The Day That I Met You

Chapter 7

Olivia

I sat there at the cafe table like an idiot watching Zack walk away. I guess I knew how he felt a little now and it made me feel like an even bigger ass. I wish I hadn’t brought up Brian in front of him! How stupid could I be?

Not knowing what else to do, I called Matt, begging him to come and meet me. I didn’t want to come to his place, not when everyone else would be there, or at least Val. I didn’t want to face any of them. Val was my friend, of course, but I didn’t want her blabbing my business, which she has done to me before. My brother would never do that to me, no matter how pissed off this was going to make him. He was my best friend.

He was there in no time, knowing that I was upset on the phone. I had ordered myself some Diet Coke and got him one too.

“What’s going on sis? You sounded upset,” Matt said after taking a sip of his drink.

“I have to talk to you about something but you need to promise me that you won’t get upset. I mean, you can, but just your emotions in check, please,” I said to him, knowing damn well his temper would probably flare.

“Is this about Zack? Johnny told us all what happened with you guys last night. Why did you run off like that? I was worried about you.”

“Well, there’s a little more to it then that,” I said, starting to think that this was a bad idea. I wasn’t sure what all I should tell my brother about what I did with his best friend.

“Well? You can’t hide shit from me, Livvy.”

He was right. “Well, I don’t know if you saw, but Brian and I danced together and well, uh, we both liked it.”

“I’m surprised you finally made a move!” Matt said, laughing loudly. I just stared at him, shocked by this reaction. “What? It’s obvious you’ve had a crush on Gates for years. Maybe not to everyone else, but I know you!”

I sighed, “Well, I’m glad you knew and aren’t being an ass. I thought you might be mad.”

“I can’t get mad at you for having a crush on someone. I can get mad at you, though, for leaving my friend hanging when you clearly don’t have feelings for him.”

“I just met with Zack to talk to him about it and it didn’t go very well. He’s pissed at me.”

“What all did you say?”

I looked down at my glass, which was almost empty now, and sighed. Here goes. “Well, I told Zack I didn’t return his feelings and I accidentally let it slip that I have feelings for Brian.”

Matt nodded. “I get why he’s mad; rejection is awkward.”

“No, you don’t get it. I don’t know if Zack will ever speak to me again!”

Matt raised his brows at me, not quite getting why. So I said, “He may have found out that more than dancing happened with me and Brian last night.”

Matt groaned, “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me!”

“Please don’t be mad!”

“I’m not mad, really. Just kind of grossed out,” he said, laughing. I felt body relax then with relief that he wasn’t upset with me.

“You’re an idiot,” he said then after his laughter. “You shouldn’t have said anything about that to Zacky.”

“I didn’t, really. He just saw through me avoiding his questions. I feel like an ass.”

“I think you should a little bit, Liv. You hurt the guy's’ feelings. And now you need to figure out what’s going on with you and Syn. Because if this was just a fling you crushed Zacky over I’m gonna be a little pissed at you, just saying.”

I sighed. “If I had it my way it wouldn’t be a fling. Like you knew, I’ve had a crush on him forever. But he didn’t exactly stick around for breakfast.”

Matt grimaced, “Not a good sign, sis. Look, I’ve never known Brian to have a serious girlfriend.”

“What about Michelle?”

“Michelle doesn’t really count. They’ve hooked up a couple of times, she’s a little obsessed with him, and he barely likes her. They haven’t been together in months, though, according to Val. Shit, Chel would be so mad at you if she found out,” he said, laughing at me again. He was enjoying this too much.

“You’re a dick. You’re supposed to be helping me!”

“Not sure what you want me to do here, Liv. You say you want to be with Syn? You’ll have to talk to him about it. He won’t know otherwise, and regardless of his feelings, he’ll avoid the issue. I know him; he avoids confrontation at all cost.”

“Do you think that’s why he took off? To avoid the awkwardness of the morning?” I asked.

“Maybe, but I don’t want you to get your hopes up in case it doesn’t work out, sis. I don’t want you to get hurt.” he told me.

“I’m sorry this puts you in kind of an awkward spot, with your friends and sister. I didn’t mean for all of this to happen. Well, I guess I kind of did with Brian, but not Zack. I just don’t know what to do for Zack to forgive me.”

“Give him some space and time. He’ll cool down eventually. If it does work out with you and Gates definitely don’t flaunt it. If it doesn’t work out, maybe let him rub it in your face a bit,” he said with a grin.

“Gee, that sounds great,” I said with a smile. “I guess I’ll have to talk to Brian then.”

“Good luck.”

-0-

Brian

God, this hangover. The coffee wasn’t really working to ease the headache and the Advil hadn’t kicked in yet. So, while waiting for the pain to subside, I laid in bed, my arm over my eyes, and tried to think about anything and everything except for fucking Olivia Sanders. But fuck, I couldn’t get the beauty off of my mind. I really fucked things up by sleeping with her, I knew. This was more than just a one night stand; there would be repercussions to this. Not only would I have to deal with Matt being an ass if he found out, Michelle would try and murder me and probably Liv too if she knew, I didn’t know how Zack would feel, and who knows how Liv was going to react to it.

I felt like a dick leaving this morning, which is not normal for me. I stayed longer than I usually do even and still felt bad about it. Olivia was my friend, after all. I was telling myself that’s all it was, anyways, letting myself revel in denial. But the little force in the back of my head knew it was more than that. Sleeping with her was beyond anything I’d ever experienced, and I had had some really wild nights with some extremely beautiful women. But there was something about the way she touched me and moaned my name…

I groaned. I felt like a fucking high school girl thinking about this shit. I would deal with it when and if I had to and otherwise just leave it alone. Avoid this as much as possible!

I heard a knock at my door after a few moments, but I didn’t answer. Jimmy would barge in if it was him and the others would leave me alone. I hoped they’d leave so I could sleep off this headache, but the knocking got louder, fiercer.

“Fine, come the fuck in!” I yelled, pissed off already.

I didn’t open my eyes to face the intruder, but I heard Zack’s voice say, “What. The. Fuck.”

I looked over at him them, knowing what this was about. I almost forgot about his moment with Olivia last night. Had he found out what happened? So much for avoiding things.

“What?” I asked, sitting up and trying to play dumb. Please, be about something else.

“You fucking SLEPT with her?!” he practically shrieked.

“Zack, who I sleep with is none of your business,” I said, which was probably stupid.

“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. You’re constantly telling me about all of the girls you fuck! Couldn’t you just keep it in your pants for one fucking night?!”

“Jesus, what’s got you so upset about it, anyways?” I asked, playing dumb. I didn’t want him to know I saw them on the balcony. Maybe that would get me on his good side? Doubt it.

Zack sighed, calming slightly, thank God. “I kissed her last night. Right before she ran off to fuck you.”

I didn’t really know what to say. “Shit, Zacky.”

“Yeah, shit. Did you even know that I’ve liked her for years now? I mean even fucking Johnny noticed. But not you! You’re so damn self centered it kills me!”

“Hey now! If I had known all this shit I would’ve backed off. It just happened, you know?”

“And again you’re being a dick, no surprise there! Do you even realize how much she likes you? What are you going to do, fuck her and leave her? She’s not just another piece of meat, you ass.”

“A second ago you were pissed at me for sleeping with her, now you want me to date her?”

“Jesus, no. I don’t want you to date her. But I don’t want you to hurt her at all either. I care about her too much,” he said quietly. He wouldn’t look at me. I knew he was pissed and really hurt and it killed me.

“Zacky, I’m sorry. I really am. I didn’t know you liked her that much,” I said, telling the truth. I didn’t know what that kiss on the porch was all about last night. I let myself think it was just a drunken accident so I could have my way with her and not feel guilty, but I should’ve known.

“Well, thanks I guess,” he answered, backing away to leave. But, before he did he said, “Just don’t leave her hanging. If you don’t want to be with her, tell her.”

“And if I do want to be with her?” I asked before I could stop myself.

He looked at me then, dead in the eye. “Then be with her. Just don’t fuck it up.”

Notes

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