Forever is Yours

By Wendy Louise

Book 2 in the 'Forever' Series.('Forever is Mine' should be read first.)

Olivia Lucas is the new Hollywood ‘it’ girl. Her first movie was a huge box-office smash and she is in hot demand. Grayson Adams is the lead singer of Awesome Rebel. He’s a hard-working musician who has just been signed to a major record label. Both Olivia and Grayson are career focused, working tirelessly to succeed in their chosen fields, and chasing the fame they both deserve.

They value their friendship beyond all else, but when circumstances find them both living under the same roof, a special relationship develops.

When filming movies and touring with a rock band intrudes, their time together is ripped apart and the relationship is put to the test.

Can they put love first? Can they balance the careers that they have both fought so hard for? What will win out in the end?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wendy Louise
• Release date: Sep 5, 2015
• ISBN: 9780994237934

Wendy Louise

I am so excited to share my novels with you. I’ve had a wonderful time over the last 18 months, writing and dreaming up stories. I never thought I would have so many ideas, and there have been days where my fingers couldn’t type quickly enough to get the words on to the page. It has been a long journey but now that I am ready to let my ‘book babies’ go, I am so proud of the final products. In my ‘normal’ life, I am married with two young children living in Melbourne, Australia. Reading is my favourite pastime, and I usually have one or two books on the go at a time. I can’t devour them fast enough. Somehow I managed to get my first book written while still working full time, raising two busy children and still reading a couple of books a week! Most nights you will find me curled up on the sofa with a good book, a block of chocolate and a trashy TV show playing in the background. I hope you enjoy my 'Forever' series books, as much as I enjoyed writing them. Please feel free to make contact with me. I would love to hear from you and I look forward to your feedback. Happy Reading!

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Forever is Yours

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Books by Wendy Louise

‘Forever’ series

Dedication

Quote

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty one

Chapter Twenty two

Chapter Twenty three

Chapter Twenty four

Chapter Twenty five

Chapter Twenty six

Chapter Twenty seven

Chapter Twenty eight

Chapter Twenty nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty one

Chapter Thirty two

Chapter Thirty three

Chapter Thirty four

Chapter Thirty five

Chapter Thirty six

Chapter Thirty seven

Epilogue

FOREVER IS OURS

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Side by Side

Side by Side Sneak Peek

Copyright Notice

‘Side by Side’ Series

Side by Side

On Your Side (Coming in 2016)

‘Forever’ Series – reading order

Forever is Mine

Forever is Yours

Forever is Ours (Coming in 2016)

‘Rock Stars of Rewind’ Series

For Jagger’s Love (Coming in 2016)

For Bowie’s Trust (Coming in 2016)

This is the second book of the ‘Forever’ series.

The books should be read in order as the story continues in each one:

Forever is Mine

Forever is Yours

Forever is Ours (Coming in 2016)

Reviews of Forever is Mine:

I loved this book! I loved the characters. I loved the story line. I loved everything about it. Can’t wait for the next one. I read it in one sitting. It’s a must-read!

Rosie J on Goodreads

"I just wanted to let you know that I LOVE your book Forever is Mine. I couldn’t put it down when I was reading it. I loved every bit of it and I cannot wait for the second book. I just wanted to say thank you for writing an awesome book…"

Tiarna via email

"…I love your book Forever is Mine, and the passion I have for reading this book and only this book is unbelievable. I read it over and over again…I never knew I could be in love with a book."

Ellie via email

For my Mum and Dad, who have always supported me and stood by me, no matter what, throughout my life.

Love you both lots. X

Have you ever just looked at someone and thought I really love you.

They’re just talking or humming or watching a movie or reading a book or laughing or something, and there’s something about them in that moment that makes you think, I just really love you.

- Anonymous

I can hear noises in the distance. Voices I think.

They seem so far away. I know one of them belongs to Ethan, and one to my mom, but there are so many that I feel confused, unable to make out the words or the tone clearly.

What the hell is wrong with me?

I’m sure that I hear Olivia’s voice, reading to me, I’m sure that’s her Australian accent, filling my head and enticing my senses…

And music, I hear music….

I’m tired.

So tired that I feel like sleep is dragging me into a deep dark hole. One that I can’t get out of, no matter how hard I try to.

Occasionally I feel something tugging at my skin, but then when I try to move my head to see what that is, I can’t. It’s heavy and sore, and won’t allow my neck to lift it, or turn it, or make any movement.

It hurts.

I don’t know why.

So does my hand, my body - everything.

My eyes won’t open either. I must be dreaming.

I don’t know where I am and I don’t know what’s going on, and I can’t seem to switch my brain into gear enough to worry about it.

But then I’m sure I hear Olivia’s voice again.

I’m here baby, please come back to me…

Is that her?

Am I dreaming?

I’m here baby, please come back to me…

Please God, if that’s Olivia Lucas calling to me, calling me baby, then let this be real, not a dream. Let me wake up and see her…

The drowsiness is back and it’s dragging me in, tempting me in the worst of ways.

I’ll give into it, just one more time. I’ll give into it and hope that when I resurface that I’m not dreaming.

I’ll hope that the girl of my dreams is here with me, waiting for me to wake up, waiting for me to make her mine.

Despite my lack of coordination I feel a small smile tug at my lips.

Olivia Lucas – mine, what a wish come true.

The blackness descends and I feel it claiming me, erasing my thoughts and my smile and any hope of Olivia.

I give in.

Allowing everything to fade away.

Allowing everything to fade to black…

A new housemate

I stare at the navy blue satin and chiffon, watching it sway as I turn to the right and look over my shoulder into the mirror. This dress hugs every one of my curves and flows seamlessly over my body.

I adore it.

What do you think? I ask, as I turn to my sister Ava.

I think you look every bit the movie star you are Liv. She motions for me to spin around so she can see the back. That’s definitely the one.

We’ve been searching for a dress for me to wear to Ava’s upcoming wedding. I’m her Maid of Honour. My gorgeous sister is marrying Ethan Drake, my co-star in the movie, Forever is mine.

We’ve just wrapped a two week press junket and premiered the movie in LA, New York, London, and then my home town of Melbourne, Australia. It has broken box office records in each country we’ve visited, probably due to the fact that the book the movie is based on was a huge best-seller with the young-adult market.

The only down side is the constant presence of paparazzi that seem to follow me everywhere I go. I don’t understand how they can get shots of me doing the most mundane things, but they do. I guess that now Ethan and I can make them serious dollars, they’re going to continue to hound us. Of course with Ethan and Ava’s engagement hitting the news sites, Ava is now attracting her own attention.

My sister and Ethan met when she came to the States to work as my Personal Assistant, and they fell completely for each other very soon after. They are perfect together.

We’re soon to start filming the sequel based on the second book of the trilogy – Forever is yours.

I turn around again to check out the back side of the dress in the mirror. Is this colour okay, it’s quite dark. Will it suit a beach wedding?

Ava nods her head. Liv, we plan to have the ceremony against the ocean at sunset, so I think the blue will complement the water and the backdrop perfectly. I love this one; I really think you should get it. The chiffon will blow in the breeze, and the colour will also suit the other bridesmaids.

Okay, this is the one then. Let’s do it. I decide.

Ava claps her hands and goes over to the Bridal Consultant to finalise the order. I twirl once more to check out all the angles in the mirror, and then I’m happy.

I love it.

I feel sexy and feminine, and I’m happy to wear this on such an important occasion. Not only will we have to look at the wedding photos for years to come, but I’m sure that despite the private location Ethan and Ava have chosen, the press will still manage to locate us.

I return to the fitting room and change back into my jeans, wedges and pale blue shirt. My long dark hair is piled on top of my head today to counteract the warm LA weather. I throw my bag over my arm and grab hold of my sunglasses, ready to put them in place before we exit the store and find ourselves face-to-face with the ever present photographers.

C’mon Liv, Ava calls to me. I want to grab some lunch before we have to meet Ethan at the house.

Let’s go, I say, as I pull back the large drape of the fitting room and make my way out to her.

Ava has driven us up into the Hollywood Hills.

We pull up outside an enormous black wrought-iron gate. She lowers the window and presses a button that causes the gate to swing open slowly.

Beyond it is a stunning, modern, single-storey home.

Ava this is amazing.

Isn’t it! she exclaims excitedly. Ethan and I think this is definitely the one, but I wanted you to see it first to get your opinion.

Ava stops the car under an entry porch and switches off the engine, as Ethan opens her door. He pulls her against him and murmurs, I missed you, as he places a kiss to her lips. Ava giggles as she takes his hand and they turn to make their way to the front door.

Hey Liv, Ethan says as he bends to place a kiss on my cheek. What do you think?

So far it’s amazing, but let me check the inside out first. I laugh at his enthusiasm.

As we step inside the foyer I catch a glimpse of someone in the room to the right.

Come through, Grayson is here too, I wanted his opinion as well. Ethan says.

Grayson Adams is Ethan’s best friend, and the lead singer of Awesome Rebel. His band has just been signed to a major record label after years of hard work on their part around LA. They are really good, and with Grayson at the helm, really, it was only a matter of time before they were noticed.

Grayson turns from the floor-to-ceiling windows and locks his deep green eyes onto mine. No matter how many times he does that, I always have the same breathless reaction to that stare.

He is breathtakingly gorgeous.

Dark spiky hair…

Tanned skin…

Chiselled face…

The defined body and sexy tattoos that cover his upper body are not on display, but just the knowledge that they are there has my blood simmering in my veins.

Truthfully, I’ve been incredibly attracted to Grayson from the moment I met him. Ethan introduced us when we had just started rehearsals for Forever is mine. I thought Grayson was the hottest guy I had met since coming to LA.

We’ve flirted and spent time together during production, even sharing a drunken kiss or two once in a while, but once I started to date Ryan, the Producer on the movie, Grayson backed off. We’ve settled to just friends status ever since. Now that Ryan and I are no longer together, he still hasn’t made a move, so the just friends status remains.

All that aside, I have worked so hard to get my career to where it is now; I can’t afford any distractions, no matter how gorgeous they may be.

Grayson saunters towards me and smiles that panty-dropping smile that he is famous for. Hey Liv, he says before placing a kiss on my cheek.

Hi Gray, what’s up? I ask casually.

Lots and nothing, he replies.

He always says that when I ask him that question. I don’t know why.

He moves to Ava and gives her a tight squeeze before Ethan starts to lead us through the wide open spaces of what looks to be their new home.

The house is remarkable.

Bright, open, modern, yet charming. I can see Ethan and Ava here. The space suits them.

The pool and deck area out the back is incredible, and I can imagine us all lazing out there on hot LA days. After looking through the kitchen and living areas, five bedrooms with attached ensuites, study, gym, home-theatre, and guest rooms, we all re-convene in the main living area, looking through the open patio doors to the pool.

What do you think? Ava asks, as she leans back on Ethan’s chest while he stares out over the landscaped garden.

It’s incredible. Grayson and I both answer at the same time, bursting into laughter as we do.

Ethan smiles. Glad you both like it. I think this is definitely the one. I’ll contact the realtor and close the deal. He places a soft kiss on Ava’s lips, I think we’ll be so happy here.

So do I, she replies with a soft contented sigh.

Grayson breaks the moment, Well at least you guys have somewhere to live when we get back from the wedding in Fiji.

What do you mean man? Ethan asks.

Grayson moves out to the patio and sinks onto one of the soft padded chairs. I just found out that my building is being demolished to make way for new condos. As of next month I don’t have anywhere to be.

Shit. Ethan says. You’re always welcome here with us for as long as you need.

Thanks E, but no offence, I don’t think you and Ava want to start your married life with me in tow.

You’re always welcome here Grayson, you know that, Ava responds with a genuine smile. As you can see, we have heaps of room.

Thanks guys but I’ll sort something out. We’re heading on tour in a couple of months so I just need to find something in the meantime. I’ll sort out permanent accommodation when we get back.

Without thought I blurt out, You could stay with me Grayson.

Grayson turns his gorgeous face to mine, eyebrows raised, surprised by my invitation.

I continue, I mean Ava is moving out to be here with Ethan and her room will be vacant. You can have it until you leave for the tour if you like.

Grayson smiles at me and I can see his mind ticking over as he weighs up my offer. Liv, I think that would work great, as long as you don’t mind.

No, I think it will be perfect, I respond, wondering if this really is a good idea. The more I run it through my head, the more I realise that we will need to put down some ground rules so that the lines of our friendship don’t blur. How about we have dinner tomorrow evening and discuss how to make it work.

Brilliant, he says, his eyes sparkling. I really appreciate this Liv. I’ll be the best housemate you’ve ever had. You won’t want me to leave. He smiles.

‘Oh yes I will!’ I think as he gives me that stunning smile again.

I can’t help but smile back at him, working on resisting him and that smug exterior. I know that he is a sweetheart underneath, and that’s the part that I will find the hardest to resist. I’m a sucker for the sweet-bad-boys.

Grayson fits that bill perfectly.

He is sexy, gorgeous and hot, but his heart outweighs all of that once you get to know him. He’s an amazing friend to Ethan and Ava, more like a brother to Ethan really, and he has always been a darling to me.

As long as we set out the rules, this should work fine.

A small bubble of excitement rises in my stomach as I think of sharing space with him day-in-day-out, but I squash it down. He will be heading on tour in a couple of months and I will be busy filming the sequel to our movie. But for the next few weeks, we can at least enjoy each other’s company and be friends.

Can’t we?

Day one of let’s-see-if-I-can-resist-Grayson begins.

Ground rules

The thought of moving in with Olivia Lucas for the next couple of months has my hands sweating and my heart speeding every time I think about it. She is everything I have ever wanted in a woman.

She’s almost my height, with long dark hair flowing like silk down her back. Her large brown eyes are the most expressive I’ve ever seen, and that mouth… fuck, don’t even start me on that.

I’ve wanted her to be mine from the first moment I laid eyes on her.

But I left my run too late…..

Right now, I need to concentrate on my career.

The past few months have been a whirlwind for me and my band, Awesome Rebel. We’ve finally been signed with an epic label and we have a West Coast tour lined up to commence in about six weeks. The four of us have worked our butts off since forming five years ago.

We’ve played the dingiest pubs in LA, and also worked the largest venues available to us. We’ve played opposite huge artists and worked at our craft every waking moment. My hands are constantly strumming a guitar, playing a piano, or writing lyrics at the kitchen table. My mind doesn’t stop.

I live, eat and breathe my music.

With my focus honed on my music, love has not been a priority. Although if someone like Olivia was offered to me on a platter, I would quickly reconsider the way I look at love.

She’s perfection.

Pulling girls has always been easy for me. I’m told that I’m hot, sweet and charming. Not my words, but hey I’m not going to argue with such a positive assessment. I can usually take my pick - the benefit of fronting a rock band I guess - so when a challenge presents itself in the form of a hot new movie star, who am I to run from it?

When Olivia started dating Ryan, I was gutted.

I had been working up the courage to ask her out. Not something I usually need to do with girls, they usually throw themselves at me, so having to ask one out was a new concept. Now that they have called it quits, I would love to take the chance, but if we’re going to be living under the same roof, then that could get awfully messy. Not to mention the fact that I am soon to head off on tour and she’ll be busy filming here in LA.

I pull my car up outside the restaurant that Liv and I have agreed to meet at and hand my keys to the valet. He looks over my mint-condition, black, two-door ’64 Mustang with an appreciative gleam in his eyes. Take care of her man, she’s my baby, I say in warning.

Yes Sir, he says enthusiastically as he climbs behind the wheel.

I enter the Mexican restaurant, which is one of my favourites, and scan the room.

It’s not hard to find Liv.

She’s sitting in a booth towards the back of the room with a male waiter talking very animatedly to her. She has a shy smile on her face as he gushes to her. She is really gorgeous, so I can’t blame him for trying, but really, if he gets any closer to her, I’ll knock him out. My caveman instincts are kicking in.

I make my way towards her as he pulls back and writes something on his notepad. Olivia looks up and her big, brown eyes lock onto mine, while a smile breaks out across her stunning face. It lights up the room.

Hi Gray.

Liv. I nod.

The douchebag waiter hasn’t left us yet so I turn my attention to him and order a beer, hoping that will send him on his way. He gives Liv another stare and then turns towards the bar to fill our drink order. I slide into the booth on the opposite side of Olivia and give her a smile. She’s perusing the menu as her pink tongue swipes across her bottom lip in concentration.

What I would like to do to that tongue….

See anything you like Liv? I ask. She doesn’t miss my double entendre.

She smiles up at me and says, Yes without missing a beat, her eyes roaming over my face from my eyes to my lips and back up again.

What’ll it be then? I ask flirtatiously.

She folds the menu and places it down on the table, folding her hands over the top of it.

Gray, we need to set some ground rules before you move in. This… she says gesturing with her fingers between us, … can’t happen. The flirting that we do needs to stop. If we’re living under the same roof, we need to agree to keep this as friends.

Her body betrays her words.

All the while she is telling me that she wants to be friends, her chest is rising and falling with her increased heartbeat, her pupils have darkened, and she continues to run her tongue over her bottom lip in a nervous gesture. We both feel the crazy attraction that we have towards one another, but she chooses to deny it. Me, well I would quite happily pursue it. I want to respect her wishes though so I agree. Sure Liv, if that’s what you want.

It is, she says with finality.

"Okay, well just friends it is, I state. I can’t help but tease her a little though, so I add, …but you’re missing out."

She throws her gorgeous head back and laughs, causing her long silky hair to fall around her shoulders and down to her breasts. You’re incorrigible Grayson.

She re-opens her menu, so I follow suit, and the douchebag waiter is back to take our orders and bring back our beers. After ordering a feast of tacos, enchiladas, and burritos, we hand over our menus and turn back to one another.

Shall we talk about the details? I ask, folding my hands on the table top between us.

What details? she queries.

You know, amount of rent you want me to pay, how we’ll split groceries, bills, that kind of thing. Oh and we’ll need a signal for each other in case we have a date in our rooms and we don’t want the other to interrupt. I say teasingly.

She raises her eyebrows at that comment. Well, firstly, the Studio pays my rent Gray, so you don’t need to contribute anything to that. Let’s just get our own groceries, it’ll make life easier, and we can split the bills fifty-fifty.

Sounds good. I reply.

Bloody perfect actually….

As for your other comment, well let’s cross that bridge when we come to it. I’m not sure that you’ll need to worry about interrupting me with anyone in the next few weeks, I mean Ryan and I only broke up recently. I’m not ready to move on just yet. She winces slightly as she prepares what she is about to say. If you feel the need to bring home a date, she says, using her fingers to emphasize the word date in inverted commas, then I’m sure I can make myself scarce.

In all honesty, the thought of bringing home a date while I’m living under the same roof as Liv, seems crazy. I can’t imagine that I would want to be with anyone else when she is there. However, I like sex. I have a healthy appetite for it and Liv will have me in a permanent state of arousal. Just thinking about seeing her in the morning in her pyjamas, hair all mussed up and groggy from sleep, causes me to get hard. I adjust myself under the table, glad that she can’t see my body’s reaction to that thought.

The waiter arrives with our food and we both start to tuck in, glad for the momentary distraction. Liv and I have always gotten along great; there has always been a level of comfort there that I haven’t had with anyone else. Tonight however, there is an undercurrent that is making both of us uneasy. I don’t want moving in with her to upset the easy going friendship that we have, so I need to clarify that with her.

Liv, are you sure about this. I don’t want to be in the way or upset the way you live.

Gray, I like having company and I’m excited for you to move in, I just feel like we need to clarify the boundaries so that we don’t mess up our friendship.

Great, we are on the same wavelength. It makes me feel good that I can read her so well. I know her better than I thought I did. I agree with her, I don’t want anything to mess up our friendship either. Let’s agree to talk things out if anything gets weird okay? If you get sick of me leaving my dirty laundry on the floor, or not making my bed, just tell me. I wink at her.

Grayson, you will not be leaving dirty washing on the floor, I have a hamper just for that in the laundry room. I am strict about making my bed and keeping the apartment clean so I expect that you will do the same, or keep your door shut so I can’t see the mess. I love to cook, so I’m happy to whip up meals for us when you’re home, otherwise we can both continue to live our lives as we do now. Sound good?

Sounds perfect. I smile.

She’s so damn cute when she’s trying to be authoritative!

Olivia picks up her knife and fork and starts to cut into an enchilada. Changing the subject, she asks, Are you all set to head out to Fiji for the wedding?

I nod. I can’t wait; a week in paradise sounds amazing.

Ethan and Ava have chosen a private resort location in Fiji for their wedding. They only want family and close friends, and Fiji is a great location for guests coming from either Australia or the States. We’re staying in bures directly over the water; I can’t imagine how amazing it will be to wake up every morning and look straight out at the Pacific Ocean.

Did you know that we’re all flying into Nadi airport and then hopping on a private helicopter to take us directly to the resort? Ava says it is really exclusive and couples-only. It sounds beautiful. Olivia says.

I put on my best frown and give her my puppy-dog eyes.

What? she says amused.

Well I’m not part of a couple Liv, so if this place is couples-only then I better change that fast.

She laughs. Gray, I’m sure you can still come even though you aren’t part of a couple. I mean I don’t have a significant other either.

Maybe we can change that? I suggest, giving Olivia my brightest smile.

Grayson, she admonishes, …this is exactly what I’m talking about. No flirting! I can tell she’s trying to be mad at me, but she doesn’t stand a chance. I don’t miss the way her mouth curves up into a sexy half-smile.

Do you want to move in before we head off or when we get back? she asks, as she sips from her Corona. I’m momentarily mesmerised by her lips on the neck of the bottle, but I blink and turn my attention to my own beer to distract myself.

Liv continues, Ava has pretty much moved in with Ethan and they’ll be heading straight to their new home once they return, so you can move in anytime.

Great. Would this weekend be too soon? I can’t wait to spend time with her.

This weekend works for me. Ethan was going to help Ava move the rest of her items out on Saturday, so maybe he could help you move yours in at the same time, she suggests.

That’s all settled then. I pick up my