Maya’s POV

I couldn’t even register what had happened right now. I looked between the fighting men back and forth, seeing blood dripping from Ben’s lip, while Matt’s cheek was getting red.
And all because of me…
I couldn’t let anyone get hurt because of me!

Tears were filling my eyes, feeling completely helpless, did this to me.
What happened that this escalated so quickly? I tried to get Ben away from the scene, tried to save this from happening, and look what it got me it only got worse.

I had stumbled into Ben before I could even comprehend what happened with Matt outside, that kiss… the kiss between Matt and I… It had been so wrong and felt so right at the same time.

Like the old memories had me back into their grips, trying to tell me what good I had left, I hadn’t even realized that I had my arms around his neck, before my mind screamed at me to push away, that this was wrong… and that I did.

When the fight was finally broken apart, I saw hate in their eyes, it wasn’t directed at me but at each other and that was wrong.
I didn’t want to be the cause of this emotion, it would only get worse the longer they stayed in this place.
I had to get them apart, and the only choice I had was send the ones that were my family away from here.

I saw Jimmy’s sad eyes, god I wished I could throw myself just in his arms and let him tell me that everything would be fine again, but I couldn’t do that.

“You’re really going to send us out too?” Jimmy asked his blue eyes staring right into my soul.
“I’m sorry, Jimmy but I-I can’t have you guys here right now” I shook my head and glanced towards Ben, seeing his reaction, blood still tripped from his chin and I had to take care of that soon.
“Someone is going to get hurt… but I’ll make it up to you, I promise.”

“Then come to our show on Friday” Jimmy took my hands in his, making me look into his begging eyes, my heart melted right there.

“Come watch us play and then have a drink with Jess and I… you owe me, remember?” He was right, I did owe him, for everything he done for me… and I wanted to, god how much I wanted to.
“I don’t know…” I could barely get out, even though I wanted to tell him yes, so bad!

“Please … M!” Jimmy took another step forward and he leaned in closer, I felt Ben step forward as well, his presence in my back now. “Just think about it! I miss you and you are my knife girl…”
Before anything else could happen I finally nodded “Fine…I’ll think about it”

Jimmy kissed my forehead and then turned away, followed by every other Avenged member I saw, except for Brian. Hadn’t he been here? Didn’t he come to the party?

Matt Berry lifted his hand in greeting to me and I nodded, more tears filling my eyes seeing my friends leave like that… I haven’t seen them in more than half a year and now they were leaving like that, broke me a little more…

I turned around and squared my shoulders, I searched for the eye contact with Ben, they were still full of anger and hurt, but when they finally swung away from the group they softened a little when they found mine.

“Let’s get you some ice” I said and took Ben’s hand in mine but he shook his head “I’m fine.”
“You are bleeding, and you are not fine” I told him and he narrowed his eyes.
“I said I’m fine” He shook my hand off and stormed away and up the stairs.
I sighed, perfect, fucking perfect.

“Should I go?” Cam stood beside me and I thought about it for a moment, but no… I had to talk to him.
“No, thanks Cam.” When I was about to leave he held my wrist “Just so you know, if he doesn’t wanna speak, that’s normal for him… just push a little harder, he is used to it from us” He winked and I nodded thanking him, not really knowing if I should push him harder or what we should say, I was still so confused.

But instead of thinking about this any longer, I went to the kitchen grabbed an icepack and then up the stairs in hope of finding Ben there, when I heard Cam and Sam usher most of the people out, I was glad they were taking care of that, because this wasn’t at all how I planned and hoped my and Ave’s party would be going… where the hell was Ave by the way?

I softly knocked on Ben’s bedroom door and even when I heard no reply I went inside. The room was empty but I heard some movements from the adjoining bathroom and when I got closer to the door I saw Ben standing before the mirror, his arms braced on the sink, his head hanging low, blood in the sink.

“Babe?” I asked softly and Ben’s head snapped up. “Shit…” He mumbled and turned away “Can’t you give me a second?”
“Does this look like I can?” I asked and moved in beside him.
I gently laid my hands on his cheeks and made him look at me.

“I’m sorry” I said while I wetted a towel and then made him back out of the bathroom and sat him down on the edge of the bed.
“You are sorry?” Ben met my eyes finally and I sighed, I knew he would be mad for the trouble I caused.
“Fuck, Maya… I’m sorry this was your party, but that guy… he just… just-” I frowned and stopped his speech with pressing the towel to his lips, finally getting rid of the blood.

He let me treat to him and we both stayed silent throughout, his eyes watched my every move, while I tried to sort through my tumbling thoughts.

I was so confused, why was Matt here all of a sudden, saying he still loved me… wanted to talk to me, should I give him another chance to talk? Would that not just cause more pain for both of us?
And why now, when I just had found my happiness with Ben?

I held the ice pack wrapped in a dishtowel to Ben’s lip and when he winched a little I immediately pulled my hand away.
“I’m so sorry… I didn’t want any of this to happen… Didn’t want you to get hurt... Why couldn’t you just turn away…” I told him and Ben’s hand moved up to my face, stroking my cheek “I know that, M… Come here” He held his arms open and I climbed onto his lap.
“How could I walk away, when I know he just kissed my girl? Ask any men around, that’s just in our blood, some switch is being turned and you turn from rational thinking human being into a testosterone filled Neanderthal.” I closed my eyes a small chuckle escaping my lips, even though it wasn’t funny at all.

Was Matt hurt?
That thought alone made my heart pound a little faster, should I write Jimmy a message and ask?

Ben laid down and pulled me along with him, the music downstairs stopped and it seemed like Cam and Sam had done a good job in getting rid of everyone.

After a while we had crawled up in the bed and I felt Ben’s even breathing, I had no idea how long we have been lying like that but sleep just wouldn’t find me, we still wore our clothes from the party and it was getting more and more uncomfortable, so I tried to wiggle out beneath Ben’s grip.

I pulled his shoes off, along with his pants and laid a blanket on top of him, while I went to the bathroom, locking me in, I quickly got rid of the make-up and let my dress fall to the floor slipping into one of my sleeping shirts, which originally belonged to Ben, but I had taken it from him for my stay here.

When I went back to the bedroom I took my phone from my purse and decided I would write a quick message to Jimmy.

Hi Jimmy, I’m sorry to disturb but… is Matt alright? Is he hurt? Please let me know, I promise to think about coming to your show. Goodnight, M

I pushed the phone back in my bag and then went back to bed. I watched a moment longer how Ben silently slept and then his arm shot out and grabbed me to pull me into his embrace.
His arm held on strong and after another hour of lying awake I finally fell into an exhausted sleep, with too many thoughts to consider, so I was glad when my mind went blank.

Brian’s POV

I kissed my way up and down Ave’s spine, a smile on my face when she squirmed beneath my touch; the smile grew only wider when she moaned my name and while my fingers brushed her open thighs. Hearing my name on her lips, moaning, screaming was the best thing in the fucking world.
I couldn’t even describe how good it felt to have her with me, to have her beneath me, atop of me, or just by my side.

I had missed her so much, I couldn’t even believe that the wait was finally over, that she was with me again. I turned her body around and latched onto her nipple, my teeth softly scratching the sensitive skin, my hands moving up and down her ribcage, she had lost weight, I had immediately noticed it when I had picked her up the first time.

Her hands had been running over my abs appreciating the workout I had been doing, and I had to remember to thank Matt for dragging me along all the time.

“Brian… more” Her voice sounded husky her breathing hitched, her back was arching towards me and just when I wanted to fulfill my already starting desire for her again a loud knock on the door made me –

- open my eyes startled.

What the hell?!

The bright sun was shining through the curtains of my hotel room, blinding me. I needed some time to adjust so I could really look around and take everything in.

“Babe, are you okay?” I asked to the other side of the bed and let my hand wander over the sheets.
“Ave? I wasn’t too rough with you, was I? I mean… I didn’t want to, I just… god, I had missed you so bad, you made me crazy with lust!” I finally could see my surroundings so I looked at the place Ave had been sleeping next to me-

Only to find it empty.

“Ave?” I called, maybe she was in the bathroom, sure she was in the bathroom. I smiled picturing her naked body under the spray, my already hard morning wood only getting harder at the thought.
I would definitely join her there, in the hope she wasn’t too sore this morning, but I couldn’t have held myself back yesterday even if I wanted to.

I quickly moved out of bed and opened the bathroom door just to find it empty as well, the knock sounded again and I cursed, I didn’t have time for any of the other guys. I had to find Ave, where the hell was she?!

I quickly pulled my boxers on and opened the door to find a grinning Zack standing there “So you had a good reunion with Ave?” He asked before I could send him away.
“I-I… what? I don’t have time for this… Go away!” I closed the door in his face and went back to my bed, maybe she went down for breakfast, or maybe she left me a note?!

I pulled the sheets away and then searched every inch of my hotel room for a message, coming up empty handed, what the hell…
I couldn’t have dreamed all this!
I remembered the party, the arguments.. the kiss… god the sex… Everything, no dream. No dream at all.

I looked at my phone, only seeing missing calls from Jimmy and a message from him as well.

Where the fuck are you?! We have a situation here, call me fucking back!! Rev

The message was from yesterday during the party, when I had already left with Ave, guess they had it figured out by now so I didn’t bother replying.

Way more important was the question where Ave was?! She wouldn’t have left me just like that, not after the night we shared.
What if…

What if she went down to have breakfast, maybe I would find her there, she could be sitting there waiting, I mean after that night, I sure was hungry… even if more for something else, but we could get back to that later on.

I quickly pulled my jeans back on and the shirt over my head, a beanie would do for now and nearly ran out of the hotel room.
When I had done my second round around the breakfast area not finding Ave, I was pretty damn sure that something wasn’t right here.

I went to the reception and asked the young man sitting there if he saw someone leave and described Ave and her outfit, after a moment of thinking he nodded “Blonde woman, yes. She left about 2 hours ago, she got a cab and yes she was alone.”

She had really left?! Why had she left, without even telling me? What was this about?!

“Brian?” I heard Zack’s voice behind me and turned slowly around, the information of knowing Ave had just left me after that night, was weighing me down like a hundredth pounds. Why would she do that?
Why would she leave just like that?

“Yeah?” I asked and he frowned “What’s wrong?”
“She just left… I woke up, and she is gone… did you, did you talk to her? Did she say something?” I asked trying to grab the last straw.

“I haven’t even seen her, man. I just heard you guys when we got home from the party, sounded like you were making up…” Zack smirked and I nodded “Was thinking that too, but now I’m not so sure anymore.”

“What if she got a meeting this morning? Schools over, right? So maybe they are working?” Zack shrugged and I nodded, yeah… maybe… or maybe something else was behind all this, but what?!

“School’s over…” I mused and Zack nodded “It had been there Graduation Party yesterday, that we ruined in the end… and how bad… hell… I bet Maya doesn’t wanna speak to Matt for a while” Zack said and I could only muster half the words he said, and it didn’t make sense to me at all.

“Graduation party… what? Why ruined? What happened?” I asked and Zack sighed “Matt got into a fist fight with Ben.” Zack said and I frowned “What? Why that?”
“Well, as it seemed, Ben settled down… and guess with whom?”
“Fuck… Maya. Sure… Ave and…” It made sense now, they were at the party, Ave had been hanging out with the drummer… and Maya was with Ben?

“Fuck, is he hurt?” I asked and Zack shook his head “Nah, you know Matt… And if, he wouldn’t say it, but he was pretty pissed off, we needed three men to hold him back… until Maya threw us all out” Zack added and I cursed, poor Matt, so his reunion was probably even worse than mine, even though I still had no idea where Ave was.

And I had no chance in seeing her, because I didn’t know where she lived, or didn’t have her phone number… I knew she was in the UK, but that was about it.

“Give me Ave’s number, I need to contact her” I said to Zack and he frowned “Damn it, Brian… I don’t know if-”
“We were good yesterday night, maybe she really just has a job, come on… be a fucking friend finally and give me her number. If she is pissed off later I’ll tell her I stole it from her phone…please” I added quickly and Zack sighed, “Fine.”
He handed me his phone and I quickly added her number to my phone. “Thanks man, you are the best.”

I went upstairs to my room and looked at my phone, should I call her? Write a message?

If she was really in some meeting or appointment I should rather write a message, then she could call me back when she got the time.

I woke up to an empty spot next to me, not funny. Where are you, love? Brian

I hit the send button before I could rethink it and waited for her reply, and hoped she would be soon out of her appointment and gave me a hint where to find her. I mean… we weren’t done, that much was sure.. and after last night, that was obvious to everyone, even Ave must have realized that, right?!

James’ POV

The party didn’t end on a good note, and the next day didn’t begin with one either.
Fuck, my head was hurting like hell… after I had given up on finding Ave, I had said yes to more and more drinks…

Even after Cam and Sam had got rid of every person that doesn’t belong here, I stayed at the bar drinking down my sorrow and loneliness.

Sam had still insisted that I shouldn’t worry too much, but that fucker had a girlfriend since years, so what does he know?!
Fine, I was an ass for thinking that, but I was just worried, what can I do?
What if something happened and I had no idea about it? What if Ave wanted to go home and an accident happened what if-

“Oucch… my head” I held my fingers to my temples trying to get rid of the headache.
“Here, take this” A glass with a bubbly contents was held before me and I took it, while nearly drowning it at once, whatever it was I hoped it would dampen the headache soon.

After a moment of silence I took my remaining hand away from my head and blinked up at the person standing before me.

“Better?” Cam asked and I nodded slowly, not trusting my body yet.
“Maybe” I said vaguely and looked around the room, it looked like hell… I hope Ben hadn’t seen that yet.
I bet he would throw a fit.
“Ben showed up yet?” I asked quietly and Cam shook his head “Haven’t seen him since the fight… but I bet Maya took good care of him and kissed his booboo away” He winked at me and I frowned, what fight?

But I couldn’t go there yet, I had to sort through my own mind yet, had to search for my phone was a good start. Where have I left it?
“You saw my phone?” I looked around and my head really started to feel better.
“Nope, but I’m leaving now anyway, don’t wanna be here when Ben finally shows up” Cam said and I nodded good idea, probably.

And I could search for my phone later on, maybe a good walk on the fresh air is doing me some good, clearing my head.
I said my goodbyes even before Cam could and walked out of Ben’s house, the morning sun was teasing me. My mood was pretty bad and I had no idea how to get rid of it.

Before I even knew where I had been walking to, I found myself only a street away from Maya and Ave’s apartment.

Shit, I didn’t mean to go here, to check on her… Okay fine, I did want to check on her, but after I took a shower and got rid of the alcohol breathe.
But since I was here now, I could finish the way and check on her, right? Just see if she was home, if she got home safely.

I walked the final feet towards her home and my breathe stopped when I saw a small form sitting at the entrance, the red dress from yesterday still on, a cup of coffee in her hand, her blonde hair bound back in a messy ponytail, and still she looked amazing to me.

My heart began to pound faster, had she gone here and forgot her key? Waited here all night?!
Called me and I couldn’t find my phone?
Shit shit shit!

“Ave?!” I called and bridged the last distance between us, I saw her eyes snap up to me, she had her phone in her hands and quickly pulled it back into her bag when she saw me.
“Damn it, babe. You were gone… I was worried.” I told her and quickly grabbed her into a hug, she reluctantly hugged me back and I frowned a little.

“I-I… yes.. you don’t have to be. I’m alright” She stuttered a little and I frowned even more “You forgot your key?” I asked and she shook her head, never meeting my eyes.
Was she ashamed, cause she just left yesterday?

“Come on, then let’s get inside.” I took her hand and guided her into the apartment. I sat her down on the couch and sat beside her, pulling her small frame into my side.
God, that felt good.
“What happened, Ave? Please… I was really worried sick, tried to call you…” I said and she cringed, making her form even smaller.

“I-I… I was talking to Brian, and he made me angry… everything happened so fast, so I left… I felt so tired and exhausted. I tried to find you on the party but then I thought better of it, cause I didn’t want to ruin the party for you, so I walked home and grabbed a coffee… I send you a message this morning, didn’t you get it?” Ave said and she was fiddling with her hands in my shirt, and I shook my head “I have no idea where my phone is… I just woke up on Ben’s couch and went to find you.”

After a few minutes of silence, I finally dared to ask the question that had been running around in my head since I saw him yesterday, “What did he want?”
And that was the first time Ave’s eyes snapped up to meet mine, I couldn’t even describe the expression on her face, had no idea how to pinpoint it, shock? Surprise? Hurt?

“What? Who?” She asked her brows furrowed and I traced them with my thumb, with a small smile on my lips.
“What did Brian want?” I asked again and Ave pulled a little away “Do you want some coffee? Or tea? I could make some?” She dodged my question and when she got up walking into the kitchen I followed her.

“Ave?” I asked again and pulled her back to me, she stiffened in my arms and then pulled away.
“I need a shower, why don’t you make us some coffee? We could talk afterwards, okay? But there really isn’t much to talk about.” She quickly added and I let her go, she was behaving strange, but why?

Before she could move away from me, I grabbed her wrist, and pulled her against my chest, I kissed her and after a moment of waiting she opened up and I sighed into our kiss.

“You don’t have to be ashamed that you left, Ave. I understand… I would have gone with you, now go take your shower and give me a smile when you come out, alright?” I asked and Ave gave me the hint of a sad smile before she vanished into the bathroom.

Notes

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