Last to Know

RING RING

Ugh, who the hell was ringing the doorbell at, seven forty in the morning!?

RIIIIING RIIIIING!

I groaned and rolled out of bed, it was probably someone trying to sell some crap to me that I'd never need, they were usually the only ones awake at this time. I yawned deeply and opened the door, only to be floored at whom was standing in front of me. Val looked stunning, her hair up in a messy bun, her skin as smooth as porcelain. I felt as if I was still dreaming, what was going on? I was still at Brian's house, he was asleep up in the bedroom. Maybe this was a nightmare, cause I wouldn't be dreaming about Val at all, the last time I had was before Brian had confessed his feelings for me.

“What're you doing here? Are you here to talk to Brian?” She clearly wasn't here for me, it wasn't my home. Plus the only other people that knew I was here were Johnny and his girlfriend.
“No, I wanted to talk to you” She wrung her hands together and bit her lip softly, this wasn't normal of her.
“About what? It's early and I'd really like to go back to bed” I crossed my arms over my chest and sighed, I wasn't ready for any kind of conversation we were going to have.
“Can I come inside?” I nodded and moved aside letting her inside, she seemed wary as she stepped into the den, her eyes darting everywhere. This definitely wasn't like her.

I shut the door softly and walked over to the recliner, I was more afraid she was planning to attack me now.

“So what are you really here for?” I kept my eyes on her, she was never a good liar, well unless you count her keeping the fact that she was cheating away from me for over two years.
“Ryan and I are going to have a baby” I should've expected the pain that came with the shock, it always hurt.
“Congrats, but how does that concern me?” I felt confused now, I was sure Ryan kept her happy in the bedroom if she stayed with him this long.
“I miss you, I was an idiot for cheating and I miss you everyday” She looked down at her clasped hands, her knuckles white from the tight grip.
“That doesn't change anything, do you realize how heartbroken I was? Brian had to break into my house so I would shower, I lost over twenty pounds because I wouldn't eat” I wanted to scream at her, make her feel as worthless as I had the day she left.
“I was lonely Matt, what did you expect me to do?” She looked over at me with shock written all over her face.
“Talk to me, I was your boyfriend, but instead you decided to let some other guy into your pants as if it made you feel better. And it did, didn't it? Except now you realize that you miss me and want me back as if you never cheated” I chuckled dryly and stood up.
“You honestly thought I would've waited this long for you? I moved on because I had too, the moment I knew you weren't coming back I pulled myself together and made more of an effort to keep myself happy. And it worked, it brought me Brian and without him I don't know where I'd be right now” I shook my head and rubbed my face, I was always afraid this would happen.
“I loved you Matt, but you and I both know that spark was gone” She glared at me angrily and huffed.
“Spark? You mean to tell me that me buying an engagement ring and trying to keep it a secret meant the spark was gone? Then by all means the spark was gone!” I laughed as the shock spread across her features, I knew I should've kept my mouth shut but it felt so good.

I noticed Brian standing at the bottom of the stairs, his eyes wide with shock and confusion. I could only hope he heard the argument. It would prevent any problems between him and I.

“Then why did you just let me walk away?” I could hear the desperateness in her voice, she was trying to prolong the argument to make me sound like the bad guy.
“You cheated on me, why would I want that in my life?” Of course I probably would've taken her back if she had come home when I was depressed. Except that time of my life was just a blur now.
“You can't just throw away twelve years Matt!” She smiled coyly, oh how ironic it sounded coming from her.
“But you did, now get out before I have you removed for trespassing” I kept my ground as I stared her down, she stomped out of the house with an angry frown across her lips.

It felt so good to tell her how I felt, of course I would've said more, I just felt what I said was the perfect amount to leave her feeling empty.

“Babe, come back to bed” Brian mumbled softly, wrapping his arms around my waist tightly.
“I will in a minute, I just want to lock the door first” I rubbed his forearms and smiled, I didn't need Val to make me happy. Brian could make me smile even when he had just woken up with messy hair.

He gently patted my sides and headed back up to his bedroom, this was going to stay between him and I. Pinkly followed quickly behind Brian, her tiny paws patting across the hardwood floors. I'd have to buy her a toy to annoy Brian with when I wasn't around. Chuckling to myself I walked over to the door and locked the deadbolt. Brian took his privacy very seriously, and if it meant having two locks on his doors then he'd have two locks on every door to his house. I dragged my body back up to Brian's room and sighed with relief, I don't think I had felt so happy to go back to sleep. We were leaving for tour in two days and sleep wasn't very easily attainable during that time.

Slowly crawling into the bed fatigue began to take over, Brian and I hadn't been getting much sleep because the thought of tour was dangling over our heads.

“Why'd she come here?” Brian was lying with his back facing me, tension rolling off of him in waves.
“Her and her husband are having a kid, so she thought by telling me she missed me that we'd get back together” I wrapped my waist around his waist tight, kissing his shoulder blade gently.
“I didn't hear all that you said, but I heard enough” Brian pushed his waist back against mine and chuckled.
“I just told her the truth, isn't my problem if she didn't like what she heard” I slipped my fingertips along his waist, sleep was the last thing on my mind.
“She's just jealous that I have you and she doesn't” Brian mumbled, burying his face further into his pillow.
“Oh well, I'm happy with you and I'm not giving you up” I couldn't help but think of the way things happened for us, Val cheated, Brian confessed his feelings. And I was now in a serious relationship with one of my childhood best friends.

My eyes slipped closed as Brian laced his fingers with mine, time to relax before the hecticness of touring drove us insane. I just had to surprise Brian with the proposal.

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“Oh my god I'm going to strangle you!” Brian and Johnny had been bickering since we had boarded the bus, lord knows what they were fighting about.
“You need to sit down, you're clearly PMSing” Johnny scoffed and turned his attention back to his phone, he needed to stop talking before he dug his grave even deeper.

Brian clenched his fists and glared at the side of Johnny's head, the phrase if looks could kill popped into my head. We'd definitely have to keep them separated to prevent any actual fighting before our first show.

“Come on, you know that beating the shit out of him won't help in the long run” Of course that probably sounded ridiculous to Brian at the moment who wanted to tear apart our bassist.
“Will too, he needs his ass kicked” Brian grumbled and crossed his arms over his chest, a deep set frown on his features.
“Not when Larry gets pissed at you guys for fighting, again” Brian and Johnny were usually the only ones that fought all the time, drunk or sober.

Of course they would do it on or off the stage as well, it mostly depended on who started an argument first, or who drank the last beer without ordering another round. It was usually that, or Zack would make a smartass remark and they'd find a reason to make it about each other. Pulling him down to the bunk room I kept an eye on Johnny, he needed to give Brian his space so I wouldn't have to break up another fight.

“Sit down and relax, our first show is tomorrow and I don't need you walking on stage with a black eye, because we all know Johnny may be tiny but he can kick ass too” I pulled Brian into the bunk and held him tight, even if he struggled against my grip at least I could prevent an unneeded fight.
“He was being a dick for no reason, it's probably because of us anyway” I frowned confused, what did he mean by that?
“You know the guys don't care that we're together, just as long as we don't cause a huge fight and tear apart the band” He couldn't really think the reason for all this was because the guys didn't like us being in a relationship.
“He didn't need to act like such a dick though, he could've just dropped the subject” Brian mumbled and rolled over, I couldn't help but wonder what he meant.
“He's Johnny, that's just what he does, he's the little shit who pisses us all off” Granted he pissed Brian off more than the rest of us, he was still our bassist though.

Brian sighed and propped himself up onto his elbows, he was so gorgeous.

“I want to talk to you about something, if that's alright” I was afraid of how he would react, we hadn't talked about what happened to him the day he cheated and there were so many questions I had unanswered.
“Of course, what's on your mind?” His eyes flashed with panic, I'd have to choose my words more carefully now.
“The day all that happened, why didn't you come home instead of getting drunk?” I didn't want him to think I was still angry, even though I wasn't angry with him.
“I was afraid, I knew after what Val had done to you that you wouldn't ever trust me again, even if we're in a band together” He sighed deeply and clasped his hands together, it hit too close to home. It was too true.
“That's why I didn't let Zack set up those dates for me, I knew that any girl I met wouldn't be able to deal with the distance and time” It felt great knowing I wouldn't have to leave Brian behind, but now there were doubts, what if I wasn't good enough for him?
“So that's what this is all about? Us being close?” I could hear the disbelief in his voice, I wasn't wording it well enough.
“No, it's about being with the person I'm in love with, and that's you Brian. Hell I feel closer to you than I ever did with Val” Brian and I had only been together for about a year, and yet it felt like we were meant to be.
“I love you so much” Brian smiled and gently pressed his lips against mine.

The kiss started out gentle and romantic until Brian's hands slowly wandered underneath the waistband of my sweats, this man couldn't keep his hands to himself if he tried. Of course I didn't want to deny him that, except for the fact our closest friends were barely even twenty feet away.

“As much as I'd love to Brian, I highly doubt our friends really want to listen to us have sex, we can save it for the first show” Brian frowned and slid his hand in further, he always was difficult when he was horny.
“Come on babe, it can't be that bad” Brian bit his lip softly and rutted his hips against mine, a soft moan escaping his lips.
“It can be knowing they could walk in and hear us” I could feel Brian harden against my thigh, his hands sliding over my chest slowly.
“Not if we're extra quiet” Brian pulled off his shirt, his bronzed chest looked so amazing. No matter how many times I had seen him shirtless it never ceased to amaze me.

Every freckle, every crease, line, everything on his body was on display as he slowly pulled off his clothes. His breathing slow and shallow. Our clothes piled up on the side of the bunk, the space was becoming tighter as our bodies began to mold closer together.

“You have to be quiet Brian, we all know you're the loud one” I couldn't help the chuckle that bubbled up through my chest as he glared at me.
“It's all your fault anyway, so shush” Brian ground out as he pushed his hips down on mine, a loud groan rumbling in his chest.

Becoming one would always be a euphoric feeling, the heat that engulfed my body, the passion that rocked through us. His breathless moaning could turn on any man or woman. I bit his shoulder roughly, slamming my hips into his. The moan that ripped through his throat was porn worthy, how did I get so lucky with him?

“I told you so” I moaned pulling his hips closer so that I was buried to the hilt.
“Just fuck me” Brian wrapped his legs around my waist, his breath hitching.

Hushed whispers and flushed skin, god Brian looked so erotic in the throws of an orgasm. It was something I would never forget. His jaw was slack, his eyes shut tight as he threw his head back, a loud moan echoing in the bunk room. I never lasted too much longer after he did, I had always tried to last as long as I could to pleasure Brian, even if he would be tired after a few rounds.

“Okay, I admit it, the preshow sex was amazing” I had been lazily drawing circles along his back with my fingertips while we relaxed. I had assumed Brian fell asleep when he made no move to get dressed or even move, except for when he wrapped his leg around both of mine.
“I told you so, and I also told you that no one would come in” Brian chuckled and squeezed my waist gently.
“You guys need to be quieter next time, our driver heard you” Zack said, throwing our clothes into the bunk. Goddammit.
“I warned you Brian, that's why I didn't want to until tomorrow” I raised my eyebrows and looked over at Brian, who had buried his face in my shoulder.
“Still worth it, even if everyone heard us” Brian's voice was muffled but I could hear him clearly, then again he tended to do this a lot.
“We'll be quieter next time Zack, if we have sex on the bus I mean” Of course I knew we would, I just didn't want to ruin Zack's day by telling him that.

Brian couldn't help but laugh, he knew how to read me like a book. Maybe that was why our relationship worked so well, he always knew what to do no matter what my mood was. It clicked then, I'd propose at our first show, no one would know except for me. Now time to figure out the set list for the shows.