Girl I Know

Zacky's POV:
The taxi pulls up at Johnny's house, I get out and walk to the other side of the car to help Johnny who’s practically passed out in the back seat. I almost had to make the taxi driver pull over a few times because I thought he was going to puke, but he never did. Johnny gets out, I pay the driver and he drives off. I sling Johnny's arm around my neck and I put my hand on his waist so he doesn’t fall. We walk, well I walk, and Johnny stumbles up to the door. I stick my hand in Johnny's pocket, “Hey easy there buddy, you can at least buy me dinner first”, he laughs loudly and it echoes throughout the quiet neighborhood. It’s past 2 am now and everyone’s probably asleep, “shut up, you’ll wake everyone up”, I whisper before I pull out his key. I unlock the door and lead him into the dark house, before very carefully closing the door behind us. “I’m home!” Johnny shouts at the top of his lungs and I freeze, shit! As if on cue, the lights flick on and Lacey, his wife, is now standing in front of us, an unhappy look on her face. “Hey baby!” Johnny says before letting go of me and stumbling over to her. He tries to kiss her but she grabs his shoulders and pushes him away “Go to bed” she hisses “Awe c’mon, you can’t be that mad at me” Johnny says before pouting and she stares at him for a bit before finally smiling and kissing him quickly “Till death do us part…what the hell was I thinking?” she comments while rolling her eyes and leading him to the bedroom. “Zack, are you gonna spend the night here?” she asks, looking back at me and I nod “Thanks” I say before following her and walking into the spare bedroom, “Night” I say and she smiles as Johnny stumbles and almost does a face plant, but luckily Lacey grabs him just in time and I laugh before closing the door. I take off my shoes and shirt, crawl under the blankets and almost instantly passing out. *** I open my eyes slowly and blink a few times to adjust to the sunlight coming from the window. I look around and remember that I’m a Johnny's, which would explain the bass guitars in the corner. I sit up and stretch before standing up and walking out of the room, towards the kitchen. I walk to the counter and grab the bag of coffee. I’ve spent the night at Johnny's before and Lacey's told me I’m welcome to eat or drink whatever I want. I put on a pot of coffee, and I walk over to the fridge. I open the door and look inside, debating whether I’m hungry or not. “Hello” I hear someone say from behind me. I quickly spin around, it’s a girl who looks somewhat younger than me. She's absolutely gorgeous. She has red and blonde hair that delicately falls over her shoulders and down her back, and the most piercing blue eyes that I can't seem to stop looking at. “Uh, hi” I say, she startled me but I’m also taken back by her beauty. “Sorry I didn’t mean to scare you” she apologizes. “It’s alright, um I’m Zacky” I introduce myself and she smiles sweetly, “I’m Stella” she answers and I smile back. "Not to be rude, but who are you?” I ask and she chuckles, “That was my question for you” she winks, “I’m friends with Lacey", she explains and I nod “Oh okay, I’m friends with Johnny, we were drinking last night and I brought him back and slept over” I explain and she nods while looking at me up and down, almost like she’s examining me and coming to some sort of conclusion in her head She really is breathtaking. It’s weird though because I never really get nervous around girls. I snap out of my daze, open the fridge again and grab the egg carton and the package of sausages. “You hungry?” I ask and she smiles, “Sure” she answers “I’ll take care of the eggs” she adds before grabbing the carton from my hand and walking over to the stove before I can protest. I smile to myself as we start making breakfast even though I’m not that hungry, I sort of just want an excuse to get to know her. “So how long have you and Johnny been friends?” she asks when everything’s cooking “We've been friends since high school, and we’re in a band together” I explain, unsure of whether she’s heard of Avenged sevenfold, but the widening of her eyes answers my question. “No way! You’re in Avenged Sevenfold?” she asks excitedly. “Yeah, I play rhythm guitar” I explain and she bites her lip, “That’s awesome!” she says and I smile. Our eyes meet and she holds my gaze for a few seconds, her eyes are suddenly full of interest. “I think the sausages are ready” she points out and I look at the pan, black smoke is coming off of them “Fuck” I swear under my breath before quickly taking the pan off the stove. Stella laughs while grabbing the pan with the eggs and splitting them between two plates, “They’re burnt” I point out while looking down at the almost black sausages and she smiles, “Whatever” she says before stabbing three with her fork and putting them on her plate. Stella grabs her plate and walks, almost struts, over to the dining table and sits down. I watch her for a little; I don’t know what it is about her that makes me so nervous. Stella looks up and notices that I’m staring at her, “You gonna join me?” she asks with a smirk and I’m pretty sure my cheeks turn a bright shade of red. I swallow the lump in my throat and walk over to her with my plate. I sit next to her and we start eating and making small talk. “So what do you do Stella?” I ask her “Right now I’m a lifeguard at the local pool but I do some modeling on the side” she explains before shoving some scrambled eggs into her mouth. My eyes widen in surprise and interest “Woah really? That’s awesome” I say and she smiles, it’s no shock that she models. “Thanks! I love it, but I’m still waiting to become the next Tyra” she jokes and I chuckle, “With your looks, it shouldn’t be too long” I comment and she looks at me with the sweetest expression “My looks?” she asks slowly and I take a deep breath, uh oh. Was it weird of me to say that? “Uh, yeah, you’re really pretty” I say awkwardly, fuck why am I so nervous around her? She smiles appreciatively “Thanks! You’re good looking too” she compliments and I smile “Thanks” I answer. We’re done eating; I’m rolling half of a sausage back and forth with my fork. Stella shifts in her seat so her body is angled towards me and she softly places a hand on my knee. I tense up for half a second and our eyes meet. Stella smiles but doesn’t say anything, I smile back and stare into her beautiful, intense eyes. She seems like the type of girl who would have a lot of secrets, I don’t know why, that’s just the impression I get from her, but I like it. I love mysterious girls; they’re fun to get to know…most of the time. Stella snaps me out of yet another daze by shifting her weight in the chair, which I feel like she did to get my attention. I look back into her eyes and she chuckles at how easily I can get lost in thought. “Sorry” I apologize and she shrugs before leaning forward and pressing her lips to mine.

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