MARLEY

A Few Months Later

After I kicked Jared's cheating ass out of my loft, I gotta say I kinda liked living all by myself. I mean who wouldn't enjoy having a big ass loft all to themselves? Well, I moved on from Jared and his memories. Surely, I loved him but there was no fucking point moping over him.

I mean, I couldn't make him come back to me because he liked stuff which I could never please him with. I decided to renovate my loft just a few weeks after Jared left and I must say I did a pretty good job. I grumbled when someone continuously kept on ringing the doorbell. I yawned as I glanced at the clock.

11:33 p.m. Who the hell would be on my door at this time? I padded through the place, my bare feet slapping against the floor. The insistent ringer grew more insistent and rang the doorbell right down my fucking ear.

"I'm coming! No need to deafen me or break my fucking bell!" I yelled. I figured that whoever was on the other side of the door probably knew me if they were calling this late, so I could be rude. If they didn't, well, I was probably still going to be rude. I unlocked the door and stood there in shock.

"What is wrong with you?" I shrieked, lurching myself at the person in front of me. Kayla, for her part, did not seem surprised by my reaction. In fact, she even caught me; you gotta love best friends. "Hey Marls," she mumbled and I punched her shoulder slightly.

"What is wrong with you?" She said before walking past me into my loft. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming at this time?" I glared, which as usual, had no effect on her. "Well, it was obviously a surprise wasn't it," she plopped down on the couch and propped her feet up on the coffee table in a relaxed mode, making me arch an eyebrow.

"What, I'm tired." She complained and I shook my head. "In case you didn't know, it is usual for human beings to be tired at this time of the day." I snorted, sitting down next to her. "Slow down, smarty and let me sleep peacefully." Kay said before closing her eyes.

"And this is your surprise? Sleeping peacefully on my couch?" I scoffed. "Fine, if it bothers you that much then I'll just take one of the guest rooms." Kay replied, looking at me with a smirk. And here I thought only Brian's cocky ass could get on my skin.

"Marls, honey no need to clench your fists. I'm Kay, not Brian." She said, obviously knowing who I was thinking of. "So what brings you here? Not that I mind," I said, looking at her lazily. "Well, I had band practice like three blocks from here. It got pretty late, so I thought I'd crash here," she replied with a shrug.

"Doesn't this place seem even better now that Jared left?" I spoke up after a few moments of silence. "Even better? Marls, your loft is too big for just one person to live. Doesn't it get scary?" Kay said, looking around her carefully. "Not really, and anyways I like it better when I'm alone. It's just peaceful, you know." I exhaled.

"Like being in the loft alone? Or alone alone, I mean your relationship status." Kay said with a thoughtful look. "That's not a difficult question to answer, you see. I like having the loft all to myself. I can do whatever I want to or bring who ever I want to. No fucking restrictions." I said with a smirk.

"So you planning to get out there again, find a smoking hot guy and just grab him by the-"

"I don't kiss and tell my moves, please." I cut her off, earning a smirk from her. "Figured that out long time ago, but seriously are you gonna start anew? That'd be great totally," Kay smiled. "Well, that depends. Is there really a guy out there who'd be willing to put up with Marley Sanders?" I said and pretended to think deeply, scratching my chin slightly.

"Maybe, but I know who I'd love to put up with." Kay said and I groaned. "For god's sake, Jimmy has a girlfriend. Who I didn't see for quite a long time." I frowned to myself, where was Leana? "Maybe they bro-" I shot a look at my friend and she stopped, shooting me a smirk. "I thought you were tired, ditzy." I said, chucking a cushion at her. "Throwing stuff at me now, huh? Well, some friend you are," she said rolling her eyes dramatically.

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Ding! Ding! Ding!

I grumbled into my pillow before pushing myself off my bed. Was Kay on a mission to get me have a deja vu of her arrival at my place last night? If that was the case, then she was so dead.
Last night, both of us decided to go to bed at around 2 after talking about stuff. And it was 10 in the morning now. Fuck, I was tired.

"SURPRISE!" Jimmy screeched, jumping on me the moment I opened the door. "Why make a noise Jimmy when you can just say surprise instead of SURPRISE?!" I spat and play fought with him for a bit. "Told you she wasn't a morning person," I heard Matt say as he, Zacky and Johnny entered the loft. I put my hands on my hips and turned my back at the door, finding each of the guys sprawled out of the couches.

"Wha-"

"Is she even a person?" Snorted another voice behind me and my look intensified, making Johnny bury his face into the couch. "Get the fuck out of my loft," I turned around to face the speaker as I ordered. He just smirked at me and crossed his arms, leaning against the door frame.

"Come and make me, Denise." I growled at his words. Yes, I growled; he could reduce me to that."Marls." Matt's tired voice reached my ears and I shot him a look. I sighed and turned away from Brian. "At least shut the fucking door." I ordered.

"Marley, what's with the loud voice?" Kay said as she emerged from the guest room. She and the guys exchanged a bunch of hello's before I could even speak. Fucking great.

"So Jimmy. Marls and I were talking last night and we both we wondering where Leana is." Kay spoke up and I shot her a look. Oh god, she wasn't gonna leave no stone unturned was she? Fine, what could I do? It's her life, she could do whatever she wanted to and whoever she wanted to. Unless that whoever was Jimmy and she came running to me, telling me about her 'adventures' with him.

"She went to visit her cousins, but will be back soon." Jimmy answered with a bright smile. "Hey Marls, before I forget. You gotta come on tour with us next time. We miss the old days." Zacky said. I had toured with them when they had done smaller tours a couple of years ago. "So do I, Zack. But my job is a barrier, plus not everyone is a rock star; I got bills to pay." I shrugged.

"Zacky, quit bugging her. You know she'd only kill Gates anyways," Matt laughed and I glanced at Brian only to find him looking back at me. I snorted before rolling my eyes. "Too damn right." We both said at the same time, which obviously amused Jimmy. "That was funny! Do it again!" He ordered with a laugh.

"Fuck, I'm late for work." Kay muttered and we all looked at her. "I can drop you off, if you don't mind." Zacky offered and I looked at Kay. "Sound good?" I questioned. "How about Jimmy drops me off, we haven't talked for a long time." Kay said, stretching out the word long. That's it, i give up. "Fine by me," Zacky shrugged, laying his head back on the couch.

"Let's go, red!" Jimmy said and took her hand in his, which Kay gladly accepted. "I still have to freshen up," she said with a laugh. "Ugh, just go both of you." I grumbled and Kay freshened up before Jimmy and her left. Oh god, may Jimmy return home in one piece.

"So, I forgot to ask. But what brings you guys here now?" I asked, earning a snort from Zacky. "Your wonderful brother here, set our fucking condo on fire," he muttered and I widened my eyes in surprise. "That's some cool stuff, Matt. But come on, you're not ten anymore." I said sarcastically.

"Hey, it's not like I burnt the whole place. Just the kitchen and a portion of the living room," Matt shrugged as if it was no big deal. Well, for him it wasn't at least. "Not just a portion; a big fucking portion of the living room. And now the place smells like burnt shit." Johnny cringed.

"Genius. So now what? You wanna crash here?" I joked but they all nodded rapidly. "Just joking, man." I said with a shrug. "Oh come on, Marley. You know you want ZV in your loft," Zacky winked and I sighed. "No chance," I heard myself say as I stood up. "Marls, I'm your brother. Fuck, we all are your brothers. Won't you help us out?" Matt groaned.

"You want me to let you guys live here so that you can burn down my place too?" I said, looking at him like he was crazy. At least, his words sounded crazy to me. "That won't happen, we promise." Matt swore and shot me a dimpled grin. "Don't try to lure me with your dimples, I'm your sister." I said cringing and Matt rolled his eyes.

"Fine, Gates show her your panty dropping smirk." Johnny suggested and I shot him a glare. "No need to ruin my fucking eyes, man. I'll make the rooms up." I spat icily before glancing at Brian who bore a nonchalant look. "Huh? You'll let us stay here?" Zacky asked looking stunned.

I nodded before saying, "You will have to help pay the food and utility bills though. I've got the spare rooms but sharing a place with him-" I jerked a thumb at Brian. "may prove to be too much. But you guys are welcome."

"Then we'll bring some of our stuff here." Matt dragged Zacky out with him, Johnny left next and as Brian followed, I stopped him by putting a hand on his arm. He looked down, surprised at how close we were. Apparently, he wasn't the only one. I looked down at my hand and withdrew it instantly, taking a step back.

"One step too far Gates and you're out of here faster than you can move your fingers on that guitar of yours. I mean it." I said coldly. "I hear you, Denise." Brian replied smugly before tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear. I scowled at him and ducked away. "Don't fucking call me that!" I snapped after him as he left after Johnny.

Notes

So, this was the surprise!
The boys are moving in with Marley, you know what that means hahahahaha!!

And now I have to think what the next chapter should be about, lol. I honestly have no idea where I'm gonna take this story yet :p
Let me know your thoughts!