Chapter 3- Crush,crush,crush

*Gina's POV*

It was early on a Friday morning, Johnny's party had been two weeks ago and in those two weeks I had spent a significant amount of time with Brian. I was lying quietly in my room when I heard the sound of my cell phone going off on the dresser. I jumped up to answer it, and flipped it open to see a text message from Val: iIt's early and Matt's already up and on the phone with Brian who's been gushing about you for the past hour./i I laughed quietly to myself and quickly began to respond back: iHas he now? Well at least he's gushing to Matty and not my brother lol./i

I quickly closed the phone and decided it was time to make my way downstairs. I quickly threw my hair into a ponytail, grabbed the phone from the dresser and made my way downstairs and into the kitchen to start a pot of coffee. When I entered the kitchen there were two guys sitting at the table reading the paper, and having breakfast.

"Holy shit!" I shouted, dropping the phone on the tile floor.

The two guys at the table stopped what they were doing and I immediately saw my brother and Zacky doubled over in laughter at the notion of successfully scaring me at eight thirty in the morning.

"How did you get in my house?" I asked Johnny, casually slapping him upside the head on my way to the fridge.

"Ouch! And I used the spare key that you gave me, for when you go away." He retorted taking a bite of his toast.

"Fair enough, but who said you two losers could eat my food?"

Zacky only laughed, bits and pieces of toast flying every which way as they left his mouth, as he looked at Johnny who was laughing just as much.

"What are you laughing at?" I asked stealing a piece of Zacky's toast.

"Johnny hit the nail right on the head," He said, his laughter slowly dying down. "He said you would come down and freak out, and then ask why we are eating your food!"

"Yea well he's got one thing going for him then." I smiled, sitting down with them, my coffee clutched tightly in my hands.

The room was silent for a while, only the sound of Johnny and Zacky's chewing and my occasional sipping of coffee could be heard. It was peaceful, and only because my brother hadn't begun to ask me a million questions, and I'm sure that one thousand nine hundred and ninety nine would pertain to why I was spending so much time with Brian. The millionth would probably be along the lines of "hey do you have any more food," which I was prepared to answer.

"So, what's the deal with you and Brian?" He asked suddenly, not catching me off guard for a second.

"There is no deal, just been hanging out." I answered, shooting my over-protective younger brother a sideways glance.

"So he's like your best friend now?"

"No, Johnny he's not my best friend now, I have a ton of close friends and Brian happens to be part of that tight knit circle as is the rest of your band," I replied getting up from the table. "And if I remember correctly I'm older than you so chill out just a little bit, ok?"

He looked at me for a few minutes, and then turned his attention to Zacky, as if he was looking for an answer from the other man.

"Don't look at me," Zacky said, taking a sip of his coffee. "This is between the two of you."

"Fine, I'm sorry Gina you're right."

"Johnny, its ok." I said, occupying my spot at the table once again. "But do you like him?" He asked suddenly, falling right back into the pattern of moments ago.

"Jesus Christ Johnny!"

"Actually it's Johnny Christ," He said laughing. "Nice try though!"

"Oh shut up, you know what I mean smart ass!"

He only grinned as I shot him a look, and then he instantly returned to the toast on the plate in front of him. The kitchen was silent for a while longer, the three of us peacefully eating our breakfast and taking turns reading the paper when my front door burst open and I heard shouting coming from the foyer.

"Gina are you home?"

"No Val I'm not!" I shouted back, dripping with sarcasm.

"Funny," she mocked as she entered the kitchen and saw Johnny and Zacky having breakfast with me. "Nice of you to invite me."

"Oh there was no inviting, they invited themselves and thought it would be funny to use the spare key."

"Typical," she shook her head then returned her attention to me. "I need to talk to you pronto little missy."

"About what, and it better be important at this hour."

"It's almost nine thirty, and yes it's very important."

I let out a long sigh as I got up and followed Val out of the kitchen and into the family room, or as my brother calls it, the trophy room.

"You have my full attention so get on with it."

"Brianwantstoaskyouout!" She all but shouted in one breath.

"What? And slow down this time and say it in English please."
"I overheard Brian and Matt on the phone this morning and I heard him say that he wants to ask you out, he hasn't been able to get you off his mind since the party."

My mouth fell slightly open, and if this were a cartoon my eyes would pop out of my head and my tongue would roll out onto the carpet. I honestly couldn't believe that Brian had taken that much of an interest in me that he wanted to ask me out! Granted I had taken an equal, if not greater interest in him but I certainly had not expected things to move this fast.

"Gina, come back to earth, please!"

"What? Oh right you were saying?"

"Brian wants to ask you out! Were you paying the least bit attention to me or did you zone out?"

"I think I zoned out for a second," I responded rubbing my eyes a bit. "Val don't you think he's moving fast?"

"You two have known each other for two weeks; this is the usual for stuff like this."

"How long did you know Matt before he asked you out?"

"Um I think it was something like three or four days." She laughed.

"Val I haven't dated in what seems like forever, I'm always on the road and I don't have time for this kind of stuff, I feel like I'm back in middle school."

"So does he." Came Matt's voice from the doorway of the room.

He made his way in and greeted me and Val with a hug each, and then made himself comfortable on the couch.

"How long have you been standing there Matt?"

"Only long enough to hear how scared you are, and believe me when I tell you that Brian is bugging out."

"You have got to be kidding me!" Val laughed. "The last person he dated was that crackpot Olivia; Gina should be a walk in the park if not easier."

"Yeah, well Brian seems to think that because she's Johnny's sister things are going to be way more complicated."

"Right," I agreed. "Because we all know my brother has a tendency to mess around in my personal life."

It's true, I swear; Johnny just has a knack for budding into my problems where he just doesn't belong. Call it being a sibling, or the fact that he's my brother; call it whatever you want but I call it a pain in the ass!

"Gina, have you listened to one word Matt's been saying?!" Val asked, waving her hand in front of my face.

"Um, I think I spaced out for a second."

"I think you spaced out for a minute!" Matt laughed. "I was saying that Brian wants to come over today, and I think it would be a good idea to take your pajama clad butt upstairs to put clothes on."

I looked down and noticed that Matt was indeed right, I was still wearing my pajamas, and I probably looked like a huge mess.

Nodding I made my way out of the family room and upstairs to take a shower and get ready for whatever events this particular day had in store for me.

On my way up the stairs I heard Val talking to Matt, and the only thing I gathered from their conversation was that she truthfully knew I was falling for Brian as much as he was falling for me.

Once I was upstairs in the safety of my own room, I quickly began pulling clothes out of my closet, searching for the perfect outfit to wear. I finally settled on a pair of faded jeans and one of my old wrestling shirts that were black and had random neon colored fishnets hanging from around the shoulders and midsection.

Satisfied with what I had chosen, I grabbed some underwear and a bra and headed to the bathroom for a quick shower. I decided that I would let my long red hair go in its natural waves, and just add some gel to keep it from frizzing. I applied some eyeliner and mascara before heading into the room to get dressed. Satisfied with the way I looked, I slipped on my hot pink chuck taylors and put on a few silver bracelet's and a pair of small silver hoop earrings. With one last glance in the mirror I made my way out of the room and downstairs, just in time to see my brother crash down on the couch with a beer in his hand, and Val open the door and let Brian and Jimmy in. Oh, this was going to be a long day, I could feel it.