She Will Be Loved

I wish I could say I woke up peacefully the next morning. Well, that would be lying. Somehow, even though everyone but me was smashed, they had managed to all wake up before me. I was woken up at eight thirty by Frank, Jimmy, and Mikey jumping on me.

“Good morning sunshine!” Gerard shouted obnoxiously loudly from the doorway where he and Matt decided to watch me get tortured. I groaned, struggling to get out from under the three, full grown men.

“Help me!” I cried pathetically, waving my arms in the air. Frank, who was lying across my chest and happened to be facing me, grinned widely.

“What? You don’t like having three guys on top of you?” Frank asked, wiggling his eyebrows. I blushed deeply, feeling my face glow red. This made Frank begin giggling. Yeah, not laughing or chuckling, giggling.

“Don’t make me get Bob to drag you under the pool again,” I warned timidly.

“I’ll drag you under too,” Frank challenged, still grinning at me.

“No you won’t.” I looked over the bodies to see Zacky joining Matt and Gerard in the doorway. He did not seem happy to see a pile on me. “You guys had your fun, get off her.”

“Okay mom,” Jimmy sighed, climbing off. He was shortly followed by Mikey and, reluctantly, Frank. I took a deep, much needed breath of oxygen. The five tormentors left the room leaving just me and Zack. I sat up and stretched, my back popping from being still for too long.

“Thanks for saving me. Again,” I added meekly. He smiled, observing his shoes.

“No problem. Well get ready and then we’re all going out for the day.” I raised an eyebrow at him.

“Where are we going?” Zacky simply shrugged. I sighed, pushing the covers off my body. I hopped down, heading into the bathroom. “Well I need to take a shower first. I should be down in twenty minutes or so.”

“Okay.” With that I heard him leave, shutting my door behind him. I also shut my bathroom door, locking it. I stripped to my birthday suit and tossed my now dry bikini on top of my pajamas. I started up the water before stepping under the hot water. After some time I was finished, body smelling like vanilla and hair like watermelons. I turned off the water and wrapped a towel tightly around my body. I stepped into my room and nearly had a heart attack.

“Oh shit! I’m sorry!” Gerard shouted, covering his eyes and turning his back to me. “I didn’t know you were in the shower! I was just seeing if you were ready yet!”

“It’s okay,” I replied, blush on my face for a second time that day. “I’ll be ready in, like, five minutes.”

“Okay!” He tried to find the knob of my door with his eyes closed. After a moment he finally did, yanking the door open and running from my room. A loud ‘bang’ was left to echo my room as he disappeared. I stood there for a few moments, trying to calm my ragging heartbeat. I calmed myself enough to pull on fresh undergarments and the rest of my outerwear. A knocking came at my door as I was straightening my now dry hair in my bathroom.

“Come in!” I called, placing down the straightener and unplugging it from the wall. I walked into my room to see Zacky peeking his head in.

“Did something happen with Gerard?” he asked, skipping the ‘beating around the bush’ crap. I laughed nervously, placing a silver stud into my nostril.

“Not really. He came in when I was in my towel. He didn’t know is all. He seemed flustered when he left,” I answered honestly, busying myself by folding up the pajamas I had tossed on the floor in the bathroom.

“Really? Is that it?” My temper flared, causing me to turn around with a glare poised on my so called ‘knight in shining armor’.

“You know, I expected this kind of interrogation from Brian, not you. Yes, I am sure that’s all that happened. Is he saying something different?”

“No. He’s not saying anything at all. Just looked ashamed.” I rolled my eyes, placing my swimming suit in the dresser next to my door. I tried to walk past him only for Zacky to grab my arm and turn me to face him. His face was physically softer and was giving me an apologetic look. “I’m sorry, okay? It’s just weird is all.”

“Well I would hope you would have more faith in me Zacky,” I said simply, jerking my arm out of his grasp. With that I walked down the steps, fuming to myself. Zacky was acting like I was his girlfriend and was being accused of cheating on him or something. I don’t see a ring on my finger or an ownership stamp on my ass.

“Kota!” I let out a scream as someone tossed me over their shoulder and began to twirl in circles. I clung to their shoulders, my eyes wide in terror. When they stopped my world was still spinning before my eyes. I had a strong urge to vomit. I slapped a hand over my mouth before I could.

“Oh, smooth Jimmy. You’re going to make her sick.” I was placed to my feet only for me to fall sideways. Someone grabbed me by my shoulders and steadied me. I shut my eyes, breathing deeply through my nose for a few moments. After the taste of bile disappeared I finally opened my eyes again. In front of me stood Matt. “Better now?”

“Yeah. Thanks.” He removed his hands, heading to the front door. I looked around to see everyone splitting themselves into two groups. I narrowed my eyes in confusion. “Where are we going?”

“To that place with that name,” Frank replied yet didn’t reply at the same time, skipping out of the house. I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose. You know, Frank can manage to give you a headache in record speed. I felt a tap on my shoulder which caused me to turn around. Gerard stood there, looking to his left instead of at me.

“Look, I’m sorry for earlier. I should have knocked or something,” Gerard mumbled. He seemed almost bashful. I couldn’t help but smile to myself.

“It’s fine Gerard. I know you didn’t mean it on purpose. Let’s forget it, eh?” He looked up at me with his hazel eyes practically lit up. He nodded vigorously and grinned at me. Very adorable grin might I add.

“Let’s go before they leave us.” He held out a bent arm, elbow close to me. “My lady.”

I linked elbows with him before walking out of the house, Johnny waiting to lock it up. As I walked with Gerard over to the Escalade that they had rented (Val told me so last night), I caught Zacky’s stare. His face read of a mix of hurt and anger. When he caught my gaze he quickly looked away, climbing into a Tahoe Matt was driving. I narrowed my eyes In annoyance, climbing into the front passenger seat as Gerard motioned me to do so, himself in the driver’s seat.

“Are you okay?” I felt a nudge on my elbow that rest on the armrest. I turned in my seat to see Mikey leaning forward between his brother and I’s seats.

“I’m fine,” I replied quickly. I let my eyes skim the vehicle and frowned slightly. “Where’s Bob?”

“He got a ride with Matt. He didn’t want to sit near Frank,” Ray replied from behind Gerard. Between the two was none other than the short cretin himself. Frank was frowning, his arms crossed childishly over his chest.

“Why is everyone picking on me?” Frank moaned.

“Easy target,” Gerard, Frank, Ray, and Mikey all said in unison. He huffed looked the ground of the SUV. Suddenly Gerard jerked the car into motion. I turned back around to see the Escalade and Val’s Jeep leading the way down the street.