Banded Together (Rebel Walking #2.5)

This novella is dedicated to my fans who begged to hear more from the
Walker
twins.

Chapter One

Eaven

"Hey, baby, I
can't wait ‘til you're officially Mrs. Walker."
 
His deep whisper pulls me out of my almost
asleep state.
 
I roll over to face him
and even though it's dark, I watch his face.
 
Nose to Nose.

"I'm already
yours.
 
You know this."
 
So much has happened since he proposed.
 
We were going to wait another year, but Talon
is ready to make it official.
 
I love his
urgency—I'm ready, too—but I don’t want to rush it with everything that’s going
on with the band and the trial.

Rebel
Walking
lost their spot on the tour when
Taron
was arrested.
 
We've spent the last five
months, either in court or in limbo, waiting for something to happen.
 
A few months ago
Taron
was released from all charges, but the
Walker
's
haven't rested while the trial for Dylan has been on going.
 
Luckily, this morning he was found guilty on
multiple counts of attempted rape, attempted murder and countless other offenses.
He will be spending
many
years in
prison, which is where he belongs.

The instant relief
when the verdict was read was so peaceful.
 
We should be celebrating, but everyone is too exhausted to do anything
today.

"I know, but
I want the world to know."

"They
do.
 
Are you kidding me?
 
We're always together."

"We could
just do something small at the lake house.
 
We could walk down to the beach and get married next to the water—just
have our family and the crew there to share it with us.
 
Avery can be the flower girl.
 
I’d have
Taron
,
Holden, and Luke on my side and of course you’d have Ivy, Lilly, and Macy on
yours.
 

"You have
this all planned out, don't you?"
 
I
sit up in bed and begin to think of all the stuff I'll need to do to pull this
off.

"All of the
important stuff, I do."
 
He rolls
onto his back, pulling my hands toward him.
 
"Come here, baby."

I work my way into
a straddle on top of the man who holds my whole heart.
 
"We're not going to stress over
this.
 
Let's just keep it
simple."
 
I let his words soak in.
 
I can't wait to be Mrs. Talon Walker and it
really isn't my style to have a huge wedding, anyway.
 
I figured he would've wanted one, but I'm
relieved he doesn't.

"Simple.
 
I like it."
 
His hands begin to roam over my body and I
take the opportunity to rotate my hips just right so that he feels my
warmth.
 
Sleeping naked has its benefits.

"You
wicked, wicked woman.
 
Don't you
dare tease
me.
"
 
His fingers pinch my nipples as he thrusts upward, reminding me what
he's packing.
 
His erection moves right
where I want it to.

"Oh, I'm not
teasing."
 
My breathy voice amuses
him.

"What's so
funny?"
 
This time it's
my
impatience that's obvious.

"You're
always so ready for me.
 
You never disappoint."

"Damn
straight.
 
Have you ever seen
yourself?"
 
I lower my mouth to his
chest and begin nibbling over his chest and neck.
 
His hands continue to roam over my body,
sending chills in every direction.
 
My
hair falls over my face and he uses his hand to swipe it to one side.
 
I feel his hand leave me and his body stretch
toward the nightstand right before he flicks on the light.

He loves to watch
me during sex.
 
It strikes me to the
depths of my soul when he does this.
 
His
stare pierces straight through my body the entire time.
 
It's raw and so real, but I love it.

I lift my torso
back up and watch him tuck his arms beside his head.
 
My fingers run over and through the ridges of
his defined stomach.
 
He works hard to
stay sculpted and I never miss the opportunity to truly appreciate his efforts.

My fingers follow
the muscles straight to where our hips meet.
 
I slowly lift my hips and enjoy that his shaft lifts to the exact spot I
need it to be.
 
Sliding down onto him, I
close my eyes and love the feeling of him filling me completely.
 
With my hands splayed across his abs, I begin
to move slowly.

My focus on how he
feels is consuming me.
 
I open my eyes to
watch him, not surprised when I find him staring deep into my eyes.
 
Keeping my eyes locked with his, I continue my
motions.
 
He allows me to move completely
on my own; I love when he gives me control.
 
There are too many times he can't wait any longer and he takes
over.
 

I work him slowly
until his heated release sends me into my own orgasm.
 
Our eyes never leave each other’s and his
arms are still tucked behind his head.
 
I
lean down to kiss his lips and he envelops me in his arms.
 
The touch of his hands on my sweaty body
makes me want to drag him into the shower with me.
 

"I fucking
love you."
 
His words make me smile.

"You're such
a romantic."
 
I pinch his nipple as
I lean up.

"What?
 
I do!"

"I know you
do.
 
I love you, too!"

"So marry
me."

"I
am
marrying you."

"Today."

"We
can't
get married today.
 
I need to get a few things together."

"Okay.
Tomorrow."

"You are
impossible."

"This
weekend.
 
Saturday.
 
That gives you five days."

Can I do everything in five days?
 
My mind starts rushing through all the places
I need to go, things I need to do.
 
He
palms my face with both hands and leans up so that we’re eye to eye.
 
"We're not going to stress out over
this."
 
He pulls me in for a
kiss.
 
"We are going to enjoy this
week and look forward to starting our lives together.
 
Let me plan everything."

"You want to
plan our wedding?"

"Sure.
 
Why not?
 
It's not that big of a deal.
 
I
just need you there looking fucking gorgeous, a ring and me."

"What about
the cake, my dress, invites, photographer, decorations, music, your
tux...."

"Hold
up.
 
Let's just do this
together."
 
I watch him reach for
his phone.
 

"Mom, I'm
getting married Saturday."
 
He holds
the phone away from his ear and hits speaker.
 
I can hear her scream echo distortedly through the phone.
 

"Oh,
Talon!
 
I'm so excited for you
guys.
 
Eaven
is
already considered family, though.
 
What
can I do to help?"

"Well, I'd
like you to see if we can borrow the lake house from the Peterson's.
 
We need to call the family and tell them—since
we won't have time for invitations—and I'm going to let you handle making it
look ready for a wedding.
 
We want to
keep it simple, so don't go overboard."
 
His conversation continues for some time while he explains to her what
he wants.

"Out
by the water.
 
We’ll need room for
the set, too, so work on that.
 
Rebel
Walking
will play that night."
 
I watch my man in amazement.
 
Is he
for real?
 
I've never really had any
specific plans for my wedding day; I just always focused on who I would share
the big day with.
 
Sadly, in all of my
thoughts about that day, I never dreamed how much I would love my guy.
 
It's hard to imagine unless you've felt this
way before.
 

He hangs up with
his mom and dials another number, keeping it on speaker.
 
"Hey, mom!
 
I'm marrying your daughter on
Saturday."
 
My mom reacts very
similar to the way his did.
 
That sexy
smile spreads across his face even more.
 
How the hell did I get so lucky?
 
The smirk on Talon's face as he handles the
details is so damn sexy.
 
I want to kiss
him all over right now.

I watch him take
my stress and relieve it little by little with each phone call.
 
He asks Mom to work with his mom on most of
the decorations and food.
 
Of course she
agrees because that's how both of our mothers are.
 
His next call is Ivy, just like I knew it
would be.
 

"Hey Ivy, I'm
going to need you Saturday.
 
We need a
photographer for our wedding and I want up close and personal
pics
.
 
It's perfect because
you'll be right up front as a bridesmaid."
 
I'm a little surprised when Ivy doesn't show as much enthusiasm.
 
I need to check in on her today.
 
She's been through so much with the trial and
I know she hasn't been sleeping well.
 

Talon looks at me
with an inquisitive reaction to Ivy's awkward silence and I simply shrug.
 
"Yeah, for sure I'll do it.
 
I'm happy for you guys."
 

"Geez Ivy,
can you be a little more excited?"
 

"I'm
sorry.
 
Of course I'm excited for the two
of you.
 
You are the perfect couple and
I've always been your biggest fan.
 
It
will make me so happy to share your day with you.
 
I don’t mean to sound like I'm not excited; I'm
just really tired."

"Is my
brother there?"

"Yeah,
just a sec."
 
Talon takes the
phone off of speaker to talk to
Taron
.

"You
taking care of your girl?
 
‘
Cause
she sounds off."

"Yeah,
okay, just making sure.
 
Hey... I
need a bachelor party this Friday.
 
Ev
and I are
doin
’ this on
Saturday.
 
Of course
I need you there with me when we do this."
 
Wait a
second.
 
I can't help but raise a
curious brow to the kind of trouble a bachelor party thrown by
Taron
will bring.