Page 9 of Beautiful Harmonies

“No, I didn’t. I was anxious to hear this song.”

He bit his bottom lip and flashed me a smile that nearly made me erupt on myself. “Is that right?”

“Mm hmm.”

He nodded at the engineer, and he cranked the song up. “This is the full track, but I want all these instruments muted except for the bass line. I want the guitar to fill in all that.”

I nodded and closed my eyes as I listened to the music along with the lyrics. It was so unlike his other music. It was a love song… a fucking ballad. He was talking about a relationship and how beautiful the woman in his life was and how she had his heart. It was definitely my type of song… something I would be apart of creating. Damn, it was so beautiful. Without the music, it could definitely be a country song. He was on to something here.

When it ended, I opened my eyes to find him staring at me. He wasn’t smiling, and his gaze was intense. I cleared my throat and walked around him and grabbed the acoustic guitar situated on the other side of the room. I could hear the melody plain as day, and I wanted to record it immediately. I strummed it out to make sure I had it then went into the booth without a word.

Turning to face them, I could see their excitement in their smiles. I wasn’t a very talkative person when I was creating, so hopefully, my silence didn’t come off in a negative way. I nodded so he would play the vocals for me to create to. I began playing and found myself closing my eyes again and humming in spots. The song was so damn beautiful. I couldn’t help myself.

When it ended, I opened my eyes, and the guys clapped loudly. When I saw Deontray hopping up and down, it made me smile. He loved it, and that made me extremely proud of what I’d created with him. I stepped out of the booth, and he damn near tackled me. I laughed as he picked me up and spun me around.

When he released me, my five-feet-six-inch frame slid down his, which had to be six feet or better, and we remained close, staring at each other. Before I could pull away, he lightly kissed my forehead. “Kamari, that was perfect, baby. Absolutely perfect. Can we keep your humming?”

I smiled at him and brought my hand to his cheek. “Yeah, you can. Thank you for wanting me to be a part of such a beautiful song.”

He smiled slightly and kissed my head again. I had to admit that his lips were soft as hell, and I wanted to feel them on mine. I stared up at him as he stared down at me until the engineer cued up the music. When it came through the speakers, I was about to step away, but Deontray pulled me to him and held me in his arms.

It was like he was singing that song to me, and it had me more sensitive than I’d ever been. I laid my head against him and closed my eyes as I listened to the most beautiful song I’d ever heard. When the bass line and light taps for the percussion came in on certain parts, I was in awe of how the engineer made it sound so full. As I remained in Deontray’s arms, I realized we were swaying as if we were dancing.

A slight smile made its way to my lips. This moment was just as beautiful as the song he sang. Toward the end, when he stopped singing, I heard some strings come in.God, bless it.I took a deep breath as it ended and pulled away from him slightly to see we were left in the studio alone. I supposed everyone thought we needed time alone. Was our chemistry that clear to them?

I stared up at Deontray, and he slowly lowered his lips to mine. When my eyes fluttered shut, I knew I was in trouble. I couldn’t fight what I was feeling right away. I moaned into his mouth, and that had to be the green light he was searching for. He lifted me and set me on the smooth surface next to the boards as his tongue ravaged my mouth.

He stood in between my legs, and it took every ounce of restraint within me not to wrap my legs around him. My hands found his locs and pulled them out of the bun he had them in. When I grabbed ahold of them, he did the same to my hair. This moment was getting so heated. I knew I needed to stop it, but Deontray’s massive erection pressed against me had me stuck.

Him having his hands in my hair only heightened things for me. I loved for a nigga to play in my hair. My eyes rolled to the back of my head, but I soon found the restraint I was looking for and pulled away from him. We were both slightly panting as he stepped away from me and wiped his mouth.

“I’m sorry, Kamari. I been wanting to taste your lips, baby. They didn’t fucking disappoint.”

I wiped my mouth as well and said, “Yours didn’t disappoint either. You don’t have to apologize, but we do need to dial this back.”

I hopped off the countertop and pulled my hair back up as he did the same. He cleared his throat. When I glanced at him and saw him adjusting himself, my mouth watered.What in the fuck is wrong with me?I cleared my throat, too, and went to the couch. He sat next to me and grabbed my hand. We remained silent, soaking up each other’s aura. Finally, I turned to him. “When do you plan to release this?”

“I wish I could release it tomorrow. I can’t wait for the fans to hear the magic we created.”

He stood from the couch and went to a safe-like box. When he turned back to me, it was opened, and he was extending a stack of bills to me. I frowned slightly as I stood. Explaining what he was doing, he said, “This is ten grand for making time for me, but you’ll be listed as a producer and feature on this song. So you’ll be getting more money from the label. I just wanted to compensate you for doing this on such short notice, especially knowing you have an early flight.”

I shook my head. “I can’t take this, Deontray. It’s sweet, but I was really honored to just collaborate with you.”

“I want you to be compensated for your time, Kamari… your lack of sleep, your amazing talent, and for sharing it with me. Just being in your presence makes me feel… I don’t know.”

He looked away, and his face reddened a bit. That caught me off guard. Deontray always seemed to be extremely confident and cocky to me. This was different. I put my hands to his face and turned him back to face me. “Makes you feel what?”

He lowered his head and softly kissed my lips. “No matter how cliché it sounds, I feel special to be able to share your space. Overwhelmingly special, baby. It’s like God sent an angel herejust for me… Out of all the people in the world, he chose me to bless with you.”

My lips parted. I didn’t expect him to say anything as tender as this. It was like he stole my breath. We didn’t even know each other. We knewofeach other, along with a few particulars. I looked away, and he did the same to me as I had done to him. He pulled my face back to face him. “What are you thinking, Kamari?”

“I don’t know. I wasn’t really expecting you to say that. I don’t trust people easily, nor am I easily moved by words, but I’m flattered.Ifeel special.”

Shocking my damn self, I pulled his face to mine and kissed his soft lips again. God, I wanted him so bad now. There was no way I would be able to avoid having his nuts in my mouth if I didn’t get my ass out of here. His hands slid to the small of my back, and he pulled me against him as I slid my arms around him.Stop, Kamari! You’ll just be another notch on his blinged out belt!

Slowly, I pulled away from him just as the door opened. Deontray grabbed my hand and placed the money in it. “Please take it, Kamari.”

I shook my head. “No. It was great working with you. I have to go though.”

---