The Day That I Met You

Chapter 10

Zacky

I couldn’t believe what was happening. Here I was, following the girl of my dreams to her apartment after the most amazing kiss of my life. I just wanted to grab her, kiss her again and make her mine. But I needed to slow down and really show her how serious I was about this; I wasn’t here just to sleep with her and leave her. I was here to love her. She needed to see that I was worth it, that I was the one for her, not any other guy that might be on her mind.

When I took Olivia to the beach I knew she would be happy because picnics on the beach are one of her favorite things. I figured she would be happy to see me after our fight, knowing that she probably thought I hated her. I could never hate her, honestly. Part of me wanted to after her initial rejection, but I couldn’t. And though Johnny’s idea was totally crazy, I knew that I needed to try once more. I couldn’t just walk away from her without truly knowing where I stood. Yes, I knew she had feelings for my friend, but with the confusion of everything, I couldn’t let myself believe that I was out of the running.

I honestly just wished I had done it this way the first time. Then all of the doubts I would have would be gone and we’d already be together. With the way she reacted to my second kiss, well damn! I knew I had her, I could feel her melting into my touch and it was heavenly. If I had done it that way the first time, none of this craziness would have happened. But I couldn’t dwell on that; I needed to focus on what was going on in front of me now.

Olivia was kicking off her shoes right when we walked in, so I followed suit, taking her lead. I wasn’t sure what would happen now. Would we just talk about what happened or would there be more? Would we ignore it all together? I really hoped not. The way that little blue dress clung to her made me want her so bad, but I needed to be patient. She shook out her soaking wet hair a bit and laughed, giving me that bright smile.

“I feel like a wet dog,” she said giggling. I laughed back at her. “We should get out of these wet clothes.”

Hearing her say it made me shiver in lust, but when she walked to me and started pulling at my t-shirt I couldn’t handle myself anymore. The girl of my dreams was undressing me for Christ’s sake, what was I supposed to do?!

As soon as my wet shirt hit the tile I started kissing her again, grabbing her by the waist and pulling her in. She moaned at the intensity of my kiss and I moved faster then, letting my tongue slip into her mouth. Her hands traced my bare back and landed around my waist as she let me kiss her. Before I knew it, I had her pressed against the wall, our bodies as close as possible as we continued our passionate kiss. Eventually I broke away from her mouth, kissing at her cheek and then her neck. As soon as I got to her neck she let out a throaty moan that turned me on so much I almost screamed.

She grabbed at my face then, breaking me away from her neck. “No hickies,” she said quickly before catching my lips again. This time her hands roamed through my wet hair and she pushed her hips closer to mine. She could probably feel how turned on I was, but I didn’t care. She was driving me wild but I just wanted more.

I broke away from her for a chance to breathe, but laid my forehead against hers. She had her eyes closed still and was gently panting from the kiss. I was so amazed by the beautiful woman in front of me, so shocked by what was happening, and so fucking happy.

“Olivia,” I started, though I didn’t really know what I wanted to say.

She opened her eyes and I backed my head up so our foreheads weren’t touching. Our bodies were still close. “Zack,” was all she said in return.

“You’re just so… wow, just so beautiful,” I said, not even caring that I sounded like a lovesick idiot. Because hell, that’s what I was.

She smiled at me and kissed me to thank me for the sentiment. I smiled into the kiss because I could help myself. When she pulled away she was smiling at me and she put my arms around my neck. “Well, damn Zacky. You’re not so bad yourself,” she said, winking at me.

I grinned and leaned in to kiss her again, but just a quick peck this time. I stayed close to her and said, “I can’t tell you how long I’ve wanted this.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t realize it before,” she answered quietly.

I kissed her forehead and wrapped my arms around her. “It’s okay. You know it now, that’s what matters.”

With that she leaned her head up to kiss me again. With each kiss she gave I fell for her, over and over. I couldn’t help but feel like I was on a cloud when her lips touched mine. When she broke away from me I couldn’t help myself, so I began to say, “Olivia, I lo-”

But then there was a knock at the door, making us both jump because we were still standing near it. We hadn’t even made it five feet past the apartment entrance because we wanted to continue kissing so bad, which made me smile, but whoever the fuck was here to ruin my moment would pay.

“Just ignore it,” she said, kissing me. But then the knock got louder.

Olivia sighed and moved away from me, scooting past to reach the door. But when she opened it, the sight before me was totally unbelievable.

-0-

Brian

This fucking storm sucked, I swear. But I guess I shouldn’t bitch; I hadn’t managed to get wet yet at least. Right after I got into my car from the flower shop the heavens opened and the rain came and I had to put my wipers on full blast. I was making my way to Liv’s apartment and I had the radio off, not wanting any noise or distractions. My thoughts of what I was going to do once I got to her place was distracting enough.

I still felt like such a dork buying a bouquet of red roses and attempting to confess my crush. I wasn’t sure if it was more than a crush at this point, but I knew I definitely felt something for Liv. She had made me feel so much different than other girls I’d been with that I knew being with her would be worth making a fool of myself. And like Jimmy said, she’d probably love it.

I don’t quite remember the first time I met Liv, but I do remember her hanging out with the band and watching us play when I first joined. For as long as I remember she and I had a fun relationship. We joked a lot, flirted a bit, and generally had a good time. I don’t think we considered each other best friends in any case, though; I knew her really well but not on a super deep level. I know, though, that making this step would change that, which I was excited about. I wanted to know her better, to make her happy. Shit, I didn’t even know her favorite color, but I would fucking find out.

I finally pulled into her apartment complex, ready to get the fuck out of this rain. Luckily it had subsided a bit and it wasn’t pouring like it was before, but I was glad I kept an umbrella in the car so her flowers wouldn’t get wet. After parking the car I looked over to the passenger seat, staring at the flowers. I sighed, feeling a pit of nervousness in my stomach. Could I really do this?

I turned my head and leaned it against the headrest of my seat and closed my eyes for a moment, trying to calm myself before I got out of the car. I knew this is what I needed to do, but I felt so damn nervous. That wasn’t normal for me. I was usually cool and collected, confident in my looks and my ability to get the girl. But this time it was different. I really didn’t want to fuck this up.

It was now or never, I knew, and I got out of the car with the roses in my hand. Conveniently the rain had stopped the moment I opened my door and I was able to get to her door without so much as a drop of rain hitting me or the flowers.

Taking a deep breath, I knocked on the door. I had the flowers to my side and I could help but wonder what the fuck I should do with them: have them behind my back or in front of my face? Was that too corny? Should I just hold them on my side like an idiot and let them droop?

It was taking a long time for her to answer the door. I should’ve looked at the cars in the lot to see if she was home before I got out. But, just to be sure, I knocked again, a little louder this time, just in case. When she finally opened the door, I could help but feel shocked at what I saw. Liv was soaking wet and flushed faced and standing behind her was a half naked Zack.

“B-Brian!?” Liv said, obviously shocked at I was here.

“Baker, what the fuck?” I couldn’t help myself. Why was he here and why was his shirt off?

“Uh, hey,” he said awkwardly. He bent over, picking up his shirt off the ground, but I saw that it was dripping wet. They must have gotten caught in the storm. Maybe that’s all it was...

I felt even dumber now, standing there with those goddamn roses. Liv moved aside, inviting me in, but I didn’t really want to. Zack wasn’t making a move to leave, but I guess I couldn’t blame him.

“Can I talk to you alone?” I asked her, shifting my gaze to Zack.

“Yes, sure,” she said, looking at Zack. “I’ll be back in a bit.”

Instead of having me come in and kicking his ass out, she walked out the door and closed it behind her, leaving the two of us outside of her apartment. She lived on the first floor and had a little patio outside of her apartment, so we went out there. The chairs were soaked so we just stood there awkwardly until I lifted my hand to give her to roses.

“Brian, that’s really sweet. Thank you,” she said, smiling at me. She was clearly nervous, probably anxious to see why I was here.

I knew leaving her alone after our night together was a mistake. She must have thought I didn’t care about her, having Zack here. Maybe I was reading into things, but I don’t know. It was all just so confusing.

“Yeah,” I said, not knowing what to do. I felt lost.

“So, uh, what brings you here?” she asked me, not wanting to wait for me to get over my confusion.

I looked at her then, saying, “Honestly? I don’t even fucking know now.”

I began to walk away, so pissed at myself for coming here and making a fool of myself. But, before I could go far, Liv grabbed my arm, pulling me back towards her.

“Don’t fucking leave,” she said, her voice cracking. “Tell me why you’re here. Tell me why you decided to show up now, hours after our night together, with a bouquet of roses.”

“Liv, I’m sorry,” I said before explaining. I wasn’t sure what was going through her head but she was clearly upset. “I just thought-”

“Thought what? That after leaving me last night that I’d be waiting for you to show up at my door?”

“No, that’s not it, just listen to me…”

She sighed, putting the flowers down on her patio table. “I’m sorry, I don’t mean to snap. It’s just bad timing.”

“What do you mean?”

“Just tell me what you came here to say,” she answered, avoiding the question, giving me more reason to believe that something was going on between her and Zack.

“Look, leaving you last night was a dick move, I know. I just didn’t know what to do. You know I’m not the type of guy to stick around, but that’s no excuse. I shouldn’t have done that to you because you deserve better than that. Liv… fuck. Last night was the most amazing night of my life,” I told her, looking down at my feet. Again, I felt the nerves build up in my stomach, especially since her reaction to me being here wasn’t totally pleasant.

“Really?” she asked quietly, making me look up at her.

I took a step closer to her and said, “Yes, so, so amazing. I can’t get you off of my mind, girlie. You’re driving me crazy. And I’m so mad at myself for not realizing this before. You’re beautiful, Liv. You’re smart, funny, and amazing. And I’m an ass for not noticing it before you brought me to your bed. For that, I’m sorry. And I’m sorry for not staying until morning. I was just… just afraid, honestly. I’ve never felt for a girl like I’ve felt for you. And in this short amount of time I’ve gone from just thinking about what it might be like to kiss you to being absolutely crazy about you. I’ve always thought you were beautiful, Liv, but I didn’t realize how much I wanted to be with you until last night.”

I had gotten really close to her as I told her this. I took her face into my hands then, making her look at me. “I hope I’m not too late.”

She sighed, taking a step away from me. “You both have such shitty timing. God, I have shitty timing.” She actually laughed when she said this, putting her hand to her forehead.

“Liv, what’s going on here?” I asked, though I think I knew the answer.

“I don’t even know anymore,” she said.

I was getting mad now. I just confessed how I felt and this was her reaction? I don’t really know what I expected, but this wasn’t it. “Can you at least tell me how you feel? I feel like I’m putting my heart on the line and you don’t even care.”

“That’s not it at all. I am just confused about everything happening right now. What you told me is so sweet. I’ve wanted you to tell me something like that for years, honestly. But now it’s more complicated. I’m sorry,” she said, turning away from me. “I hate to say this, but I think you should go.”

“Liv, please,” I begged.

“I’m sorry, Brian,” she said, grabbing the flowers and walking into her apartment and closing the door behind her.

I stood there staring at the door for a moment, feeling like an utter fool. I turned and walked to my car in a daze, barely realizing what I was doing until I sat behind the wheel. I was pissed beyond all reason and I couldn’t help but punch the steering wheel with bost fists, screaming with my teeth barred. Why the fuck did I think this was a good idea? Why didn’t I just stay last night? What the FUCK was happening with Zack?

Notes

Oh, boy! What will happen next?

Quick shout out to Hollie and Avengedlover for always being first to comment on my story. I appreciate you both very much!