Ella’s POV

“You look so sad, what’s going on? You and Jake don’t have any problems, do you?” Liz asked me and I looked up from my coffe cup.
“No… we are fine, really…” I met her eyes and Liz frowned at me “Okay good, not that I could imagine you and him having problems… so what else is the matter?” She insisted and I sighed.

“I am about to loose my job… they will have to let me go…” I met her eyes again, and Liz looked at me with pity “Shit, I’m so sorry… when does the contract end?” She asked and I closed my eyes briefly.
“End of this month… so just this week left… they hoped to keep me, but with the financial problems, they had to let all the time contracts go. I’m not the only one…”

“Shit, should I ask Dave to get you into his company somehow, just to bridge the time?” Liz asked and I shook my head “No, thanks… I don’t want to trouble him. I’ll send out some papers and hope to find something soon. Jake said I could help out at his team every now and then… Don’t want that to go on forever, but at least I won’t be sitting around doing nothing all day.” I tried to give her a smile which probably failed miserably.

“Good Jake is earning enough money, though…” Liz winked at me and I rolled my eyes “We will manage yeah.. still sucks not to be on my own feet. He will be travelling a lot if he keeps to get those personal training jobs and I hope to find something new fast.” I didn’t like being not independent even though Liz was right, Jake was earning enough money for both of us, but that wasn’t what I wanted. I wanted to work and be able to pay for my own living, not have Jake to do all that.

“You helping them out in the office or as physical therapist? I mean, with all those hot men around you?” Liz asked with a smirk and I rolled my eyes “I’ll be working mostly in the office doing some marketing research for the studio, travelling if necessary together with him. And honestly it’s been a while since I really worked in the physical treatment, so they would only ask me if they really don’t find another professional…” I trailed off, I haven’t been to much training sessions lately, was too busy with work, but from now on, that would probably be on my schedule again.

“So this is your last week at the job, huh?” Liz asked and the way she sounded she had something in her mind already. “Yeah.. from next week on I’m jobless.. and really today I’m just packing up my stuff, and that’s it..” I said and Liz looked way too excited. “I have tickets for a concert on the weekend, why don’t you and Jake come along… I wanted to ask my brother and his wife, but hey.. I would rather go with you” She grinned and I frowned, a concert? I didn’t know if Jake was working this weekend, his schedule was mostly changed last minute.

“I’ll think about it…” when a thought crossed my mind “What concert?” Liz smirked again “Avenged Sevenfold, I could grab some tickets from work.” Liz said and I rolled my eyes, she worked at a radio station in Los Angeles, so sure she was having the best access to tickets for give aways, or sometimes for herself.

“VIP Tickets” She added and I chuckled “You are bad, aren’t they for your listeners?” I asked and she laughed loudly, making the tables around us look over to her.

“Well, sometimes, a woman gotta do, what she gotta do… and I really want to see them live” Liz shrugged her shoulders and I had to smile.

“Come on, that will get you to other thoughts. Just talk to Jake about it...“ She gave my hand a squeeze and I sighed, giving in, with her there was not really another chance anyway.
“I’ll think about it, okay?” She nodded and I knew already, I probably wouldn’t be able to get out of this mess anymore.

“Why don’t you call him right now?” She insisted and I rolled my eyes, see that’s what I was talking about.
I pulled my phone out of my bag and dialed Jake’s numer, Liz had a smile on her face trying to lean over and hear what I said.

“Hey babe” Jake’s voice came through the speaker. “Hey… You got a second?” I asked quickly and heard some commando’s being barked.
“Yeah, real quick though” Jake said and I heard heavy breathing, he must be in the training session right now.

He was co-owner of a fitness club as well as a good booked personal trainer. One of the youngest owners as well, but he was doing a damn good job, his sessions are always full, he was almost over booked with personal training, even flow in for different customers.

“I’m out with Liz for lunch, she asked us to come with her and Dave to a concert on the weekend, you up for it? What does the schedule say?” I asked and Liz leaned further over. “Come on, Jake, your woman needs some distraction from her work problem… that’s just what she needs!”

“When exactly and where?” Jake asked and seemed to think about his play times. I looked at Liz and she pulled out her phone. “On Saturday in LA, 7 pm starting” She talked into my phone directly and I didn’t know if I hoped he would cancel for us right away or get along.

It was true I really wanted to get out and have some fun, but if a concert location was really the thing for me?
Avenged Sevenfold, I did hear of them before, but… not that I really had to go to a concert of them, but it wouldn’t hurt either, would it?

“I can’t tell right now, let me check the booking and plans and I’ll tell you later, alright?” Jake asked and I smiled “Alright, babe… See you later”
“Bye”

Liz hung back in her chair and sighed “You guys are always so busy, when was the last time you really went out?” She asked and I smiled “We do take time for us… It just depending on how we work, we will have more time, if I am working at the club as well…”I said, but working in the club wasn’t really any of my goals, but I should better be grateful I could a chance to do some office work and not sit alone all the time by myself.

“Will you call me later when you know about Saturday? And come on, try to convince your guy, it will be fun!” Liz said while she paid our bill and I shook my head at her.
“Lets see okay? I’ll call you when we know” I said and Liz nodded “You need to have some fun, I know you want to…” She elbowed me in the side and I rolled my eyes “I will try to convince him, if he doesn’t have to work, does that sound better?” I asked while we headed out from our lunch break.
“Sounds way better… see you tomorrow!” We parted ways and she waved a final time and I waved back, heading into the other directions. Just a few more hours of work, then clear my desk and say goodbye, that’s all I had left for now.

Matt’s POV

“Last show of the tour is in Los Angeles, so close to home… that’s gonna be massive” Zack grinned next to me, clapping my leg excited.

“I know.. gonna be fun.” I nodded then holding up my bottle sipping on my beer. It was about damn time to go home, we have been away for month in a row, I wanted to get back. It was always fun and we had a great time, but now… it was good to be back finally.

“We driving to the venue and staying near by or heading home and driving there the day before?” I asked and looked around, where the hell had Jimmy and Johnny vanished?

Gates had his headphones on and didn’t hear a sound what I said and I rolled my eyes. His phone before his face texting away.
“Head home, I would say… but don’t know for sure. YO! YO GATES?!” Zack yelled and Brian lifted his head, then popped one of his earplugs free “What?”
“We heading home or staying in LA?!” Zack asked my question while I went back to nursing my beer.

“LA, as far as I know… But don’t fucking ask me, dude.” Brian put the earplug back and stared out of the window. “We thought if we gonna get back home, we wont be able to concentrate for the last show.. just two more days, pussies” Dan cut in from the back of the bus and I sighed, almost home.. almost..

I leaned my head back and closed my eyes briefly, I could see through the tinted windows of the bus it was dark outside, we wouldn’t arrive before midnight in LA, finding our hotel, settling in and then up and about checking the venue the next day by midday, I believe.

I woke up when someone pulled the bottle I had been holding from my hand, I looked up seeing Zack frown at me “We arrived, man. Come on, up”

I blinked my eyes open and looked around, it was pitch black around me, and I haven’t even noticed that I had fallen asleep still holding my bottle in hand.
The bus was quiet and empty except for me and Zack.

“Damn… How could I sleep with all the commotion around me?” I frowned and tried to sit up straight. “Seems like you needed a goods night sleep, didn’t get much last nights?” Zack wiggled his eyebrows at me and I chuckled.

“A gentleman never tells and kisses, bro” I grinned back and Zack laughed loudly “I know, I asked you not a fucking gentleman” Zack shot back while I set the bottle aside and pushed myself out of the chair.
“Fuck off” I shoved him out of my way, grabbed my phone and slowly walked down the steps, my legs still a little stiff from sleeping in that awkward position.

“Dan got your stuff already… here is your room card. We all settled in already, its nearly 2, thought I let your sleep till the last minute, you seem exhausted” Zack said and sounded honest this time.

“I am.. Tour been going on for fucking ever as it feels. Don’t get me wrong I love, but its good to be close to home.. I really can’t wait to be back” I clapped his shoulder and he nodded “Yeah, I get what you mean”

I took the card and we rode together the elevator up, we said our goodbyes and I moved to the room number. I really would prefer my bed at home, and not this hotel room bed. We were not far from home, why didn’t we just stay there and come over for the show…this feels like dragging it on without a real reason.

I fell onto my bed, with my clothes on and lay ther flat on my face, not wanting to move again. I wasn’t joking when I said I was exhausted. One more show… two days, it’s gonna be okay.

I blinked my eyes back open when the sun was already shining through the still open curtains on the window.
I rubbed a hand down my face and pushed myself up on one side. The clock beside the bed said it was 7 in the morning and even though I still felt tired I knew I couldn’t get back to sleep once I was up.

I grabbed a set of my sports clothes, brushed my teeth and went out of my room, running into Brian. “Whoa… you up already?” Brian looked at me with a lifted eyebrow.
“Yeah.. wanted to go for a run, you joining?” I asked, a little confused why Brian would be up and in sport clothes already.

“Nope, but you can join me to the gym. Been there before a couple of times… it’s pretty popular, has some great courses and not far.” I walked next to Brian frowning.
I just wanted to go for a run, but joining in on some sports would do the trick as well.

We drove over to the gym and I looked up at the sign ‘FitPark – A health Club’ It was a huge building and stretched over different floors.
It looked familiar, but I was wondering if had been here before or just heard from it.

“Didn’t you talk to Dan about it, you were here before?” Brian asked what went through my mind and I nodded absently. “Yeah… I think so. It’s been a while though.” I remembered going here a couple of times even, but that must be over a year or two ago already, then the writing of the album came between it and the tour, and I went out running back at my home, not bothering driving 30 minutes up here.

We entered and were greeted at the entrance, Brian grabbed us some drinks and towels and we were told to wait a few minutes so someone could give us the main instructions.
“What did you say? Don’t we need to be members to work out here?” I frowned and Brian shrugged, “Dan said I should use his name, and I could work out in the morning without much trouble. Wanna get fit after all the shitty food druing tour.” Brian clapped his belly and I lifted an eyebrow, well food wasn’t the problem if you asked me, more the beer and liquor, but whatever.

“Follow me” The woman from the reception led the way into the back, my eyes went down her body to her firm ass swaying in those tight yoga pants, a small smirk came over my face, I begin to like this place again, maybe I really should come more often.

“Jake one of our fitness coach will be here any second, you can warm up on the trademill for a little, while waiting” She motioned to the right and Brian and I followed her motion with our heads.

“And you are not a fitness coach here? You look like that, I could imagine following all your instructions and work out methods” Brian said before I could even open my mouth.

She chuckled and turned around “Maybe we talk about that one later in a priavet session?” She grinned over her shoulder, winked at Brian and left us standing there.
“You suck, you know that right?” I said and Brian chuckled “I was faster, man.. You are getting old…” He elbowed my side and I rolled my eyes, he was the older one, maybe I was just a little rusty, I had to work on my flirting skills again, some days my dimples won’t do all the work for me especially if this guy was standing next to me, damn him!

I walked over to the trademill and started the progamm, I knew how these things worked so I typed in the rhythm I wanted to run. Brian went to the one beside me and went at a slower pace. “You really are out of shape, are you?” I teased and Brian rolled his eyes “I will work out just fine, with the blonde babe that brought us over here, don’t wanna outpower myself with this shit” He smirked and I was tempted to shove him off the trademill but could barely contain myself, we still needed him for the last show, so I couldn’t risk him breaking something.

After good 20 minute run a voice behind us sounded “Sorry, Jake is occupied helping a the new office employee find everything” He chuckled and looked to a closed door making me frown, probably an inside joke, meaning he was banging the new help, “So I take over for him, you look like you already work out a lot, should we design a program together, or just main instructions on the different equipment?” The guy whose name tag said he was called Eric asked and I quickly answered “I just want a small run down on the equipment, we are only here for a couple of days, so don’t wanna waste any of your time” He nodded.

“Alright, what about you? Same?” He asked Brian who only stared after the woman behind the counter “Oh yeah, same as Shads said” He answered absently and shoved his shoulder, “Stop ogling, either go over or work out, man” I said and the Eric guy chuckled.

“Exactly, Ashley is working as well, if you wanna meet her, do it after her working hours, bro. Now let’s see to get you a good heads up on the devices” He walked into the next room and gave us the main instructions, when we were all settled he left us and let us known, we should ask if we needed any help, or that he would come back having a look at the situation later on, I didn’t care much, I put my headphones in and started my music, trying to focus on only that.

Notes

So this was the first chapter…

I guess you can already imagine some parts for the future that will be getting more important, but that was a small look into the beginning of the story!

And the first decision needs to be made, but we gonna start of easy:

Will Matt run into Jake at the studio?

• A) Yes, they will meet up.
• B) No, this action is for the future
  
  I will give you time to decide till September 1st, just leave me a comment and include the vote A or B and the majority will decide on which route the next part will take?