Arranged to be Yours

Chapter 10

"Are you alright?" He asked again in concern. My silence probably didn't help to soothe his worries in the slightest either.

It took me a moment before I was able to get over my stupor and form words that made sense.

"Oh my goodness, I don't believe it." My voice was a soft whisper in awe. By then, Jeremy and Mat had  joined us, both rather out of breath from how fast they'd taken the stairs and were swarming me with questions about if I was alright.

"Katherine! Are you okay? Who was that guy that ran past you? I mean, was he crazy? You could've rolled down the stairs!" High pitched, panicked. Jeremy.

"Are you hurt in any way? Katherine?" A lower voice. Laced with concern, yes, but composed, trying not to create a panic. Mat.

A smile spread over my lips as I wrapped my arms around the man tightly, pulling him close to me in an embrace.

"I can't believe it's you, Romeo."

At that moment, we heard hurried footsteps on the stairs before a familiar melodic voice spoke up frantically.

"Are you alright, Katherine? Are you hurt? I saw everything from outside. Jeff wanted to give me something before leaving to go take care of his sick mother and when I turned around I saw you fall but I couldn't get to you in time." Adrien was rambling, falling over his words in his state of worry. Did this small accident really scare him that much?

Matthew placed a calming hand on his arm that made him relax somewhat. I saw it as a good sign. The band had grown so close that they really were just like family. It made me warm just thinking about it, knowing how much they meant to each other.

I finally pulled away and stood with just my one arm draped across the man's waist,  leaning comfortably against his side as he hung his arm across my shoulders, completely relaxed in each other's presence.

"Are you alright?" Adrien asked, calmer this time but still concerned for his wife.

I nodded my head as I answered, "Yeah, he saved me." I indicated to the green eyed man next to me. What I didn't fail to notice was how Jeremy, Mat and Adrien exchanged curious glances with each other  before looking at the two of us as well.

I looked up and into the emerald green irises that were observing me, a small smile on his face that I mirrored instantly.

"Thank you so much for saving me. To be honest, we haven't seen each other in a long time, Romeo."

A hand wrapped around my wrist and pulled me towards Adrien as he stepped slightly in front of me, sizing up the man. Truth be told, they were the same height but that didn't stop him from becoming stone faced and defensive.

"You are married, Katherine. You already have a husband, so why are you calling him Romeo?"

I locked eyes with a pair of emerald orbs...before both of us burst out laughing. It sounded very much alike and both of us were practically gasping for air at Adrien's behaviour. Seeing the three band members exchange puzzled looks and Adrien poke the inside of his cheek with his tongue only served to make us laugh even more, setting off another fit of giggles.

I walked out from behind my husband and over to the green eyed man again and we practically had to lean on each other for support through our fit we were having. This made Adrien cross his arms over his chest as he huffed out in clear annoyance, "Care to tell us the joke? What the hell is so damn amusing to you two?"

It took us a few more seconds but we'd finally managed to get ourselves under control as we wiped the tears from our eyes that had formed due to our laughter, slightly gasping for breath as we did so.