Everly’s POV

I was getting nervous the closer the day of our depature for the wedding got. I don’t know why, but it would turn to a whole new level to really be with Brian in front of Chris and everyone.

I felt good around Brian, too good even. And I still had no idea where we were standing. I missed him, I liked to be around him, hell we fit good, and the main problem was, I knew all that.

When I was honest to myself, I had liked Brian right from our first meeting, years back, when Chris and I had just began dating. But then I was so distracted by work, Chris and our private life that I lost track of Brian and my friendship, who would have known just what would have come out of this, that thought was stuck in my head…

I came home from work late, and thought back to yesterday where, Brian had left to team up with the band again. I knew he felt sorry about the fact of leaving, and I felt sorry too because my hopes had been up wanting to sleep in one bed with him, to be with him and wake up next to him the next morning.

And when he left I felt a sting of jealousy, felt the need to tell him to stay, even though I had no right, no right to demand such a thing, and no right to keep him from work from his life.

I wasn’t in the slightest in the position to demand and want anything from him, because we weren’t at any point of being something… officially.

I mean, we were officially dating for everyone around us, but for ourselves, I didn’t know where we were standing, or what the hell it was that we were doing, it went past acting quite some time ago, but what was it now?! And how did Brian feel about all this?!

Not that I would dare ask him about it, I wasn’t too sure that I, myself, knew what I wanted and what I wanted this to be, so how could he?!

I sighed, when I dropped my shoes of just when I entered the apartment. I set my bag down and stretched my sore muscles. I decided to eat something quickly and then spend the rest of my night on the couch watching some movies or old tv series, to get my mind of all the questions swirling around in my head.

When I snuggled up underneath the blanket on my couch and my phone began to beep, my heart immediately skipped a beat, hoping it to be Brian but trying to tamper it down, it was late already, I shouldn’t get my hopes up.

Brian: Still in the studio, what are you doing?

I smiled, at least he seemed to think about his fake girlfriend every now and then.

Me: Watching bad tv, why what’s up?

Brian: Nothing much, just wanting to go… home.

Me: Well, aren’t you part of the team, so do it?! ;)

Brian: Unfortunately not an option.
Brian: Will you be sleeping soon?

I smiled even more at the question and replied.

Me: Probably not, why?

Brian: I need to see you.

And with that one sentence my heart was beating so fast, those five words were so simple, but good enough to send a surge of heat throughout my body.

Me: But you are all still at the studio, right?

Brian: Just the band

Me: I can be there in 20 minutes

Brian: Thank god.

I quickly went to the bathroom and freshened up, redressed and put a little make up on. Then I grabbed my bag and key and drove over to Matt’s place, cause that was where they held their preparing studio time.

I rang the doorbell and Val opened up, her eyes lit up when she saw me, she looked tired, probably wouldn’t get much sleep lately with the boys in her house and making quiet a noise in their creative process.

“Please tell me you are here to break them apart.” She almost begged when she pulled me into the house and closed the door behind us.

“I don’t really, know I just texted with Brian and…” I started but Val ushered me forward, without really listening.

“They have been in there all night, all day… damn I mean since days, they drive me crazy, and more than normally, and that will mean something, I haven’t seen Matt in days, only to bring them drinks and food.” Val told me while she let me down some stairs and to the right and then stopped.

“They are in there… good luck” She pointed to the door and then turned and left me standing. I had to grin, this was probably normal for her and she knew all the flaws and problems that came with living with a man who was in a band, I normally only got to know the smallest pieces, cause I mostly wasn’t around, or wasn’t as deep involved, but I got curious what would happen next.

I inched the door open slowly, and heard the voices and sounds coming out. I stood in the door frame but no one was looking my way, so I enjoyed the view and tunes, that came floating my way, from the new ideas the band was trying out.

Brian had his guitar in his hands, leaning over, trying out tunes, his arms bare and his muscles flexing, I watched him, couldn’t take my eyes of him even, not realizing what the others were doing or talking about, just transfixed by Brian and the tunes that came out of his guitar.

He was also playing with his head hanging low, just his fingers stretching and moving, eyes closed, I had seen him play before, and even often, but in this moment it felt like the first time I really saw him.

Then as if he felt my presence, his head lifted and his eyes opened, meeting mine right away and a smile spread over his face. “Hi”

Brian’s POV

It was a band decision on an evening of sitting together, drinking a beer or a couple more that we planned on starting some song writing. We all had ideas written down in our notebooks, not shared yet, but still there…

So we had been spending even more days then we planned in Matt’s studio by now and today I arrived first. I still hadn’t talked to Matt about the fact that he and Val seemed to get Eve and my little game.. or well that’s what it had been in the beginning, now it was different.

When he opened the door and let me in, I followed him towards the studio right away.

“You want a coffee? The others should be here soon too” Matt announced, we both hadn’t slept much, since he had called me away from the safety of Eve’s bed and soft body beneath me, to spend another couple hours in the studio room last night, and now it was just nine in the morning and here we were again.

“Yeah, if you want my brain to function, I need one” I told him and he nodded. “Babe, you getting us two coffees?” Matt yelled in the direction of the kitchen. “Yeah” Val yelled back so we headed to the studio below.

I sat down in the chair spinning around and Matt took a seat on the couch. “So… I heard you and Val-” I started and saw Matt’s big grin.

“Well, what did you expect, Haner… It was kinda obvious, at least to me.” Matt chuckled “You had a thing for the girl the first moment you laid eyes on her, and don’t try to deny it.”

He continued and even though I normally would have denied it, but I really couldn’t and what would it get me, Matt knew the truth now anyway.

I shrugged so I didn’t really have to reply “I just… You know, Val and I will keep our mouth shut, Val told Everly that much too. But Haner, don’t fucking… you know, play with her. I know you don’t mean to, I mean… you probably wouldn’t even really realize it, but I’m just saying, she a friend to all of us, and another break up, like the one with Chris..”

He looked away and then met my eyes again “She shouldn’t go through that again… It is already fucked up enough, so… Be sure on what you want, and how you do this, because… this could fucking tear her apart, and I don’t wanna beat your ass for hurting a friend of mine, it’s sad enough that I should beat Chris at his wedding day, for hurting her the way he did.” Matt finished and looked intensely at me.

I nodded “I agree on what you said. We should really beat Chris ass” I half joked and Matt rolled his eyes “I know, Matt. You are right, and I know what I am doing. And yes, you are right. I fucking liked her from the first moment, but she was off limits. I accepted that, but now that she is with me and every second we spent together, I find more out about her that I adore… and that mean’s I wouldn’t play games… Sure this started out kind of wrong, but it feels so damn good and right, that this should outweigh it.” I said and Matt nodded as if he heard what he wanted to hear, just when Val came in and behind her Zack, Johnny and Jimmy.

“You slept here, Haner?” Zack grinned, plopping down next to Matt taking one of the cups from the tray Val held out for us and I chuckled “That would go a little too far, don’t you think?”

Not that far from the truth as I had to find out later, the day was full of new ideas, snippets of songs and lots of laughter and even some fights. It wasn’t always going harmonic in a band, especially with all of us being friends and wanting just the right thing for the new album.

So you shouldn’t be too sensitive if one of your ideas were called ‘shit’ or ‘you can do better than that’.

Matt seemed to be on a mission, wouldn’t give us much of a break, and that’s how it always been, he was the engine behind us, especially in the writing, he was the one to bring us back on track, if wanted to stray, so when he went to the bathroom it took the chance to grab my phone and send some short messages to Eve.

I missed her and hoped she might be feeling something like that too. Her reply came almost immediately, which made my heart do a little jump.

When she said she would be here in 20, I couldn’t hide the grin that came over my face, hoping that no one would question it too quickly, so they would look through my plan on breaking up the session a little early today.

I listened to Matt’s explanation and let my fingers glide over the fretboard, I closed my eyes and tried to come into the tune that I created, the others discussed which direction it should head from the bridge, but I shut them out, just listening for the one tune that I thought would make this perfect.

I played silently and the others got quitter too, listening in on the new approach. I felt a warm tingle spread over my spine and lifted my head, I snapped my eyes open, to look directly at Eve who leaned in the doorframe, looking at me directly and a smile came over my face, my fingers stopped playing and I set the guitar down.

“Hey! Haner, what the-” Matt started only to see me walking over to the door, where he spotted Eve as well, she lifted her hands to greet the others, while I closed her in my arms and kissed her right away, in the hopes of her not minding this move in front of everyone.

“Oh thank god, Eve! Please tell us you are here, to take Haner with you, so we all can finally go home for a good night’s sleep” Johnny announced making Eve chuckle in my arms.

“Hey! We are not done for tonight” Matt complained but I shook my head “I am so done for tonight, Sanders. You should go see you wife too.” I said with a grin and wiggle of my eyebrows.

“Maybe that gives you some new ideas… I know I will have plenty of new ideas by the morning, but I probably won’t have a minute where I rested my eyes during that night” I grinned, getting a slap from Eve “Stop it!”

Everyone around Matt got up and gathered their things, while I quickly, grabbed my jacket and car keys. “Hey! No! Wait” Matt came walking after us and I saw Val holding open the door mouthing a ‘Thank you’ at Eve and I grinned, while everyone filed out of the Sanders household, happy for one night, that didn’t go till the sun was up in the studio, and I was glad having one night, where I could watch the sun go up, with Eve in my arms.

Notes

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