits after checking on Julia.  I find myself staring at Nate for a few minutes. Is he really downplaying the chest pain?  I really hope not.

"You are about to drool you're staring at him for so long." Leslie rolls her eyes at me.

"No, not that. His nurse noticed Nate having some chest pains on stage." I say while still looking over at Nate. He glances at me and gives me a wink and a smile before returning to his conversation with Jonah.

"He seems fine now." Leslie says.

"Yea... we're probably overthinking shit." 

The band gets a little rowdy and I notice  Craig and Dominic are already getting wasted.

"Guys, other room if you're gonna drink that shit. Not near Nate. Recovering ALCOHOLIC remember??" I snap at the two bandmates like their mother who both nod and leave the room with their booze. The scent of weed fills the room as Andy and Kyle pass a blunt. "Are we in fucking highschool? C'mon guys. Take that outside. No smoking in the building."

"Yes mommy." Kyle says in a seductive way and I cringe. They are all good looking guys but I am not into the call me mommy, daddy role playing shit. Leslie follows them out making it known she's gonna go get high.

"Buncha children." Paul stands next to me now with his plate of food.

"I swear I have to babysit everyone around here."  I huff. "How are you doing?" I grab a chair at the table and Paul sits across from me.

"Did you see Hollan on stage tonight?" Paul gets right to it.  So it was obviously noticed that Nate was having some issues with his heart.

"I can only see the back of him. Jonah told me.."  I sulk down a little. "I had no idea until after the concert."

"He's stressed." Paul grumbles, keeping his eyes down on his food while he eats.

"Yeah well we have your girl, Moretti, to thank for thaaat. He was never stressed when he was going on tour single."

Paul looks up at me but says nothing and refocuses back on his plate of nachos. Typical Paul move.

"What?" I raise a brow.

"Nothing."

"No, you have something to say Rossi. I can tell. Spit it out."

"There's nothing to spit out. You're just hard on her." He says while shoveling food into his mouth.

"She needs someone to keep her in her place."

"Noooo. She could use a friend. Not a guy friend either. She attracts plenty of attention from guys." Paul leans back in his chair and wipes his mouth with his napkin. Part of what he said is true. Julia walks into a room and whether she realizes or not, every man's eyes gravitate to her. She's a beautiful woman who doesn't look a day over thirty. A fit little five foot body and is sensitive and kind. Men get wrapped around her finger easily. 

"Moretti doesn't need more friends. She needs a reality check." I retort, not really knowing what else to say to Paul. I don't mean to be tough with her but I AM overprotective of Nate and that heart of his. Always will be.

"Trish....."

"I'm sorry. She just screams stress, ok? I'm always gonna worry about Nate and his health. He was about to marry a walking heart attack. I'm glad she called things off with him but the stress that it is putting on Nate is not cool in my book." I look down at my food and finally begin to eat now.

"You don't think you have ever caused Nate stress, do you?"

"Me? I'm the fucking fixer, sexy. I'm the one who  cleans up Hollan's shit."

I notice Paul's focus is on Nate and he abruptly stands up. Nate is across the room, standing and staring at Paul, ready to move and in need of a bodyguard. I have no idea what Nate and Jonah were just talking about but whatever it was got heated or something was said. Nate heads to the back exit of the room that leads out to the parking where all the tour busses are and Paul quickly follows. 

Odd.

I continue eating, chat it up with Casey a little while keeping an eye on the door but Paul and Nate never return. Which only means one thing.

Julia had another episode.

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