Page 4 of Dancing Hearts

“I couldn’t agree more. Have you seen Luke before?” I can’t help the smile that makes its way to my face.

“No, but I am so damn excited to see him tonight. How about you?” One of the guys calls his name so he looks away from me. I take the opportunity to really check him out. The tight black shirt he has on is showcasing his magnificent body, muscles flexing just from every move he makes. I can’t make out exactly what his tattoos are, but I find myself wanting to reach out and trace each one. He has a strong jaw, a perfect nose, and even the slight five o’clock shadow he is rocking has me wanting to know what it would feel like rubbing on me. His eyes are a deep brown, but you can see that they hold wisdom. His perfectly messed-up brown hair completes the entire sexy package. I am taken back by how badly I want to feel his arms around me and not just in a sexual way.

“Emma?” I pull myself out of my trance and look at him. He has a knowing smile, and I should be embarrassed, but I just laugh. I’m caught, no use in looking more ridiculous.

“I’m sorry. What did you say?” He gives me a sexy ass half-grin and winks at me.

“Would you like something to drink? My buddy is going to grab some drinks.” Yes, please. A little bit of liquid courage is just what I need to relax myself.

“Please. A Corona would be great.” I reach into my pocket to hand over some cash, but he is walking toward his friend. I just stand there, watching the scene unfold. He is talking and laughing with his friend, and for some reason it makes me happy to know that he has friends he seems close to. I shake my head at that weird thought since I don’t even know the guy. What the hell should it matter if he has good friends? After a short time, he comes walking back toward me. For the first time since probably high school, I feel butterflies in my stomach. This time, he stands right in front of me and I need to look up to see his handsome face.

“Levi and Ryder are going to grab drinks for everyone.” He says this like I know who they are, and I realize they are his friends but I don’t know them.

“That was nice. I’ll give them money when they get back.” He winks and moves to stand next to me again.

“I got it, doll.” Doll? Doll? What the hell? Why is that such a damn turn on? I just smile and look out at the sea of people that are now on the lawn.

“Can you believe this crowd? I’ve never seen it so packed before.” He turns his attention out to the lawn and lets out a low whistle.

“Shit. This place is going to be a mad house. Who else are you here with?” I’m not sure why he would ask that. Maybe it is his way of seeing if we brought guys?

“Just me, Rowan, Lane, and Lacey. Who are you here with?” I give him the same half-smile he’s been hitting me with. He laughs and I like that I was able to make him do so.

“Just me. Well, Levi, Ryder, Hunter, and Nia, but I’m single if that’s what you were asking. I’ll just ask, are you single?” I can’t help it, and I burst out laughing. This guy is not only ridiculously good looking, but I really like his personality.

“Yes, I am.” He gives me a nod when one of his friends, Hunter, I’m assuming because he has his arm around Rowan, comes walking over. She is unreal and I can’t help but laugh at her when she wiggles her eyebrows at me.

“Coop, I haven’t met your friend yet. Hey, I’m Hunter.” He sticks out his hand on the arm not wrapped around Rowan.

“Hey, Hunter. I’m Emma; nice to meet you.” He gives me a nod similar to what Cooper had given me. Before we have time to even talk further, we hear music and I spin around to look at the stage. The opening act is finally coming out, and Lee Brice comes walking out onto stage. I can’t contain my excitement and start bouncing up and down before he even gets a word out. He gets to the mic and thanks us all for being here, starting in on the first song. His first song is I Drive Your Truck and I am belting out every lyric. I love this song and can’t even help the fact that a tear is running down my face. I feel a thumb wipe my tear and turn to see Cooper smiling at me. He leans down close to my ear because the music is so loud, and I am damn thankful for that.

“Are those tears of a talented musician evoking your emotions? I hope so.” Who the hell is this sweet guy? I don’t know why his words mean so much to me, but they do. It is

like he is hoping I am not hurting. I smile and push up on my toes. He bends so I can reach his ear.

“Yes, these are tears due to talent. Thank you.” I pull back and he smiles at me. They are tears of a talented musician, but this song reminds me of my brother so that may be part of the tears. Where the hell is my beer? I am pulled out of my Cooper trance when Rowan starts screaming and jumping around. Beer is the next song; we high five and start singing. Coincidental since I was just thinking about my beer. Finally, Cooper’s friends make it back to us with our drinks.

“Shit, the lines are fucking awful. Forget about trying to make our way back over here.” He starts passing out all the beers and hands Cooper a water. I feel bad that the poor guy is the designated driver, but it doesn’t stop me from taking a huge sip of my beer.

Once I’ve downed my beer, we are having so much fun. We are dancing, singing, and, let’s be honest, taking tons of pictures. Lee Brice is killing it up there--what a fucking awesome opening act. Rowan and I are holding hands and screaming when Lee Brice announces that Luke Bryan will be up soon. “Ro, are you ready to shake that ass?” I smack her ass and hear the guys laughing behind us. Just to be a bit dirty, I do it again. We laugh and turn around to see what is going on behind us while we wait for Luke. Holy shit, I guess my little spot is all I’m getting. You can’t move now.

“Fuck me, that’s a lot of people.” I hold up my hand for a high five from Rowan. Hunter leans down and grabs her attention so I look over to see where Cooper went. He’s a few people away talking and laughing with Levi. There is a small part of me that is a bit disappointed that he isn’t over talking with me. I turn back to the stage and mentally slap myself. You will never see each other after tonight, idiot; don’t let him get to you like that. I can see Luke’s band getting everything set up and the excitement I felt before is nothing compared to this. I look down at all the people in the seats, and I am amazed that they are all filled too. Looking to my right, I lean slightly over the rail, when suddenly I am pulled back. I scream because I felt like I was falling.

“Shit. Sorry, Emma, I didn’t want you to fall. I didn’t mean to scare you,” Cooper says, looking sincere. My buzz is a little stronger now and I smile at him.

“It’s alright. Thanks for saving me.” I wink at him and he laughs. Yep, I get those damn butterflies again. We are both just staring at each other, not saying a word. Every part of me wants to kiss him, run my fingers through his hair, and see what he tastes like. I can tell he is thinking the same thing, I can see the lust in his eyes. If his heart is pounding half as hard as mine, I don’t know how we are going to avoid this happening. Then it happens, the beat of the drums. We both snap out of our stare and turn toward the stage.

“Hey, Oklahoma.” That’s all it takes. The screams are deafening, and the excitement is palpable. It is unreal. He starts out with Crash My Party. The world around me disappears and I am focused on the country superstar on stage and the music pumping through my body. Rowan, Lacey, Lane, and Nia make their way to me and we just dance. We dance, sing, and laugh for the next hour. He is amazing in person, not that I’m surprised; it’s not only his voice, but the show he is putting on. Then it happens, he begins his next song and it is Country Girl. I can’t even help but shake my ass. We shake our asses the entire song. What a damn good song. When it is over, he takes a ten-minute intermission. Everyone starts going in different directions, but I am held in place by an arm that wraps around my waist. My breath hitches because I know before I even hear his voice that it is Cooper.

“Holy shit, Emma. I’m trying to be so fucking good here, but watching you shake your ass for four-and-a-half minutes may just be my breaking point.” My heart is pounding in my chest once again. He pulls me back so I’m flush against him now. I rest my head back on his chest, and he begins to rub small circles on my stomach. I am beginning to get really turned on now. “If I’m being honest here, I haven’t taken my eyes off of you since the minute I saw you. You are gorgeous and have my heart dancing in my chest.” I close my eyes as he is whispering in my ear. I love everything he is saying, how he is saying it, and instead of saying his heart is pounding, he said dancing. There is something so sexy about everything he is doing to me right now. I can feel my pussy getting wet and damn, if I don’t want him to take care of that for me. We stay like that for five minutes. I know this because there is a countdown until Luke comes back on, in five minutes.

“This feels so good, Cooper.” I have no idea if he can hear me over all the noise, but I need to say something. He definitely heard me because he leans down to my ear once again.

“Doll, you have no idea how good this feels for me too.” I’m like fucking butter here. I’m melting with everything he says or does. He slowly moves his hand a bit higher up my stomach. Damn it, I want him to touch me higher or lower. He is rubbing small circles around my stomach just under my breasts. I can feel my panties getting wetter now, and I press my ass back into him and start moving. He growls and presses his hand firmly on the center of my stomach stopping me. “Emma, don’t. I told you I am trying my fucking hardest to be good right now. Rubbing your ass on me is not helping.” I mentally high five myself for giving him the same reaction I am feeling.

Luke comes back on, but Cooper doesn’t let go of his hold on me right away. Rain is a Good Thing is the song Luke begins to play, and I can’t help but start dancing even in Cooper’s hold. He finally lets go, and the girls and I begin our dancing once again. For the next half hour, we dance. I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun at a concert. Luke begins to play Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, and I feel an arm around my shoulders. I turn to look at Cooper and he winks at me. He turns me and I instinctively wrap my arms around his waist. He has his arms around my shoulders and we begin a slow intimate dance together. Halfway through the song, he rests his forehead on mine. “I can’t take it anymore.” He doesn’t give me a chance to question or respond when I feel his lips on mine. Holy shit, I can’t believe this sexy god is kissing me. He licks my lips requesting permission, and I greedily open my mouth wanting nothing more than to taste him.

Once our tongues taste each other for the first time, it is explosive. He runs his hands up and tangles them in my hair; I drag my hands down and put them in his back pockets. Even with the loud music and screaming, I can hear the growl I end up swallowing of his. I pull his body closer by pushing my hands against his very firm ass. He releases my hair, and slowly lets his hands find their way to my ass. I moan in his mouth, causing him to become frantic. He deepens the kiss and I know for sure my lips will be swollen tomorrow with the force he is using. He is running his hands all over my ass, and I am gripping his with my hands still in his pockets. The sound of the music, the screaming, and the excitement just adds to the electric energy I am feeling. It is the most incredible kiss I’ve ever had. The only thing I know about Cooper besides his unbelievable kissing skills, is that he loves music as much as I do. Does that make kissing him this publicly wrong? Just as I start to question it he lazily drags a hand between us and cups my aching pussy.

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