Chapter 32: Rise
**”When you are bathed in darkness, it is love that will light your way home.”**
**Alexis**
“It looks like my sweetness missed me. Come give me some sugar,” Dean says as he holds his arms open. I laugh as I give him a hug. When I pulled back, I saw Luke and Tina. I completely blush from head to toe at seeing Luke, because he is now an award-winning actor and director who still dabbles in porn.
“Tina?”
She smiles. “I promise. I showered and I come in peace.”
“Good, but one wrong move and I will put you somewhere even smellier.” We laughed as I led them into the suite.
“Tina, what are you doing here?” Johnnie asks coldly.
“I come in peace. Alexis helped me realize a few things. If you are happy with her, then I won't intrude. If you want normal, go get it. How's Trey?” she asks.
Johnnie pulls me onto his lap and whispers, “How do you do that?”
“Do what?”
“Charm us so much that we start loving you,” he murmurs. Is he falling in love with me too? He looks at Tina, “He's in critical condition.”
“Is there anything we can do?” Dean asks.
“It's just a complete mess. They stole all of our equipment and made a complete mess of the house. They took our hard drive and videos we haven't yet released, too. Trying to prosecute them will likely be a nightmare especially if Trey can't identify them,” Johnnie explains.
Luke hits the wall, “Shit! That's fucking low.”
“Yeah. They're looking into it. It looks like this just made it even easier to say goodbye to an era,” Johnnie says as he winks at me. He is serious about quitting porn, it wasn't just a lie to get me to want to fuck him.
“What are you thinking of doing then?” James asks.
Johnnie looks at his friends. “I've been talking with Clint and I'm going to join him on tour. Alexis is coming with me. He plans to start off on a cruise and then ship out to different venues.”
“Seriously?” James asks. “He made it happen.”
Johnnie smiles, “Yeah, it sounds amazing to me. Traveling and giving people a show and best of all, spending every day with my girl.”
“Hey, I'm down!” James exclaims and the others quickly follow suit. I laugh because I wonder if Clint can find a use for us all. I have to help out somehow because I don't believe in free rides.
Kim smiles at James. I am glad that they are trying a relationship. James lifts her up in his arms and pins her against the wall. I whisper to Johnnie, “Maybe we should leave them. Let's go.”
We exit the room and head down to the lobby. The others followed us. “Where do you want to go?” Johnnie asks.
“Anywhere. Where do you want to go?”
Dean suggests, “Strippers.”
Luke replies, “I'm down.”
Johnnie rolls his eyes. “Come on, guys.”
“How about a movie?”
Dean suggests, “Porn.” I smack him.
I laugh, “No, like an actual sit down in a theatre movie. You can pick which movie, Dean.”
“I'm down. Do you like horror?” he asks.
“Yes, because it gives me more reasons to snuggle into Johnnie.” Oddly, horror helped heal me after things with Steve fell apart. I put the faces of those who wronged me on the victims that they killed murdered. It was very therapeutic.
Luke says, “Let's do it.” We order an Uber. When we enter the SUV, Dean sits in the front, next to some hot chick who is eye fucking him. When we arrive at the theater, people swarm the guys asking for autographs and photos, even Tina is asked to be in photos. Johnnie pulls me in for photos with him. Much to my surprise, people don't seem to mind. His fingers rub up and down my sides, sending fireworks throughout my body. He leans in and kisses my neck. Warmth spreads from his lips to my center as I turn and smile up at him. How does he do that? How does he erase my pain and replace it with love and lust?