Brian’s POV
I just couldn’t believe how nervous I was. There was no way I would admit it to anyone, but the thought of Amy in my hometown, in my house, around me 24 hours a day again, got me wired like hell. After Matt had told me about the call of her boss, that last day on the Bahamas, that call that had changed everything for me, there was nothing left for me to be angry about anymore. Amy was still that same woman I had that amazing time with during the holiday and I was sure hoping that I could extend those good times, now she was here.

So what the fuck was Sara doing in my house? And Matt?

The minute Sara got out of the cab with Amy and me, I knew something was off. If Matt had done everything he said he did, she wouldn’t be able to wait a second to go to his home, just like I was with Amy. I couldn’t wait to get Amy alone and finish what we started in her apartment.

Unfortunately Amy’s fucking best friend didn’t have any intention of leaving my house any time soon. I could only look at her baffled when she forced Amy in saying she needed Sara around in my house. And yes, it did seem forced. Sara was hissing something about a promise and just like that I saw them closing like the gates to heaven that were wide open in my thoughts of having Amy with me.

Fuck!

Apparently Sara played all of us, because Matt certainly had a pissed off, amazed look on his face. When he started to speak to Sara again, his voice was full of suppressed annoyance and anger. Maybe caveman Matt could convince Sara to do something else than she had just decided on. God I hoped so.

I moved in next to Amy and let my hand slip in hers, softly squeezing. She looked at me surprise and I motioned my head to the door that would lead us to kitchen. She gave me a small nod and I lead us through the door, leaving Matt and Sara to whatever they were going to do, as long as it resulted in Matt taking her the fuck away from here. I didn’t care if he would put her in his house or at a crappy road side motel, as long as it wasn’t with me and Amy, here in this house.

“I-I’m sorry… I really need her with me” Amy said softly as soon as we entered the kitchen.
“Do you really? Or does Sara need to be here and you just don’t want to say no?” I took a few steps towards her, gently forcing her to back up to the kitchen counter. A small blush came over her cheeks and I gasped. She was looking so damn amazing “You are beautiful” I muttered, not even sure if she heard me or not.
“I want her to be here, Brian, I hope you don’t mind. You do have room for her, right?”

A nod was the only thing I could produce that only remotely looked like an answer. Being this close to her had my head spinning, her scent, her breaths on my face, her eyes looking at me in expectation. I moved my hands to her hips and lifted her on the counter, immediately placing myself in between her legs. I put my hand to her face and gently brushed the strands of hair out of her face. I brought my face close to hers and ghost my lips over hers. She held her breath.
“Did you hear me, Amy? You are beautiful” I pressed my lips more firmly to hers and we both relaxed. This was more like it. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her closer to me.

As soon as I wanted to deepen the kiss the door flew open “Well, Brian, Are you going to show us around in this castle or what?”

I let my head hang against Amy’s as I tried to regain my breath and my calm. Maybe if I just ignored her she would go away? Amy pushed me away softly, without very much conviction.
“Maybe that’s a good idea, I will surely get lost in here” Amy send me a small smile before she turned to Sara “Did Matt leave?” I helped Amy of the counter, letting her slide down my body. We were staring at each other, damn I wanted her. I looked over at Sara, willing her to leave.

“Don’t know, Don’t care” she muttered though, before she plastered a smile on her face again, a fake one “Well? This is the kitchen I presume?”

I took a deep breath and put an arm around Amy’s waist, pulling her to me. Sara could be a bitch and disturb my time with Amy, but there was no way I was going to let Amy out of my sight and I would definitely hold her close.

“Yes, this is the kitchen, through that door is the pantry. I have a housekeeper that comes twice a week to clean the house and keep the pantry and the fridge filled for when I come from tour.”

We left the kitchen trough the side doors, entering the living room from the other side. I looked around, but apparently Matt had left without saying goodbye. Very sensible of him, because I definitely was ready to give him a piece of my mind about all of this. That fucker, why couldn’t he just throw Sara over his shoulder and force her to go to his house?!

I lead the two women through the house, showing them the rooms they would need during their stay here. This tour was only a phantom of the extended tour I had planned to give Amy, but I wanted to be alone with her when I showed her the important rooms, the music room, my bedroom. I didn’t want Sara there, that shit was personal. This all fucking sucked. I had wanted to give Amy the full tour, make out in every room, hell… fuck her in every room and now she was even trying to get away from my hold. I groaned as I tightened my grip.

“Is there any place where I can set up office?” Sara asked as soon as we were getting the women’s bags out of the hallway. I let Sara carry her own stuff, but I put my hand over Amy’s and took her suitcase from her, receiving a sweet smile.

“I will show you your room, there is a small desk in there” She nodded and immediately started unpacking when I showed her the room. “It is getting late and we need to be at Larry’s office tomorrow at 9.30. I suggest we all take our rest. Sara, there is an adjoining bathroom with a tub, maybe you want to relax a little before bed?” I forced a friendly face and smile. I needed her occupied for what I was planning to do, I didn’t want her to interrupt us… once again.
“Thank you Brian. Amy, where will you be?”

“Amy will be across the hall. I’m going to show her her room now. Breakfast at 8.30 tomorrow?”
Sara nodded and I backed out of the room, taking Amy with me.

The second I put Amy’s suitcase in her room and the door closed, I pushed her against the wall next to it and kissed her hungrily.
“I can’t do this Amy, I want you, stay with me tonight, please?” I pushed her hair away and placed small kisses on her neck, sucked the skin below her ear.

“Brian… Please don’t… “ Amy moaned.
“Don’t deny us Amy, come on, I missed you, I just… I need you so bad” I let my hands wander over her sides, pushing up her shirt, finally finding some skin to touch. I felt like a dehydrated man in a desert, finally coming across an oasis. The guestroom I had assigned Amy to was across the hall from Sara’s room. If it was up to me, Amy wouldn’t spend much time here and she would be where she belonged. With me. In my room. But for now it had to do, I couldn’t wait much longer.

Amy protested for a few seconds more, but then gave in, forming to my body. Still entangled in our tight embrace we moved to the bed and I laid her down gently, putting my body on top of hers. Her skin tasted so good, sweet, just like Amy and I moved my hands to the hem of her shirt, bringing it up to remove, feeling her do exactly the same to mine.

My hands couldn’t touch enough skin at once and I was frantically trying to calm myself down in trying to touch Amy everywhere. It had been too long before I had my hands on her. How could I ever confuse missing her with anger. The anger thing had been a nice distraction, but not even nearly close to the true emotion. I missed her. I was man enough to admit that to myself. Especially now I had her back with me, finally.

Amy’s hands were eagerly moving to the button of my pants, fumbling to get it open as soon as possible and I let out a long growl when her hand slipped in, taking a grip on my erection. Her hand was moving up and down, making my breath get stuck in my throat.
“Oh shit, Amy, slow down… I don’t want to cum on your hand.. I have other ideas for us” I pushed her back to the bed, my body on top of hers. My hips started grinding down on her, there was no keeping it for me anymore… I needed to be in her, right now.

I quickly opened her pants and was about to pull it down when I was stilled by a knock on the door.

“Amy? Can we talk, please?” Sara’s voice was soft and pleading.

My eyes moved to Amy’s, hoping she would send Sara away, but to my unpleasant surprise, she pushed me away. The lust that had clouded her eyes had subsided.

“Sure. Just go back to your room, I will be there in a minute” Amy replied, while putting on her clothes again. I heard Sara move away and looked at Amy with wide eyes

“What are you doing!? Why are you-? I know you want this just as much as I want this, Amy, don’t deny it!”
“It’s not a good idea, Brian. I’m heading over to Sara, I will see you again tomorrow” she kissed me briefly and was out of the door.

I let myself fall back on the bed and let out a growl

“Sara needs to leave this fucking house tomorrow. I don’t care how, but she needs to leave! I’m definitely going to make sure of that!”

Zack’s POV
“Is that Matt? Alone?” Arin asked as I pulled up the parking lot of Larry’s office building. Johnny leaned in between us “Yeah, where is Sara?”
“I have no clue, maybe she didn’t come after all?” I added as we got out of the car.

Brian and Matt kept us posted about all the developments in Phoenix, and in the latest update, Sara had been included too.

We exchanged some one arm bro hugs and greetings. Matt kept his aviators on, that wasn’t really a weird actions, but the face he had with it looked like thunder. “Hey Shads, how are things? Travels go okay?” I carefully tested the water with him, the look he shot me told me everything I needed to know, but as usual, Johnny was oblivious for everything that happened around him and he opened his big mouth.

“Where is Sara? I thought she would be with you”
“Do you see her here?” Matt snapped, his voice more a growl than anything else and he immediately started walking away from us.

“Guess not” Johnny muttered quietly as the three of us exchanged confused looks.
“I’m wondering what the hell happened that gotten Matt’s panties in a twist” Arin pondered.
“That makes two of us” If Matt’s mood plummeted when Sara wasn’t with him, maybe both my friends were in deeper than they wanted to admit “Let’s follow that hotheaded big man before he starts breaking things”

Margret greeted us three, but held me a little longer. “What is going on with Matt? He stormed in here and is shooting daggers at everyone that passes his way, that is not like him”
“I have no idea. Is Brian here already?”
“No, and maybe it’s better he is not” she bowed her head to me confidentially. Just as I wanted to ask her what she meant with that, the door opened again.

Brian’s face wasn’t much better than Matt’s, frustration was seeping out of his pores and there was no denying it for any of us who was in the room.
“Morning” he groaned. Amy was right behind him, their hands laced together. She looked kinda scared and I immediately felt for her. What the hell was Brian doing? That woman was in a unknown environment, with people she barely knew or didn’t know at all and he was behaving like a jerk. Before I could even think of taking her off his hands, he started introducing her to Margaret, who was acting kinda skittish too, if you mention it. What the fuck was wrong with everyone?

“BESTIE!” Johnny’s happy cheer dragged me right out of observing and he took big steps to the door, where Sara stood. He wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug and started firing questions “How was your flight? How do you like Huntington? Where did you sleep?” I smiled at his enthusiasm, at least he didn’t care about the two weeping willows in the room.

My eyes diverted from the two new best friends over to the married couple, Brian still making small chat with Margaret, taking a possessive hold of Amy, but what really caught my eye was the growling giant in the corner. He kept himself from everything that was going on in the room, but only engaged at shooting angry looks over to where Sara was. I moved in next to him, making sure no one heard us.

“Matt, wanna tell me how you went from totally hot for the woman to icecold?”
“No, get lost” He folded his arms over his chest, but never even averted his eyes from where Sara and Johnny were now joined by Arin. Of course I wasn’t moving. My friends thought I was annoying, but hey, some things needed to be done.
“You sure you want to go in that office with this attitude? Larry will read you like a book, he always does, and he will give you a hard time about it. Better spill to me.”

The look in Matt’s eyes didn’t really tell me if he was going to open up or deck me. Even though his angry demeanor didn’t change, he did go for option 1.
“She wanted to stay at Brian’s place, okay? She is determined to stay away from me, and it’s pissing me the fuck off.”
“Did you two fight? Or was meeting her again just not what you both expected? Was it only the holiday after all?”
“No! She wants me, oh she definitely wants me!” Matt got a hint of that arrogant smirk on his face, but it vanished as soon as it had appeared “One way or another, she has decided to stay away from me, and she started that by not sitting next to me in the plane and then choosing to stay at Haner’s house. It’s fucking stupid!”

There was no time for me to give him some advice since Brian made his way over to us, still dragging Amy behind him.

“Hey” Amy’s face lit up when our eyes met and I turned to her fully.
“Amy! It’s so good to see you!” I wrapped my arms around Amy and held her tight, pulling her away from Brian’s dead grip on her hand “How are you?” I backed away a little, but didn’t let go, she definitely looked like she could use a good hug. Her eyes darted over to Brian who was having an angry, hushed conversation with Matt.

With my finger on her cheek, I gently focused her attention back to me.
“You know how you feel, right? No need to look at Brian for that”
“No, no, I’m fine” She forced a smile, but I could see the anxiety in her eyes
“Don’t worry, Amy, everything will be fine, remember what I told you? Larry knows what he does, hell, we pay him enough money to do so.” I smirked at her, finally receiving a real smile. She leaned into me a little more.
“It’s so confusing, Zack, I thought we were done when we left the Bahamas”
“I know, sweetie, I know… We all did, including Brian, just-“

I wasn’t able to finish my sentence, because the door to Larry’s office opened, revealing not only our manager, but the woman we all didn’t want to see anymore after her ugly break up with Brian. Wearing her usual trashy clothes, and a beanie to cover a probably fucked up dye of her hair.

“Michelle” Brian let out on barely a whisper. He grabbed for Amy’s hand right away, pulling her to him. The possessive attitude was gone, it was clear he was trying to protect her now. Protect her from whatever could happen now. Because damn, if Michelle was in the room, you needed to come prepared for everything.

She took a long look around the room, before turning to Larry again, like we weren’t even there.
“Thank you for seeing me on such short notice, Larry. It was good seeing you again” she leaned in, giving him two air kisses. Stupid fake woman. Damn. I was so happy Brian dumped her ass. Even though maybe Brian and Amy were still trying to accept the seriousness of their relationship, he had improved so much with Amy. We all liked her a 100% better.
“Same to you, Michelle, I think we got this settled. Have a nice day.”

That was the moment Larry looked into the room “Didn’t I ask all of you to come in half an hour later?”
“Oh come on Larry, you always give us a hard time about being late, now we are early and we get a hard time too? It’s never right with you” Johnny joked, looking over his shoulder to Amy and Sara with a smirk. Like a closing shield, we had all moved in closer to each other, not scattered over the room anymore, but the five of us, around the girls, like a big wall of protection.

Seeing the daggers Michelle was shooting towards Brian and Amy it hadn’t been a bad plan.

“Brian. Good to see you too” Her voice was full of poison as she didn’t point her gaze to Brian, but Amy.
“Wish I could say the same, what are you doing here?” Brian snarled, but Michelle didn’t answer, she continued, addressing Amy now.
“Are you pregnant?” Amy backed up, even closer to Brian, looking at Michelle through her lashes
“MICHELLE!” Brian let out angry, while he wrapped his arm around Amy even tighter.

“What Brian? We have been together for years, we have been good together, but you were always half way out of the door when marriage even came on the table. You never had a second thought about not wanting to marry me. And you go and marry a total grey mouse? A woman that can never keep up with your standard in women? You must have knocked her up!”

“That is enough Michelle! I didn’t agree to talk to you to have you knock every advice I have given you to the wind. It is better for you to leave and remember what we agreed on, don’t let me notice you are not keeping up your end of the deal. Goodbye Michelle”

Larry gently, but certainly pushed Michelle out of the office and turned towards all of us again.
“Good, now we got that out of the way…” He walked over to Amy and put out his hand “My name is Larry, it is nice to finally meet you”

Notes

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