Brian’s POV

“Come on, Kay, pick up the damn phone!” I hiss, pinching the bridge of my nose as I pace back and forth. She has been ignoring my calls all day, which only tells me that Aubrey really did face time with her last night. I’m going to kill that fucking bitch for ripping apart my family.She was lucky I ran out the door before I could even realize what she had done. I need to put a restraining order on that bitch so she stays out of my life and out of my business. Aubrey Samuelson meant absolutely nothing to me and I have to make Kay see that. There is no way that I did anything to her, hell, she disgusts me to even look at!“Fuck…she wont answer,” I rage.

“We’ll be in New York at Rizzo’s in a few hours once we get on the plane,” Jimmy says, reassuring me but he seems off. He hasn’t been his chipper self since I got back to the bus. He is just down and almost depressed. Did something happen between him and Tempest? I hadn’t even seen him on his phone since he got a new one at the airport. What is going on here?

I watch as he slides down the wall and put his head in his hands with a sigh. Who is this and what have they done with Jimmy Sullivan?“Are alright?” I ask, admitting defeat and taking a seat next to him. I just hope she will open her apartment door when I show up.

Jimmy scoffs and shakes his head. “I fucked up,” he says softly and I don’t think that I’ve ever heard him speak softly. I didn’t soft was on his control board. “I-I shouldn’t have left you after I got you all liquored up.”

“That wasn’t your fault,” I retort with an arched brow. “Its not like you force fed me scotch.” Jimmy looks up and gives me a small sheepish smile and then shakes his head sadly.
“Actually I did,” he admits. “Why aren’t you fucking pissed at me?!”

I turn and look at Jimmy with a questioning look. Did he really think I blamed him for all this? This was all that crazy bitch Aubrey’s handiwork. I would never blame you, Jimbo. I put my hand on his shoulder, his crystal blues looking up at me sadly. “Jim why would I be pissed at you? You didn’t take me to that hotel room or force Aubrey to do whatever she did. I just hope Kay will see that I didn’t do anything!”

“I was going to fucking elope with Temty, okay?” Jimmy spits, causing my jaw to drop. What did he just say? I don’t think I heard him correctly.

“What?” I rasp out, finding my voice a little higher.

“If I hadn’t have tried to leave to go elope with Tempty, then you wouldn’t have gone with Aubrey…” My brow furs in concentration as I try to process what Jimmy just said. He was going to go elope with Tempest and he didn’t tell me? How could he not tell me? I told him when I was going with Aubrey. I felt slightly angry, but I know I cant stay mad at my best friend. I still didn’t need him to be my babysitter, so this was in no way his fault.

“Well, congrats on the engagement then, I guess.” I pat his arm and give him a small smile but he just sighs and drops his head. Did I say the wrong thing? It’s then that they call for our seats to board the plane.“What?” I ask as I stand up, grabbing my bag.

Jimmy looks up at me with sad eyes. I have never seen him like this before. “Well, I broke my phone when I was trying to rescue you and I couldn’t call Tempty back. Now, she wont answer my calls and Riz wont answer me either to tell me if she is okay…this just fucking sucks.” I sigh and pull him to his feet. I suddenly feel guilty because unknowingly, Jimmy is going through the same thing I am. The only exception is that he isn’t about to lose the love of his life and his daughter if this shit doesn’t get cleaned up. I have to make Kaylyn see that it was all Aubrey and that I didn’t do anything—I couldn’t have!Though, I couldn’t deny the sexual marks on my body but I am certain that I would never do anything like that to my family. They were my new everything—even more so than the band.

Speaking of the band, I bet you’re wondering how come we aren’t on the road for a show? Well, it turns out that the bus broke down and we were stranded in Pittsburgh.There was no way we were going to make it to the show in Detroit by tomorrow night, so we rescheduled, giving Jimmy and I the opportunity to get our girls back. We knew we had to be back Detroit in two days, but hopefully it wouldn’t take that long to convince Kaylyn and Tempest that this is all some big misunderstanding.

“I know, but we’ll get them back. We both know they cant resist the charm of the Rev and Syn Gates,” I say, though I don’t really believe my words. If Kaylyn isn’t even answering her phone or text messages, then I know she is freaking pissed. Usually when we fight, she will at least answer my texts, even if she refuses to talk to my face. I just hate the thought of her hurting and thinking that I would actually cheat on her. Hasn’t she learned that she is the only one for me?

The flight to New York from Pittsburgh is a quiet one and I keep checking my phone for any texts. Come on, Kay, please answer me. Please let me know that you and Madelyn are at least okay. I couldn’t explain the feeling of anxiety I was feeling as I go through the motions. I don’t know what I will do if she decides not to take me back and leave me without ever getting to meet my daughter. I think it would crush me and I would go off the deep end all over again. Fuck, I cant remember the last time that just the thought of someone made me so happy. Yet, in the moment, the thought of not having Kay in my life is tearing me apart.

“Can I go in alone?” I ask Jimmy as the cab pulls up in front of Kaylyn’s apartment building. It has only been six hours since my phone marks the Face-Time call and I hope she is still here. Please, Kay, please don’t back out on me now…“I think it will be best if I don’t this by myself.”
Jimmy nods solemnly as he looks up at the building. “I’m going to go see if I can find out why Tempty is ignoring me.” Oh, he just sounds pitiful and looks like a little kid who lost their favorite toy. I hope for all our sake that Tempest is just sleeping and has missed his calls because I cant deal with his moping on top of my own. They guys will fucking both of us alive.

I take in a deep breath before exiting the cab and making my way up the six flights of stairs. By the time I reach Kay’s door, I’m panting and out breath. Damn, I feel like I’m out of shape. Maybe I should start taking Matt up on his morning jog. Who am I kidding? I hate running. I take a deep breath and pull myself to my full height before knocking at the door.

“Kay, please open up. I need to talk to you,” I say, pressing my forehead to the door. I listened through the door but only heard silence. “Please answer me…” I sigh and slide down the door, putting my head in my hands. How can she really think that I would do that to her, after all that we’ve been through together.I carefully lay down on the floor and peek under the door, only to find that no one is home. “Fuck, no. No. No. No!” I quickly pull out knife and pick her lock and fly into the small apartment. Kay is nowhere to be found…

I put my hands up to my head and pull my hair, letting out a scream. I cant believe this is all happening and that my world was crashing around me so quickly. Then it hits me—Kay could be staying with Tempest!

I quickly fly out the apartment and up two more flights of stairs to the apartment number Jimmy left with me. I burst through the door without even knocking to find Jimmy and Tempest looking at each other with furred brows. Did I interrupt and argument? I’ve never seen Jimmy fight with a girl.

“Where’s Kaylyn?” I gasp, trying to catch my breath again. I really need to fix this!

“YOU!” Tempest roars, turning on me and stabbing in the chest repeatedly with her finger. “How DARE you show your face here! You are disgusting!”

I take a step back, gapping at the fiery little blonde in front of me. Her normally light blue eyes are dark and full of anger and hurt. “Tempest, I didn’t—“

“Oh don’t you fucking try to deny it! I called your phone when Jimmy refused to answer me—“Tempest continues to fly off the handle but it’s Jimmy who cuts her off this time, his hands flying up in the air.

“I just told you that I broke my phone when trying to stop the bitch!” He said exasperatedly. “How many times do I have to tell you that I’m sorry?!”

“I’ll deal with you later,” Tempest snaps, pointing a finger at Jimmy. “That bitch answered your phone and then sent Kay a face-time message where you were fucking her senseless! How the hell do you plan on lying your slimy ass out of that?! Huh? Because I cant wait to hear it!”
I angrily ran my fingers through my hair and turned towards the door, only to turn back around to face her. “I didn’t fucking do anything with Aubrey!” I yell, throwing my hands up in the air. “ I don’t know what she told you or what she did, but there is no fucking way I would cheat on Kaylyn and Madelyn!”

“Oh, please! This is Synyster Fucking Gates talking! You’ve pulled the wool over our eyes for so long that we forgot what he looked like! But here he is, pulling his same old dirty rotten tricks and ruining the most wonderful women’s life!” She shrieks and then slaps me hard across the face.

“Now you’ve gone too far, Tempest!” Jimmy says and we both turn to look at him because he had never used her full name before. Tempest’s bottom lip quivers slightly as Jimmy continues. “I have known Brian and I have never known him to lie about something before, so if he says he didn’t hook up with bitchzilla, then I believe him!” I give him a small smile but I don’t want him to put his relationship on the line for me.

Tempest turns around to look at Jimmy and I can tell just from her body language that the waterworks are about to start. “Y-you’re taking h-his side?” She rages in a tearful tone and Jimmy nods and comes over to stand next to me.

“I know Brian and I know Aubrey. There is no way he would do that to Kaylyn specially since she is having my niece!” He says in the saddest voice I have ever heard, but he is not wavering. “For all we know she fucking drugged him and dragged him the hotel and staged the whole thing!”

“She’s not that smart, don’t give her that much credit!” Tempest cries, angrily shaking her head at us.

“Tempest! Listen to me!” I yell, stepping back up towards us. “I didn’t DO ANYTHING! I would NEVER hurt Kaylyn like that! How much more do I have to do to prove that I love her with every part of my being? Just tell me where she is so I can fix this whole mess!” I beg, my eyes pleading with the out of control blonde.

“Please, Tempty, just tell us where she is,” Jimmy sighs, running his hands over his face.
Tempest bursts out into tears and angrily whips them away, stepping back up into my face. “If I knew where she was,” she hisses, pointing her finger at my chest. “I wouldn’t tell her because you crushed her!”

“Well if you’re not going to help us,” Jimmy says, looking at the floor with a deep frown. “Then we’re done here…”

Notes

Will Brian find Kaylyn? Are Jimmy and Tempest over?