Tethered (Book Two of The Invisible String Series)

Here We Go Again

Eventually she drops her legs from where they're wrapped around my waist and gently pushes against my chest, causing us to break apart long enough for her to switch our positions. She settles herself between my legs, taking my bottom lip between her teeth as her hands roam under my shirt and lightly trace against my stomach, the muscles there twitching under her touch. My own hands come up to cradle her face in my palms, keeping her close as she pecks my lips a few times before pulling away with a breathy sigh. "I don't want you to leave."

I let out my own sigh as I stare up into her eyes, letting my thumbs rub across the soft skin of her cheeks. "I know."

"Can you just cancel the tour and stay here?"

I shake my head as I move to tuck a piece of her hair behind her ear, my heart aching at the thought of having to say goodbye in a few days. "I wish I could, but I can't. Even if I could, you're leaving for London in May."

The blonde lets out another loud, unsatisfied sigh before she drops her head back down to nudge her nose against mine. "Fine, but we're getting married as soon as we're both finished."

I let out a chuckle as I press my lips to her forehead, my fingers tangling themselves into her blonde locks. "I don't think that's something we can manage, my love, but I promise it won't be that bad. We've done this before."

Lizzie lets out a light whine before she shoves her face into my neck. "Yeah, but that was before. Before we're engaged. I don't want to spend the next five months only getting to see you a handful of times."

I run my hand up and down her back, all thoughts about sex momentarily forgotten as the blonde's grip on my shirt tightens. I find it kind of odd that the last time we were in this situation it was me who was terrified of her leaving, but now it seems our roles have reversed and I can't quite put a finger on why or how that happened. Maybe we're still feeling a bit of the after effects of the attack? Either or, I don't like that she seems so upset about this. "It's gonna be okay, Liz. We're gonna be okay. We'll make the time, just like we did before."

I don't know if my words were meant to comfort her, myself, or the both of us but it seems to work since Lizzie lets out another loud sigh into my neck before placing a few kisses against my skin. "You're right. I don't know why I'm acting like this. I'm sorry. I just...I don't want to waste anymore time not being with you."

"Lizzie, my love, you don't have to apologize. I get it. Our lives won't always be this crazy, our schedules just happen to overlap right now. All of this was already in the works before we met, so it's not like we planned for this time apart to happen. And the band's taking a break after we get back from touring, so we'll have all the time in the world to plan our wedding and get married then."

"I know."

Turning on my side so that I'm facing my fiancée, I give the blonde a squeeze and place a bunch of kisses against the side of her face, causing her to scrunch her nose up adorably. "I love you."

Lizzie snakes a hand out from between us to cup my cheek, her eyes scanning over my face for a few moments before the corners of her lips curve up into a small smile, even though her green irises still have some hint of sadness in their depths. "I love you more."

I tear my gaze away from hers to look at my watch, smiling a little when I realize we still have a few more minutes to ourselves. "You know, we still have like fifteen minutes of your lunch left."

Thankfully, the sad look on the blonde's face fades and she's suddenly tugging my shirt over my head, causing me to laugh at her eagerness. Once I'm free of the garment, she tosses it off to the side and gently pushes against my chest until I'm laying on my back once more, her roaming hands landing on my bra-covered breasts where she gives them a firm squeeze. "I only need ten."

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Hello, everyone! A very late night/early morning chapter for your viewing pleasure. I can't sleep, so why not channel this chaos into something productive for you all????

Things are going to pick up at bit next chapter. We're officially heading on tour, and I really don't know how many chapters I plan that to last. A good few, probably. This is what I have planned: we're looking at the first night of the tour as one chapter. A few in between where we get to see some adorable mother-daughter bonding time between Olivia and us/Lizzie respectively. Some chapters in Lizzie's POV as she's filming. Oh, and we're getting to meet Sawyer in there as well. That's going to be fun. That chapter's going to be Lizzie going toe-to-toe with our ex-wife. I'm REALLY looking forward to writing that one. We also have the 1 year anniversary chapter coming up and finally the last show of the tour. But once the tour is done, we're back for Scarlet and Colin's wedding and then we're planning ours! I have lots of fun stuff planned, so just keep yourself buckled in and enjoy the ride!

Also, side note, I've thought about signing off on my chapters after this with my name instead of my username. I feel like at this point you all should get to know who I am. What would you all think of that?

Remember to keep yourselves fed and hydrated. Until next time. -CommanderRaccoon (for now 😏)