That was the worst dining experience I’ve ever dealt with. I have looked up to those guys practically my whole life and for them to treat us like that really fucking hurt. I really admired the 5 of them but now I didn’t think that would the case anymore. They always seemed like amazing guys but obviously, that wasn’t true. “This whole thing was a bad idea,” Selena said sadly as we walked out to the car. “I can’t believe that they acted like that.”

“Yeah, I guess you really can’t judge a book by its cover,” Tasha replied with a sigh.
“HEY! WAIT!” A voice called out behind us.

We spun around to find Zacky Vengeance and The Rev running out after us. I let out a frustrated sigh and folded my arms across my chest. “What do you guys want?”

“Look, Jimmy and I wanted to apologize for those dicks back there. It’s just something happened a few years ago that was kept out of the press and since then, the three of them promised to never have any all-girl bands on tour with us.”

“And what exactly was that?” I asked, raising an eyebrow, watching him carefully.


Both boys looked back at the exit, watching the rest of A7x walk out of the restaurant. “Come to 18875 Evening Breeze Circuit tomorrow at 12pm and we’ll explain everything,” Jimmy expressed with a pleading look.

“Jimmy! Zacky! Let’s go!” Matt hollered out, waving at the boys.

“Gotta go!” Jimmy stated, grabbing Zacky by the arm and dragging him away.

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The ride back to my place was a quiet one, wondering why the dinner went the way it did, like what did we do wrong. Zara pulled into the driveway behind Tasha’s car and switched the engine off. No one spoke, just stayed quiet. “Well…that was eventful,” Selena muttered, breaking the silence.

We all nodded in response. “Do…do we want to meet up with Zachary and James tomorrow?” Tasha asked, picking at her nails, unsure of the response she’d get from us.

We all turned our attention to Emilia and Zara, the decision makers of the group. They always knew what decisions to make when it came to the band. Emilia shrugged and looked at Zara. “I’m up for it if you are. Even though they were complete assholes, it would probably be good to hear why they acted the way they did.”

Zara nodded and let out a sigh. “I guess we’re meeting up with them tomorrow then.”

“Okay, we’ll see you tomorrow at Zacky’s place then,” Tasha replied, hoping out of the car, leaving the back door open for me and Selena.

We said our goodnights to Emilia and the twins and watched as Zara pulled out of the driveway. “C’mon, let’s get some sleep,” I muttered, opening the front door. “We have a big day tomorrow.”

Selena and Tash nodded before saying goodnight and walking off to their separate bedrooms. Grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge, I made my way upstairs to my own bedroom, kicking my heels off and jumping on the bed. Grabbing my MacBook Pro, I logged onto Facebook and scrolled through my newsfeed. I was in my own little world, that I almost missed the ‘instant message’ ding. I looked in the corner of my computer to find a message from Zacky Baker.

Zacky: ‘Hey, it’s Zacky…from dinner.’

Veronika: ‘I gathered that from your profile picture’

Zacky: ‘Yeah, that was a stupid thing to say. I’m just really nervous.’

Veronika: ‘Why?’

Zacky: ‘Because I didn’t think you’d reply after what happened tonight. Plus, you’re really beautiful so…’

A smile graced my lips and I blushed at his reply. He was so cute. Wait what? I didn’t even know the guy personally and I’m already acting like a fucking school girl.

Veronika: ‘Um…thanks.’

Zacky: ‘Okay look, I shouldn’t have said that. I probably scared you off. Look what I’m trying to say is that you guys need to know what Matt, Brian and Johnny’s issue is with all female bands.’

Veronika: ‘Why can’t you tell me now?’

Zacky: ‘Because I’d like to see you again.’

After I read his reply, I wasn’t sure what to think. I didn’t have the best track record when it came to my love life. Either I found the guy in bed with someone else or according to the guy I wasn’t good enough. Getting close to Zacky is a bad idea. If I was going to go on tour with him and his band and we started dating and something went wrong, then the whole thing would just be a complete disaster.

Not bothering to reply, I logged off and shut my computer screen. I stripped myself of my clothes and slipped into a clean pair of panties and a shirt before climbing back into bed and falling asleep.

Tomorrow should be a better day right?

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Waking up the next morning, it was around 10:30am and I knew that I needed to hurry up and get ready. It was gonna take me about an hour to get dressed, this sexiness doesn’t just happen y’know. I stripped myself of my clothes and jumped in the shower, washing my hair and body before jumping out and drying myself off. Getting dressed was the easy part, the hard part was getting my hair under control and my makeup just right but I managed and soon I was ready to go with 30 minutes to spare. Whoop, whoop new record there people!!!

Walking downstairs I found Selena and Tasha standing in the kitchen. “Good morning,” I announced, hip bumping Selena.

“About time you got up. Did you have a good sleep?” Tasha asked.

I nodded.“Yeah, I feel great. Let’s just hope my mood stays like this.”

Selena nodded. “I agree, but c’mon we have to go, otherwise we’re gonna be late.”

I grabbed my car keys and followed the other two out of the house and climbed into the driver’s seat of my car. Backing out of the drive way, I switched the radio on and sung along to ‘It’s Not Over’ by Daughtry as I sped off toward Zack’s house.

Fifteen minutes later and we were at our destination. It was a gorgeous house right near the beach. Man, what I wouldn’t give to live in a house like this. “This house is beautiful!” Tasha gasped, climbing out of the car after I parked behind Evie’s car.

Before any of us could reply, the front door opened and Jimmy flew out and swept Selena up in his arms. She let out a loud scream, thrashing around, begging him to put her back on the ground. Jimmy quickly set her down and watched her with concerned eyes. “I’m sorry,” he spoke, hugging her gently. “I didn’t mean to scare you.”

Selena nodded weakly, pulling away from him slightly. “I-it’s okay. It was just unexpected,” she replied, suddenly feeling shy.

Jimmy nodded and intertwined his fingers with hers.“C’mon, let’s go inside and I’ll get you a drink.”

Selena looked down at their hands and smiled slightly. “Sure,” she replied, following him inside.

It was pretty cute watching them interact with each other. He was like 6ft and she was like 5ft 2in. I think they’d be a cute couple but I really hope he doesn’t hurt her. She’s been through too much in her life and none of us needed to see her heartbroken.

“C’mon, we have to keep an eye on that one,” Tasha muttered, nudging me.

I nodded and followed her into the house, finding the rest of the girls in the lounge room with Jimmy and Zacky. “Hey, you’re here. Glad you could make it.”

We nodded and sent a little wave their way. Tasha took a seat between Zara and Jimmy, which meant the only available seat, was next to Zacky. I nibbled on my bottom lip before taking a seat next to him. “Hey,” he whispered, sending me a small smile.

I sent him a nod and muttered hey back, unsure if I wanted to speak to him or not. Like I said before, it’s not such a great idea to get close to Zacky. From the corner of my eye, I saw Zacky frown and for some reason, I felt bad for being cold. He seemed like such a really sweet guy but I couldn’t let my walls down, no matter what.

“So you called us here to explain what the hell their deal was last night, so explain,” Zara spoke, catching all our attention.

“Uh, okay, well 5 years ago we went on tour with this band ‘City of Harlots’ and things went well for a while but things went downhill pretty fast.”

“How so?” Evie asked, curiously.

“Matt, Brian and Johnny had girlfriends at the time and they weren’t interested in them but the girls wouldn’t take no for an answer. Finally one night on tour, the girls got them really drunk and slept with them and the guys thought that that would be the end of it but that wasn’t the case. The girls went to the police and pressed sexual assault charges against them. They lost Val, Michelle and Lacey, not to mention, we almost lost the band too.”

“But it was never broadcasted in the press.”

“That’s because we managed to keep it out of the press…just barely though. After months of court dates and shit, they found the drugs in the girls’ tour bus and the boys were cleared of all charges. After that, they vowed to never go on tour with an all-female band ever again.”

We sat there in silence, trying to process the information. “Okay, so they have good reason to act the way they did but do they really fucking think we’re like those bitches? They don’t even know us!” Emilia snapped.

“Well, uh…now’s your chance to prove that my lovelies,” Jimmy muttered, getting up from the sofa and looking out the window. “Brian, Johnny and Matt just pulled up.”

I stared at the girls, silently beginning to freak out, hoping that this meeting went better than the last one. “Zacky! Jimmy! Who’s cars are parked in your driveway?!” Matt’s booming voice yelled out as the front door opened.

“What the fuck are they doing here?” Brian sneered as he walked into the lounge room.

“What the hell Zacky?” Johnny asked, glaring at them.

Matt just stood there glaring at us all. He went to open his mouth to say something but Zacky held his hand up.

“Enough of this shit, okay?!” He snapped.

“No!” Matt roared. “I’m not going through this shit again! We almost lost the band don’t you remember?! I’m not going to let these bitches destroy our dream.”

By now I was fuming and after hearing that comment, I had had enough. I stood up from my place on the sofa and stormed over to where he was standing. “You stupid fucking dickhead!” I yelled, shoving him. “You really fucking think that we’re anything like that cunts?! You honestly think we would get you dicks drunk and sleep with you and try to destroy your careers? We have a lot more self-respect for ourselves, plus unlike them, we don’t want to destroy our careers!”

Everything was quiet; all you could hear was my heavy breathing. I was so fucking upset and pissed off with them, especially Matt. I watched the 3 of them carefully, their expressions full of regret.

“Do you really think that low of us?” I asked, folding my arms across my chest.

Notes

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