After All That We've Been Through

Brian's POV

Someone please tell me why we decided to sell our private lives to the press? Really what were we fucking thinking? Here we go, breaking outer number one rule two save two of the worlds biggest douche bags. And for what? We all know what inevitably happens when the press gets ahold of your life. We've seen it countless times before. It sucks the fucking life out of you, you lose yourself, and everything crashes and burns. So why did I agree to release my new relationship to the world? Because I suddenly realized I would do anything to give that girl some comfort and peace.

"Brian?" Kady asked, pulling me from my train of thought. Her eyes had dark circles under them from crying but it only seemed to make her eyes bluer. "Are you sure we should do this?"

No I don't really think we should do this! Only a bunch of nut jobs would really want to sell themselves out! Ugh this fucking sucks!I fought the frown coming over my face as we pulled up to the jail. Fuck, fuck, fuck!
Pulling Kady close into my chest, I breathed in the scent of her hair. It was a mix between cigarette smoke, vanilla, and wild flowers. The scent helped to calm me because I knew if I opened my mouth right now, I would blow up. I took in another deep breath before I could actually speak.

"Do you want to do this?" I asked, staring into those beautiful baby blues.

Kady sighed and closed her eyes, obviously trying to calm the raging beast inside her. I was thankful for that, considering I had been at the receiving end of that monster only a few short weeks ago. She let out a ragged breath before she opened her eyes again and looked away from me.

"What other choice do I have?" Kady chocked out, her eyes staring to well with tears again. "People always told us the key to success was doing what you love, laying low, and keeping an air of mystery about yourself. But my asshole band mates blew all that out of the water! So my choices are," she held up her hands as she continued. "Let Caleb and Marley take the fall, watch our career go down in flames, and get kicked of the tour...OR," she laughed bitterly. "Give the press something else to distract them and maybe save our careers. All the while destroying both of our lives and our relationship! It's not a winning situation in any regard..."

Kady put her head in her hands and pulled her hair, taking in ragged breaths. I honestly don't know what I would do in her situation. I felt awful. If my best friends pulled some shit like this and ruined us, I would be angry but I would always have those guys to fall back on. Somehow I didn't think that was the case with Kady and her band. Yes they were friends but they had been drifting apart on tour. The dreaded tour always brought out the worst in people.

"We don't have to if you don't want to, Kad," I whispered, putting a comforting hand on her back.
"I don't know what I fucking want, okay Brian?" Kady hissed, suddenly standing and climbing out of the car after Ryn.

I pinched the bridge of my nose as Zacky moved to take the seat next to me in the large town car. "Fuck what am I going to do? I don't want to take this to the fucking press!" I sighed, my head finding its way to my hands. "It's already tearing her apart to make the decision...what's it going to be like when they are chasing us everywhere we go?"

"Shit man...I guess I didn't think of that," Zacky said as he put a Marlboro between his lips. "What else could we do? Would it really be so bad to let this whole thing go to the press. I mean the fuckers are already called, 'the bad boys of metal'. More like your regular ass wipes if you ask me, " he chuckled.
I suddenly sit up as an idea hits me. "That's it, Zee!" I shout with a smile coming over my face. "Ryn could play it off as the bad boys of metal and use it as a ploy for that new single they want to drop! Kady's been telling me about this song they've been working on and it would be perfect..."

"But how are they going to record it?" Shit, I guess I didn't think of that. Then it hits me.

"Live show cut...They could release it as a live cut! The fans would go ape shit," I said, finally finding a better solution. I feel a wave of relief come over me as I pull out a cigarette. "There now we don't have to worry about the press."

"That just might be crazy enough to work," Zacky said with a small smile pulling at his lips as he looked out the window. "And there you go, Haner, now you can go tell her." My eyes follow Zacky's gaze to the little red headed rock star that stepped outside of the jail for a smoke break.

I quickly threw my cigarette and raced out of the car toward Kady. She had a cigarette between her lips and a frown which I was all to tired of seeing. Before she can even process that I'm there, I pick her up into my arms and spin her around in the circle.

"We've got a new plan that involves no press and releasing that new single you've been talking about!" I said as I set her back down on the ground. "We use your brother and Fitz's current bad boy image to and press to launch that single."

Kady stared back at me, her eyes dancing with excitement as she tried to decide if my plan would work. "And no press?" I could see the smile starting in her eyes before it pulled at her lips.

"No press, baby!"

The next thing I know, Kady is in my arms and our lips are pressed together in a deep kiss. I carefully set her back on the ground as she pulled away and looked at me. "Thank you," she smiles, her lips inches away from mine.

It's then that a flash erupts to our right and we both turn to see a woman with a camera phone watching us.

"Fuck!"

Notes

Well now they've done it! But what kind of shot did the woman get? What is the press going to think now? Kady and Brian kissing outside of the jail? You think they would have learned about kissing in public from the last time when Zacky caught them! But hey, when the moment to song arises, you take it! ;)