I woke up with a headache, that kind of headache that is annoying but not too bad. I hope it goes away by tonight. Being a music photographer and having a headache at work is the worst.

I got up, made my coffee and sat to edit a few of the shots from last night. While looking at them, it made me remember that Oli Sykes had straight up kissed me before I left. I felt really weird about it. I wasn't sure if it was something that I could tell the guys without upsetting someone. I really wish I had a girlfriend to tell all of this to, but alas I was stuck in my own mind.

I finished up by noon and took a shower before heading over to Vic's house. Jaime had said they wanted to hang out since I wouldn't be able to for most of the month. I had to be at work near eight so It was okay for me to chill for a while.

I arrived and saw more cars than usual out front. I could hear the music and the chatter coming from the back. I shot a quick text to Jaime saying I was here and left my bag in the car.

I walked into and through the house noticing all of the new people. I internally started to freak out because it was a small house and a lot of people but suppressed the urge to run away.

"Hey Miranda! Over here!" Mike yelled from across the yard. He had a group of people surrounding him and Jaime; Older people from the looks of it.

I started to feel a little more at ease and giddy as I walked up to Jaime.

"Hey babe." Jaime said and gave me a hug. I felt the blood rush to my cheeks. Babe.

"¿Es esta la chica que me has dicho sobre, Michael ?" *Is this the girl you told me about, Michael?*

"Yes, mom, it is. This is Miranda." Mike smiled and I awkwardly waved with a smile to his mother. "Miranda, this is my mom." He chuckled.

"It is very nice to finally meet the girl my boys have been chatting about, call me Viv." She said and smiled sweetly.

"Well, hopefully it was all good things that they've said. It's nice to meet you too."

"Jaime , ¿es que tu novia ?" *Jaime , is that your girlfriend* She said and that was a question I understood. My seventh grade spanish teacher frequented that one on this one guy who just liked to mess with one of the shy girls. I felt bad for her. I waited to see what Jaime would say and when he didn't I did.

"No , todavía no." *No, Not yet.* I said the best I could with a shy smile. The three of them looked at me, slightly baffled that I just spoke any other language than English.

"Didn't know you could speak Spanish, sweetheart." Viv said with an embarrassed smile.

"Not much but I know the basics." I chuckled and looked up at Jaime who had the slightest blush on his face.

"Well, you'll learn quickly around all of us." She chuckled and I smiled.

"Hey, why don't you two grab a drink for this lovely girl." viv said to the two boys and they both just looked at each other fairly confused. Viv gave a stern glance at her son and he pulled Jaime away.

"So, tell me about yourself. I like to know who my sons, all four of them, are hanging around with." She seemed intimidating at this moment but I knew what she was saying.

"Well, I am a photographer and that's how we all met. I just moved here a few months ago and got the chance to photograph them on their last date. They were all very nice to me and we became friends." I smiled, remembering that night.

"Another photographer friend." she said with a laugh. "I can only assume we will be seeing you more often now." She said with a smirk.. I can see where Mike gets that from.

"What do you mean?" I knew well and good where she was going with this but hey, can't be too forward now can I?

"Oh come on, dear, you know exactly what I mean. I can see just by the way you act that you really like that boy." She smiled devilishly, calling me out in a hushed tone.

"I do really like him, Viv." I blushed and looked over at him. He was talking with Vic and some other people. He glanced over at me and smiled before slowly bringing himself back to the conversation he was having.

"Take it easy with him, alright? The boy has a heart of gold and it has a few cracks in it already." She said with a slightly sad look.

"Don't we all. I could never intentionally hurt someone like others do." I said with a sigh, thinking back to earlier this week.

"Well, I'll let you go. I can see you both want to get back to each other." she smiled sweetly and lightly pushed me off in his direction.

I stayed close by Jaime the whole time, meeting new people from their families. Jaime's family wasn't here though so I was lucky to put that off until things got more serious between the two of us.

I got ready to leave because I wanted to get settled in at work and not have to weave through the crowd.

"Hey, I'm gonna head out." I said to Jaime and he looked a little sad.

"Alright, do you want to grab lunch or something tomorrow before work?" He asked and I nodded.

"Sure!" I said with a smile. I gave him a hug and went off to say goodbye to Vic, Mike and Tony.

"Leaving already?" Vic said.

"Yeah, gotta do BTS things. Work loves those pictures and I gotta keep the boss lady happy." I said with a chuckle.

"Who are you shooting tonight?" Mike asked.

"Uhh, I don't know. I think it's some local band." I shrugged and they all nodded.

"Well, have fun! Are we seeing you tomorrow?" Tony said and I shrugged again.

"Not sure, Jaime wanted to grab lunch so ask him." I said with a chuckle and glanced at my phone.

"How did that date go by the way?" Vic said with a sly nudge.

"Cause you don't already know. And Mike.." I said and he looked over at me. "Thanks for telling Adam about it." I slapped his arm and he grumbled.

"He wasn't supposed to say anything!"

"He outed you in seconds." I laughed and started to walk away.

"It's not like it wasn't obvious!" He yelled and I waved him off as I walked through the house and out to my car.

I sat there and chuckled. I made it through that; meeting everyone, without a single freak out. Maybe I was finally in control now.


I went to work, did my thing and went home. I was pretty proud of myself for getting through the night without so much as a ragged breath. I had met their family members and that made me feel a bit weird but very welcomed. They trusted me enough to do that and it was nice.


I arrived home and made myself a drink; Fireball and iced tea. I just wanted to unwind before another hectic day tomorrow.

I sat down with my drink and hooked up the video games. I couldn't wait until football season so I could occupy my time with that instead of Call of Duty.

I messed around with the little boys on the server, such noobs. Can't shoot for shit. I finally got fed up and shut it down.


I layed in bed, finishing up my third drink, just thinking about this weeks events. Chris showed up, I went on a date and got kissed by my best friends' friends. Even moving away couldn't save me from the melodrama that was my life.


I suppose I'll just deal with the cards I've been dealt and hope to hit the jackpot someday.

Notes

Please excuse the super lateness of this. My birthday is coming up and I'm insanely sick so I've been resting a lot so I can feel better by my birthday.

I hope this is a nice one to read, it's more of less a filler and I'm gonna be jumping ahead a bit during the next few chapters to speed things up a bit because I have a few.... fun things up my sleeve. :)

Hope you all are doing well!
Love you all! <3
~Becca c; xx