Default Title - Write Your Own

eighteen

"So do you all live together?" Meaghan asked, gesturing round to all of us.

"Yeah, Ana just moved in not long ago." Zacky told her. "Hey you can stop by for a little longer if ya want, unless you guys have things to do?" Zacky asked and all Brian, Jimmy and I just shook our heads. "Great we could all just watch a film or something? I'm still too tired to be doing anything else."

"Agreed." Said Jimmy as his put his empty plate on the side. The three of them made their way into the living room while Brian and I finished off our pancakes.

"Looks like we're gonna have to keep this up for a bit longer," I said to Brian quietly so no one else could hear and he 'hm'ed in agreement. We walked in the living room to see Meaghan already curled up next to Zacky, practically lying on him while Jimmy sorted out the film. A quick look at Brian and I knew he was thinking the same 'we're gonna have to copy them'. I mean it wasn't a big deal, hell I fell asleep on him in a cab yesterday. Brian sat down in the far corner of the sofa and I sat right next to him with my legs curled up on him, his arm around my waist which was weird as it wasn't like I was going to fall off the sofa.

"Hope you like horror films." Jimmy said as he said down between Meaghan and me.

"Jacob's ladder? Again?" Zacky sighed.

"Oh I love this film!" Meaghan squealed. I guess she was our type. I had never seen it before and honestly, it was really interesting. I sort of forgot I was next to Brian and melted into the feeling of having him close. It was nice, comforting.

The film was about an hour in and we had all stayed mostly silent apart from Jimmy's the occasional "I love this part," when a sharp noise made me jump. It turned out to just be Meaghan's phone.

"Sorry..." She mumbled as she got up and went into the kitchen, holding her phone to her ear. We continued the movie as she'd already seen it and waited for her to come back in. "I'm real sorry guys, I gotta go. My roommate needs me home, she thinks she's broke the kitchen sink or something..." She trailed off.

"Oh that's alright, do you want a ride home?" Zacky offered as he jumped up from the sofa.

"Oh no that's okay, I live literally around the corner. I'll be okay." She smiled. She then made her way over the Zacky and kissed him passionately before hugging him and saying 'thanks'. She waved bye to the rest of us then left without another word.

"Well she seemed nice." Jimmy observed. "But anyway, will someone please explain to me what the fuck's going on?"

Zacky, Brian and I looked round at each other and sighed before telling him the whole story. Zacky explained how he'd met Meaghan at the charity shop when helping her move somethings and they'd ended up going to a café for lunch around the corner. He had invited her back, thinking everyone would still be out but when realised Brian and I were here, made us go out and therefore telling her we were on a date and then meaning Brian and I would have to act like a couple. After Zacky had finished his story, he looked really sad which confused us all.

"Aww, but you two are so cute together, you used to be, still are." Jimmy complained, making me go bright red in the face as I looked away from them all. Jimmy then spent the next half an hour telling us in excruciating detail everything about his date. Her name was Leana and by the sounds of it, she was to a nice girl. They hadn't done anything, just ended up staying and walking around Huntington for ages as they got on so well. He said he was seeing her next week again.

After we'd all explained everything that's gone on, we all just got on with our own thing. Brian and Zacky went to play guitar in their music room while Jimmy and I got snacks and decided to finish the movie as he loved it to pieces and I was captivated to see how it would end. The rest of the day went on as usual, it was quite relaxing actually. I thought I'd try read something as that was one of my favourite things to do usually but kept getting distracted by Brian's guitar playing in other room. I mean, I knew he was good. But he was really, really good. I made a mental note to ask him to teach me sometime.

Later that day when Zacky was telling me about this crazy fan he'd met on tour, there was a knock at the door. Jimmy went to answered it and I immediately recognised the voices of Matt, Valary and Michelle.

Brian POV

I was upstairs when I heard the door open and close. I walked around the landing, looking down the stairs to see who it was. Matt, Valary and Michelle. Michelle... I stood at the top of the stairs for a minute while they all went into the living room where Anastasia, Jimmy and Zacky were. I was forgetting something, something important. It took a second but after thinking back to yesterday, it hit me like a punch in the gut. I had sex with Michelle.

My thoughts rushed all over the place. What if she's told someone? What if she was going to tell Anastasia? This couldn't be happening. I rushed downstairs to find everyone still saying hi.

"Hey Brian!" Said Michelle who was the first person to notice I was there. The sound of her voice made my blood boil and even more so when she hugged me. I wanted to push her away and yell but I couldn't, not in front of everyone. Within 10 minutes we were all sitting around in the living room (luckily not in the fort this time) with Jimmy telling them about his date. Ana was sitting next to me when she leaned over and whispered.

"Are you going to talk to Michelle about how you don't... you know feel that way about her."

I realised it was the perfect excuse to talk to her alone and took my chance.

"You know I am actually." I said, louder than I should have. "C'mon Michelle, let's go talk in the kitchen." I beckoned her and she smiled before following me. I closed the door so we were out of ear shot of everyone else but still spoke quietly.

"Right, don't talk, just listen." I told her then paused, conjuring up what I was going to say. "Last night meant nothing. I don't like you in that way. I was drunk and half the time had no idea what was going on. I regret it. I never want it to happen again. I wish it'd never happen. You took advantage of me and for that... For that, I can honestly say I hate you. I hate you Michelle DiBenedetto and I never want to have to interact with you in any way again. I've seen the way you look at Anastasia, the way you act around her. Stay away from me. Stay away from her. Got it?"

She took a deep breath in then spoke coolly. "Got it. But just you wait." She winked at me then began to make her way into the living room.

"Wait for what?" I asked after her but she was already gone so I had no choice but to follow her into the living room where everyone else was. I made sure to sit right next to Anastasia, just to spite Michelle. Zacky had started to tell everyone about Meaghan, skipping the part about her thinking Anastasia and I are a couple which I was half disappointed about as it so would've pissed off Michelle. After he'd finished Matt was the first to butt in.

"Aw Bri, looks like you're the only one without a girl." He teased and punched me in the arm. Everyone started laughing before Michelle interrupted by clearing her throat, getting everyone's attention.

"Actually, we've been meaning to tell you this... Brian and I are together!" She squealed with a grin. There was a chorus of "what?!" and a few curses from everyone in there to. I didn't know what to do. Well, I know I should be objecting to it but all I could bring myself to do was sit and stare at her in utter disgust with my jaw hung open. "Oh and I haven't even told him this yet... I'm pregnant! And it's his!"