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As soon as I opened my eyes, it was already morning. I didn't have to be at work for a few hours so I laid there and enjoyed my moments of happiness next to him. He was still asleep of course. Despite his dark style, he looked like an angel when he slept. It was peaceful and relaxing to me. I smiled to myself at the irony of that factor. How did this come to be from a one night stand in Vegas? It was meant to be. I don't even believe in that kind of stuff but this felt like it was one of those typical cliche relationships. A princess and her prince. On top of that, the sex was beyond amazing. Fifty Shades of Grey has nothing on our sexual relationship.

I got up from the bed trying not to make too much movement that'll wake Brian up. I headed over to the bathroom in desperate need to pee. By the time I had gotten out of the restroom, Brian was already awake and rubbing his eyes. So much for me being careful not to wake him.

"Oh there you are gorgeous!" He smiled, still slightly out of it.

"Sorry for waking you babe. I just needed to use the bathroom." I smiled apologetically.

"No harm, no foul. I needed to wake up anyways. I have business to take care of." He said with a slight sadness in his tone.

"Awh, I wish you didn't have to go. I don't have to be at work for a few hours." I sighed.

"I will come by and see you as soon as I can baby. I promise." He smiled.

"Okay then. I'll see you later on!" I told him as he got up and got ready to leave.

He gave me a kiss goodbye and headed out of the door. So what am I to do till I have to be at work? It had been a while since I've gone on a run. So I decided to throw on something light to wear and take a small jog on the beach before I get ready. I threw my hair in a ponytail and headed to the beach. I started off fairly slow. Didn't want to over work myself the first time back on a run. The weather was beautiful as usual and everyone around me was happy and enjoying themselves. It gave me motivation. I picked up the pace a little bit. But even with the motivation I felt myself slowing down. Its got to be because I smoke a lot more. There was a little bench near me, so i walked over to it and took a seat to catch and regain my breath.

"Fancy seeing you here again!" I heard someone say to me.

I turned to look at who it was, and of course, it was Zacky. What was with this guy? He was like always on the beach and somehow could always spot me. And now it's going to be awkward because we kissed. I needed to set things straight, cause I didn't want to carry this around with me everywhere. Besides, who just kisses random strangers anyways?

"Listen, I don't want you to think that I'm just some girl that you can go around and kiss. On top of that, I have a boyfriend. I highly doubt he'd appreciate you kissing me." I snapped at him.

"That's why I was hoping to run into you actually. I wanted to apologize. Honestly, I had no idea what came over me. It was downright inappropriate." He said in a sincere tone. "Do you think we can be friends?" He asked.

"Yeah, I mean I suppose. Just don't kiss me again and we're cool." I joked with him.

"Great! I have to go do some stuff but I'm glad I was able to talk to you today about that. Thank you for accepting my apology Darla." He smiled and waved as he went off on his way.

Well, that was a weight off of my chest. Just killed me that he's so attractive.

I took a look at my phone to check the time. Shit! I need to get back to the room so I could get ready for work. I jogged back and rushed to get in the shower. I'm expecting Brian to come tonight so I wanted to look a little extra good so that way everyone could get jealous when they saw him kiss me. Granted, that was a little selfish but I deserved every right to be selfish right now. Things were going my way for once in my life and it's only going to continue to be better.

I scrambled through my clothes to find a cute black top and my favorite pair of maroon colored leggings. I threw them on and let my natural hair do its thing. Some days it looked really nice. I guess it really depended on how I felt that day. My make up was precise and perfect. All I needed to finish off the look was a pair of leather boots and a dark shade of red lipstick. It's insane to think of how insecure I was back in high school, in my opinion I looked quite good, maybe more so nowadays but I was never not pretty. Just different.

I grabbed my bag and headed out the door for work. I decided to walk there considering Brian would probably leave with me anyways. I pulled out my cigarettes and thought about how well things were going for me. My excitement was overwhelming me with how much I enjoyed my life again. I walked in through the door of my work and all my coworkers greeted me. They made me feel at home from day one. My boss smiled and grabbed my little apron so I could get started.

The evening went fairly quick. I took a break to go smoke in the back before the nightly regulars came in. It was only a matter of time before Brian showed up too. I could feel my heart race with anticipation of his arrival. I finished up my cigarette and headed back inside for work.

Once I got up to the bar, I seen Brian walk in with a group of guys. I knew Johnny and Jimmy but there were two others that I couldn't really see from where I was. But once they turned towards me, I was not prepared for who else was with him.

Brian spotted from where he was and quickly headed towards me.

"Hey guys come, I want you to meet my girlfriend." I heard him say.

I saw Zacky look up and towards where Brian was heading. We had caught a moment of eye contact and then he looked away.

"Babe, these are the rest of my band mates." He said as he got to me. "This is Matt, a.k.a. M. Shadows." He gestured to a man wearing a Pantera tank top with aviators covering most of his face. It's dark in here but I wasn't going to question his style choices. Then he gestured over to Zacky. "This is Zacky V. He's the rhythm guitarist."

"Hello." They said in unison. However, Zacky kept his eyes down probably thinking the same thing I was.

As if that kiss thing couldn't get worse, it did exactly that. I needed to snap out of it before I made things awkward.

"Wait! Band?" I asked. It barely donned on me that he had said that.

"You didn't know? Funny, I thought you just didn't want to see like a fan girl. We are kind of famous. Ever heard of Avenged Sevenfold?" He asked with a devious smile.

Holy shit...

"You're that band?" I asked.

He laughed, "That's us!"

Well, now I feel even more awkward. I pulled out my cigarettes and pushed past the guys. Brian followed after me. Great job Darla.

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