All Chapters of Dionysus Rising ( A Rockstar Romance) books 1-3: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Lola“Lola’s pregnant.”Groaning, I threw a glare at Celia. Curled up on her threadbare sofa, I would have thrown something more than a glance at her if I had been home, but this was her place and I didn't want to accidentally break something that meant something to her. Not that she wouldn't deserve it. She ‘d opened her mouth as soon as she had let Elodie in. Elodie froze in the open doorway, hovering between the snow covered outside and the warmth of inside and I shivered. Mostly from the cold, but not entirely. The way Elodie was looking at me made me uneasy.“Celia.” Pulling my knees up to my chest, I rested my chin upon them and stared at my best friend. “Will you come in or go out?” Celia shivered. “You're letting out all the warm air and–” The door slammed as Elodie stepped forward. Shrugging off her coat, she continued to stare at me like I was an alien creature.“You’re pregnant?” she finally said.“Yes.” Celia got there first, and I threw another death glare at her.“No

LolaTurning every which was, I surveyed myself in the full–length mirror hanging over the door in my childhood bedroom. “I'm not sure,” I mumbled, smoothing my hands down over my stomach. From her place lounging on the bed, Elodie straightened. “You look stunning, and it's much too early to worry about showing or anything like that.”I frowned at myself in the mirror. Showing? The thought hadn't even crossed my mind. She was right, of course it was too soon, but now she had said it, I couldn’t get it out of my mind. Idly, I let my fingers skim over the satin. “Stop it.” From her perch on the bed, Elodie groaned. “You look fantastic. Now put your shoes on and let's get out of here.” Her eyes drifted past me to the closed door. “If I have to hear your stepdad moan about Louis one more time, I may say something I'll regret.” She grinned ruefully. “Ok maybe I won't regret it because that man is a class A asshole but, can we please get going?”“I’m not sure I should be going at all, Elo

LolaYou could have heard a pin drop. The moment the words left my mouth, the whole place seemed to grow silent. It was deafening, but not as deafening as Dion's silence. He didn't make a sound. He didn't even move. It was like he was frozen in place with Rake's shirt still gripped in his hands. I didn’t know what I was expecting, but his total lack of reaction wasn't it. And it scared me. Dion was a passionate man. He should have reacted. The absolute silence that wrapped around him was terrifying. “Dion?” Erik's arm curled around my waist, holding me up. I didn't know where he had come from, but I was suddenly glad of his presence. Everyone was looking at me with their mouths open. My brother's face was twisted in anger, but it was Dion's silence that hurt the most. “Shall we take this somewhere more private?”“No.” The word ripped its way out of Dion's mouth and I swallowed hard. There was so much anger in that one word. Slowly, he came back to life. His grip loosened and his sho

DionI couldn't remember the last time I was so nervous going on stage. Not that what faced me was a stage as such, but it was where I was going to perform. And I didn't get nervous before a performance, not anymore. That kind of went out the window pretty early in my career, swiftly replaced by longing. A longing to hear the crowd screaming my name, and their heartbeats thumping in time with our beats.There would be screams today, but not the usual type. I couldn't feed off the adoration of the kids filing into the hall in perfect snake–like lines to sit on the floor. They were fans but not the kind of fans that I usually had any interaction with. No, there was only one person I wanted to impress today. One person whose heart I wanted to beat a little faster, and she was the only person in the whole building that really mattered. And that made this the most important performance of my life. Turning my back on the tiny gap between the door and the frame, I studied my band members.

LolaI hadn't even raised my hand to knock on the door when it swung open and Dion appeared, wearing nothing but a smile and grey sweatpants slung low on his hips. My mouth grew dry at the sight of him. It was more than the chiselled abs and the damp, dark hair. It was him. His very essence. He exuded sex appeal without even trying. In fact, he was even sexier when he wasn't even trying, if that was possible.“I thought you would never get here.” The corners of his mouth twitched. “I almost started without you.” Dark eyebrows worked their way upward. Not letting me answer him, he pulled me inside, kicking the door shut behind me. The door hadn’t even slammed before his fingers were on the buttons of my coat. “I'm pretty sure I said to start stripping in the lift.” Laughing, he popped the last button and unfurled my coat like he was unwrapping a present. With a whistle, he stood back, holding me out at arm’s length. He raked his eyes over me. “God you look hot. Have you changed since I