You Taught My Heart, A Sense I Never Knew I Had.

I was positioned on the black leather couch, hanging upside down as my head and hands dangled in the air. I stared up at the plain white ceiling as I blew the loose strands of hair away that had fallen into my eyes. I closed my eyes as I felt the warm blood rush to my forehead.

My moment of euphoria was interrupted when something hit me right on the head. I opened my eyes and glanced up at the tall, lanky figure that hovered over me, laughing heartily.

I reached down to the floor, grabbing the drumstick that lay at his feet. While he stood there chuckling, I forcefully threw the drumstick to the one spot that I knew would shut him up.

I smiled and flipped over, standing up off the couch as I listened to Mike cough. The laughing had ceased, and I was satisfied, smirking to myself.

“Mike, you’re an asshole.”

He fell onto the couch, swearing and cursing.

“Elena, you’re a bitch.”

I shrugged my shoulders before walking over to the gray armchair and taking a seat.

Vic and Tony walked into the living room with a microphone and their guitars. Their eyes darted back and forth between Mike and I, and they chuckled.

“What did you do to him, Elena?”

I laughed.

“Let’s just say he shouldn’t have thrown his drumstick at me.”

They once again exchanged glances and put their guitars down.

Mike had finally regained his composure and he moved towards the three of us, before tacking me to the ground.

“You know Elena, you really need to stop being such a bitch. So your boyfriend dumped you. There’s other guys out there.”

I huffed and pushed him off of me and glared into his dark eyes.

“Do you want to get hit again? Because you know I’d be happy to do it again.”

He smirked.

“You. Need. To. Get. Laid.”

I shook my head.

“That’s it.”

I was about an inch away from jumping on his back when Vic pulled me away.

“Come on Vic, just let me go.”

He laughed and sat me on the couch.

“Usually, I would. But we need our drummer. We have practice today.”

I rolled my eyes and kicked my feet up, once again staring at the plain ceiling. There was no excitement in my life. Mike was right; I was spinning into a boring circle of depression. It’s not my fault my last boyfriend was a jerk. It was just my luck. What can I say? I’m a magnet for horrible boyfriends. Sure, it was never love. I gave and gave and they always took. I was starting to give up on ‘love.’ It was never happening to me. And that was that.

“You’re practicing, but you still don’t have a bass player? Good luck with that.”

So maybe I was being a bitch. Whatever.

“Well, not really. Our new bass player is coming in about five minutes. Remember when we told you about him?”

I furrowed my eyebrows, trying to recall the information. What was his name? Jamie? Hayme? Whatever. Who cares?

“Okay. What the hell was his name again?”

Vic rolled his eyes and sighed.

“Jaime.”

I scoffed and got off the couch, heading towards the kitchen to get an ice cold glass of water.

Mike spoke up.

“Give him a chance Elena. We all think you’ll really like him. And I mean really like him.”

I stopped in my tracks and turned on my heel, staring at the three boys in front of me. I stuck my finger out, pointing at them.

“Are you trying to say that the three of you are setting me up?”

I shook my head.

“Maybe?”

I scoffed and walked into the kitchen.

I walked to the cabinet, grabbing a glass and putting some ice in, before walking to the fridge and pouring water into the glass.

As I stood in the kitchen, I heard the front door open. I guess the new guy was here. Great. I rolled my eyes and walked back into the living room.

There was a new guy standing with my friends, and he wasn’t anything that I had expected.

He was tall with an incredible body from what I could see. His hair was dark and stuck out in all directions, but he pulled it off ridiculously well. As I walked into the room he smiled at me and I looked down at the floor, admiring the shag carpet.

As he smiled he revealed his perfect smile that made my heart skip a beat and his dimples that were too adorable for words.

I looked back up from the ground and walked over to Vic, leaning into him before whispering in his ear.

“Who is this?”

He laughed as I took a sip of water, waiting for him to answer.

“Elena, I’d like you to meet Jaime. Our new bassist.”

Jaime? Did I hear that correctly?

I immediately turned my head and spit out all of the water that was previously in my mouth. I closed my eyes and turned back to the boys, who were all giving me different variations of a look that most likely read, ‘What the hell?’

“Oh. Uh, s-sorry. It went down the w-wrong pipe, you know?”

I swallowed the lump that rose in my throat and placed my hand behind my neck nervously.

I waited for someone to speak up and say something. Anything.

Mike must have sensed my nervousness because he broke the silence.

“Right. Let’s head downstairs.”

Vic, Tony, and Mike headed down the stairs, Jaime behind them. I walked behind him slowly, not wanting to get too close. I was too busy watching the floor, because all of a sudden I had walked straight into Jaime’s back.

I landed on the floor and looked up at the hand that was reached out, offering to help me up.

Of course, that hand belonged to the handsome new bassist of my best friends’ band.

I sat there for a few seconds, staring at the hand before my heart told me, ‘grab it, you idiot.’

I took his hand and he pulled me off the ground in one easy movement.

I felt intimidated as his dark eyes gazed into my own. His eyes moved all the way down to my feet and I felt the scarlet blush sneak onto my cheeks.

He smiled and turned, heading down the stairs.

Through the silence, I could hear my heart pounding. A feeling that I haven’t felt in a while. I smiled to myself and ran down the stairs, suddenly happy, for the first time in months.

I sat on the couch and waited patiently as I waited for them to finish setting up. They began to play, and like always, they were too amazing for words.

And Jaime…the feeling and emotion that he put into his playing was incredible. As he sang back up, he looked at me, smiling. And honestly, I couldn’t help but smile back.

There was just something about his energy that I liked. It was exactly what I needed in my life. Vic saw me smiling at Jaime and gave me a look as if he was saying ‘I told you so.’

I smirked and continued to stare in awe at Jaime. He caught my eye and smiled right back, making my heart race.

The guys finished up practicing and we headed upstairs into the living room. We hung out and watched some movies until it was late into the night. As I opened my eyes, I realized I had fallen asleep on Jaime’s shoulder. His eyes were closed and his arm was wrapped loosely around my waist.

I blushed and got off the couch, grabbing my jacket and bag.

“Well, it’s been a long night. I should get going.”

Tony and Jaime nodded in agreement and also followed me off the couch.

Vic had picked me up, and as I stared at his sleeping form, I realized I’d have to find another way home.

It was as if Jaime could read my mind.

“Elena, do you need a ride?”

I took a deep breath and looked up at the handsome man that stood in front of me.

“Oh. Well, I don’t want to make you go out of your way…”

He shook his head.

“Not at all. Let’s go.”

I nodded and turned around to say goodbye to Mike. He wrapped his arms around me and whispered in my ear.

“Be safe.”

I playfully smacked him on the shoulder and he laughed.

I turned away and followed Jaime out the door to his car.

He opened the passenger seat door and I smiled.

“After you, m’lady.”

I laughed and sat in the car, as I waited for him to slide into the driver’s seat.

He slid in the car next to me and as he reached for the gear, his hand accidentally brushed against mine. I quickly pulled my hand away and looked into his eyes, quickly smiling before looking away.

The whole drive home we talked about random everyday life things and laughed about anything and everything. I felt like he was my best friend, even though I’d just met him.

The rush that I felt while being with him was a feeling that I’d never felt before. I never even knew it was possible for me to feel anything like this.

We pulled into my apartment complex and got out of the car, walking up to my apartment on the third floor. When we got to my door, I took out my key and turned the lock, swinging the door open.

I turned and looked Jaime in the eyes, as he smiled down at me.

“Thanks for the ride. You didn’t have to do that.”

“No problem. I wanted to.”

I took a deep breath and stood on my tiptoes, placing a soft kiss on his cheek.

“Elena, you’re amazing.”

I blushed and looked down at my feet.

“Jaime, I don’t even know what to say. You’re…incredible. You’ve shown me so much in so little time. So much that I didn’t even know was possible. I…I just—“

I didn’t get to finish my thought as he cupped his hand around my face, and lowering his lips to my own. When our lips connected I couldn’t help but smiled into the kiss. After a few seconds he deepened the kiss as his arms wrapped tightly around my waist, and my hands became lost in the mess of his hair.

We finally broke apart, breathing heavily.

We stood there, speechless, gazing into each other’s eyes.

Finally, he spoke up.

“Well. I guess I should get going.”

He went to turn around, but I quickly reacted by grabbing his wrist and pulling him back.

“Wait. Jaime. You don’t have to go.”

He smiled and leaned in, kissing me again.

We stumbled into my apartment and I closed the door behind us. No matter what my head was telling me, my heart was telling me that this was right.

Just when I was about to give up on finding love, love found me.

Jaime found me.