Brian's POV
I walked into the house. “Penelope!!” I called out.
“Brian!” She yelled. Soon I saw her running toward me and I met her. “Oh My God!” She wrapped her arms around my neck as I pulled her to me kissing her. We only stop kissing long enough to tell each other we missed each other and loved each other. We were undressing each other as we worked our way down to the floor, Penny pushed me down and was straddling me.
“Brian? Are you okay?” She stopped and looked at me with worried eyes. I couldn't speak.
“Brian, can you hear me?” Everything went black for a second and when I regained focus I saw a blurry vision above me of blond woman, a few seconds later I realized it was Gwyn.
“Where the hell am I?” My head was killing me, worse than any hangover of my life.“Where is Penny?”
“Penny is in California and you are in Berlin.” Gwyn said.
I realized I was missing my flight, I started to get up of the floor. “Oh shit! I've got to get to the Airport!” Sitting up made my head hurt even more and the room started to spin. “Holy Fuck!” I said as I laid flat again. “My head is killing me.”
“I'll go get a cool cloth for your forehead. Stay right here, don't try to get up.”
Gwyn ran off. I realized that I was not going to be able to go see Penny and my head hurt even more.
Gwyn came back and put the cloth on my forehead. “Have you ever had migraines before?” She asked.
“No, never had a headache like this. It happened so fast.”
“I have some migraine medicine if you want to try it. If you would rather, we could get you to the hospital.”
“No, I don't want to go to the hospital.”
“Okay, let's get you to bed and I'll get that medicine for you.” She helped me to the bedroom and went to her suite to get the meds. I managed to call Matt on my phone and tell him what happened. He said he'd be by as soon as he could. I asked him to call Penny.
Gwyn came back and gave me two pills. Matt came and tried to get me to go to the hospital. I told him I had already taken Gwyn's pills and I was starting to feel a little better. He told me that he had talked to Penny and she said to tell me she loved me. Every hope I had of being able to go see Penny before the tour was over was gone. At least she knows I tried. I must have fallen asleep right after that.

Penny's POV
Adam and I were having lunch and my cell rang, I saw it was Matt.
“Brian must have asked Matt to call me to change my mind about taking a break.”
“Aren't you going to answer it?” Adam asked.
“No, I'll call him back when I get home. Let's enjoy lunch.”
“Penny, you haven't enjoyed lunch the whole time we've been here. You miss talking to Brian.”
“I do, but he shouldn't have said what he did.”
“He was drunk, this can't be easy on him. He misses you too.”
“Since when are you a Syn Gates fan?”
“I know Brian and I have our differences, but we both care about you.”
Just then I had a text message from Matt.
I really need to talk to you. Something has happened with Brian
“Matt says something is wrong with Brian. I have to call him back, do you mind?”
“Of course not.” Adam answered.

I frantically called Matt. He answered right away.
“Penny?”
“What happened to Brian? Is he okay?”
“He had some kind of sudden headache and passed out. He's resting now, Gwyn was getting him some migraine medicine.”
“Shouldn't he go to the hospital instead of just taking Gwyn's medication?” I saw Adam's immediate concern when he heard me say that.
“Just a second Matt.” I looked at Adam.
“He should not take medication from Gwyn.” Adam said with a hint of panic.
“Why not?”
“I mean he shouldn't take medication that was prescribed to someone else.” The look on Adam's face was dead serious.
“Adam says he shouldn't take someone else's meds. Matt, please just make him go to the hospital.”
“I'll try to talk to him and see what I can do. There's something else you need to know. Brian was getting ready to leave for the airport to fly home when this happened.”
“He was?”
“Yes, he talked to all of us and said he had to go see you. He was clearly hungover, upset and I'm pretty sure he hadn't had anything to eat.”
“It's my fault, I shouldn't have been so hard on him last night.”
“I'm sure he's going to be okay and it's not anyone's fault. His head was killing him when he called me. Do you want me to have him call you when it's eased off?” Matt asked.
“Yes, please and tell him I love him.”
“I will, I'm on my way to see him now.”
“Thanks Matt. Please call me if anything else happens. If he is taken to the hospital, I will be on the next flight.”
“Penny, you can’t do that!” Matt and Adam both said in unison.
“I can and I will, NO ONE is going to stop me.”
After saying goodbye to Matt, I couldn’t hold back the tears. I guilted Brian into trying to fly home and now he’s sick. I couldn’t help feeling terrible.

Gwyn’s POV
I couldn't believe Brian was going to go ahead and fly back to see Penny. Hopefully, I didn't find out too late. It was just luck I ran into the guys and found out. Now I had to hurry to grab what I needed to stop him and figure out how to give it to him.

Luckily, he was rushing around in a nervous frenzy. He had just got out of the shower and told me he’d be out in a minute.
“Do you want me to make you a drink?” I called out to him in the bedroom.
“I probably shouldn't.” I could tell he was trying to hold back. It wasn't often that he turned down alcohol.
“Just one will help you relax a little. I assume you had an argument with Penny last night?”
He walked out of the bedroom, snatching the drink I already had made for him out of my hand.
“Yes, thanks to you!”
“Thanks to me?” I asked, trying to look puzzled. “What did I do?”
“You told me to confront her!” He said, clearly frustrated. He went on to tell me what he remembered of his drunken argument with Penny. I knew it was best not to be defensive, he wanted someone to take the weight off his shoulders.
“I'm sorry I suggested it, I was just trying to be helpful. Do you want me to call her and try to cool her down?” His facial expression softened when I said. “This is my fault.”
“It’s not your fault, it’s mine. I'm sorry for getting mad at you. I shouldn’t have called her when I was that drunk. Hopefully, when I get home I can smooth it all over.”
With that, he downed the rest of the drink and picked up his carry-on bag.
I had to stall him, I wanted him to be with me there in the room with me. I didn't want a chance of someone calling an ambulance. I just had to hope the drink had the desired effect.
“Why don't I ride with you to the airport?”
“That's not necessary, I can see myself off.” His face was starting to flush and I could see perspiration starting to appear on his forehead.
“I can help you work on a plan of attack with Penny.”
“It’s not an attack. Did it just get really hot in here?” A drop of sweat running down his forehead.
“No, it feels the same to me. Brian, are you okay?”
“I just feel really weird. I have to go, I can sleep on the plane.” He struggled to say.
“You have a few minutes to spare, please sit and let me get you a glass of water.” I put my arm around his waist and guided him toward the sofa.
“My head is…my head is kill-Ing me.”
As soon as he had the words out of his mouth, he was passed out on the floor. I was relieved that I could keep him there. I hurried and washed out the glass he drank out of and put it back where he had put it down. I leaned over Brian just as he started to stir, coaxing him awake as any concerned friend would. At first, I think he thought I was Penny.

I was right that he wouldn’t want to go to the hospital. I got him to the bed and went to get “migraine medicine” for him. I knew I had to be careful, but I wanted him to be out for a while to make sure he didn’t try to leave. I hurried back and he took the pills. I knew that soon he would be sound asleep.

But before he was out, Matt came pounding on the door. I went and answered it.
“Hello Gwyn, I'm here to talk to Brian.”
“Brian is trying to sleep, he has a terrible headache.”
“I know, he called me and asked me to come. I need to see him.”
“I'm not sure that's a good idea right now.”
Matt pushed past me. “Too bad, I'm going to anyway.”
He went into the room with Brian. I started to follow him, but he shut the door.
About 15 minutes later he came out.
“He's asleep, you can go now.” He said.
“Someone needs to stay here with him, in case he gets worse.”
“Someone should have called one of us when this happened.”
“I was worried about Brian and taking care of him.”
“When did you plan to call someone?” I was really getting tired of his questions.
“Once he was in bed and feeling better.”
“Tell me something Gwyn, when did you get your Medical degree?”
“Look Matt, he had a migraine. Probably brought on by stress. You don't have to be a Doctor to know that.” I realized getting defensive wasn't going to win this argument. Time to play the crybaby card. “I would have called you, it all happened so fast.” I had tears welling up in my eyes. It worked.
“I'm sorry, okay? We are all stressed, I didn't mean to jump on you.”
“It's okay, I understand. I can stay with him and I promise I will call you immediately, if anything else happens.”
“We have plans today and I would hate to let Val and the kids down. Are you sure you're okay staying here?”
“I don't have any plans today, I want to stay here.” I said innocently.
“All right, call me if he gets any worse and call an ambulance.”
“I promise I will.” I said, trying to reassure him.
Matt finally left and I had to breathe a sigh of relief. He was really starting to piss me off, but I had to be careful not to alienate Brian's band mates. Soon they would all have to accept me as Brian's significant other.

I was all alone with Brian and he was sleeping peacefully. I sat next him on the side of the bed and ran my fingers through his beautiful black hair, he didn't stir. I bent down and kissed his lips, wishing he would wake up and kiss me.

Then, his cell phone started ringing. The screen indicated that it was Penny, I grabbed the phone quickly answering it as I headed into the other room.
“Hello”
“Gwyn?”
“Hi Penny, Brian's asleep right now.”
“I was hoping he was. I figured he had his ringer off and I was going to leave him a message so he would get it when he woke up. I didn't know you were still there with him.”
“I wanted to make sure he's okay, Matt and I both thought he needed someone here.”
“Oh, okay. How is he?”
“Just sleeping right now. Don't worry, I will keep a close eye on him.”
“Wow, that's really nice of you.” I sensed a bit of sarcasm in her voice.
“We're friends, right?”
“Yes, Thank you. I'll let you go, please have him call me when he is up to it.” She said.
I decided to poke the bear. “I will be sure to let him know that you are willing to speak to him.”
“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” Direct hit, she was immediately defensive.
“I'm just saying he was upset that you wouldn't speak to him. The stress probably led to this happening.”
“You're saying it's my fault?” I could tell she already felt guilty, I had just stoked it.
“I'm just trying to get you to realize that touring isn't easy and the extra stress is just as bad for him as it is for you. Don't be mad, I just think you could go a little easier on him.”
“Well Gwyn, I appreciate the marital advice and I will take your insight into MY marriage under consideration. Please have Brian call me. Bye.” She then hung up on me.

It was fun hearing Miss Goody Two Shoes get mad. I know more about what her husband needs than she does. I put Brian's phone on silent and made sure that mine was too. I had missed a call from Adam. I knew what he was calling about and I really didn't want to hear one of his lectures. I had Brian alone and I was going to take advantage of it.

He was sound asleep and I knew he would be for several hours. I got into the bed next him and put my head on his shoulder. He must've instinctively thought I was Penny and put his arm around me and held me closer. At first it bothered me that he didn't know it was me. But I knew someday he would want me there and in the meantime, I could possibly use these moments as a reference in case I had to resort to more drastic measures to make him mine. I stayed there in his arms for about an hour, I couldn't risk it any longer than that or he might wake up.

I went out to the other room and called Adam.
“It's about time you called me back. Brian is still alive, I hope.” He started in.
“Of course he is, I wouldn't endanger his life. I just needed him to stay here.”
“Well it worked, Penny is devastated and pissed as hell at you for what you said to her.”
“Did you comfort her?”
“Yes, the best a friend can. I also had to talk her out of flying there to be with him. You took a big risk.” He whined.
“At this point, we have to take more risks. Time is running out, you must be more aggressive. Do you want me to send you some of my recipes?”
“Absolutely not, I will not stoop to poisoning or drugging people. It's dangerous, you think you know what you're doing but you don't.”
“I know more than you think I do. If you're too chicken-shit to drug her, then get her drunk.”
“I've told her she can't drink, remember?”
“I'm sure you can find a way. Get her into bed, she'll feel so guilty she'll tell Brian.”
“I don't feel right about that, but what's right about any of this. I don’t want to see her hurt.” He was whining again, I was done with it for the day.
“There's going to be a lot of hurt and a little danger, but that's what makes life interesting. Trust me, everyone will be happy in the end. I’ll talk to you later.”

As soon as I ended the call, I looked over and Brian was standing in the doorway of the bedroom.
“Hurt and Danger? What and who were you talking about?” He asked.

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