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Times Like These

Chapter twenty six.

A few days later, I was in the back of the bakery working on a cupcake order. I was in a pissy mood due to lack of sleep, I kept having nightmares about Mark, so I had the music blaring in there. I had just grabbed the hot edge of a pan when Erin walked in. “Fuck! Son of a bitch.” I shouted, slamming the tray on the counter and inspecting my hand. “That’s going to fucking scar.” “Nikki, you okay?” My friend asked, placing her hand on my back. I looked up at her with a sad smile, “Yeah, I’m fine. I just haven’t been sleeping well so it’s put me in a shitty mood.” “Still having the nightmares? Maybe you should go see a doctor.” She suggested. “Oh. So there’s someone out front asking for you. She wants to put in a cake order.” “Who the hell is it?” I ask her, slightly confused. “Uh, I’m pretty sure it’s Brian’s ex-wife..” she trailed off, not looking at me. “What the fuck.” I grumbled, stomping off toward the front of the shop, where lo and behold, there stood Michelle Dibenedetto, looking like a fucking model while I was wearing a pair of skinny jeans and an old Metallica tshirt. “Can I help you?” I asked, getting her attention. When her eyes fell on me she grinned brightly. “Hi! I’m Michelle. I know this must be awkward, but Lacey would not shut up about how good your bakery is and my friend’s birthday is coming up, so Val and I decided to order his cake from you, if you would be willing to make it.” She rambled. “Uh, sure.” I told her, brushing stray hairs that had fallen out of my bun from my face, “Let me grab a pen and an order form and we can get started.” I grabbed a sheet of paper and a pen from the counter and led her to one of our bar top tables. “This place is gorgeous, by the way. I remember when it was just an ugly ass deli. You’ve done a great job in here.” She said, taking a seat across from me. “Thank you, so let’s get started. How many people do you need to feed?”

About an hour and half later, I was at Brian’s house making dinner. Erin had pretty much kicked me out of the shop, telling me I needed to go home and relax. So I called Brian and told him I’d cook tonight and used his spare key to let myself in at his house. I had changed out of my jeans and ratty shirt to a black T-shirt dress and a pair of sandals, pulled my naturally wavy hair out of its bun and touched up my makeup. By the time dinner was ready, Brian was walking through the door. “Something smells good in here!” He called from the foyer. I smiled softly and walked out of the kitchen to greet him. “And someone looks absolutely gorgeous.” He said with a grin, pulling me close to him. “What are you so dressed up for?” “I’m not, it’s just a comfy dress.” I chuckled, wrapping my arms around his neck. “I can’t look nice for dinner with my boyfriend?” “Only if you let me pull that dress off you later tonight.” He whispered in my ear, causing chills to go down my spine. He kissed me passionately and smiled down at me. “So, what’s for dinner?” “Uh, spaghetti and meatballs.” I replied breathlessly, “Well, actually linguini and meatballs, because I really just hate spaghetti.” I shrugged, making him laugh. “Come on, I’m sure you’re starving. And if you eat all your dinner, you just might get dessert.” I teased, leading him into the kitchen. Brian groaned and followed behind me, sitting at the breakfast bar while I plated up the food. We were halfway through dinner when Brian asked about my day. “Well,” I sighed, sitting my fork down. “I had a visitor today.” “Really? Who?” He asked, shoving another fork full of linguini in his mouth. “Michelle.” I said, eyeing him carefully. Brian’s chewing slowed and he swallowed hard. “Was she nice to you?” He asked quietly. “Of course she was nice to me. Does she have a reason not to be?” I asked rhetorically. “She came in to order a cake for her friend’s birthday. Then said that you should bring me to the party so we could get to know each other better.” “Well, I was going to ask you about the party. I had just gotten the invite today, and of course I want my favorite girl there.” He said. “You don’t have to go though, if it makes you uncomfortable.” “What? Being at the same party as your ridiculously gorgeous ex wife? I wouldn’t be uncomfortable at all.” I said sarcastically. Brian looked at me with raised eyebrows and I sighed heavily. “I’m sorry. I didn’t sleep much last night.” “Baby. YOU are ridiculously gorgeous.” Brian said, turning my chair so I was looking at him, “You walk into a room and my heart skips a fucking beat. All I can see is you, no one else. Now, we can go to the party if you want to, or we can stay home and watch movies all night. Your choice. But you don’t have to make a decision tonight.” I smiled softly and leaned up to kiss him. Just as he deepened the kiss, his phone started ringing. Sighing as we broke apart, he answered the call after looking at the screen, “What the fuck do you want, Johnny?” I raised my eyebrows at my boyfriend and chuckled. “Yeah. She’s right here. No, you can’t fucking talk to her. Why the fuck do you want to talk to her? Don’t hang up and call her phone! Johnny! Don’t fucking hang-“ He said, as Johnny abruptly ended the call. “Johnny is going to call you in a few seconds.” He grumbled, as my phone started ringing. “Yes, Jonathan?” I said, answering without looking at the screen. “Nikki! My favorite twin!” The bassist shouted into the phone. “You down to party tonight?” “Johnny, it’s fucking Wednesday.” I said grumpily. “Who gives a fuck what day it is? You need to have some fun. So grab your bitch ass boyfriend, get in the car, and get over here. Everyone else is on their way. I’ve got the beer pong table set up and you can even be the DJ tonight.” He said. I sighed heavily and looked over at Brian, who was smirking at me. “Let me talk to Bri. Maybe we’ll show up.” “Nichole. Don’t even act like you’re going to stay home. I know you better than that.” Johnny said. I looked at Brian again, and this time he had a huge smile on his face, hearing every word Johnny was saying. “Okay, Fine. You’re right.” I sighed. “Let me change my clothes and we’ll head over.” “YES! Okay, I’ll see you bitches soon!” He said excitedly and hung up. “Party at Johnny’s?” Brian asked. “Party at Johnny’s.” I confirmed with a smile. “Go change your clothes, I’ll clean the dishes up.” He said, kissing the side of my head and carrying our plates into the kitchen.

————————-BRIAN POV——————-

When we got to Johnny’s, he shoved drinks in our hands and told us to ‘have some fucking fun’. The music was loud, and everyone was in a great mood. “Sis!” Dani shouted, running over to give Nikki a hug. “I feel like I have seen you in weeks!” Nichole said, wrapping her arms around her sister’s neck. “Dude. You just saw each other two days ago when we had dinner at their house.” I said with a laugh.”Two days feels like forever!” Dani chuckled. “Come on, let’s go sit down and catch up on everything.” She said, linking her into Nikki’s and dragging her toward the couch. “Those two are a handful.” Matt said, walking up beside me. “Yeah they are.” I chuckled. “Hey, did you get the invite to Tal’s party?” I asked, turning toward him. “Yeah. I did. I guess we’re gonna go. Dani said she didn’t give a fuck if Val was there or not, Tal was one of my good friends and I should be there to celebrate.” He said, shaking his head. “You guys going?” “I don’t know. Maybe. Michelle came into the shop today, to order the cake.” I sighed. “I think it kind of threw her for a loop, with everything else that’s been going on.” “Is she still not sleeping?” He asked, voice laced with concern. “She does, but not much. And it’s usually accompanied by a nightmare. She’s fucking exhausted, but she won’t slow down.” I said, scratching the back of my head. “Maybe this will help her. She needs to loosen up a little and have a good time. She worries too damn much.” Matt said, looking over at the twins, who were in the same spot but now accompanied by Lacey and Erin, all four of them engrossed in whatever conversation they were having. “Come on man,” he said, slapping a hand on my back, let’s go kick Zack and Johnny’s ass at beer pong.”

A few hours later, Nikki and Dani were both pretty tipsy, and decided to challenge Matt and I to a game of beer pong. “You guys dont understand how good we are.” Nikki smirked, filling her cups up with beer. “Wait, who’s going to drink all that beer? I know you’re not.” Matt asked her. “Johnny.” She stated with a shrug, while her sister started laughing. “Can she even do that?” I asked Matt, who shrugged in return. “She thinks she can.” He chuckled. We decided to let the girls go first, and both of them made their shots. “Come on boys, make sure you keep up.” Dani said with a grin. Matt and I both missed our first shots, and one by one, Nikki and Dani were sinking a ball in almost every cup they aimed at.’”Holy shit they’re actually good.” Zack stated in amazement. “We’ve had lots of practice.” Nikki shrugged. Eventually there were only two cups left on our side of the table, while the twins still had four on their side. Nikki went first and her ball landed in the cup in the front. “Shit.” Matt said under his breath. “Game point, fuckers.” Dani grinned before sinking her ball in the exact same cup as her sister’s. Erin and Lacey cheered, and Zack and Johnny were laughing. “Dude. Your girlfriends just kicked your sorry asses at beer pong.” Johnny said in between laughs. “If you don’t marry them, I will.” He joked, wrapping an arm around each of their shoulders. “Sorry, gnomes aren’t my type.” Nikki said, pushing his arm off her shoulder and walking away. The entire room was laughing, and Nikki looked over at me and jerked her head toward the door. “Alright guys, I think it’s time to head out.” I said, walking over to my girlfriend and wrapping my arm around her shoulders. “We have to be at the studio early and someone has to get up before the breakfast crowd comes in. “You guys are losers.” Johnny pouted. “Yeah, I think we’re going to head out too, or else Erin will never get out of bed in the morning.” Zack said, chuckling when his girlfriend smacked his chest. “Okay friends. It’s been real, and I’ll see all you fuckers later. Come by for some breakfast in the morning, we’ll have fresh cinnamon rolls. Nikki said, wrapping her arm around my waist and pulling me toward the door. “Bye guys!” I said closing the door behind me. The drive home was quiet, but as soon as I shut the door Nikki had me pressed against it with her mouth on mine. “Someone is eager tonight.” I chuckled as she kissed my neck. “Are you kidding me?” She said, pulling my shirt over my head. “I’ve never seen someone make beer pong look so sexy.” I smirked down at her and picked her up, her legs automatically wrapping around my waist. “Then you didn’t see what I saw tonight.” I whispered breathlessly, carrying her to the bedroom and keeping her there for the rest of the night.

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Comments

caught up again, drunk Nikki and Dani are funny :D

Loved the updates :D I'm glad she's okay :)

Loved the update! Loving Zeus

Ugh there goes Michelle ruining shit. I’m glad she went to
him! I can’t wait for more

Oh no....I have a feeling i know where this is going...