Ruby's POV

Sunlight filtered in through the gaps in the blinds that covered the motel window as morning came. A warmth breath against the back of my neck brought to my attention that Brian's arms were still wrapped around me. I sighed contently as I turned in his arms, nuzzling my face into his chest and gently kissing his collarbone.

Last night was perfect. It had felt different to every other time Brian and I had slept together. So much deeper, so much more passionate than it had ever been. As I remembered the words he'd spoken in the heat of it all, warmth spread through my chest;

"You're mine now..."
"I am never letting you go..."

Several months ago; I was broken beyond repair. My trust shattered into a thousand pieces, terrified to love again. In just a few short months, Brian had slowly put those pieces back together. It hadn't been easy, he'd fucked up a few times. But he'd learned from his mistakes. He'd won my heart, and I had never felt more secure, more at peace, and more loved than I did in this moment.

"Brian." I whispered into his ear.
He grunted in his sleep.
"Wake uppp." I smirked and nibbled on his earlobe.
Another grunt.
I leaned into his neck and gently caught his flesh between my teeth, nipping at his skin.
"Fuck." Brian growled, finally coming to life.
"Good morning." I purred.
"Tease." he breathed, his dark eyes piercing mine.
I simply winked at him and smirked.

His lips curled into a smirk of his own and he rolled over onto his back, pulling me on top of him. My hands dove into his hair as his hands roamed my back, our lips crashing against each other. Neither of us had bothered getting dressed again last night, and his body heat burned into my skin. His hands grasped my ass, grinding me against him as we kissed, and it wasn't long before his hardness against my clit was making me moan.

"Fuck, Bri..." I breathed, breaking the kiss.
"Good morning." he chuckled, reaching down to tease my clit with his fingers.
I whimpered in response.
"Apparently it's never too early for you to be horny."
"Shut the fuck up." I growled, biting his lip.

He began to tease me with the tip of his cock, but the moment was quickly interrupted by the sound of pounding fists against the door.

"WAKEY WAKEY, HANDS OFF SNAKEY!" Jimmy yelled from behind the door.
"FOR FUCKS SAKE, REV!" I shouted back. "KINDA BUSY!"
"BUSY GETTIN BUSY!" he cackled. "GET YOUR ASSES UP, YOU CAN FUCK LATER!"

I sighed as I turned my attention back to Brian. "Fucking cock-block."
Brian chuckled in response. "Shower?"
"Sounds good."

***

I sat in the chair by the tour bus window, a hot cup of coffee nestled between my hands, watching the world whizz by outside. Shadows sat across from me, his little cassette player upon the table top, playing the tape he used to warm his vocals up with. I raised a hand to my mouth and let out a yawn.

"Dude, it is waaay too early, you're not onstage for a few hours yet, why are you warming up now?"
"Never too early to get my voice in working order."
"Man, I am way too tired to hear you doing those fucking dying cat-sounding vocal exercises." I grumbled.
“Well, if you two weren’t up all night fucking each other’s brains out, you wouldn’t be tired now.” Matt chuckled.
I scowled at him over the steam from my coffee. “Shut up.”
“Everyone heard it.” he teased. “You two aren’t exactly discreet, you know.”
“Not my fault I know how to make a woman scream.” Brian laughed, coming to sit beside me.
“I heard you, too, man.” Matt snorted.
“Well, she’s a little minx behind closed doors.” Brian said, stroking my hair. “So I have no regrets.”
I didn’t even try to fight the shit-eating smirk that spread across my face.
“Oh fuck no, she’s turning into you.” Matt groaned, noticing the habit I had picked up from Brian.
“I taught her well.” he said, seeming more than pleased with himself.
Matt rolled his eyes in response, and his phone began to ring.
"Mimi calling for a little early morning phone-sex?" Brian teased.
"Shut the fuck up." he replied, rolling his eyes as he answered. "Hello? ... Oh, Jonathan, sup?"
"Davis?" Brian asked.
Matt nodded, before excusing himself to the back of the bus to take the call.

***

The sun was already beating down on Chicago as we stepped off the tour bus in the parking lot of the Tweeter Center. Nevertheless, Brian's fingers laced between my own, the heat quickly causing our hands to sweat. It was the middle of summer, way too hot for PDA, but neither of us really cared. Things were perfect, finally.

My eyes scanned the parking lot, catching a glimpse of a familiar face; Danny.

Well, almost perfect.

Brian's eyes followed my gaze, and I needed no explanation. “I should probably-”
“Yeah” Brian nodded in understanding, kissing my forehead. “It’s cool, you go talk to him.”

He let go of my hand and I slowly approached Danny, grasping at my wrist as the familiar sensation of anxiety washed over me. I took a deep breath, biting my lip as I forced myself to meet his eyes.

“So, you and Brian worked things out?” he asked.
“Yeah.” I shrugged. “Are we cool?”
“Of course, love.” Danny chuckled. “This was just a bit of fun, after all.” he said, gesturing between us.
“That’s a relief.” I smiled.
“The main question is, are you happy?” Danny asked.
I glanced over at Brian, smiling as I spoke; “I’m getting there.”
“Then that’s what matters.” Danny nodded. “No hard feelings.” he said, squeezing my shoulder.

We embraced and then parted ways, Danny disappearing into the crowd as I made my way back over to Brian. He wrapped his arms around me and I slid mine around his neck.

“You guys all good?” Brian asked.
“Yeah.” I smiled, I tried to kiss him, but bumped into the brim of his grey cap. “Fuckin-” I cursed. “What’d I tell you about wearing these stupid things? The fedoras are a lot nicer.”
“Its hot out.” he chuckled.
“You’re hot.” I smirked, grabbing the visor and turning his hat to the side. “That’s better.”

I pressed my lips to his and sighed as his tongue slipped into my mouth. Warmth spread through my body as he held me closer, warmth not caused by the sun beating down on Chicago. Brian smiled into the kiss and I felt my heart flutter; I hadn’t felt this content in so long.

“Alright, love birds, break it up.” Matt sniggered as he stepped off the bus. “Come to Korn’s trailer with me.”
“Why?” Brian asked, still keeping his arms firmly wrapped around me as I learned into his chest.
“Jonathan’s sick, they need me to come help out today.”

Notes

I'M ALIVE!

Bit of a short'ish chapter today, but I just wanted to put something up and not keep ya'll waiting much longer. I'll try to update again by around Monday/Tuesday'ish. Going to a Disney club event tomorrow night and I'll probably be tired as hell on Sunday.

Exhausted words, but, sorry for the wait and lack of updates until now. Just lack of inspiration, motivation, bad mental health (I'm alright, I'm coping!). And with Halloween just around the corner I've been running around like a blue-assed fly decorating, shopping for food, and working on my costume. - Which I'm still no closer to finishing and my party is next Saturday, for fuck sake. XD

But a massive, massive thank you to seventhtrumpet for commenting out of nowhere asking for an update after things had been silent for so long, leading to me feeling discouraged and unmotivated to write. And, vengenz61 - Welcome to the family!! I'm glad you decided to check my story out and drop a comment. ^_^

Until next time!! xx