~Brian's POV~

I sat at a local, small cafe that was located along the beach, waiting for Jess to arrive. I was actually pretty excited that Jess and I were having lunch because I wanted to be alone with Jess. My fingers were clasped loosely around my beer, my palm catching the little droplets of condensation.

"Is there anything else I can get you, sir?" The waiter asked me. From the many number of times she has come over to the table, I learned that she has taken a interest in me. Before, I would have jumped at the opportunity to get in her pants, but now I've changed.

"No, I'm all god. I'm waiting for someone." She smiled seductively and walked off, trying to sway her hips. I lowly chuckled to myself as my eyes wandered over to the entrance, where Jess was standing, looking around for me.

"Jess!" I yelled. She saw me and a smile broke out on her face.

"Hey!" Jess said while she hugged me tightly and I hugged her back just as tight, if not tighter. "How are you today?"

"I'm good. How have you been, gorgeous?"

"I've been having a pretty shit few days, but it's all better now that I'm here with you." The waiter came back over and looked at Jess, silently judging her. "Yeah, you can quit staring and get me some water with a chicken salad. Thanks."

I think that's another one of the things I love about Jess, her attitude. She's not afraid to put someone in her place. She will not tolerate shit from anyone, not even me. That's probably why she ignores me when I piss her off.

We had our lunch in silence. It wasn't the awkward silence when no one knows what to say or do. It was the type of silence when you can just enjoy each others presence and you can relax, knowing that the other person is doing the same.

"After this, would you like to take a walk on the beach? We can watch the sun set." I told her, finishing the remainder of my second beer.

"Yeah...I have to talk to you about something." I could hear the nervousness in her voice. It made my stomach jump for joy, but also made it lurch in fear and anxiety.

I paid the bill and we slowly made our way to the beach. WIth each step we took, I could feel the nervous energy radiating off of Jess' body.

"Brian..." She said. I stopped to look at her. The sun was slowly setting behind her as she looked at me, a beautiful glow cascaded around her. The sight literally took my breath away. "Brian?"

"Yeah?"

"You know I really like you right?" She questioned. By now, I had butterflies. I've never had butterflies before, until now that is.

"Yeah?"

"Well, since Austin and I broke up and since I'm carrying your baby, I don't see why we shouldn't give this a try." I could a hear a hint of hope in her voice as she looked into my eyes.

I always knew that Jess and I had something that we didn't have with anyone else. I knew that I really like her, but never did anything in fear of ruining the friendship we made. So instead of doing anything, I fucked with my feelings and chose Michelle, which was probably one of the biggest mistakes I made. I pushed my feelings away for Jess and forced myself to forget about her so that I could actually be attracted to someone else.

"So what do you say? Want to give this a try?" She said, smiling.

"Of course I do Jess. Of course." I laughed and pulled her into my chest, tightly wrapping my arms around her body. "You know I've wanted this to happen for a long time, but I pussied out and chose not to do anything. But I promise you this, not once have I ever doubted my feelings towards you. I may have chosen to push the feelings away so that I could get over you, but those feelings never fully vanished. I always knew that I like you, but I was just scared of saying anything. And maybe this is a weird way of the universe bringing us together because I backed out about telling you my feelings."

She giggled and said,"I've felt the same way for a while, and just like you, I pushed the feelings away. But now there's nothing holding me back."

A wide smile spread across both of our faces, as we stood there, enveloped in each others arms.

"Can I try something?" I asked her.

"You don't need to ask. Just fucking kiss me already." She didn't have to tell me twice. I leant down and pressed my lips against hers in a light, sweet kiss. Her lips were so soft and supple against mine. It was as if her lips were molded to fit mine.

Notes

A/N:
I know this moved really fast, but more stuff will be happening. Someone may get a divorce, quit the band for a while, and someone may go baby shopping with someone. It may not be the person you expect, but these are all ideas I have and you will have to see which idea I chose.