Brian’s POV
I couldn’t believe Amy didn’t see what that asshole’s motives were. He was here with one reason and one reason only, to take her away from me. And she was being so kind to him, so damn fucking friendly. I watched her make small talk with the man, smile at him and sporadically touch his arm, making him grin like the idiot he was. And almost making me growl like a lion. How dare he walk into my house and hit on my wife like that? This was fucking stupid!

My tries to get Amy to focus back on me were hopelessly lost in their conversation and when I heard her laugh loudly at one of his bad jokes, I was close to losing it. She can’t be serious! Finally an involuntary groan left my lips, before I could hold it back once more. There was no need in her finding out I was jealous to the bone at the dickhead James. But of course Amy heard, and she looked at me curiously, a small smile tugging on the corners of her mouth. Shit, she knew.

“Everything okay babe?” she said teasingly
“Yeah… Sure… Why wouldn’t it be?” I rushed out, and judging to Amy’s face, looking guilty as hell.

She got off the couch and sat down on the armrest of my recliner.
“James was just telling me that everything is going completely wrong at the office and that they desperately need me back” The teasing had disappeared from her voice and I noticed her hand seeking mine. She looked down at me with question in her eyes, was she asking me what to do? Or was she asking me for support in her decision.
Just as I was about to answer her unasked question a loud knock sounded on my door.

“HANER! OPEN UP!”
I gave Amy a comforting squeeze and walked over to the door.
“What’s got your panties in a twist?” I asked as Larry stormed past me to the living room.
“You guys are giving me gastric acid and I’m close to having a heart attack. Never do I get any rest, never ever” He muttered “Hello Amy” He greeted, before he send a weird look over to dickhead. He send me a confused look, before he shrugged and waved the brown envelop in his hand.

“Here are the divorce papers, you two can sign and get things over with, I had them drawn up this morning” I looked at him perplexed as he handed me the envelop, containing everything I had been secretly terrified for, ever since Amy came here with me.
“What!? So soon?! How? You said it would take at least months” Amy’s soft voice was full of fear, did she dread this moment just as much as I was?

“Well… Apparently these guys here, think I have only them to take care of… Other bands? Of course not! These five will keep me busy” He grumbled at Amy. Then he threw a paper against my chest and I was just in time to catch it. It was folded at the gossip pages, and even though the picture was unclear, it was completely obvious to me what was on there.
“Oh god!” Amy whispered and I saw she had moved in next to me.

“New girls are in town! Are they taking Huntington’s favorite boys from us?”

“Shit! Are you kidding me?! We are old news that fast?!” I sighed, feeling weirdly offended by that fact.
“Let’s see why they were so keen to go from one band member to the other, shall we?” Larry’s voice was full of sarcasm as he took the paper and read snippets of the article accompanying the pictures.

“Avengend Sevenfold’s singer found begging for woman at the LA airport…..” He skipped a few lines and read on“M Shadows, formerly married to local Valary diBenetto has found a new bae in not so local mystery girl, at least that is what he declared for the world to know as the new found couple had a teary goodbye….”Larry briefly looked at us as he continued again “I particularly like this part,Matt cried out as he watched his girl leave, no need to eaves drop, his pleas loud enough”

“Ugh, I hate the world ‘bae’!” Amy let out disgusted, as she looked at me in worry. Larry apparently had enough and he started raging “I don’t fucking care how anyone is called! You guys are fucking me killing me! I can’t keep cleaning your shit up after you! When do you guys start behaving like adults?!” He sighed deeply and I knew it was no sense arguing with him. He knew he was being ridiculous, but this was what he did when he was stressed.
“And you know what the best part is?! Sanders not answering his phone, or even being home! I need to know where that asshole is, so tell me, Gates!”

I shot an alarmed look at Amy, where was Matt? Or Sara? We hadn’t been able to contact them yet, assuming they would be at Matt’s house, but they weren’t? This wasn’t good.
“Oh no! I don’t like that look! I don’t like it at all!” Larry threw his hands in the air and turned for the door “Find him as soon as possible and let me know if you do!” With that Larry slammed the door behind him and he was gone.

I grabbed my phone out of my pocket, calling Matt, immediately getting voicemail. Amy seemed to get the same thing, and her face fell.
“This isn’t good, Brian” She whispered.
“I know”

“Can we get back to important things now?!”
Amy and I both snapped our heads at where the voice was coming from. I completely forgot about that fucker! Important stuff… I huffed… that guy never had any good friends apparently.
“Amy, you have the divorce papers ready in your hand, you only have to sign them and come back with me. You don’t have to stay here, you don’t want to stay here, it is time for you to stop this nonsense and come home” He bridged the distance between him and Amy, completely ignoring me.

He grabbed her hands in his and bend down to bring his eyes to her height.
“It’s time for me to be honest with you. I’ve been waiting for you to find out yourself, but you didn’t, and I can’t hold it back anymore”

I watched the douche get ready to declare his love to my wife, because I was sure he was about to do that, but I couldn’t move. Not because I was mad, or jealous, but because I needed to stand still and not move to hold my laugh. That guy was being totally ridiculous!
“I have loved you from the moment you first stepped into my office, and I think it’s time we give this a real try”

Amy was staring at him with open mouth, then she shot me a quick look before she turned back to him.
“Oh boy” she sighed “James… I-I..I’m married to Brian”
As good a reason that was… Why didn’t she tell him that she wasn’t feeling the same way?
“But you can fix that, you only have to sign the papers” he begged. See. If you gave him one finger, he would take the whole hand.

“That’s enough, asshole!” I bridged the distance between Amy and me and pulled her in my arms. So far for just thinking that guy is funny, I was pissed now. “You have some nerve, walking into my house, declaring your love to my wife. We are not getting a divorce! So get your head out of your ass, she is not going with you, she will not be yours. She is mine. Heard me!?” I glared at him, pulling Amy against me even tighter, as if she would disappear from my sight if I let go of her.

“But why are there divorce papers if you are not planning on signing them?”
“That is a long story, James. The fact is…” Amy got out of my hold and sat her and James down on the couch. “I wasn’t planning on staying here. Brian and I had the intention of getting our affairs in order and then we would see what would happen. I had the idea to be here with Brian, get back to Phoenix and do my job. Speaking of my job, I really wanted to do my work from a distance and I know I slacked off, but I finished everything you asked of me, this morning and I’m planning on keep doing that..”

James looked at Amy with a confused look and I finally got where she was going. Amy took a deep breath before she continued “I’m staying here in California with Brian and I have an important question for you, James” She looked at him hopefully “I would really like to keep my job, and do it from here. I promise to work harder, and more, and I will be available when you need me. That is my question for you James, are you willing to let me keep my job and let me work from here?”

Sara’s POV
It felt good to wake up in my own bed, I rolled on my back and stretched my body, from the tip of my toes to the top of my head. The sound of my running shower put a smile on my face. I slid out of bed and slipped into the bathroom, pulling back the shower curtain.

“Who said you could use my shower?”
“I’m so sorry baby, but you made me all sweaty and dirty” Matt grinned as he put his arm around my waist and pulled me under the hot water. His body was warm and wet from the shower and so hard against the soft curves of mine. He put a kiss on the top of my head as he embraced me even closer. For a moment I enjoyed the feeling of being this close to him. I couldn’t believe I was even thinking of leaving him behind, I wouldn’t be able to live without him anymore.

“I can’t believe you are here” I whispered to his chest.
“You better believe it, sweetie, I’m not going anywhere” I looked up at him, seeing the goofy happy smile that had been on his face ever since I told him I loved him.

“And the only good decision I did today, beside following Amy to the airport was saying to Amy that I love you. Because, babe… I do, I fell so hard and fast in love with you. I’m still seeing stars, and if you decide now, that you still want to go and leave me, as Brian said, I’m not stopping you, but if you go, be sure to know you take my heart with you.”

Matt stepped away from me and looked at me expectantly, giving me all the space I needed to make a decision, but I couldn’t. I needed some time to process. It had been easier when I could be mad at him, mad for being a bad friend, mad for cheating on me, but now… now everything had changed, now he was telling me he loved me?

Ever since Brian told Amy he loved her, I was thinking about it. Wondering if Matt loved me too, because I sure loved him. Maybe I should have told him sooner, but he was telling me now. Why was I not saying it back?

“I’m sorry, Matt, I can’t, I need time” and with that, I turned around, and walked through security, not looking back at the man that had my heart in his hands and didn’t even know it.

The stewardess that checked my ticket when boarding the plane looked at me with pity, just like the cabdriver had earlier. How did I turn into this pile of crying woman?
I was hardly noticing what was happening around me, as I found my seat. I had the window spot, just how I liked it, and turned to gaze outside.

“You can’t really believe I would let you go like that”

I snapped my face to the seat next to me, where Matt was sitting down, immediately fastening his seatbelt, before turning to me.
“Did you hear me? I’m not letting you go like that”
“You already said that” I whispered, staring at him in awe. He was here. How?

“Damn right I already said that. I mean it, and I can’t seem to get through to that thick skull of yours” He smiled down at me and pushed a strand of hair out of my face. The touch of his fingers on my cheek made me shiver.
“You said you were going to let me go if I wanted to”
“Yeah well… I lied. I’m not letting you go. I love you, I don’t want to be without you, I’m having my guestroom changed into a home office and I already ordered the movers to get your stuff to Cali”

There was nothing left for me but stare at him with open mouth. His smile was contagious and I couldn’t help the corners of my mouth pulling up. He really loved me, how could I have even doubted it?

“Aren’t you forgetting anything?”
His face fell and I could see the wheels in his head turning and he quickly let out “What? I can fix it. I promise you I can”
“You never asked me to move in with you” I finally let my smirk through as I saw the realization on his face.

“Shit! You are right!” He grabbed one of my hands in his and put his other to my cheek, softly caressing it “Sara, would you please move to Huntington Beach and move in with me?”
My head was screaming every single possible way of a positive answer I could think of, but somehow it didn’t leave my lips. What was wrong with me, I loved this man, why wouldn’t I jump in head first, for once in my life?

“Please say something” he whispered as the plane started to move.
“The plane is leaving” I answered quietly.
Matt looked past me through the window and nodded “Yes it is, so what?”
“You are coming with me to Phoenix?”
“If that is where you will be, I will be there too, now stop avoiding the subject and talk to me”
The take-off of the plane kept me from giving an answer, as I was pushed back in my chair, but as soon as the plane was searing through the sky, I faced Matt.

“I don’t know. I have my house, I have my company, I have responsibilities, I can’t just pick up my things and move to another state.” His face turned from one full of hope to one of the man who just lost everything. I couldn’t stand to see him like this. I put my hand to his cheek and he closed his eyes leaning into it.
“I don’t want this to be the end of us” he murmured and I felt my heart break all over again.

“I don’t want us to end either, I love you, we just have to find a way” I whispered back.
His head snapped up and he looked at me with wide eyes, then he put my face between his hands and claimed my lips. I put my hands in his neck, burying them in his hair and held on to him as if it was to dear life. I knew this was where I needed to be, but my brain had a hard time accepting something as good as this would happen to me, and this fast. There had to be a catch.

“You love me” he let out as we finally came up for air “you love me!” and we were back to the kissing again. I smiled into it, his happiness took all my sorrow away, every little doubt left my body as I felt Matt open my seatbelt and pull me on his lap. His hands quickly found a way over the back of my new shirt and he untied one bow, going to the next and I quickly stopped him.
“You forgetting we are in a plane?” I giggled, almost forgetting myself.

He groaned “Maybe” his eyes were filled with mischief “But I do like this shirt”
“Brian thought you might” I relaxed against Matt’s body and put my nose in his neck. I loved the way he smelled, it was a perfect mix of everything Matt and my body reacted immediately. Goosebumps rose as his calloused fingers went over my exposed back. This was my safe haven, my happy place and I never wanted to leave ever again.

I realized there was only one option. Matt with his studio and the other guys in Cali, and me just with Amy, who was probably in the same spot between a rock and a hard place as I, the choice really shouldn’t be that hard. It was the only solution, and my heart was cheering, while my brain told me ‘good job’.

Matt put his finger under my chin to kiss me once more, when we broke, I stared in his eyes, those amazing honey colored eyes

“I’ll move to Huntington”

“I love you”
“I love you too” Matt let go of me after my reply and grabbed another box, carefully putting my stuff into bubblewrap before he put it into the box. He took another one of the book boxes of the pile and handed it to me “Come on, lazy ass, keep on packing”

After we got dressed this morning we went shopping for some clothes for Matt to get through the next few days and he called the moving company he hired that we needed boxes. I don’t know how much money he offered them, but the boxes were my doorstep when we got home. Matt pushed me to started packing immediately, because he couldn’t wait to take me home… his words… and show me every corner of our house … his words too…

I carefully put my books in boxes, filling one after the other. Matt arranged the movers to do all work, I just had to put in boxes what I wanted to take with me, and put stickers on the furniture that I wanted to take or that needed to be sold. The company would take care of everything, it was actually pretty amazing. It would be the easiest move ever.

“I have to start calling my clients” I stood up, stretching my back. It hurt from bending for the last 2 hours. Matt closed in on me and put his magic hands on my shoulders, and massaged them.
“You can do that when we get back to Cali”
“Hmm” I moaned, not even able to let out anything else, when he started putting small kisses on my neck.

“And Amy… I need…to call Amy… hmmm… she must be worried… sick” Matt was full on attacking all my senses now, not a clear thought in my brain anymore.
“Tomorrow” he groaned as he lifted me in his arms and carried me to the bedroom.

“Tomorrow”

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