House of Jealous Lovers

"You know, I think you like this Jimmy a lot more than you're letting on," Felix told me as we finished cleaning up the bar.

"I think you're a little insane," I laughed, chucking beer bottles into the bin.

"Seriously sweets, you need to realize this. You're pretending to date him in order to get some reaction out of Zack yet, feelings can shift, especially with your plan. How do you know that you haven't started embracing this plan of yours into an actual relationship?" he asked.

"Because I still love Zacky," I said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"It's all a smoke screen. You're both just unwilling to admit your feelings for each other."

"Whatever crazy man," I laughed, heading into the bathrooms to clean.

It had been another week since that photo shoot and I was definitely confused about things. I had no idea what to make of my feelings, especially since I didn't have anyone to talk to about them. Danni and Val thought Jimmy and I were happily dating so I couldn't mention anything about my plan with him. The only person I had to talk to about it was Felix and he was convinced that I've been in love with Jimmy since high school like the rest of my friends.

I had no idea where they got this silly idea, since he and I were just best friends. We would hang out all the time but never really looked at each other as more than friends. Lately his behavior's been bizarre. He seems a little more annoyed these days if I'm talking to Zacky alone or if I mess around with Brian. It's not like I was any better when he was talking to Morgan. It was so weird.

Zacky's behavior shifted a lot as well. He was actually spending a lot more time with me without Morgan around. He would talk to me about random things that we never use to talk about before, like my other interests he didn't know about. It seemed like we were getting to know each other once again, like someone had pressed the 'restart' button on our friendship and we were back to square one. He, also, didn't like it when I was near Jimmy. He would always just watch from across the room quietly when I would snuggle into Jimmy's arms, which didn't make sense.

I had explained the entire situation to Felix one night after work, not able to keep this to myself anymore and he thought I was crazy for coming up with a plan that potentially hurt everyone involved. He was convinced that my plan had worked but backfired at the same time. Though I had Zacky's attention finally, I wanted Jimmy more. His theories seemed to be flawed. That was just not the case.

My feelings for Jimmy were strictly platonic. I was just comforted by him all the time because we were in this situation together. I was sure that the two of us were still in the same place we had been when we started this deal. Some of these feelings were just a little misplaced. There was no way that Jimmy Sullivan had fallen for me. I hadn't fallen for him. I loved him but not the same way I loved Zacky, though I had to convince myself of that in order to believe it. My feelings were completely jumbled up at this point.

We finished cleaning the bar and made it out of there before three, which made me happy. It had been a long day and I just wanted to get home and rest. I would probably wake Danni and make her watch a movie with me, though I was sure she'd yell at me for waking her for a non-emergency.

There were dark clouds in the black sky, covering the twinkling lights of the stars and trapping cold air. Los Angeles never really got cold, so I found it odd that it was particularly chilly tonight, making me wish I had a hoodie to wear. I just attributed it to the climate change and shrugged it off.

"Looks like rain's coming," Felix said, staring up at the night sky with me.

"Yeah. It's odd for this time of year," I said.

"Normally we don't get any rain at all. I wonder what's going on up there," he mused.

"Fucking 'climate change'," I said, using air quotes. "I hate that we call it that. Global warming is the popular term I prefer to use," I said.

"Either way, it's a nice change from the warm weather for once," he shrugged. "Alright, well you did good tonight kid. I see you made your fair share in tips," he winked.

"Those drunken lesbian's just can't get enough of me. They always treat me right," I laughed.

"Now you have enough to get another fucking tattoo on your body," he said, rolling his eyes.

"Definitely, I'm gonna get 'Felix Cameron is a sexy beast' tattooed on my ass. I'm sure Sheila would appreciate that," I smiled.

"My wife would just laugh at your stupidity," he grinned. "And I'm sure Jimmy wouldn't appreciate another man's name on his woman's ass."

"I don't think he'd mind. I'm sure he'd find the humor in it."

"I'm pretty sure he'd get jealous and want to kick my ass."

"You're so delusional Felix. Get home to your hot wife!" I laughed.

"Alright. I'll see you Tuesday," he winked. "Get home safely!"

"Goodnight Felix da Housecat!" I called, watching him get into his car.

I grabbed my keys and got into my own car, hearing him honk the horn at me as he pulled out of the ally. I waved back at him before turning the opposite way onto the iridescent streets of LA, heading back to the highway.

I spent the entire drive home, thinking about everything up to this point and listening to Carolina Liar. This album seemed to fit my current state of confusion over the two boys. There was a part of me that just wanted to forget this deal and just be on my own without anyone in my life to complicate things but then the other part of me was fighting to keep the arrangement I had now. I wasn't sure what about this arrangement was worth it anymore. There was no way Zacky and I would be what I wanted to be and this whole pretending thing that I was doing with Jimmy had to be exhausting. I guess I was ready to call it quits but I wondered why I was also fighting so hard to stay where I was.

Thinking about it now, I was twenty-three years old and too old to be playing these typical high school games that Zacky still played. I was a lot better than this. I knew better than to get myself involved in stupid immaturity but yet, here I was, playing the pretend girlfriend to someone else in order to make someone else jealous and admit their love for me. It was ridiculous.

I made it home in less than forty minutes, since the highways were completely clear, allowing me to speed the entire way. I parked in the driveway, noticing that Danni and Johnny's cars weren't there. I shrugged and made my way to the house, finding a not tapped up on the door.

It read:

London-

Went to Johnny's for the night. I'll be home sometimes tomorrow.
Oh and by the way, I stole you hairdryer since Johnny doesn't have one and I know you'll more than likely be sleeping by the time I get home. You probably wouldn't have noticed it was gone anyway if I hadn't had mentioned it. I guess I just wasted five seconds of your life telling you something completely pointless.
Ah well, have a good night!

Love,
Danni

I laughed out loud to myself, unlocking the door and walking into my house. Leave it to Danni to ramble on about something completely random and pointless. She was such a space cadet sometimes but I still loved her dearly.

I threw my things on the table and flipped on the light, turning on the stereo as I made my way further into the room. I heard the Foo Fighters' cover of 'Darling Nikki' being played on the radio. I smiled and turned up the volume so it was playing loudly through the house as I danced into the kitchen.

I started rummaging around through the fridge for something to drink, moving my body along to the slow drum beat and singing along.

"I knew a girl named Nikki; I guess you could say she was a sex fiend. I met her in a hotel lobby masturbating with a magazine. She said, 'how'd you like to waste some time?' and I could not resist when I saw little Nikki grind," I sang along, loudly.

I felt a pair of hands suddenly covering my eyes, causing my body to seize up in panic and shriek loudly from the sudden unknown contact. I tried clawing away the hands that were covering my eyes but they wouldn't budge.

"What the fuck!" I screamed. "Let me go you fucking rapist murder piece of shit bastard!"

"That's not a very nice way to talk to your friend," Jimmy's voice laughed.

He let his hands drop as I spun around quickly, coming face to face with a shirtless Jimmy laughing hysterically at my reaction. My shock and panic was soon replaced with anger as my heart still pounded away in my chest. I smacked his arm hard as he just continued laughing.

"Jimmy you fucking dick! You scared the shit out of me!" I screamed, hitting him over and over again.

He just grabbed a hold of my wrists and pulled me against his chest, holding my arms up over my head.

"I just couldn't resist. It was too easy," he said, calming his laughter a bit.

"It's not funny! You almost gave me a fucking heart attack!" I said, trying to break free from his grip.

"Aw, I'm sorry Pikachu. I didn't mean to scare you that bad," he said using his pouty face.

I tried to look away but he wouldn't let me, that pouty face always appearing in my line of sight. I shut my eyes, trying not to look at him when I felt him kissing my face, trying to get some kind of reaction out of me. I opened my eyes once again to see that he was still pouting, begging for forgiveness as I started to cave.

"Damn you and that adorable face," I said after a moment. "I can't stay mad at you if you're giving me that face."

"Precisely," he grinned, letting me go. Instead of holding onto my wrists, he wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me into a hug. I wrapped my arms around him as well, enjoying the feeling of his warm body against mine. "I'm really sorry I scared you. I didn't anticipate that kind of reaction out of you."

"It's fine. I'm over it now," I laughed, pulling away from him. "What are you doing here anyway? I didn't see your car out front."

"I caught a ride with Johnny earlier. I figured that I would wait for you to get home so we could hang out," he shrugged.

"You've been here this entire time alone?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. "Aren't you tired at all?"

"Not really. I took a nap earlier," he laughed. "What about you? Shouldn't you be tired from work?"

"Nah, I'm chalked full of energy for some reason. I just don't feel like going to bed yet," I shrugged. "I was thinking about watching a movie but I dunno."

"Well, we could do that. I don't mind watching one with you," he grinned.

"Alright," I smiled.

We walked out of the kitchen, shutting off the stereo as I followed him back to my bedroom. I noticed the television was already on the music channel, playing some random song. Jimmy flopped onto my bed as I looked over his naked upper torso, studying his familiar tattoos. I couldn't help but stare at him, fighting a sudden feeling of wanting to run and jump on top of him.

I wandered into my bathroom and changed out of my clothes, putting on a simple tank top and pair of short boxer shorts. I walked back into my room, shutting off the bathroom light and flopping down next to Jimmy, lying on my stomach with my head rested against the pillow. He looked at me, eyes scanning my body as I smiled lazily at him.

There was this unexplainable tension between us as we continued to lay there. The tension had been growing more increasingly over the last week, causing both of us to grow more anxious around each other. I wasn't sure why I felt the need to have him closer to me but it was there. Suddenly my thoughts of wanting to be in Zacky's arms shifted to wanting to be in Jimmy's arms instead. It was confusing trying to figure out what my heart wanted.

I felt a sudden shiver run down my spine, realizing the window was still open behind us. I leaned up and shut the window, gazing out at the cold evening as the light breeze blew gently against the trees, rustling the leaves about. I smiled a little, enjoying the thought of possible rain happening the next day.

"It's supposed to rain," Jimmy said, snapping me from my dreamlike state.

"I'm hoping it does. I love the rain," I smiled.

"Yeah," he agreed. "It creates more excuses for lazy days."

I sat back on my legs, looking at him curiously, "Like you need an excuse for a lazy day."

"Maybe I do," he shrugged. "I just want to use it as an excuse to keep you all to myself," he grinned.

"And what would you do with me on this day, keeping in mind that we would be all cooped up in a house because of the rain?" I asked playfully.

He leaned up on his elbows, searching my face for some kind of hidden emotion. I watched as he bit his lip in concentration, obviously thinking something over. He seemed a little more hesitant than normal, which was weird for Jimmy since he was never the hesitant type. Usually he just spoke how he felt aloud damning all the consequences.

"You really wanna know?" he questioned.

"Yes, I wanna know," I smiled, nodding slightly.

He sat up slowly, making his way over to me. I waited as patiently as I could as my heart raced and skin grew hot. He suddenly crashed his lips onto mine, pulling me closer to him as the force of his kiss sent me into a frenzy of mixed emotions. I didn't have time to respond when I felt him pull away from me sheepishly.

"Sorry," he said.

I felt my breathing increase as my heart banged against my ribcage, skin radiating in heat from that amazing kiss. Something awakened in me that moment, suddenly needing more of him than I got.

I lunged myself at him, kissing him hard as my body fell on top of his. I felt his arms snake around my waist, pulling me closer to his body. I straddled his lap, urgently kissing him as his hands grabbed the bottom of my tank top, wringing the material. I brushed my tongue across his lower lip, begging for access which he so greatly allowed. I felt his hands reach underneath the back of my tank top, hands running up and down the bare skin of my back as our mouths battled one another.

He suddenly flipped us so that he was lying on top of me, never once breaking his intense kiss. I let my hands grip his bare back, slightly running my nails along his skin as he bit my bottom lip. I looked at him, seeing his lust-filled blue eyes staring at me mischievously, knowing exactly what he was thinking since I was thinking the same thing. There was no fighting the inevitable here.

I flipped us so that I was back on top of him, leaning away from his gorgeous face and lifting my shirt overhead, tossing it carelessly aside onto the floor. He smirked at me, eyes examining the newly exposed skin. I smiled back, leaning back down and kissing him again. I moved my hips against his in a slow, circular motion, earning a muffled moan from him at the new sensation.

I kissed down along his jaw and neck, letting my hands roam over his chest and stomach. His hands tangled in my hair as I worked my way lower down his chest, lightly tracing the tattoo on the center of his chest with my tongue. My hands wandered into his loose basketball shorts, grasping his already hard cock as he threw his head back in pleasure. I smirked against his skin, slowly moving my hand up and down his enlarged manhood.

"Fuck London," he moaned as I started placing light kisses on his lower pelvis.

"Oh, you like this, do you?" I questioned lowly, lightly running my tongue across his skin.

I got a loud moan in reply as I stopped moving my hand. I gently removed it in order to grasp his basketball shorts. I tugged the material down a little, causing Jimmy to lift his hips slightly so I could remove them easier, tossing them off to the side with my shirt. I grabbed his cock once again, slowly working my hand up and down it once again as I sat next to him on the bed on my knees, leaning down and kissing a trail from his bellybutton down.

I replaced my hand with my mouth, gently licking the tip of his penis as he moaned loudly, trying to buck his hips upward. I laughed a little, holding his hips down with my hands and casting my eyes up to his face.

"You need to hold still big boy," I whispered, slowly licking him from base to tip with my tongue.

"Oh fucking God!" he moaned. "I loved that you have your tongue pierced."

"Really now? You like that, do you?" I teased.

I smirked up at him before enclosing my mouth around his member, slowly moving my head to match the previous movements of my hand. I started out at a slow pace just to tease him as he groaned loudly; tangling is hands in my already messy hair. He gently guided me up and down his manhood as I increased the pace a bit. He was trying his best to keep his hips down but couldn't help the few times he bucked uncontrollably.

"Babe, stop," he moaned. I slowed down a bit before removing my mouth from him altogether, staring at him in curiosity. He smirked at me, pushing me roughly onto the mattress as he crawled on top of me. "It's your turn."

He immediately started attacking my neck, gently nipping it and causing me to moan in pleasure. He slowly traveled down my body, massaging my breasts with his hands as his kisses traveled down the middle of my chest. I felt his tongue lightly encircle my left nipple as I moaned from the newfound pleasure. I ground my hips into his roughly, trying my best to be patient but growing restless.

"God Jimmy, you're killing me!" I moaned as his kisses traveled further down my body.

"You won't be complaining in a minute," he smirked, pushing the material of my shorts down slightly.

I lifted my hips so he could remove them as he discarded them with the rest of the clothing on the floor. I felt his hands back on my sides, fingers lightly tracing the black ink on my skin. He worked further down my body, kissing my pelvis gently as his hands slid down to my inner thighs, gently massaging them, fingers tracing the death bat tattoo I had.

"I think I like this tattoo best," he said playfully.

He started kissing down my left thigh slowly, tracing lines of my tattoo with his tongue on my skin as his hands moved in from my thighs, hand gently rubbing me in small circle. I bucked my hips upward, wanting more than I was getting.

"Ah, none of that," he teased playfully, positioning himself in between my legs.

Soon enough, he replaced his hand with his mouth, gently licking and sucking between my folds as I moaned loudly. He held my hips down in place as he swirled his tongue in circles around my clit, earning loud cries of pleasure from me. I was hardly able to contain myself as I felt a finger slip inside me, causing me to arch my back at the new sensation. I ran my hands through his disheveled black hair, lightly tugging at him as he increased his pace a bit. I bit my lip, trying to silence myself of the loud moans he was causing but finding it hard to keep myself quiet.

"I want you to fuck me right now," I breathed unevenly.

He slowed himself down and eventually stopped, working his way back up my body. He kissed my lips roughly as I involuntarily bucked my hips upwards once more. He pulled away for a moment and looked down at me questioningly. I knew the question before the words even left his mouth as I reached into the side table and pulled out a little red package.

"This what you were gonna ask me for?" I teased.

"Quite possibly," he smirked as I tore it open with my teeth.

"Well, you need to hurry up," I said, growing impatient again. "I need you so bad right now."

"And how bad is that?" he said, unrolling the condom over his hardened member.

"I'll probably die in five seconds if you don't hurry up," I chuckled.

"Well, we don't want that now do we?" he mused, kissing my lips roughly.

I felt him slam himself inside of me, causing a loud moan from the both of us. I wrapped my arms around him, digging my nails into his back as he slowly pulled back, almost pulling himself out completely before roughly slamming into me again. My legs wrapped around his waist tightly as he started thrusting in and out of me hard.

I clawed at his back, unable to keep my screaming quiet any longer. I matched his hip movements, both of us moving against each other roughly as he bit my neck. I felt his hands roaming my naked body, unable to find a spot to settle.

I quickly found an opportunity and flipped us over so I was straddling his lap.

"Someone likes to be dominant, don't they?" he teased.

"You like it," I smirked.

He firmly grasped my hips as I slammed myself down onto his cock, earning an animalistic groan from him. I ground my hips quickly against him, his hands guiding me at a fast pace. I threw my head back in pleasure, feeling his hips match mine as he thrust upward into me. Our breathing became heavy as our bodies started glistened with sweat from all the activity. I was growing tired, shaking from exhaustion but not losing any momentum as I continued riding him.

He seemed to notice my body growing tired so he flipped us once again so that he was on top, pumping harder into me.

"Who’s the dominant one now?" I teased, biting his lower lip and tugging it.

He didn't reply. Instead, he just captured his urgent lips with mine, continually thrusting into me. His hands grasped at my breasts, roughly massaging them as his kisses trailed down my body once again. I felt like my body was becoming unhinged as he slammed his hips into mine over and over again. He hit a sensitive spot inside me, causing me to shudder a bit against him in pure bliss. He smirked down at me, continuing his fast pace.

"Did I do something you liked?" he said breathlessly.

"Oh God, yes!" I moaned as he hit the same spot. "God, don't you dare stop!"

He chuckled but complied, hitting that same spot over and over again as his lips attacked my neck. I felt his teeth graze my skin, biting down hard as I pulled him closer to me, feeling his sweaty body glide with ease against my own. My hands tangled in his hair once again as our breathing became uneven, panting and crying out in bliss.

I flipped us again, placing my hands firmly against his chest and riding him hard and fast as he grasped my hips tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force of his grip. I felt my body beginning to tense up in anticipation, waves of pleasure rolling through me. Each thrust caused more pleasure to jolt through my body as I leaned down, crashing my lips into his. I felt his body begin to tense underneath me, signaling he was about as close as I was to losing total control.

"God Jimmy, I'm close," I moaned lowly into his ear.

He flipped us one more time, regaining control once again and thrusting faster into me as my body writhed in ecstasy underneath him, crying out. I felt the sensation growing throughout my body, making me feel as if I were going to explode any minute. I clawed at his back, trying my best to keep my composure as his lips sucked on the side of my neck. I could feel his shoulders tensing, knowing he was just as close as I was. His movements were becoming more erratic as well, losing his steady rhythm.

I arched my back, feeling the shock waves of pleasure rushing through my body as I hit my peak. I pulled him closer to me, screaming his name out in utter bliss as my body violently convulsed underneath him. He grunted my name lowly, crashing his lips onto mine as he hit his own peak, moaning loudly into my mouth. He continued thrusting, both of us riding out our orgasms until we couldn't move anymore.

Jimmy collapsed on top of me, both of us breathing heavily and completely exhausted. He rolled off of me, allowing me to catch my breath as we both lie on top of the mattress, not able to move anymore. I could feel the sweat on my body providing a cooling sensation over my skin as I regained some composure.

"What the hell was that?" I asked aloud to myself.

"That my dear, was what we call sex," he chuckled. "Really amazing sex."

"Smartass," I muttered, rolling over on my stomach and resting on the pillow. "I guess that had been building up for a while, hasn't it?"

"I would say so," he grinned.

"So what does this mean?" I questioned, looking up at him curiously.

"Isn't it obvious?" he mused, rolling to his side, facing me.

"Well, everything's just so confusing, you know?" I sighed.

I heard him sigh deeply, resting his hand on my lower back as he started tracing his fingers gently against my skin, drawing imaginary shapes. I smiled a little at the contact, shutting my sleepy eyes and relaxing my exhausted body against the comfortable mattress.

"I know things are confusing now. I'm not sure what I'm feeling but I know that I want you when you're not near me," he replied quietly. "We just continue what we have now and let the chips fall where they may."

I leaned up, pulling his face closer to mine and capturing my lips with his in a simple passionate kiss. I felt his hand resting on my hip lightly as I pulled him closer to me once again, unable to get enough of his kisses. There was like a magnetic pull whenever I was near Jimmy, making me crave more of him. I hated to admit it but I was sure that this was the beginning of falling for Jimmy, my friend.

"I guess we don't have to pretend anymore," I said, whispering against his lips.

"No, I guess we don't," he smiled, pecking my lips again.

He pulled me closer to him, wrapping his arms around me as I settled into his chest. I sighed contently, thinking about how right it felt to be here in his arms. Though I still felt confusion about what I was truly feeling, I couldn't deny how right it felt to lie in bed with Jimmy. Was this the beginning of something new?

Jimmy twirled his fingers through my hair, holding me close to his warm skin as I felt my eyelids growing heavy, the exhaustion taking over my body rapidly. I felt his rhythmic breathing which made me feel a little calmer as I snuggled into him more. I fell asleep to the sounds of his steady heartbeat, a small smile on my face as I felt complete. Nothing felt more right to me than being with him.