Brian’s POV

Okay... that girl really tried to kill us all? Jimmy gave a slap to Matt’s head to keep him from gaping at the blondie and Dice only smirked, before she snatched a sheet of paper from underneath the bar. „Babe, we’re leaving. I have to work the full night tomorrow,” She said taking the pen and writing something down.

„No, Dicey, come on...” Jimmy whined going around the bar just to make Dice eye him with a warning look to keep from trespassing the zone of hot chicks and cool bartenders. He stopped just a foot from entrance of the bar. „Sorry, but you can’t leave us hanging like that. We’ll bring you pancakes tomorrow!”

Pancakes? Seriously? Some lousy pancakes? Is that the best you can do, Jimbo? She smiled, but shook her head – no. „No, Jimmy, but however you can come here before we open and help clean the mess you created. Now get little Christ and get going.”

Dice started gathering her stuff and walked out of the bar, placing her bag on one of the bar stools while checking her phone. Me and Zack shared a look. Even tho we had played real dirty tonight, we knew none of us was gonna get MJ in the near future. Like hell I’m going to Sutra and talk one of those bimbo’s into coming home tonight. That was completely out of the question. Jimmy looked pretty much like a child which had just been robbed off his candy, sighing in defeat as he pushed Matt to one of the back rooms.

„Come on, Matty-bear, let’s get the gnome,”

„Why am I the one to wake short-shit?” Matt whined as Jimmy pushed him away.

„Oh shut it, if we play good, maybe Dicey let’s us crash the after party,” Jimmy explained as they disappeared around the corner. My eyes scanned the pretty blonde and I swear my dick wasn’t gonna speak to me ever again if I don’t get her. I wasn’t gonna loose to Zack and I sure as hell wasn’t gonna do no cleaning. That’s when an idea hit me.

I moved up to stand behind Dice and lowered my hands on her small hips. She didn’t even twitch. „Come on, I know you’re on my side,” I breathed in her ear, pulling her against my body as I shot a quick glance to MJ. Was she getting mad? I smirked as I shifted my attention back to Dice, knowing exactly what this did to girls. MJ wanted to be in Dice’s place, she wanted for my hands to roam her body just like they roamed Dice’s.

„Where did you get the crazy idea?” Dice questioned, typing a text as my hands circled her hips.

„I know you,” I whispered against the skin of her bare shoulder. Just then I heard the door of the entrance slam shut and when I raised my head – Zacky and MJ were gone. Didn’t have to worry tho, MJ wasn’t the girl to fuck some other guy just out of revenge, however Dice here? She’d do it. It was good we weren’t gambling over her. I’d lose a long time ago. Dice turned around, wrapping her arms around my neck as her emerald green eyes pierced in me.

„And I know you, hun. But I’m not on your side,” She reached on her tip toes and pecked my lips. „You want MJ? Work for it. God knows you’re great in bed, but you’re a little fucked in the head.” She smiled warmly, making me remember events not so long ago. I’d had a good night with her twice or thrice, but then she got bored. Yea, she, can you believe that? „I tell you what, you come here tomorrow along with all your minions and I bring MJ. She has a day off tomorrow, so you and Zacky could try to ignite in your little race a bit more.”

I frowned. Did she know about our bet? „Race?”

„You think I’m blind? You both were seconds away from each other’s throats tonight and that’s a race.” She smiled, pulling away just as Shads and Jimmy came back, carrying dipshit. I didn’t care about them at the moment, I could just watch her taking her bag and pulling a sack of keys out of the bag. „I’m a person of gamble, keep me entertained and I’ll be sure to redo the favor,” She shrugged patting my shoulder as she went to hold the door open for Jimmy, Shads and the puke factory.

„So Dicey, are we invited to the afterparty?” Jimmy questioned still as excited as ever.

„Yea,” She grinned, before laughing, „Afterparty here, tomorrow at 3 PM, grab your rubber gloves and mops.”

„You’re no fun,” Jimmy pouted.

„You know that’s not true.”

„You’re no fun right now” he corrected. I could agree to that.

I sighed as I went around them, figuring I’ll have to play the role of a cleaner tomorrow. I wasn’t gonna lose this, no matter what. Fuck... I mean, shit, Synyster Gates and cleaning? I’ll have to carve it in the wall or something.

Once I got outside, I saw MJ standing with her hands crossed next to Zack while he was smoking his life away next to my car. Oh so now he wants me to give him a ride back home? Shit, I wasn’t even sure I was allowed to drive after that dirty body shot... and the good beating I received earlier. To think about it, maybe Vengeance even had an advantage – his face wasn’t ruined, but then again, it was an even situation to think about it – I saved MJ from the douche of an ex. I’m gonna win this. I’m positive. I grinned as I walked towards my BMW. The sun was slowly emerging from the horizon and I had to check the time. 7 AM? Well... This took longer than I expected.

„Had fun?” MJ spat as I enclosed in on them. What’s this? Someone’s getting feisty?

„I don’t know, did you have fun with Zack?” The grin was still strongly engraved on my face as I went around now gaping MJ, smoking Vengeance and unlocked the car and got in. Not even a full minute passed when I saw Vengeance pulling MJ in a hug and pecking her cheek. I couldn’t bare but shake my head. Such a ladies man. That gallant fuck. They said their goodbyes and he got in the front.

„That was low Gates,” He said.

„It worked, tho,” I smiled turning on the engine once Matt and Jimmy shoved Johnny in the car. Zacky had his tactics – I had mine. He’s a ladies man – I’m an arrogant dick. Let’s see which one’s the best. Let’s be just as cheesy as that chick flick and say – may the odds be ever in our favor.

„WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU DOING WITH DICE?!”

Dice’s POV

Oh she was mad. But I couldn’t keep but laugh as I pulled out of the parking lot, following Gate’s slick BMW. She really had no idea who were these guys and that made this whole experience the most fun it could ever get. Until I remembered I had to be back in Johnny’s in eight fucking hours, but not even that could erase that stupid smile off my face. MJ shot me a glare as I lit up my smoke, stopping beside Brian’s car because of the fucking red light. It looked like Shads was giving him a hard time, the same one I’ll be getting right about ... now.

„You’re my friend...” She sighed angrily which made my internal organs nearly explode because of how funny that thing looked.

„Hey, I wasn’t the one to turn two friends against each other tonight,” Fuck I reaked of tequila... Probably shouldn’t be driving right now, but MJ clear as hell wasn’t gonna take over since she’s too drunk to even find her shirt and she was sitting only in her laced bra and turning the heating up. I figured the booze was starting to leave her body. „Are you fucking crazy?” I placed the cigarette between my lips as I hit her hand away, „It’s not Alaska outside.”

„Why did Brian go up to you...” By then she was really fucking close to crying over my dashboard. Come on, give me green. Come on... Green! My foot hit the gas pedal leaving Avenged guys coughing on my dust. Gates really should learn to fucking drive. „I thought he liked me...” yeah, he likes a lot of girls, but she didn’t need to know that.

„You’re an idiot, MJ,” I flicked the ash through the open window, stopping right next to cops. Shit. Could this day get even better? I swear they were about to make me pull off for the maneuver I made to get next to them. No? Nothing? Oh right, I had MJ with almost fully exposed tits. They were truly magical. I saluted to the nice officers and sped off.

„Why do you get it so easy?” Hmm? What was she talking about? I turned my head to look over her moist cheeks. Fucking hell, girl, why are you crying? ... again?

„What are you talking about?”

„I mean,” sob, sob, „Matt’s crazy for you and then Brian...” Here comes the waterfall which I’ll call Tearagara. Get it? Like Niagara, only... aah, whatever, you have no sense of humor. I pulled up to our house and killed the engine, leaving my lovely Ford Mustang baby decorating our driveway.

„Stop crying MJ,” I traced a finger over her cheek as I looked at her. Such a mess this girl was. She really should be banned from drinking. Like... at all. But then I remembered I forced those shots down her throat, ups, my bad, right? „You’ll probably won’t remember this when you wake up, but okay, I’ll give you the talk.”

„The... talk?” She frowned. Yes, the talk. I rolled my eyes, however still smiling. I knew if I wouldn’t smile she’d think I was mad at her which wasn’t something I’ll ever be, unless she comes bothering me when I’m watching the MMA or she scratches my car. Or she gets back together with Malcolm. Then I’d be fucking pissed.

„Look... You have to understand Avenged dudes are completely out of their heads. Their universe is different from ours—„

„Your universe is different from ours!” She exclaimed. To think about it?

„Well... that too. But what I wanted to say is don’t get your hopes up. They’re not the ones for commitment. You can have your fair share of fun, but don’t start planning the wedding, okay?”

„So you mean to tell me they only want to have sex with me?” Her brows raised.

„Is that a bad thing?” The corner of my lips raised in a half grin.

„Yes!”

„Thank you, friend,” I snorted, rolling my eyes. The fact that I hadn’t had a single boyfriend throughout those twenty four years of my life spoke for itself. But I was pretty comfortable with my lifestyle. „Look, fine... You want to get them? Appear available, but never be available, that will leave them on the edge.”

„What do you mean?” Oh come on do I have to feed everything to her with a fucking spoon? Not that I minded. MJ lacked on street credit, she was smart – yes, but was she street smart – fuck no.

„Have a fucking good time, MJ!” I exclaimed, my hands all over the place, „Don’t get attached, play with them. They’re men, they’re easy thinking...”

„yea, that’s easy for you to say,” Was she still angry? Come on, I didn’t have time for two hours of shrink session. I needed to get my beauty sleep, speaking of which, it was getting undeniably harder to keep my eyes open. We had to get in so I could fall in my wonderful silk duvets. Make sweet, sweet love to those sheets. Yes. I’ll have my own party, with dj blanket and bartender pillow. „You don’t have fucking feelings,” she muttered, her eyes destroying our garage door.

I smiled, looking down on my fingers who were playing with the car key. Actually I did. I just didn’t let anyone know I did. I held them locked in a safe down in the basement. „Okay, MJ, I’m going inside, you can calm down or sleep in the car, the choice’s yours.”

Hell, I should’ve let Gates take her with him. Maybe she wouldn’t feel the urge to stab me, which wasn’t really a bad thing. I’d pay to see her stab a bitch. Not me of course, I’m the money maker. And her love consultant, knowing I didn’t have the slightest clue of what the hell did ‘love’ even mean. I got out of the car and went for the door, unlocking it. My parents died when I was very young, didn’t actually even remember them. Was put in foster care with an overly controlling mother and a drunk father. I hadn’t told this to anyone, but my childhood wasn’t the one to wish for. I remember one time my ‘mother’ put me up for the anger management class... yeah. Stories were traveling around that I ditched the anger management class once I pushed the counselor through what people claimed to be a stone wall. Was it? No, it was a fucking window.

My bag landed on the small table in the hallway and I walked up the stairs, stripping myself off the clothes and leaving them scattered all over the railing. My eyes dropped to my wristwatch. Eight hours and twenty five minutes to sleep... if I want to show up late. I should take a shower. But that thought was left in a form of a mere ‘i should’ and after that phrase usually followed ‘if I wouldn’t be a lazy piece of shit.

As I walked in my bedroom, I pulled the heavy drapes closed and fell across the bed. My body was soar and I was too exhausted to even think about the rights and wrongs of the world... and definitely about setting the alarm for 2:30 pm.

What was I thinking when I figured I’ll wake up also without the alarm in time? Probably had fucked the whole world and just wanted my sleep. It felt like a minute, before I was startled out of my sleep by the loud banging on the downstairs door. „No... go the fuck away...” I mumbled pushing what it felt like a lamp off the nightstand. „Shit...” I sighed, boosting on my elbow to see my favorite lamp shattered in pieces and scattered all over my carpet. Fuck. I looked over the green numbers of my electronic watch. My eyes grew wide. 7:13. Motherfu—

I flew out of the bed, grabbing whatever I had in arms reach to pull over my legs as I ran out in the hallway to stumble in front of MJ’s room and see her head raise from the pillow, „Get your ass out of bed! Pronto!”

„Wh—it’s my day off,” her head landed back on the pillow as I struggled with the button of my... leather pants? What was that white shit on my thigh?! Please, don’t tell me I took something from the dirty laundry pile...

Okay, whatever. I narrowed my eyes back on her. „Not unless you’re willing to fuck Gates or Vengeance or whoever the fuck you’re dreaming about now. Get up. I’m late for work!” And I hadn’t cleaned the place... Jesus, I’m so fucking fired. The banging became extremely annoying since I was oh-so late and soon to be oh-so criss-crossing the craigslist for a new job. I found my boots on the steps of the staircase and quickly pulled them on as I flew down it, crashing in the door, probably breaking my arm, but no one had time for that and taking my bag before I pulled the door open. I frowned once I ran into Gates.

„Where the fuck were you? We were waiting—„

„Shut the fuck up, get MJ, I’m late for work!” I rushed past him to see all the tweedle dums packed in Matt’s escalade. Which was blocking my way out of the driveway. „Matt move your piece of shit of a car out of the motherfucking way!”

Notes

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