Two Vibrant Hearts

**Morgan's POV**

The whole drive back to our house is filled with awkward silence between my mom and I...I want to tell her about Brian but I know she will be disappointed for liking someone who is unavailable....she will say I am setting myself up for heartbreak, and maybe I am.

When well finally pull into the driveway I rush from the car and run towards my fortress of security and solitude....a small basketball court that nobody seems to use. I drop my backpack down on the ground and find a half deflated ball underneath a nearby table. I make an attempt to dribble it but it's useless....it has definitely lost it's bounce.

"You know that ball is deflated, right?" I hear a voice say from behind me and I jump out of my skin yet again....what is wrong with people here that they enjoy surprising me?!

I whirl around ready to chew into this asshole but my face softens when I recognize that it's Matt. He is dressed in a sleeveless muscle shirt that show off his toned arms, a pair of basketball shorts hung low on his hips and worn in sneakers with a full inflated basketball tucked under his arm and above his hip bone....wow, he looks drool worthy! Seriously, do cute boys grow on trees around here?!

"Um....yeah, I saw that.. I was just hoping to clear my head...it's been a weird day you know." I mumble out while trying hard not to ogle the sight of him in front of me.

"First days always suck" he replies and tosses his one arm over my shoulders and gives me a friendly squeeze.

'Chill out, he has a girlfriend and you're already crushing on someone who's unavailable...you can't handle another.' I think inwardly to myself and frown. He must notice and gives me a slight shake.

"Earth to Morgan....where'd you go?" Matt says with concerned eyes but I just shrug and snatch the ball away from him in hopes of clearing out my inner thoughts and throwing him off from probing to find out what's bothering me. He chuckles and reaches for the ball but I shoot it effortlessly into the hoop before he can catch it. "Holy shit..." he exclaims in a surprised tone and I quirk and eyebrow at him.

"What? Are you going to tell me that you didn't know girls could play basketball or did you just think I couldn't?" I snark out but with a playfully undertone.

He picks me up and twirls me around while telling me that I'm definitely the first girl to get the drop on him before placing me down and kissing the top of my head. "So...you should get changed and meet me back here in a little bit and we can play a little one on one" he says in a deep but excited voice which is undeniably attractive.

I nod my head and tell him, "Sure, I live just right over there so it shouldn't take me that long and I'll be back." I say while pointing towards my house.

He chuckles and grabs my wrist, "No shit, you moved in there...I live just next door...in that house right there" he says while pointing me in the direction of his place.

"Ah, so you live there....my mom is always complaining about the 'noise' coming from your garage but I think you sound awesome...are you in a band or something?" I ask and he nods his head yes. Ok, I'll admit, that's a major turn on.

"Yeah we are just getting started and don't have a name yet but it's me on vocals, Jimmy on drums, Zacky on rhythm guitar and Brian on lead guitar...we are in between bassists right now because our last one didn't want to dedicate the time we demanded him to." he says and I stand there in amazement. "You should come watch us play some time but first, get out of that dress and let me kick your ass around this court." he teases and I grin.

Oh Matt, you are in for a surprise..

**Matt's POV**

When Morgan returns she is wearing a tiny pair of shorts and a tank top that hugs her body in all the right places. Oh man, don't let her sex appeal distract you...get your game face on.

"So, are you ready for a friendly game of one on one between neighbors?" she teases and part of me is concerned that she is sounding so confident....I have never gotten my ass kicked by a girl in basketball before and I don't intend on letting it happen today.


I decide that we each take a shot from the three point line to see who has control of the ball first...I sink it with no problem and she bounces it off the rim but ultimately misses. My ego is boosted and I instantly think this is going to be an easy win.

I angle my body towards the basket and rock back on my pivot foot, and take a jab step to gauge her reaction time but she is quick and snatches the ball out of my hands like she saw that move coming from a mile away. Needless to say, I'm more than impressed. She dribbles the ball closer to the net and lands a sweet lay up in before I can even process what's happening.

When the game ends, the final score is me 19, her 21..and I'm honestly shell shocked that this tiny girl kicked my ass all over the court.

"Aw don't pout...it makes you seem weak" she teases and I grab her by the waist and lift her above my head. She squirms around for a few seconds before becoming stiff as a board in fear that I'm going to drop her.

"Who's weak?" I joke and she apologizes and I lower her back to the ground. "Seriously though, good game Snow White...you're an amazing basketball player!" I praise and flash her my dimpled smile.

She blushes slightly and I crouch down and lift her so she's riding piggy back on me as we make our way back towards our houses. "Thanks for being so nice" she whisper against my shoulder.

"We are all nice once you get to know us...even Michelle." I say because I know she was acting bitchy towards Morgan earlier for no other reason besides jealousy. I feel her sigh loudly and shake her head so I place her down behind my house and turn to face her. Her eyes look glossy like they are about to spill over with tears and tilt her chin up, "Hey, don't let her attitude from before make you feel bad. I think she's just jealous because Brian was flirting with you." I say and a tear falls down her cheek.

"She's dating him and he's flirting with me....I think she has a right to be jealous" she sighs out and I can't suppress the laugh building in my throat. Her eyes glare up at me and I can see she doesn't think my laughter was appropriate. "What in the world is so funny about that?" she scoffs and turns her back to me.

I wrap my arms around her and pull her back to my chest for a minute before speaking. She is actually trembling with either anger or sadness and I feel horrible that I upset her.

"I'm sorry but it's funny because Michelle isn't dating Brian... she lied to make you jealous" I say and turn her back around to face me. The look of relief washes over her and she gives me a small smile. I lean forward and kiss her temple and whisper to her not to be sad anymore before walking her over to her house and hugging her goodbye.

She gives me a wave and I run back to my house to shower before meeting with the guys for band practice. My mom yells to me that Jimmy called and I decide to give him a quick call back before hopping in the shower.

I tell him that Morgan is actually my neighbor and that she seriously kicked my ass on the basketball court. He stops laughing when I say that I told her that I explained that Michelle and Brian weren't dating so not to let her harsh attitude from before bother her. He tells me I'm an idiot and hangs up on me. What the fuck?!

...what did I do?!

Notes

up next the guys meet for band practice and Johnny finally makes an appearance :D