Jimmy's POV

"Jimmy stop!" Tempty cries as I merciless tickle her against the wall of the small hallway on the bus. "Please--haha--you win! You win!" She laughs, gasping for air.

"Ah ha!" I yell in victory, pulling her in for a quick kiss. However, that sneaky little blond takes advantage of my moment of weakness and retaliates with her little magic fingers. I squeal like a girl and dive out of her reach. "Oh, payback is going to be a bitch, Tempty!" I sing, raising my hands above my head and start to chase her down the narrow hallway. "You're gonna eat it, eat it, eat it! I sing as she flies into the bathroom and locks the door.

I shake the handle as I let out a primal growl. Oh, Tempty sure knows how to drive me wild. I am so going to bend her over in that small bathroom an take her from behind but for now, I will play her sexy little games. My dick twinges in my pants with excitement as I picture her biting her sexy full lips with her back to the door. Damn, I love this girl!

After a moment I rhythmically knock on the door. "Hello, room service," I say in a high pitched tone. Tempest lets out a sexy giggle from behind the door before responding, "sorry this room is occupied!" Oh, I will occupy ever inch of your little body when I get my hands on you, Tempty. I moan at the thought and bite my lip.

It's then that the door slams to my left and I see Brian pacing the living room area with a tight jaw. Causally taking a step back away from the door, I watch as he pulls his hair and let's out a little scream. "I can't believe she's fucking leaving!" He hisses, kicking a poor innocent beer can Johnny had left on the floor. "After I just fucking made reservations for dinner with her mother!"

I duck as the can comes flying at my face, letting out a high pitched shriek. Brain's eyes instantly shoot over to mine and a deep frown falls over his face. I've seen that face before: he's kicking himself for his choices and is starting to spiral. If I don't do something quick, the Brian Haner Jr. we know and love will disappear into his protective shell, Synyster Gates, forever.

I'm not sure what is happening between him and Riz but I do know that they are both miserable. Ever since their fiery breakup four days ago each of them looks like they are in pain and their dog died. Oh, how fucking awful would it be if we lost Pinkly?! Good thing she is safe in California with Papa Gates. I return his frown, knowing that I need to help him fix this.

"What's up?" I ask, moving into the living room and forgetting about my sexy girlfriend waiting for me in the bathroom. "Who's leaving? Not Riz, right?"

"That's what she just fucking told Matt!" He hisses, plopping down next to me on the couch and burying his face in his hands. Brain lets out a scream before falling backwards and staring at the ceiling. "I stupidly decided to keep our dinner reservations tonight with her mother and I was going to ask her to come...but I guess she is done."

I raise my brow at Brian, trying to figure out why he's not chasing the girl he is pinning over. "Why don't you just fucking talk to her or something?" I say as his jaw visibly clenches. "Tell her your sorry? Sweep her off her feet....kiss her in the pouring rain...bang her in her in an abandoned house you want to buy...grow old together in a nursing home and die in each other's arms..." Oh, it would be so fucking beautiful!

Brain laughs cynically, his eyes not leaving the ceiling. "It's not that fucking easy, okay?" He snaps before turning his eyes look at me for a moment. "And you and Tempest are banned from watching The Notebook...twenty times over two days is enough! My life isn't some romance movie!"

"But it could be!" I sing, wagging my eyebrows. "Go after her...and don't tell me you don't fucking love her or care about her anymore. I see the way you stare at her when she's not looking...Gatesypoo is in LOVE!" I bat my eyelashes at him as he pulls out his cigarettes with an eye roll. "So stop being a fucking miserable pussy and go get Riz before she disappears!"

"It's for the best if she goes," he sighs through a cloud of smoke. I can't believe what I'm hearing! Brian is fucking spiraling again! "Her mother was right about me! I'm the heartbreak kid! I'm just the next asshole on the street. Besides, she's convinced that I'm some player out to cheat on her and ruin her life. I might as well not let her down."

It's then that I can't take it anymore and I smack him across the face. He is suddenly standing and staring back at me, looking beyond pissed. "Snap out if it man! You are going to fucking dinner and you are going to like it! Stop being a pussy, Haner!" I shout as Tempests opens the bathroom door. "Go get your shit together, I'll take care of Riz."

"Mind your own damn business, Jimmy!" Brian warns, stepping around me before heading to his bunk.

"Jimmy?" I turn around to see Tempest looking at me with a look of concern on her face. "Kay's stuff is gone..."

"Fuck!" I scream before flying off the bus and down the street. It's then that I see the little spitfire brunette heading down the street with her suitcase. Thank god for my long legs! "Where the hell do you think you're going?!" I call after her. Riz instantly freezes and her body visible tenses as she hears my voice.

"Go away, Jimmy!" She retorts in a shaky voice. Is she crying? "No one fucking wants me here, so I'm taking myself out of the equation."

"No one wants you here? Are you fucking crazy?" I ask, jogging to step in front of her so she can't run away from me. "We fucking love you and you've got a job to do!"

"What job?! I was hired to fix Brian's image but he won't even talk to me let alone look at me. So obviously I'm failing miserably! I just need to get out of here...it's-it's too fucking hard..." Riz says, trying to prevent the tears in her eyes from falling. I pull her into my embrace and lower myself so that I can look into her eyes. "It's the same thing over and over again!"

"You're not failing and I didn't know Kaylyn Rizzo was a fucking quitter!" I say softly, wiping away a tear that slipped out. "Besides, who the hell is Tempty going to talk about me to?" I wag my eyebrows at her and finally she cracks a small smile.

"I-I just need to go home for a while. You know, take a break from everything..." Riz says as a car pulls up in front of us. "I'll be back in the morning." I'm not buying that line for a second!

Kaylyn opens the door but I grab it out of her hand. "Sorry but we won't be needing your services," I say into the cab and throw in a twenty before slamming the door. I turn to see Riz gaping at me as she reaches for the door again. "Oh, no you don't!" I say, grabbing her around the waist and throwing her over my shoulder.

"Put me the fuck down, Jimmy!" She screams, bashing at my back as I grab her suitcase and head back toward the bus. "I swear I-I'll--"

"Bite my kneecaps off?" I chuckle as she squirms to free herself. "Heard that one before...though it was funnier in the movie...anyway you've got plans tonight!" I say in a chipper tone, ignoring the skeptical glances of passerbys.

"What plans? I have no fucking plans besides watching Dirty Dancing on repeat with Ben and Jerry...the only men a woman can rely on," Riz sighs dramatically as I set her down on the couch. Tempest appears from the master suit with a plastic garment bag. "You guys, I can't stay here!" She cries angrily, shooting daggers at Tempty and I. Talk about a party pooper.

"Oh, you've got plans....BRIAN!" I call down the hall. Kaylyn's eyes fill with fear as she stands up, looking ready to bolt just as Brian appears from the bunks in nothing but black slacks. "And this is where we leave you two talk." I say, grabbing Tempest's hand and dragging her into the bathroom. We both press our ears to the door to hear what they are going to say.

"What do you want?" Riz's voice snaps.

"We're leaving in an hour," Brian retorts simply. "You better be ready."

"What-what the hell are you taking about?" Kaylyn's voice sounds like it's on edge and fighting her emotions.

"We are having dinner with your darling mother," he hisses and Tempest sighs to my right. God damn it, these idiots are blowing my master plan! Just fucking make up already!

"Well, I thought since you can't stand to be around me that that wasn't happening anymore! And I'm not going anywhere with you!"

"Ouch..." I mutter as Tempest lets out a low whistle. "Come on, Haner!" I could just see him pacing and pinching the bridge of his nose now.

"Oh, you're going, sweetheart. I fucking begged for this and I'm not about to go back on my word. You're mother will not get the last laugh in this," Brian's voice says acidly in the simplest way I've ever heard. "If you cared to get to know me, you'd see I always carry through on my promises. Now get dressed, we leave in an hour."

Notes

So Brian doesn't back out on his word but how are they going to convince Mrs. Rizzo that Brian's not an asshole? Specially when Kaylyn thinks he is! Will she actually go through with the so called date?