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Darkness Surrounding

Date night


Brian’s POV

It was weird, I was really nervous when I had stood beside Emery and shown her what I put out for her, she seemed still very distance and every chance I took she brushed me off.
What had I done, that she was acting like this?!

I knew it had nothing to do with her wanting to go home, and I had no idea what I had done to upset her.
We were good together, sure we had differences, but in the end we landed in bed and everything was blown away… or licked, or fucked… whichever we liked best at the time.

But nothing looked like it would end that way tonight, not with all the effort I put in, not with her not even wanting to look at me.
Was she really missing her home? The cage her father built for her? Bullshit, that couldn’t be it.

I just had to melt her resolve to get her back to me, she would be putty in my hands by the end of the evening. I would make sure of that, and if it wasn’t my charm and good looks, it would be my words and my giving’s.

I mean look around, I wasn’t doing this for everyone, I wasn’t doing that even… Shit, I haven’t put that much work into any other girl before… why with her?!
I pushed the thought quickly away, I just couldn’t risk her trying to escape again, that was it… nothing more nothing less.

By the time we ate and I poured wine after wine I felt a slight buzz going, nothing bad, just a little more happy than usual but Em… she was getting somewhere with these drinks, and wasn’t that what I planned all along. I wanted her to loosen up again, wanted the old Emery back, the feisty princess, the one that wanted me and not shrieked away from me.

The one that could make me beg for more, shit… where did that thought come from? I would never beg for a woman, but if… she could probably be the one. But again… she was just one of many, why would I even think this way about her.

I looked to my side, seeing how Em was cuddled into the pillows, she was staring at the tv but every now and then her eyes were dropping dangerously. I couldn’t keep the smile from my face while I watched her. She was fucking gorgeous and it was hard to keep my hands to myself, but I knew I couldn’t breach the boundaries just now. She was acting too fragile to any of my attempts, and if I made a move I had to be sure it lead to more, knowing I wouldn’t be able to step back as soon as I had another taste of her.

It was hard enough to know that I hadn’t had a proper taste of her since days. I watched how her eyes closed again and I moved a little closer. Just a little bit, she wouldn’t notice now anyway. The wine made her sleepy and she drowned a bottle all by herself, not even giving me much for my own, but that was fine, as long as it made her feel more comfortable. I knew now her favorite food and wine, who knows when I would need that information again.

I leaned over her and breathed in her flower scent; damn my mouth was watering for a taste of her, would she wake up if I just pressed my lips to hers, just to get a small sample of her taste? Would she go running, if she noticed?!

Damn, why was she so complicated all of a sudden? I mean, we had fun together, the time at the beach, we were good, even here we came along, sure some argument here and there, but why shut down so completely, I just didn’t get her.

I gently leaned into her, my eyes registering every little detail about Emery, I saw how her chest moved up and down with her slow breathing, her hair fallen into her face, her plump lips begging me to kiss them, shit… it had been way too long…

“You okay, Em?” I whispered in Em’s ear, I just couldn’t stay away any longer. I saw her breathing in deeply, her eyes opening and closing, like she was fighting hard to remain awake but losing the battel nevertheless.

“You need anything?” I asked while I carefully brushed a strand of her blonde hair behind her ear, damn it felt like silk, so freaking soft, and I wanted to bury my face in it, feel it, smell it, fuck I wanted her, couldn’t she tell?!

“No…I’m just tired,” Em yawned, her body shivering slightly. I licked my lips, staring even more intense at her, my fingers itching to touch her.

“Do you want me to take you to bed?” I asked and now it was time to make a move, now or never she seemed not as reluctant as before. I slowly pulled her into my side and put my arm around her shoulder. She felt cold and cuddled immediately closer to me, I smirked to myself, that’s it Em, we are going somewhere.

“No…I want to finish the movie.” She said slowly, her head on my chest, her eyes almost closed again and I had to chuckle, thinking how adorable she was with wanting to stay with me longer, or was she afraid to return to my room?

“We could always finish it later,” I smiled down on her but again she refused, “No…it’s okay,” she muttered sleepily. “Besides the warmth feels too good to move right now. I’m just so cold…”

“Hold on, I can fix that,” I grinned, that was what I was talking about, I grabbed the blanket, and pulled Emery onto my lap. When I had her where I wanted her, I pulled the blanket over us and rubbed her back with it, feeling satisfied with myself. “How’s that?”

She looked up with a smile and gently kissed my cheek. “Much better, thank you,” She said, and surprised us both with her action. It was not only the first time she touched, let alone kissed me in days, she had looked me in the eye the first time today. I couldn’t let this stand between us now, I saw her eyes widen, she regretted her action, but I wouldn’t let her.

I gently cupped Emery’s face as and leaned further into her to capture her lips in a delicate kiss. It was sweet and slow, I didn’t want her to back away, didn’t want her to feel overwhelmed, but I couldn’t stand to stay away any longer either. So this was it, a slow tender reminder of how good we were together like this.

My tongue gently brushed her lower lip and she gasped in surprise, giving me entrance to her mouth and letting our tongues dance together, finally… such an addicting feeling, such sweet taste, how could I have been without it for that long?!

“Damn you’re beautiful, Em,” I whispered as she cuddled into my chest again, I had no idea where those words had come from, but they were true, as was the kiss that we just shared. I had forgotten everything around us.

I waited a moment, just sitting there still, my eyes were heavy too, but I didn’t want to sleep, didn’t want to waste the time I had Emery in my arms, not after the way she had treated me all day.
I wanted to have as much quality time with her as I could, even if she was sleeping.

I was afraid that if she woke up, that she would go back to beast mode and would make true to her words to want to go to the prison room.
I told her I would bring her there if she still desired it but… would I? Really? I don’t think so.
I would probably get more of her anger directed at me, but I would take it… or I would blame Shads telling her he didn’t want the girls sleeping in that room, boom - problem solved.

I just didn’t want her away from me, if there was the chance to keep her by my side, not because of what Zack and Jimmy thought, hell no… she was just a girl… I mean, sure she was different than the others, but… I had to give her up in the end anyway, she was still the enemy’s daughter.. Pagano’s little girl.

I don’t know when exactly but at some point sleep had won over and I had lost the battle, but I haven’t lost the battle of holding Emery, we had just shifted sideways. I know it was a dumb idea to stay in the living room with her like this, her spooned up with me, her pressed to my body, but I just couldn’t come up with the why…

… until “Damn so much food left!” A voice sounded which made me blink my eyes open slowly, was I still dreaming? Where was I anyway?

I heard footsteps, some rustling, and pulled Em further against me, she was still there, moaning quietly in her sleep at the way I had a death grip around her now.

Footsteps coming closer and I loosened my death grip on Emery to grab the intruder within the blink of an eye and hold his head down my arm at his throat, to silence him and take him out without much effort, no one would be harming Emery or me in our sleep, that much was clear.

“Fucking… GATES!” The muttered words escaped the throat I held down when I noticed in the dark who my opponent was.
“Rev?!” I let him go and grabbed Emery’s still sleeping form closer, afraid she would be gone in the next second for whatever reason.

“What the fuck are you doing here?” I hissed but he just rubbed his throat and straightened to his full height “What I am doing here, would you rather like to explain what you are doing there?” He lifted his eyebrow and motioned with his free hand to me and Emery.

I followed his movement and glanced at Emery too, she was still a sleep and I was amazed that with all the commotion around her she didn’t even stir to get awake.

“Gates?” Rev asked again taking a step forward and I shook my head to clear my thoughts, how to get out of this without rousing more complications.

“She was homesick… I had to do something, she wanted to spend some time with her sister, but that didn’t work out… So I asked Christ for a favor to get her to corporate better.” I shrugged, sounded reasonable to me, right?!

Rev apparently thought otherwise, “That is why you sleep here… with her cuddled up” He pointed out and I rolled my eyes “I wasn’t asleep, I rested my eyes. As your bruising throat can tell, I was very capable of taking care of the situation.”

“You know that at some point you gotta stop lying to everyone, and especially to yourself. Oh and Shads wanted me to tell you, tomorrow meeting at Pagano’s. He asked for it at Pagano’s office, you leave at nine am with Shads, I’ll take over the girls with Vengeance” Rev said and grabbed some of the left-over food on the table and muttered something under his breath about not being able to swallow and me being a lying ass, but whatever made him happy to bitch about.

So I was going to the Pagano household tomorrow, huh? Well, what a nice change of events, I really would like to give Pagano a piece of my mind… but knew I couldn’t, at least not yet. Maybe I could take the chance in an unprotected moment and sneak into Em’s room, check out how she really lived in the golden cage and get her something, I bet, that would make her happy.

I looked down on her and shut off the still running tv. I gently placed her on the couch and got up myself, I had to get her into my room before Shads was coming home, or Vengeance saw me here with her, I had already risked too much with falling asleep here.

I pulled the blanket away and lifted Em’s fragile form into my arms, her head rolled to the side and she murmured into her sleep something about ‘staying away but wanting too much’ whatever that meant.

I punched in the code to my door and placed Emery on my bed, she turned to her side, her arm stretched out like she was searching for something, maybe me?!
“Brian?” Her sleepy voice sounded and I smiled “I’ll be right there, princess” I said and quickly went to the living room. I bribed Christ into cleaning up for me and rushed back to my room.

I got rid of my shirt and pants, helped to undress the sleeping Emery, until just her shirt and panties were left and stared at her for a moment longer, damn I still wanted her just like the first day I saw her.

I brushed those thoughts away and climbed into bed with her, I pulled Emery into my side and kissed her forehead. “I’m here, don’t worry” I whispered before and let my thoughts now go to the meeting tomorrow. I had to keep a leveled head at the meeting with Pagano, but it should be fun to see how desperate he would be to get his precious girls back, while we knew exactly where they were.

Jo’s POV

To say that I was excited was probably the understatement of the year. I had no idea what to expect and wasn’t even really sure if Matt would make true to his words, but still my stomach felt like it was full of butterflies.

I waited for Matt and couldn’t hide my shaking hands, why was I acting this weird, maybe this was all a rouse and he would cancel it last second anyway?!

But then the door opened and Matt stood there, he looked so handsome, dress shirt and all and my mouth was watering for him.

“Wow…Jo…you look….stunning,” Matt stammered, his eyes running up and down my body and I blushed under his intense stare.
“You don’t look too bad yourself,” I finally replied when I found my voice again and looked him over once more, I bet I would never get tired of looking at him, he was a sight to look at that was clear.

Matt took me to the garage and I was more than nervous, this was the first time leaving the Avenged Sevenfold compound since I got here. It was the first time someone took me on an official date, lots of first times combined in one I guess.

“So we are really leaving the compound?” I asked still a little surprised he would go to this effort for me, maybe still in the back of my mind I thought he would back out and he wouldn’t be the man worthy of me, but maybe… just maybe I was wrong, and I could really hand over my heart to him.

“Yes ma’am. I promised you a real date and tonight you shall have one,” Matt replied accompanied with a light kiss on the top of my head. “I just hope it lives up to all the other dates you’ve been on.”

I guess I haven’t heard that one correctly, because… what dates? Did he think I was on many dates before? He must know my Dad wouldn’t approve of that, and no guy was ever brave enough to ask anyway… well one was, my guard, but we both knew, or at least I was sure that it wouldn’t work out and my father wouldn’t have approved anyway.
I hide myself a little but Matt stared at me from the side “What?” He asked, gently pulling my chin up.

“I-I’ve never been on a real date,” I whispered embarrassment written all over my face.

“No way, you’re pulling my leg,” Matt chuckled, pulling me firmer into his side. “There is no way you haven’t been on a date before.”

“It’s true…father never let us out of the house with boys…knowingly of course. I’ve been out with boys but I’ve never actually been able to go on date because of my father’s guard dogs.”

Matt seemed strangely happy with my reply, pulled me closer and pecked my lips, it was the first kiss he allowed himself, and I allowed him for now. I still had to test what this really was about “Well tonight is all about you and me,” Matt said and then the car stopped and I tried to look outside to find out where we were. “I want to prove to you how much you mean to me. I’m not going to let you go, Jo. I promise you that.”

I nodded lightly my cheeks still flushed when he took my hand. “Are you ready for some of the best food you will ever eat?” Matt asked when I still wasn’t ready to reply to him.

I was surprised to see that Zacky was with us all the time, especially after the way the last talk with him went. Apparently Matt and he must have had a talk during the day, or he would have never agreed to come along and act as protector.

I glanced around the nearly empty restaurant, not believing my eyes. Candles, a band playing in the corner, the sunset… the beach… I felt tears well up in my eyes, by the pure beauty of this place.

Would we be able to go to the beach, that I could bury my feet in the sand, hold my toes in the water, see the sun go down, with Matt’s arms around me?!

“Wow,” I gasped, that was all I could get out for now. I was overwhelmed with emotions. I slid into the booth but couldn’t take my eyes away from the scenery before me. This was more than I had ever imagined, or asked for, this was absolutely stunning.

“Do you like it?” Matt asked, nuzzling his nose against my ear as he spoke. It took me a moment to speak, I mean… I was speechless really.
I turned my head to look at Matt, his eyes hopeful, a small smile on his lips, his dimples barely visible.

I put my hand to his cheek and directed his mouth to mine, I kissed him hungrily, and he didn’t disappoint to reply with the same hunger. I sneaked my hands around his neck and Matt pulled me closer a low growl escaping him.

When we both had to come up for air I smiled at him “Was that answer enough?” I asked and Matt’s eyes were glazed over with lust and happiness.
“I could skip the dinner now and move to my dessert right away” His big hand landed on my thigh making my eyes widen, when suddenly a waiter appeared beside us, making me blush and pull away from Matt.

Matt lifted his head, “Don’t approach the table if I haven’t given you a fucking sign” He hissed at the waiter who almost fell over his own feet in the attempt to get away by the deadly tone Matt was using.
“Matt!” I slapped his shoulder and signed the boy to come back again.

Slowly the guys approached again and Matt hung his head “Babe…” Matt said on a long moan but I patted his chest smiling “We are here to eat, aren’t we?! This is a date, so let’s do what we should do on a date” I grinned and Matt chuckled at my happy reply and sat up straight.

“I let them prepare dinner beforehand… I hope you will find something that you will like, I wasn’t sure what is your favorite food.” Matt seemed a little uncomfortable but I pecked his lips “I’m sure I’ll love it. It smells delicious”

The waiter held out different wines to choose from and then brought us a wide range of different dishes. My eyes widened and I dug into every single one of them, trying everything moaning and squealing with happiness throughout the whole dinner.

Matt watched me with a smile, while he didn’t eat much. “Are you not hungry?” I asked looking at him confused, when another thought hit me… what if…
“Should I have not tried everything?” I asked nervous, did I do something wrong?!
My smile fell from my lips as I thought about that, but Matt immediately shook his head.
“No no, everything is perfect. I just… Can’t take my eyes off of you” He took my hand in his placing a small kiss on my knuckles and I blushed again, this guy…

“Well, let me help you then” I took my fork and directed it to Matt’s mouth, he opened up immediately, completely trusting me.
He chewed swallowed and smiled “Tastes even better like this”

The dinner continued, he was asking questions about me and he seemed really curious about my life before he was a part of it. When there was a silence between us I took my napkin and thought about my next words carefully.

“Matt, I’m sorry for telling Zack about us” I started and Matt’s eyes snapped to mine.
“Why did you tell him in the first place anyway?” He asked different emotions swirling in his eyes.

“Well, I didn’t mean to… but… I guess he had a suspicion. He.. well, he made a move on me and I-” When those words left my mouth Matt stood abruptly up “VENGEANCE!” I rolled my eyes and tried to pull him down again, but he wouldn’t budge, so I got up too, walking up to him.

Zacky peeked his head inside lifting his eyebrows “Part 2?” He asked and Matt narrowed his eyes “How about you tell me first what you did to-” Matt started and I shook my head “Matt… Babe, would you listen to me” I took his cheeks in my hands and directed his head to me, reluctantly he shifted his sight to my face and Zack shrugged and closed the door again.

“I told him off… that I was taken.” I said to Matt and his tense muscles loosened a little. “He figured out himself, that you… were the reason I’m taken” I softly said and Matt put his hands around my waist.

I just noticed the music playing in the background and then I felt Matt slowly swaying to the beat, dancing with me, holding me and everything else was forgotten again.
I put my head on his chest, closing my eyes, breathing him in. This moment was perfect.
I couldn’t think of a place I rather be, of someone I rather be with… just him and me.

“Jo?” Matt’s deep voice rumbled minutes later in my ear and I slowly lifted my head. “Hmm…” I replied with a smile.
“Let’s watch the last sunrays vanish over the ocean, shall we?” Matt asked and I saw that the waiter was opening the glass slide doors for us, which were leading directly to the beach.

I nodded quickly and Matt took my hand, he led us out of the door and suddenly Zack was there as well, looking around and acting kind of weird.
But I pushed that away, only Matt and I were important now, everything else forgotten.

The beach was beautiful lit, completely empty too as far as I could tell. Matt lifted me into his arms and carried me until we were at the water and I began to struggle so he would let me down.
“You will get your shoes dirty” He didn’t want to let go but I wiggled and argued some more so he would finally set me back on my feet and gave in, mumbling something under his breath that sounded like he couldn’t say no to me anyway.

“I want my feet in the sand, feel it beneath me, want to test the water… Matt, do you even know how long it was that I have been this close to the water? On such a beautiful place?! With someone I love” At the last words my eyes snapped up to Matt’s and I bite my bottom lip.

Those words had escaped without me even noticing, it felt natural, it felt real, it felt… right.
“Jo” Matt took a step closer, in his eyes caught some of the last sun rays, and he pulled me into him.

“I love you, Jolie. Believe me, I wouldn’t hurt you… Give me the chance to proof it, be mine” His eyes looked hopeful and I swallowed thickly, just when I opened my mouth to give him a proper reply, a voice interrupted us “Shads?!”

Matt narrowed his eyes, looking over my head at probably Zack “Not now!” He shouted back and then looked back down on me, waiting for my answer.
I licked my lips “I want-” I started anew but again was interrupted “Shads! Inside! Now!” Zacky yelled and then I was suddenly back up into Matt’s arms and he started off in a run.

“But I wasn’t even in the-” I wanted to complain that I didn’t even have the chance to test the water, to enjoy the beach, the sunset, but Matt shook his head, silencing me and I quickly shut my mouth, while he ran with me in his arms back into the direction of the restaurant.
I really had no idea what this was about or what was going on here, but I haven’t thought that our date night would be going like this in the end.

Zack stood at the door holding it open and Matt rushed inside setting me back on my feet, but still holding me behind him, to shield me from view or harm, I honestly wasn’t too sure. But I was slowly getting nervous about their weird behavior.

“What?” Matt snapped, and I saw him putting a gun that Zack held out to him into the holster at the side of his pants, I swallowed thickly, I haven’t even noticed that before.

“At the beach four o’clock, two non authorized persons. I had the area be double checked and banned, something is off” Zack replied looking around again, his hand on the gun, making me swallow thickly.

I grabbed Matt’s elbow and tapped against his side, making me noticable “What is going on?” I demanded, feeling a little anger inside of me for our date to be ruined, and fear for what was happening right now.
“Don’t worry, babe. It’s just precautionary measures.” He said but pulled me flush against him again, “You saw their faces?” He talked over my head to Zacky.

“Too far away still, but they were headed in your direction” Zack replied “I didn’t want to take any risks… We know if anyone sees her we are in deep shit” Zack replied again.
“Should I take her home?” Zack continued right away and Matt took a moment longer to reply.

“No” He shook his head “We wait here a moment longer, keep an eye on the scene, try to see where they are going, maybe it was just civil people.” Matt replied and I swallowed thickly, burying my face into Matt’s chest. He kept a firm hold on my lower back, pressing me to him.

“Don’t worry, Jo… It’s nothing I bet” He whispered into my ear but I saw the way Matt was looking around and the shared looks between him and Zack, something was off here.

What had we gotten ourselves into with the date… maybe this really was a dumb idea?!

Notes

Sooo what did u think about the Date night?!

And what do u think will happen now?!

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Comments

Oh thank his he’s okay! But now Em is not okay. When will this group get a chance to breathe?? Loving it as always ladies!

These cliffhangers are killing me here! Love this story!

Hnybdgr Hnybdgr
7/14/19

Oh god, what’s Matt trying to do now? I support him though, Pagano needs to be punished for treating his daughters like shit.

Holly Holly
4/23/19

Yay!!! They are FINALLY reunited! I’m so happy! But wonder what trouble Matt just got himself into with Pagano. I hope we get to see Jo kick ass and rescue him! As always, I loved the update and i can’t wait for more!

Gah! They still have to get out! Ya killin' me, smalls!!! ;) thx for the update! If Jimmy is hurt I will find you.

violetvictoria violetvictoria
3/16/19