Running Into You

Matt was sitting there, at the first table.. Logan looked from me to Matt, back to me and to the tacos.

“Tor…I love you so much.. But tacos…” she whined.

“It’s fine.”

We stepped in line. Landon called and said he was going to be here in like five seconds because the boys wanted Taco Bell all of a sudden.

“Okay…I don’t care,” I said into my phone before hanging up. There were still three people in front of us when Matt got and walked over to me. He put his arm around my shoulder.

“Hey, Tori. How was Philly? Did you miss me?” Matt asked. I took his arm in my hand and flung it away from me.

“Why would I miss you? And yes, I had a great time in Philly, checking up on my family,” I said quite quickly and with attitude.

“That’s nice,” he said, snaking his arm around my waist. There were just two more people in front of us.

“I think you should come over tonight. Me and Kyle are having a party. You should come,” he said. I pulled away from him and his friend Kyle chuckled behind me. Matt gave him a dirty look.

“I do not ever want to be in the same room with you. Please get that through your head. You broke up with me,” I said.

“Baby, I think I might have made a mistake. I want you back. I need you back.” Matt said.

I mentally urged the last two people in front of Logan to order faster. I saw Logan look past me and over my shoulder.

“Matt, your not really that bright are you? You broke up with me because your jealous of my job. A job. I love my job, okay? I’m not going to leave a tour early to come home to you when you’re not even a good boyfriend. You’re mean, rude, and uncaring. My father was in the hospital, and you didn’t even try to comfort me,” I said angrily.

Logan was still looking past me. One more person in front of us.
Matt was about to say something but I cut him off and took a deep breathe.

“And I know you cheated on me two months ago with a blonde whore named Lizze,” I said, crossing my arms.

Logan looked at me quickly with a shocked expression. I hadn’t told her about that. Matt looked taken a back, but he regained his composure quickly,

“No, I didn’t,” he lied.

“Yes, you did. I didn’t even find out recently,” I said, putting my hand on my hips. “I found out the next morning. When I came to your apartment to make sure you got home okay. After a party, I saw her in bed with you, on the pull out couch,” I said.

“How did you know that was me?” he asked.

“I didn’t, I thought it was Kyle until you just told me right now. Just walk away Matt, “ I turned around.

I nudged Logan. It was finally her turn. I saw Jaime out of the corner of my eye he was standing there with Landon. That’s who Logan kept looking at. I gave him a weak smile. Matt was still standing there. I could feel him glaring at me.

“Yeah well, at least she was there to fuck with me, when you weren’t,” Matt said, and walked out the door.

I followed quickly and stopped him. He turned and looked at me confused. I smacked him across the face and called him a slut. I turned around and walked back inside to a wide eyed Jaime. Landon just laughed and Logan high-five me.

I placed my order and waited for my food to get done. Jaime place his order and stood next to me.

“How long were you standing behind me?” I asked staring straight ahead.

“When he first walked up and put his arm around you,” he said, looking down. I nodded.

“Can I be honest with you?” he asked. I looked over at him and met his eyes.

“Sure,” I said.

“When he first walked up and put his arm around you I thought he was your boyfriend… and I was kind of jealous. But then I heard Landon say ‘shit’ and shake his head. And you shook of that guys arm off your shoulder, and I felt a little better, but then I felt bad for you cause I figured you were up set,” he finished, and looked down somewhat embarrassed of his honesty. I gave a quite laugh.

“You were jealous of him?” I asked, I shook my head.

“Yeah well.,” he said, smiling with those dimples showing. I put my arm around his waist and squeezed.

“You don’t have to be jealous of him, he is a dick and you are one of the nicest guys I ever ran into,” I smiled up at him. My number was called. I patted my hand against his side and pulled away to get my food. I shoved Landon and gave one more smile to Jaime before I left with Logan, and got into my car.

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When we got back to the house Landon told everybody about me hitting Matt in the face and calling him a slut. Harley was pissed that she wasn’t there. As I was eating my third taco Mike yelled from the living room.

“Hey, me and Vic are throwing a homecoming party. You guys should come,” he said, as he bit into his burrito

“Anyone I know going?” I asked, looking at Landon, but speaking to Mike.

“Yeah, Lucas and Natalie, Dan and uh…I think Mason’s going,” Landon said, then taking a sip of his s
soda.

“I‘m going too!” Jaime said, with that adorable dimpled smile.

“Ugh… I can’t stand Natalie.” Harley said, standing up to throw out her trash. “Whenever Dan and I go out with Lucas and her, she tries to be all friendly and shit. It pisses me off, because when it’s just me and her she’s rude as fuck. She thinks she better than us,” she said. I nodded because I saw this happen before.

Lucas is Logan’s drum tech and Natalie is Lucas’s girlfriend. She is the biggest groupie you’ll ever meet. Natalie is the type of girl that at shows, stands backstage off to the side. Wearing three inch heels, short tight dresses, tons of make up and poofy hair. Dan and Mason are our other techs. Dan is my and Noah’s guitar tech, and I’m not a 100% sure what to call Mason. He runs around fixing chords, checks our sound, and helps load in and set up. Dan has been dating Harley for two years. They met on our first warped tour.

“Get over it. She’s hot,” Noah said, from the couch in the living room.

“Noah you’re a pig,” I said getting up from the kitchen table and walking into the living room.
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Yeah, I guess I’ll go,” I said sitting down next to Jaime on the couch.

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It was 8:53 when Vic, Jaime, Landon and I finished a song I started to write after the break up with Matt. I was very satisfied with the way it turned out. I really enjoyed Vic’s writing style and Jaime’s singing voice was so hot.

Harley and Logan went to the beach after we had finished eating. They return about 3 hours later. Mike went to buy beer and shit for tonight.

“I’m going for a smoke,” I said, getting up from my seat on the couch next to Jaime.

I felt as though today was productive and eventful. I got to hang with Jaime. I still don’t know how I feel about him. I mean I know I like him because he’s hot, but other than that… I like the way when he is thinking he shakes his right leg. I like every time I leaned back onto the couch his hand rested on my shoulder. Because he puts his arm on the back of the couch.

I sat out front on the porch steps. When I heard the front door open I turned and looked over my shoulder and saw Jaime.

“Hey,” I said, smiling up at him. “What’s up?”

“Nothing it just got too stuffy in there and I needed to stretch my legs,” he said, walking down the steps and standing in front of me.

“Yeah, I know what you mean,” I said, taking a drag from my Newport.

“I’m glad you’re coming to the party tonight,” he said, looking up at the dark night sky.

“Really why is that?” I said, cocking my head to the side looking up at him.

“Because, Mike and Vic throw the BEST ragers,” he said, smiling looking back down at me.

“Really?” I asked.

“Yeah, someone always throws up, breaks something, gets naked. You’ll almost always once a party walk in on someone getting it in,” he said, laughing.

“Whoa. Must be intense,” I said, chuckling.

“I think we might even have a couple of games of beer pong,” he said excitedly.

“Oh really? I am the queen of beer pong,” I said, stubbing out my cigarette, and standing up facing Jaime.

“Is that so? We’ll have to see,” he said, as I walked back inside and he follow me. Vic was just finishing up with Landon. I could smell Harley’s curling iron.

“Well, I guess I’ll see you tonight Vic,” Vic said, then shaking his head.

“What?” I asked.

“Its just weird calling someone else my own name,” he said. I laughed.

“Then just call me Tori, everyone does. It think, the reason yesterday I said that my name was Vic because I am called Vic sometimes. And I had never met another Vic, so it was like ’Whoa that’s my name too!’. If it’s weird for you, don’t call me it.

“Oh, okay… Tori.” Vic said, laughing. Landon walked him outside.

“Supongo que nos veremos esta noche, en la fiesta,” Jaime said. Dear god, when he speaks Spanish it is the sexiest ever.

“Sí se quiere, voy a patear el culo de cerveza pong,” I said, he smiled and shook his head.

“Dudoso, sólo he perdido dos partidos en toda mi vida. Es extraño, me gusta incluso cerveza pong teniendo en cuenta que no te gusta la cerveza,” he said.

“Wait, first I find out you don’t like coffee. Now you don’t like beer?” I said, taking a step back.

“I’m sorry,” he said pretending to be hurt.

“Dude, I don’t think we can be friends anymore,” I said, as he put out his arms for a hug I reached in and hugged him. He smelled so good.

“That’s okay. I don’t want to be friends anyway,” he said, back towards the door. I was confused. I thought we got along pretty good.

“I want to be more than friends,” he said, turning and walking out the door. Leaving me happily dumbfounded.