My Best Friend's Girlfriend

Life Goes On

Andi's POV

It's always funny to me how when things seem to be falling apart for me that life goes on. The world still turns. Everyone proceeds like it's business as usual even though your world is chaos.

That's really the best way to describe what was happening. Brian and I still dated. We hung out with his friends. We hung out with my friends. He stopped by the bar and would sit there talking to me while I tended bar. He brought me flowers and candy a few times. He introduced me to his parents and his adorable little sister. I introduced him to my father and brother who loved him despite the fact that he looked a rock star bad boy. It was almost normal. Except for the fact that I knew Matt had a crush on me. Not gonna lie...I caught myself watching him more....when he was standing around laughing with the guys....when he was onstage singing....when he was standing around breathing. Sometimes, I'd catch his stare and we'd have a weird uncomfortable moment but I couldn't pinpoint what I could do to fix it. He didn't talk to me alone but he didn't seem to mind talking to me in a group. Occasionally  I'd see him holding hands with Tara and I'd feel odd. Not that they didn't make a great couple. She was a gorgeous Playboy model...one that looked great on the arm of the hot lead singer of Avenged Sevenfold.

Brian didn't really help the weird feeling I had. He was a normal happy loving boyfriend which should have made me happy. And I was...except for the times when I found him in a different room whispering into his phone. Excusing himself from dinner to take calls. I tried not to suspect anything. As a matter of fact, I was almost sure that I was fabricating things because of the situation with Matt. Right? Yeah right..who was I kidding? It got to the point that I felt sick every time Brian went out without me.  Partly because I was afraid he was seeing Michelle and partly because he was out with Matt and I couldn't be. You see how fucked up that was?

Oh well...life goes on...

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Matt's POV

It was 1pm in the afternoon and I walked into the Club Nokia Theatre where the guys and I were having a drink before we had to present an award later in the evening at the  Golden God Awards in LA. Normally the club isn't open during the day but they opened it for the folks doing rehearsals and soundcheck. It wasn't as crowded as it would be that night but there was still a steady flow of people. We watched as Johnny and Jimmy made a fool of themselves on the dancefloor to some techno song that I didn't recognize. Zacky and I were nursing our beers as Brian excused himself to take a call. He was standing near the farthest wall with a face splitting grin. Every now and then he'd chuckle. He looked like a man in love.

I gave him a nod and he realized I was watching. He looked a bit embarrassed and turned his back to me.

"What the fuck is that all about?" Zacky asked curiously. I shrugged because I had a suspicion but didn't want to say anything. A few minutes later, he hung up and then resumed his place at the bar with us.

"Your beer is hot," Zacky says "You were on the phone so damned long."

"It wasn't that long," Brian said taking a sip and realizing that Zacky was right. His beer was warm. He motioned for the waitress to bring him another.

"What's Andi up to?" Zacky asked. "She coming tonight? Gena wanted to see if she could borrow her purple clutch."

I focused on my beer. I wanted to know if Andi was coming but I also didn't want to know.

Brian took a deep breath and started slowly "That wasn't Andi. Actually that was Michelle."

"Are you fucking serious?" I asked fuming. 

"Dude, Michelle treated you like walking talking shit for years," Zacky said shaking his head. "Why would you be talking to her?"

He looked every where but at us. 

"What the fuck, Bri?" Zacky asked again.

He shook his head "She's different now, Zack. She's trying. And we're just friends. That's all."

I shook my head "Just friends my ass," I mumbled. I know what Brian looks like in love and that was the Brian I just saw on the phone."Does Andi know about your friend?"

"Yeah," Brian said finally making solid eye contact and his voice strengthening "She knows. She knows all we do is talk."

"Brian, you're making a huge mistake being friends with her," Zacky said disappointed "Does Jimmy know?"

"What? No...and it doesn't matter.  Jimmy isn't my mother. Seriously guys, we're just friends."

I didn't want to judge Brian for this. I didn't want to go off on his and tell him that he's the biggest asshole that ever lived or that's he's a fucking sucker for falling for Michelle Dibenedetto's bullshit. Again. But I couldn't help it. I didn't want to watch him break Andi's heart.

"Don't you fuck her around," I growled "Don't you fucking dare."

I stood up and threw a fifty on the table and walked out. I felt like shit for doing that but I knew I was right. And I knew I was right because he got defensive. And because he didn't try to deny that we were wrong.

Fucking Brian.