Matt’s POV
I didn’t have the nerve to bring her right to my room, so sue me! When she was always pulling back I got insecure, right M. Shadows insecure, I know! Mind blown, right?!
But I thought the best tactic was to have a little distance, to lure her back to me…

And I have to say I think that tactic was working… I mean, she wasn’t that far away from me anymore. She let me peck her lips, even though she doesn’t really stand a chance because I just used the surprise effect for my benefit, still she didn’t cuss me out afterwards, so that was a good sign, right?!

I gave her a little taste and pulled back again, another small taste and going back and so far so good.
I watched Sara in the bar, she was talking to Amy, and they were laughing, damn... It looked just like when we had been on vacation.

I could get used to that feeling of vacation in our hometown. What would it have to take to convince Sara to stay? Would it be that hard?
Would we really be able to work something out… and there was me again going ahead, she didn’t even really let me touch her and I was thinking about her staying?!

What was wrong with me lately, something must have really messed up my head during this vacation because normally, and especially after my divorce I wasn’t like this.
Good God, Matt get a fucking grip!

I watched her further until I took the chance and danced with Sara, I guided her into a dark corner, just where I wanted her, we were playing this little back and forth game between us and god I had to say it was kinda fun, wasn’t it?!

“I don’t want you to go to a hotel, Sara. I don’t want you in my guestroom either… Please, don’t run away from this” I finally let out, the words that I already meant to say earlier, but I didn’t get to it, and at my home when I meant to bring her directly to my bedroom I couldn’t, but now… Here I am.

Sara stared up at me her eyes wide, those blue eyes looking kind of shocked and relieved at the same time and I had no idea what was going on in that pretty little head of hers. She was good at hiding her thoughts, there were times in our vacation I thought I could read her like a book, back here… I couldn’t, not a single word was coming to me as it was before.

“Matt…” I closed my eyes when I heard my name from her lips, I loved my name coming out of that mouth more than anything, especially moaned and with pleasure tinted tone but this one, this one was making me take a step back, because it wasn’t pleasurable at all, it was the tone you used when you wanted to send someone off, when you meant to say, ‘I’m sorry, but.. no!’ And I didn’t want to hear that, I was laying my fucking heart out and she just pulled away… again!

“Hold that” I told her, I was a little hurt by her rejection but I still wasn’t giving up. I was Matt Sanders, I was up for a challenge, I was up for a fight. I would succeed… There just was no other option for me, I always got what I wanted even if it would take longer than I expected.

I opened my eyes again and stared her down, she seemed confused and before she could speak again I pressed my lips to hers, she gasped in surprise, again… and I slipped my tongue in her mouth, I let my arms circle around her waist and pulled her into me.

I let my hands run up and down her back in a soothing manner, than down down down to her ass, just lightly patting before quickly moving away and she couldn’t protest, she thought she could say no to me, try to say no to this!

I pulled away and walked from her just turning back one time looking over my shoulder “You should think about your answer” And with that I left her standing there heavy breathing and flustered and I went over to the bar.

So a little taste for her to think about, if she would continue like this I could still up my game, she wanted to play even further, well fuck yeah, I was known to play, and I always played dirty. I grinned to myself when I saw Sara hurry away from the corner and over to the bar, even if I now played uninterested my eyes never left her, for about 30 minutes I would give her time to think then I would be coming back, with another little treat for her.

“What that evil grin for?” Brian asked and I turned to my side, I hadn’t even seen him standing there.
“Nothing… Where’s your wife?” I asked the question going so easy over my lips like I was used to it already, and I kinda felt like it too.
“Shit, if I know… She was here one second then Zack grabbed her to dance, then she was here again… I think I lost track of her… just hoping she shows up again” Brian looked nervously around and I looked over the crowd.

“There… at the other end of the bar talking to Sara” I pointed into the direction and Brian slumped back on his chair looking relieved.
“Damn wouldn’t have been a good headline Syn Gates lost his wife on first evening out, huh?” Brian said and I frowned.
“Are you okay? You seem a little nervous?” I asked and that was really weird because when I watched Brian coming in with Amy on his arm, or when she was beside him, he acted really different, so sure of himself, so happy... So what was his problem now?! Because she wasn’t at his side?

“Sure, man. Why you ask that?” Brian frowned at me and then shook his head “Nevermind, I gotta catch up with Amy” He got up from his chair and took his drink and I saw him walk up to Amy. He pressed himself to her back and nuzzled his nose into her neck, she smile up to him and, if those two were acting they should get an Oscar, because that right there, was a couple in love. Did they realize that too?!

Was Brian nervous because he was feeling more for her? And he didn’t know where she was standing? Or was he nervous because he knew everything would be ending soon?
I looked back down on my watch and grinned thirty minutes were up, here we go.

I downed my drink and walked the same way that Brian took, I gently pushed the Haners out of my way and moved up behind Sara, I pressed my front to her back, similar like Brian had done to Amy, problem was Sara wasn’t reacting at all like Amy.

Sara stiffened and looked up meeting my eyes, but again before I would let her argue with me or send me away, I closed my arms around her, let her fall back, catching her last second and pressed my lips to hers in a hungry and passionate kiss, my tongue was roaming her mouth, exploring and then I pulled away, setting her back on her stool and walking away.

I tried to act like this kiss didn’t affect me much, but hell I was out of breath and I saw Sara look after me while her fingers touched her swollen lips and I grinned to myself, we are getting closer to where I want her, just a little bit more.

I continued this treatment for the next two hours, no matter where Sara was, with whom she was talking with or even dancing.

When it was time to go, I went for the final blow, if this wouldn’t do the trick I had no idea what would. And then I had to think about some other ways.

We sat in the cab on our drive back, sitting close by I stretched out to the limits so I made sure my leg was touching hers, that she felt my heat. I laid my arm across the entire length of the headrest so she could feel me, smell me just like she was invading my senses the entire time.

When the driver let us out and I paid him I was preparing myself for the final move. I opened the door my house but before Sara could walk past me I slammed the door shut and pressed her against it. I lifted her up in my arms, and kissed her, when I thought the kisses before had been anything passionate and hungry, this was pure want and need.

She tasted so good she made my head spin, the last drink she had must have been sweet because I tasted the sweetness combined with her own on her tongue, I tried to control myself but it was getting harder and harder and I meant literally.

I pushed her even firmer against the door, so I could with one hand explore her curves, her dress was riding up revealing panties and I died to slip them down her legs, but I wouldn’t, not yet at least.

I trailed kisses along her neck and throat, down to her collarbone, I resisted to rip off the dress so I could dip my head into her cleavage because I had to at least give her an option if she would back out now, it would be a cold shower for me and maybe that would be the end of my fight if she would give in now, I knew she would go down soon, once and for all!

Amy’s POV
Brian made me feel… I couldn’t describe it really. But I felt wanted and I felt just so good with him around that I didn’t even give a damn who all these people were.
I should be nervous as hell, even though Brian said most of them were friends or at least known people to him I knew none of them… Well none beside the band members.

“You doing good?” Zack asked while we were dancing, how he got me to dancing I had no idea, but these intense green eyes seem to let you do things you don’t even want to and in the end you do them.
“You tell me?!” I chuckled and Zack swirled me around in his arms, “I would say you do amazingly, like you have never been not at Haners side. So where have you been hiding all the time?” Zack grinned and I smiled back “Thanks, you guys really help me with all this.” I kissed his cheek lightly and Zack quickly pulled away.

“Hey, don’t do that or Haner comes running over here, he is watching us with Hawk eyes” Zack chuckled and I rolled my eyes.
“What is there to chuckle? You know we didn’t really see Brian acting all possessive about someone before, it’s kinda fun to see him like this” Zack said and I frowned, Zack must be joking. Why would Brian act possessive with me, when I was just his temporary disposable wife?

“That must be because he was so sure about his ex, they were long together, right?” I mused and Zack just laughed loudly “You are so funny sometimes” He swirled me around again before I could ask what was so funny that I said.

When we settled back at the Bar Brian came up to me, he cuddled closer and whispered things in my ear that made me blush, he really was full on in the acting part that was sure and what can I say, it really was fun, even though I knew this was for the people and the press and all, I liked the way he was around me and I knew this would make it even harder to say goodbye too, but I had to keep exactly that in mind, saying goodbye was coming with the end of this.

“You wanna stay or go?” Brian whispered in my ear, I smiled and pull away. I liked to stay a little longer but that smirk on Brian’s face gave me idea if it wasn’t a good idea to head home early.

“I don’t know, do you have plans for us?” I asked looking up into those brown eyes of his, full of secrets and promises.
“Well… you should decide and find out” He grinned and I turned around only to find Sara who had been sitting beside me gone.

She had been complaining about the way Matt was behaving all evening but honestly, I knew she liked it and we all knew what was bound to happen between those two tonight.

“Then let’s go” I said and got up from my chair. Brian grabbed my hand and guided me through the people around, when we were about to head past Johnny and Zack they stopped us “Where do you think you are going?” Johnny asked and Brian shook his head “Outside”
“We said barhopping, we haven’t even been anywhere and where did Matt and Sara vanish too, I have still a dance that Sara owed me, Matt interrupted the last one” Johnny whined while Zack hugged me and whispered a goodbye before shoving us out of the door.

When the cooler night air hit us, I really felt the alcohol we had been drinking “Are you up for some more fun or straight home?” Brian whispered in my hair, while his arms slung around me.
“Show me what you got, hubby” I told him and Brian chuckled, his voice sounded a little more raspy then usual and he was slurring as well, how long had we been drinking, I had no idea, but it did have a little effect on us if I do say so.

Brian grabbed my hand and pulled me along, we headed down the darkened street and I had no idea where we were after Brian stopped.
“Here is where my dad and I bought my first own guitar” Brian motioned towards a window and I walked in closer.

I looked through the window seeing different instruments all over the room, a music shop.
When I turned and saw Brian looking at the store a lot of emotions were playing over his face and I was glad he took me here, showing me a side of him I haven’t seen before or at least not often.

“Come on” Before I knew it Brian dragged me forward, it was hard for me to keep up with my high heels on. I wasn’t too used to these shoes and honestly not really made for walking in them and running was even worse.

I felt suddenly how my shoes went deep and I realized we were at the beach now. “Brian! I can’t walk here with these shoe-” Before I finished the sentence I was swept of my feet and into Brian’s arms.
His heat was seeping into my body and I heard the waves crashing against the shore.

“Oh wow” I said when Brian set me back to my feet and held me before his body. We stood in the middle of the beach directly before the water and the moon was shining upon us.
“I like to be here… preferable in the heat of the day, but sometimes… it’s good to be here when no one else is around” Brian whispered in my ear and I shivered but this time not from the cold.

“It’s wonderful, I understand why. I wished I had a beach so close… I would be here too” I said longingly and I saw Brian open his mouth then close it again, without saying anything.
We both stood there for a little while until I felt the cold slowly seeping more into my body.

“I think we should head home” Brian said while rubbing my arms and I nodded “I would love to come here again” I said while looking back to the ocean.
“We could have a beach party some of these days… we could invite the others to come over…” Brian mused “Or do it alone” He grinned at me like a naughty schoolboy and I had to chuckle. “I like where your mind wanders, why don’t we do both?”

“What a great idea” Brian kissed the tip of my nose and then hugged me even closer. “Even your nose is cold.”
We headed back to the main street and Brian called us a cab, we stood there waiting for a couple of minutes until the cabby arrived and we headed home.

“Did you have fun tonight?” Brian asked while his hand rubbed up and down my thigh.
“I did, did you have too Mr. Haner?” I asked him with a smirk and he chuckled “Yes. And you didn’t feel weirded out with all those people?” He asked again and I answered him honestly “At first I was nervous, but… you and all the others made me feel like I belong there… So it was really nice. I like those people. I think… we can manage this thing” I said meaning the time we had to act together had to spend together and Brian leaned closer to me, his arms even firmer around my body.

“I think so too” He said quietly and it sounded so sweet and loving that I just cuddled closer to him and inhaled his unique smell, feeling way too comfortable, way too at home with this man, but I couldn’t change it now, wouldn’t change it for a million dollars, maybe the alcohol was talking but I wanted to be exactly where I was right now.

I opened my eyes groggily when I heard a quiet curse, I was being carried, in someone’s arms, wasn’t I? I tried to open my eyes but I was so tired, way too tired.
“Damn fucking key” I heard the voice again until a sigh escaped and I was suddenly in the warmth while still being held up right.

“I know I should have carried you into this house right after the wedding, or at least after I brought you here yesterday, but you didn’t let me, so at least now I’m allowed” I heard a deep rumble which could only be Brian’s voice. I had no idea what he was talking about and my brain wasn’t functioning the right way, so I let slumber overtake me again and would think about all this tomorrow again.

Notes

Here we are again! Newwww week, new chapter!
How are we all?

So what is going to happen with the couples?
Will Matt and Sara finally happen?
And what about Brian and Amy... they are full in, aren't they?