Brian’s POV

I had been thinking all morning about what I should do. I think I haven’t really slept a second this night.
My thoughts returning to the one think that kept replaying and replaying in my mind over and over again…

My Ave and Jason, what had been going on between them while I wasn’t around? I could put the pieces together, I saw them together… I knew what Jason wanted…but apparently I had no idea what Avery wants anymore.

I wanted to cool down and sleep over it, rethink my approach and then talk to her, but that had been going down the drain worse than ever.
How could have everything ended that way?

The alcohol in my system didn’t help the situation at all, so I did say things I didn’t mean… or did I mean them? I mean drunks spoke the truth, but when I saw Ave’s hurt look I wanted to take everything right back.
And fuck my jaw hurts were Maya had hit me, that little woman had a mean punch.
But maybe I deserved that one…

When Maya had Avery in her arms caring for her friend and I saw Ave’s tear drenched face and how she put that bathrobe around her body to secure her, I felt worse, but then again… I couldn’t have been that wrong could I?

What had all this been about? And if she didn’t have anything with Jason, why didn’t she tell me what they talked about and what happened to their clothes?
Why would she and Jason be all muddy as the only ones? Why was he making comments about her thinking about something?
Was he asking her for another night? Another chance? Fuck this!

Right when I was back on track with my thoughts thinking I was overreacting, the image of Jason and Avery in bed popped up in my mind, bringing in the inner beast right back on track and wanting to tear everything down.

Damn it, I had to talk to someone… and since I couldn’t talk to Maya about it, because she was as pissed as I was for different and very confusing reasons, and I would for nothing in the world talk to Jason about it I had to get to the next closest person who might know something – Jimmy.

I headed over to Jimmy’s room and knocked on the door, the girls would be setting up the booth soon and I tried not to run into any of them before I heard another opinion on all this.
Someone who knew Jason better than anybody, might even better than his own brother…

“Damn it… who the fuck… Gates?” Jimmy opened but then shut the door to a small slit.
“What are you doing here? We ain’t gonna leave for sound check in hours..” Jimmy frowned and I rolled my eyes.
“I know, you still got some minutes for me?” I asked pushing the door open wider to reveal Jess sitting on the bed.
“Man… yeah come in… what’s wrong?” Jimmy asked and looked a little annoyed at me and I rolled my eyes great friend, she was more important than a friend? Thank you very much, Jimbo.

“I got some problems with Ave, it kinda escalated yesterday… and I need to… can we talk in private, please?” I turned from Jimmy to Jess who quickly nodded her head.
“Sure, sorry.” Jess waved Jimmy a final time who looked longingly behind her until the door closed.
“We had some business to… talk about.” Jimmy said grinning and I nodded “Right, business.”
“Well.. yeah.. so what happened?” Jimmy changed the topic quickly and I sighed, where to begin?
“From the beginning” Jimmy answered the question in my head and I sighed even louder, he really was my best friend.

I told him all I knew, the pieces that I put together and Jimmy listened to everything without really giving anything away.
“So? Did Jason tell you something? Did you hear anything? What should I do?” I finished and Jimmy sighed.

“No, I didn’t hear anything. And I haven’t talked to Jason about Avery… but I wouldn’t be too worried, Brian. She loves you, everyone can see that… and why do you stubborn men always think the worst? I mean Matt did the same with me and Maya, we are cool, just friends.” Jimmy said and I shook my head, no that was different.

“You and Maya are something different, Jimbo. You are not in love with her, but Jason… man I think he wants to convince Avery to go to him, to leave me… Fuck, what if I am pushing her into his arms right now?” I ran my fingers through my hair in frustration.
“It’s not Jason’s fault if his feelings are that way, Brian. But I don’t believe he would really try to steal her away. Maybe you interpreted it wrong, maybe he just wants a friendship with her? Don’t you think that’s possible?” Jimmy asked and I knew he would try to shield JB.

“And to make it worse, god damn I really pushed her over the edge last night. I was so furies and drunk and everything came together… fuck she looked so insulted. And I.. damn it, maybe I am all wrong?” My head was full of thoughts and I didn’t know anymore what was right and wrong.

“What did you say?” Jimmy lifted his eyebrow at me in question and I told him what happened when Maya had been there “saving” Avery from my bathroom and punching me, while I said those things I wanted to take right back, but couldn’t… said and done.

“Damn, you idiot. Go get some flowers or shit she likes and talk to her. Have you even seen her after the argument?” Jimmy asked and I sighed, closing my eyes.
“No” I mumbled and regretted that, why didn’t I go to her this morning, hell I was torn the entire time.
“Then go, before the show starts, I bet they are at the booth already. We got the early show, Jess said they had so little sells yesterday that they planned to make up for it, since the weather should be good.” Jimmy dragged me to my feet and I let him.
“Fine, but I swear to god, if you are wrong, you gonna pay for it.” I pointed my finger at him and Jimmy just chuckled “I’m never wrong, you should know that. And you miss that little Gnome already, now go get her tiger” He slapped my butt and I stumbled out of his room.

Okay, maybe he was right… and yes I did miss her already and hate to fight with her, seeing her sad or cry, so shit.. let’s get this straight.

I bought some flowers and put on a new shirt, did my hair and made my way towards the venue, it was hot as fuck and I regretted not going just in a muscle shirt, or without one…

I heard some laughter and a smile came over my face when I saw Avery, but then that smile fell away a second later
“JASON!” Avery screamed and I couldn’t believe my eyes, they were fooling around, then he grabbed her in his arms, as if she was his and she let him. She squealed in joy and I let the flowers I bought for her drop to the floor, no way.
And I planned to apologize and make everything right? Fuck this, fuck him!

I turned around and heard Avery’s voice behind me, but I didn't react. I even heard footsteps getting faster but I didn’t turn, I was nearly at the bus when she had caught up to me.
“I said please wait!” Avery grabbed my wrist and yanked me back but I wouldn’t have any of that.
“I don’t wanna fucking wait and see you having fun with HIM!” I spat the last word and Avery shrank back.
“It was not what it looked like, Brian” Avery said and I shook my head “Right, yesterday it was not what it looked like today it was not what it looked like, it never is what it looked like! Fuck Ave, quit the freaking bullshit and be honest one fucking time!” I nearly yelled, couldn’t keep the anger from my voice.

I had been fucking miserable all morning, thinking about her and she? She was here having fun eating ice cream with him? Maybe she was better off with him!
Or him with her!
“Don’t say that! Nothing happened. And you accused me of things I didn’t do! If you would just listen to me!” Avery stepped forward again and I did the same, bringing us toe to toe.
“I don’t need to listen, I have eyes. I SAW IT! SAW YOU! Damn, Avery!” I turned around the green monster demanding more answers while my heart didn’t want to know all the dirty details.

“We are just friends! I told you so! They just brought us ice-cream… and we were fooling around, Maya and-” Avery began her explanation and I shook my head “I don’t wanna fucking hear it! Don’t drag others into this, alright?! I wanted to apologize, thought I was wrong, but you know what. I ain’t gonna take it back, you want to fool around? Go! Do it!” I motioned her towards the booth and Avery had tears in her eyes again, and they were breaking my heart, but breaking it even more was the fact that I had no idea what was happening with us right now!

“Gates, calm down. Nothing happened” The voice I wanted to hear the least cut in.
“Mind your own fucking business, Jason” I gritted out.
“I’m just telling the truth.” Jason said and he stood so close to Avery now that I wanted to grab her and pull her away but I refused to give in to that need.
“See, I told you.” Avery motioned to Jason and didn’t she see that she agreed with him like that made me even madder?

“Fuck this… I need to get away from here” I said turning around and looking at Ave a final time.
I willed her to see the hurt and disappointment that I felt right now… we had this little staring contest none of us giving in when Maya approached and took Jason away “Not a good idea to cut in” She whispered but I heard her, at least one of them had realized that.

“Brian, can’t we-” Avery finally started a tear running down her cheek now and I shook my head “I have a show to play.”
With that I turned around, not looking back again, I had to think, all this went totally different yet again, how could this always happen?
Why couldn’t we be fucking happy for once?!

Maya’s POV

I wasn’t sure who I was more furious with Brian or Matt or both of them?!
How could Brian accuse Avery of having something with Jason when it was so clear that Avery had only eyes for Brian?!
Was he that blind? Did that green monster poke his eyes out or what?

I need a pain killer, my neck was fucking killing me. I had spent the whole night with Avery on the couch, I mean she was all I ever had, I had to be with her, wouldn’t leave her alone.
And that’s where we move over to Matt, he has so many best friends himself and can’t accept the fact that I had to be there for my friends? What’s wrong with him?

Okay, it hadn’t been the best moment for Avery to call for help, but I didn’t chose that, so didn’t she. We get other chances to fuck, god!
He looked at me like I would never return and had stolenhis favorite toy forever.
“You leave? NOW?!” Matt demanded and I had put on some clothes to get to the crying Avery, she couldn’t have fooled me anyway. I could hear in her voice even over the phone that she had been crying no matter how hard she fought against it.
“Of course! I’m coming back don’t worry.” I told him and Matt had just gaped at me.
“NOW?!” He demanded again and I rolled my eyes, patting his cheek.
“Let me check what’s going on there, then I’ll be back, you will survive big guy” I said and Matt had fallen back into the bed muttering something under his breathe but I was already out of the door.

How could I know that Avery and Brian had such a bad fight and him making stupid comments and hurting accusations towards my little gnome?! I couldn’t leave her alone crying all night, I just couldn’t, but again Matt didn’t seem to understand.

“Will you finally come back to bed, Maya?” Matt had asked for the hundredths time.
“I’m staying with Ave”
“Babe, I’m begging you, come back to bed.” He tried again an hour later and I shook my head, Avery also trying to send me away, but I wouldn’t have any of that.
When I grabbed my pillow from Matt’s bed he grabbed my wrist “Babe, stay here. She is fine alone for a couple of hours.”
“I don’t think she is fine, Matthew” I said and yanked my arm from him.
“You don’t need to spend every free minute that we could have with someone else, Maya” Matt grumbled and I narrowed my eyes on him.
“Ave and I belong to each other and I need to help her if you can’t accept that, I can move with her over to Jess room.” I said and both Matt and I had narrowed our eyes on the other just waiting for the reply.

“Fuck, do whatever you want!” He had turned away and I did the same, since then we haven’t talked again.
I knew not the best way of parting but he had so to see that I was there for my best friend and that his friend was behaving like a giant ass!

Gladly our time at the booth was rather quiet but it was too damn hot to think about much anyway.
I knew Matt and I would come back around later, he would apologize we would have sex and all would be back to normal, that was at least my thinking.
And I knew that Brian would realize that he behaved like an ass so he and Ave could make up as well, getting on our nerves with their making up lovey dovey crap.
I didn’t think that the situation would get even more out of hand than it already was.

When Jason and Matt brought us the ice-cream I somehow sensed that something would go wrong, but look just how wrong it got. Brian had to show up in exactly that moment when Jason had grabbed Ave and they were fooling around.
Fine, not the best moment, but it was not a big deal, she was dressed, he was dressed… they were friends…
When on the other side we all knew that Jason must have more feelings for Avery, but I mean… she would never in her life betray Brian.
For Avery this was nothing and she only had eyes for Brian, that was so freaking obvious, how could someone believe anything else?

Ave ran after Brian and they didn’t come back for a while, then Jason went after them and I knew that was a dumb idea. I mean I knew he just wanted to help Ave, but damn… that would bring Brian to explode finally and as if on cue I saw that they were about to part, Avery again tears in her eyes and I dragged Jason away from the scene.

“I just wanted to help” Jason mumbled and I nodded “I know, Jay. But that won’t help her now” Jason nodded and without another word went away.
I looked back to the scene where Brian and Ave were standing when I felt arms snake around me.
“Babe” Matt’s voice sounded in my ear.
“Hey” I looked up to him and smiled
“How was the couch?” Matt teased and I rolled my eyes “Better than a bed with a stubborn man” I replied and Matt looked annoyed.

“You gotta start that shit again?” He asked and I freed myself from his hold “What shit? That you don’t understand that I want to be there for my friends?” I asked crossing my arms before my chest and Matt sighed.
“Babe, don’t turn the words around.” Matt mimicked my posture when Avery went past us tears running down her face again and I took a step forward to follow her but Matt stopped me with his hand.
“We are not done” He said and I looked quickly up to him then back to the crying Avery.
“Yes, we were.” I pushed past Matt and went back to our booth but heard Matt yell something I couldn’t care about right now.

“Shit, Ave..” I pulled her into my arms and she sobbed saying some words I couldn’t understand.
“I-I c-can’t ride i-in a b-bus wi-th h-him” I could finally hear her say and let my hands run through her hair.
“We gonna take the roadie bus, don’t worry. Let him think about it, he will come around again, notice he was wrong. Don’t… don’t worry, Ave. You didn’t do anything wrong, well except falling for such an idiot but hey-” I tried to joke but Avery just sobbed harder, damn it.

“Listen Ave, I’m gonna stay with you. We will take the roadie bus, I promise we will figure this out, alright?” I tried again and met Jess eyes over Avery’s head who nodded.
“I’m also there, on the bus if you want I mean… I can join you… do you want something to drink? I could get us some?” Jess asked and I nodded, whatever Avery mumbled still wasn’t recognizable.
“Okay, be right back” With that Jess ran off and I bet she was happy not to be in the middle of this right now. Poor girl, maybe she wanted to ride with Jimmy on the other bus? I wouldn’t blame her though.

“Thanks Maya.” Avery looked up to me her mascara running down her eyes and I whisked it away with my thumb.
“Don’t worry little Gnome. I’m gonna take good care of you!” I said and handed her a tissue.
“I’m sorry for putting pressure on you and Matt… I know he is not happy with you being here and all” Avery continued and I waved it away “Don’t worry, he will come around, too. Nothing to be sorry for...”
I just hoped I was right…

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