KAYLA

"Are you fucking with me? Are you? Are you?!" Marley's demanding voice filled my ears, causing me to move my phone away from my ear. Geez, she was stubborn as fuck at times. But nonetheless I loved her.

Marley, Hilary and I have been best friends for a long ass time now. Marley and Hilary met when they were in kindergarten while I met them in high school. Marley was always nice to others, well if you didn't include Syn. He's the only person she probably wants dead.

But I don't think a person could be that bad to make Marley think about his demise. Surely, they didn't get along at all. And even though Marley told me the story of how they met like a hundred times whenever she was wasted, I always felt the need to hear Brian's version of the story.

In many ways, Marley and Hilary were similar. Hilary was nice to others and that included everyone. When I first met her, I didn't think anyone could be as sweet as her. She was an independent girl with great friends and a loving boyfriend.

When I first met Marley's brother and his friends years ago, I resisted the urge to squeal or throw myself at them. They were my favorite band and I loved their music with all my heart. Hell, just imagine if I had squealed when I first met Avenged, Marley would have stopped talking to me. Forever. She was the kind of girl who never really boasted about her brother and his band. She always saw them as a group of five friends doing what they loved and what they were best at.

So where was I? Oh right, when I first met Avenged my attention was immediately turned towards Brian and Jimmy. But seeing as my best friend couldn't tolerate the guitarist, my full attention was turned towards Jimmy. I just loved his antics, not to mention I always had the hots for him. How could I not?

Unfortunately, he's got a girlfriend. Or else I would have made a move on him long time ago. Geez, that sounded weird. But whatever, truth is always bitter and may sound a weird at times.

"Marls, I have tonnes of paperwork pending. I'm really sorry I can't make it tonight." I apologized, running a hand through my red locks. Apparently, the full Avenged family was going to this new club that had opened a few blocks away. And Marley wanted me to tag along. "Hilary's coming too, Kay. And Val will be there, plus your favorite band." Marley said and I resisted the urge to laugh.

"You suck at emotional blackmailing, if that's what you're trying to do." I said with a laugh, making her groan. "I'm serious, Marls. Work is being a pain in the ass now, I wish I could come but I'm helpless." I said, genuinely feeling bad. "Fine. Since you're not coming let me tell you a secret I'm about to drop on everyone tonight," she grumbled and I instantly became curious.

"What, you and Haner getting married?" I joked, only to hear my best friend gag. "Kayla!" She shrieked and I let out a laugh. "Alright, alright. Calm down and spill." I said, coming to the point straightway. "Remember Hilary and I formed this band a couple of years ago. Back when I had a thought of having my own band seeing as my brother had his?" I hummed a yes.

"Well guess what. We're planning to come back. Not like a real band, just playing shows here and there, entertaining people and displaying our talents. What do you think?" Marley asked and I couldn't hold back my smile. "That's awesome, Marls. Congrats!"

"Wait, there's more." She said and I could feel her grin. "What?" I asked, getting more curious. "Since neither Hilary or I have done any experiments with our musical talents for a while," she paused, only to burst out into laughter. She thought her talent was compared nothing to her brother's and always laughed it off.

"We'd love it if you helped us out a bit since you're a music teacher."

"Anything for you, Marls. So tell me something about this band. I had a memory loss apparently. " I snorted. "Ugh, Kay. I'm the singer, Hilary plays the keyboard and her boyfriend's the guitar player. As for the drums, we're still looking for one fine drummer."

"Wait, last time I checked you were a tattoo artist." I mused. "And I still am. Renovating the shop in case you didn't know." She answered.

"So you sure you're not coming? You could always change your mind." Marley said. "Sounds tempting but I gotta say no." She groaned again before saying, "Alright, I'll see you tomorrow."

A couple of hours later, I was halfway done through my work. Oh god, paperwork sucked and it seemed like my number one enemy. Gradually, I found myself getting tired so I decided to make myself some coffee. The sudden sound of the doorbell ringing made me leave my beverage on the table and check who the ringer was.

It couldn't be Marley, she must be hammered right now with everyone in that club. As I opened the door, a very familiar pair of blue eyes looked at me with a mysterious smile plastered on his face. It took everything in me to not throw myself at hin because damn, he looked so fucking good.

A black shirt, leather jacket and dark jeans seemed like the perfect combination for him. I could smell his cologne, eventually getting weak in the knees. "I hope I'm not disturbing you, red." Jimmy said, a smile lingering over his lips. I opened my mouth to reply but surprisingly, nothing came out.

In the blink of an eye, he was standing inside my apartment shutting the door behind him. "I-I thought you'd be out with everyone tonight." I managed to say and he thrusted his hands in his pockets. "I was but then I realized you were missing. So here I am," he replied with a smile.

I narrowed my eyes at him, not really sure what he meant. "About that, I'm a bit busy." I murmured. "Oh." A look of realization washed over him. "But you can stay, really. I don't mind." I quickly said before he could leave.

"Oh no, it's okay. I just...I'll come some other time. Just wanted to talk to you about...forget it." He said before making his way towards the door. "I could talk now." I said, making him look back at me.

"What did you wanna talk about?" I asked curiously once he was back in front of me. "You and I," he said before licking his lips. For some strange reason, my heart started beating faster against my chest. Don't think ahead, Kay. He probably wants to say something else, but what?

"Go on." I said.

"Kay, I don't know if it's just me or you actually look at me in a .....different way." He said and my heart dropped into my stomach. He noticed me? Fuck. He let out a deep chuckle, probably seeing how quickly my facial expression changed.

"What are you talking about?" I asked, running my eyes over his lean torso. I licked my lips instinctively and he took a step closer. "This," he whispered before tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear. I swallowed hard and Marley's words floated through my mind.

"You-you have a girlfriend, in case you forgot." I stuttered. He took a deep breath and pulled his hand away from me. "If I had a girlfriend, would I do this?" I instantly felt his lips on my jawline and my breath got caught in my throat. "Or this?" His lips traveled down my neck in a sensuous way, placing small kisses.

He pulled away and I stood there frozen. What the hell just happened? When I made sure my voice was back, I spoke up. "So you still-"

"Kay, I broke up with Leana like a really long time ago. Even before Shads burned down our condo." Jimmy snorted and a sudden splurge of happiness rushed through me. "Wasn't she at her cousin's before that?" I asked, remembering Jimmy has once said something like that.

"We broke up while she was there. It was a mutual decision and as all this time passed by, you somehow caught my attention."
I couldn't help but smile. Had he been watching me all this time? Had he?!

"And?" I asked, a smile playing on my lips. He shot me a knowing smile before saying, "And I may have started taking a liking to you."

"So I'm not getting Punkd, am I?" I joked and he cracked a huge smile. "I just knew we'd be perfect for each other." He said and engulfed me in a hug. I, obviously, hugged him back taking in his intoxicating smell. "So now what?" I said nd he pulled away.

"What?" he asked clueless and I smiled. "What are we now?" I questioned, waiting for his answer eagerly. "Oh I don't know, a couple? Lovers, paramours." He wiggled his eyebrows, making me chuckle. "You sure you want this?" I asked, getting a little serious. Because I surely couldn't afford to get my heart broken, especially by him.

"Absolutely." He said, his adorable lisp making it sound even more cute. Fuck, I got it bad for this guy. For the rest of the night, we just hung out watching movies, making dinner. And he may have stolen a couple of kisses from me.

"Does anybody know about your break up? And about us?" I asked, and he lifted his head off my shoulder. "I did once say that I broke up with Leana, indirectly. Not sure if anyone got the hint," he pondered. "I don't know what Marley's gonna say about us, I don't care what the guys think. It's just Marley."

I froze at the mention of my best friend. Fuck, Marley! What would she think of this?

"She may not be okay with is now, but she'll understand." I said. "That means no one gets to know about us now. Is that good?" He proposed. "A secret relationship, huh?" I grinned and he nodded. "Okay." I said and he slowly leaned forward. Just as our lips were about to touch, my stupid phone rang out of no where.

I cussed under my breath, making my boyfriend shoot me an amused look. "Just a sec." I got my phone from the table and saw Marley's name on my screen. "Marley." I said and looked at Jimmy. "Just talk to her casually like you do, babe." He suggested

"Marls." I said once I picked up.

"Kay, he kissed me."

Notes

Well, another eventful chapter!
This one's dedicated to one of my very good friends on this site, Kayla or KWally2 as u readers may know her. Ahhhh, u had your first Jimmy moment!!

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