Attention Readers: I posted two chapters today so make sure you read Chapter Four first.... it has Matt in basketball shorts....you wont want to miss it.

~Ryn

**Brian's POV**

I arrive at Matt house for band practice and there is a super weird tension in the air. Jimmy is scowling at Matt, who just looks confused and to be honest, so am I. I have never seen Jimmy act like this and a twinge of jealousy hits me because I think that it has something to do with him liking Morgan. We are still waiting for Zacky to arrive so I decide to sneak outside for a quick smoke.

I light up my Marlboro and lean against the side of Matt's house and inhale deeply. The lights in the house next door are on and that comes as a surprise because it's been empty for months. One of the kids from around town comes strolling up and asks to bum a smoke....he looks 14 at most and vaguely familiar.

"Don't I know you?" I say while pulling another cigarette out of my pack.

He takes it and lights it up while leaning next to me against the house. "I'm Johnny... Jimmy is friends with my older brother" he says with a shrug. "Hey, I heard you guys are short a bass player right now...mind if I jam with you?"

I can't help but chuckle at his choice of words...if we were looking for a short bass player, he would definitely fit the bill. He shakes his head at me and snubs out his cigarette...he knows I'm laughing at him. "Kid, you need to lighten up....go in and talk to Matt and Jimmy...if they say it's ok then I'm ok with it." I say and light up another smoke.

As he disappears inside I can see the curtains shift slightly in one of the upstairs bedrooms next door. A girl has her back to the window with her hair and body wrapped in a towel...come on Brian, don't be a pervert. I put out my cigarette in preparation of heading back inside when the girl yanks the towel from her hair and turns slightly towards me, causing my dick to twitch in my jeans.

...oh fuck, it's Morgan.

**Morgan's POV**

I am all sweaty after playing basketball with Matt, so I decide to hop in the shower before heading over to his house to watch his band play.

The warm water cascades down over me and I can't help but let a small sigh of relief escape my lips...I'm not sure if it's because the heat is soothing my sore muscles, or because Matt told me that Brian is single.

I step out of the shower and wrap a towel around my body and another up in my hair. I frown at my reflection in the mirror....he may be single, but look at you, you're not even on the same level of hotness... don't get your hopes up.

I rush into my room and yank the towel down from my hair. The faint smell of smoke comes wafting in through my cracked bedroom window and I turn slightly to make sure Matt's house didn't catch fire but freeze when I see Brian looking up at me with his gorgeous brown eyes that seem slightly darker than before.

'Is that lust?' I think to myself but remember my previous revelation from after my shower....my shower....oh shit....I'm only wearing a towel!

I clutch the towel tighter and spin so my back is towards him as I try and control my breathing...there is no way I can go see Matt's band now! He told me Brian was in the band and I'm positive that I'll never be able to stand in the same room as him after giving him the free peep show.

I grab clean clothes and run back towards the bathroom to put them on in fear that he may see more of my body than I've already revealed. I knock into my little brother on the way and he screams that I should pay attention to my surroundings..

...boy, he hit the nail on the head with that one.

**Matt's POV**

I see Brian walk outside to smoke but Jimmy is too pissed off to notice....what the hell did I do to make him so angry?!

"So are you going to tell me about whatever I did to piss you off or just glare at me all night?" I huff at him. Jimmy chucks his drumstick at me and I dodge to get out of it's way. "What in the fuck, Jimbo?!" I shout.

"Oh come on Matt...you really have no idea why I might be upset about what you told me before?!" he growls but refuses to look at me.

"Is it about Morgan?" I ask and see him sigh deeply...ok at least I know for sure that it has something to do with her. "Do you like her?" I say and he slowly raises his head to look at me.

"I care about her and I don't want to see her get hurt." he sighs and I'm confused...I didn't hurt her before did I? I body checked her once but she's a killer on defense and it was my only chance to try and even up the score.

"I hurt her playing basketball?" I ask in a puzzled tone and Jimmy tosses the other drumstick at me...I swear I'm going to shove these up his ass if he throws another one at me!

"No dumbass! You told her that Michelle and Brian weren't together." he spits and now I'm really confused.

"What's the big deal? They aren't! I didn't want her to think Michelle hated her because of the way she acted towards her earlier." I argue back.

"It's not the way she acted that has me concerned.." he trails off.

"Brian?" I ask and he nods his head. "Oh come on, he has the right to like her if he wants. He is single."

"For now!" Jimmy screams, "He's single FOR NOW...but when Michelle decides to take him back he's going to dump Morgan like he's done with every rebound chick before. You don't get it because you're not the one that all the rejected girls turn to for answers on what they think they could have done different to change his mind! I have given the same, 'it's not you, it's him' speech dozens of times and frankly....I'm sick of it!"

Suddenly the side garage door opens and a short kid appears wearing a bass guitar. He plugs it into one of the amps and immediately starts playing a kick ass cover of a Pantera song. Jimmy walks over and yanks the plug out of the amp and glares at him. "Johnny, what in the fuck are you doing?" he spits.

"Brian said he didn't mind if I jammed with you....I wanted to give you a chance to hear me play before you kicked me out." Johnny replies sadly.

I huff that I don't care if he plays with us or not since we are lacking a bass player anyhow and make my way out the door just as Brian and Zacky are entering carrying all Zacky's equipment.

Zacky gives me a strange looks and Brian looks like he's recovering from some sort of shock. I shrug it off and wonder where Morgan is...she said she would stop over before when I walked her home but she hasn't shown up yet.

I walk next door and knock on her front door. Her mom opens the door and gives me a once over....I feel like I'm being judge and it's not a great feeling. "Afternoon ma'am, is Morgan home?" I say with the biggest fake smile I can muster.

She smiles slightly at my dimpled cheeks....thank God...and hollers up to Morgan to come down.

"I'm Matthew Sanders by the way, we are neighbors." I say politely and shake her hand as Morgan appears behind her. She looks shocked that her mom is actually being nice to me and my lips curl into a grin....little does she know, I have an excellent ability to charm women...even mothers.

"Mrs. Snow, could Morgan come watch our band practice? It's just next door" I say and point in the direction of my garage. She gives me a stern look and I suddenly remember than Morgan said her mom was not a fan. Oops!

She huffs but agrees after a few more minutes of my charm. Morgan steps out onto her front steps but there is a noticeable hesitation. "Hey, what's wrong?" I say and toss my arm over her shoulder. Her face flushes and I drop my arm and crouch down to look at her but she avoids my eyes. "Do you not want to come?" I ask.

She sighs sadly and I can see her mulling over her options in her head. "Would it be ok if I didn't?" she squeaks out just above a whisper.

"That's ok if it's what you want, but will you tell me honestly why all of a sudden you don't want to....I thought you were excited before." I say and run my hand over her cheek.

"Look, it's awkward...." she says and blushes again. "Ugh..I almost gave Brian a free peep show through my bedroom window when I was done with my shower and I'm mortified!"

My initial reaction is anger...why was he looking in her bedroom window in the first place?! I feel like I have to be her protective big brother so I pull her into a tight hug and softly kiss into her hair.

I'm going to beat the shit out of Brian!

Notes

Poor Brian.... everyone is upset with him.

Do you think Matt can charm Morgan into coming anyhow?
Will Jimmy let Johnny play?
Will Brian and Morgan talk about what happened?

comment and give me your thoughts :)