"This can't be happening, this can't be happening," Ally paced back and forth in the women's restroom, mumbling to herself. She paused and looked up at the mirror, "This is seriously happening right now. Oh, my god."
She was beyond confused. "Shit," she cursed herself for not putting everything together. The fact that they were both in a band, the fact that 'Los' called Logan while they were on their date, the whole entire thing. Ally felt like such an idiot and then subsided her thoughts with even more repulsive thoughts.
They knew each other.
What was she going to do? Obviously Logan had no idea, but then again how could he? Ally never told him she was dating someone else and never corrected him when he called her Allyson. Carlos never knew her full name was Allyson and definitely didn't know the name of this other guy she was dating.
But now, as they both thought back to everything, it clicked.
Ally splashed some water on her face before walking out of the bathroom in search for, well, she wasn't sure. She didn't know what to do. She wasn't expecting to see Carlos waiting for her outside the bathroom door either.
"Carlos-"she started but he grabbed her arm and pulled her in to a vacant room. Carlos turned the lights on and Ally realized they were in an actual recording studio.
"Are you enjoying your evening, Allyson?" Carlos questioned, leaning on a table that had so many electrical things on them. Ally was scared something was going to get broken. She sighed when she heard him say Allyson with so much disgust. His face showed so many different emotions and right now it was definitely pissed. Ally was overcome with so much that she didn't say anything; she only looked at her feet. "Are you not going to say anything? Because I have so much to say but I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt right now."
Ally shook her head, she felt tears forming but she didn't let them go. "I didn't know. I swear, Carlos, I didn't know."
She watched his face soften, "Does he have any idea?" Ally shook her head again.
Carlos couldn't tell in the beginning if she was lying or not, but when he watched her eyes get full of tears, he just knew that she was telling the truth. He'd never been stuck in this kind of situation before. He had no idea what to say or do.
"I feel like such an idiot for not putting the pieces together. You're both in bands, you fucking called him on one of our dates," Ally let out a laugh and cry at the same time as she looked up at the ceiling, trying so hard not to just breakdown.
It was quiet for a minute, both of them not sure what to say. Carlos spoke up, "He told me he was dating an 'Allyson' and that he was taking her to see Coldplay. I just didn't put it together when you told me. You never told me his name and I never asked. But please, just try to explain this all to me."
And Ally did. She started from the double date, to her not explaining her name to Logan, the opportunity to date two guys at once, the sleeping with Logan and then feeling completely guilty afterwards, and how she ended up in this recording studio with Carlos.
"So Logan really has no idea?" He asked again.
"Not that I know of. I just don't know what to do, Carlos." Ally looked up at him as he crossed his arms. They were 3 feet apart, not even close enough to touch.
Carlos scoffed, looking at Ally then looking away, "You have to make a choice, Ally. Logan's my friend and now that I know he's the other guy, I can't keep doing this with you. I really, really like you, Ally. But I can't do this to one of my best friends."
Ally sniffed, trying so hard to not cry. "I understand."
Carlos walked over to her and pulled her in to his arms. "Don't cry. It's okay. I just don't want me to be the reason he gets his heart broken all right? God, if these were different circumstances, I would be your 'other man' any day, but he's my best friend."
"I know, I know. I'm so sorry," Ally finally let a few tears fall, but she kept herself reserved. "So this is it?" She pulled back from his embrace and looked up at him. She thought his eyes looked watery but she couldn't really tell from the bright lights in the studio.
He nodded at her, "This is it. We've been in here way too long. So, I'm gonna let you walk out of here first, and I'll wait a few minutes before it's my turn."
Ally looked up at him, "Okay," she whispered. Before she completely let go of him, she leaned her lips up to his and gave him a chaste kiss, lingering for a few extra seconds, and then quickly pulling away and walking straight out the door of the studio.
Carlos watched her leave, wishing he could just call her back in and say, "Fuck it!" He was falling in love with this girl but now he couldn't have the chance to actually fall in love with her. He knew this was for the best though. Logan was his best friend. But what if Ally was the girl for Carlos? He thought about this and realized he might have just ruined his only chance at finding true love.
"Hey, there you are," Logan smiled at Ally as he found her leaving the bathroom again. She had to make sure her make-up was still in place. "Are you all right? You look like you've been crying."
"Oh, yeah, I'm fine. My contacts were acting up, so I had to mess around with them for a second. I'm good." Ally found it so easy to lie.
"Well, that's good. Come on, I want to introduce you to Gustavo and Kelly. They're really—" Carlos took this moment to exit the recording studio. He looked at Ally and Logan and instantly felt worse than he already did. "Hey, man, what cha doing in there?" Logan laughed.
"I was just making a phone call. It's too loud in there," Carlos smiled, patting Logan on the back before walking past them and right back in to where the party was.
Logan watched him for a second before turning back to Ally, "Sorry about him. He's usually really chipper."
Ally shrugged and tried to smile at Logan, "Seems like a cool guy to me. So who are Gustavo and Kelly?"
An hour later, Logan had finally introduced Ally to just about everyone at the party. She was 3 glasses of wine in, and ready to go home and sleep. Logan had her dancing with him every other song and her feet were incredibly sore, but she put on a front the entire time. She had been watching Carlos down tequila shot after tequila shot with their bandmate Kendall. He was beyond wasted now.
"Logie! Dude, party at my house tomorrow night. We're all gonna get shit faced alright?" Carlos grinned, wrapping an arm over Logan and James' shoulders. "Oh! Allyson, you are invited too. We need all the pretty ladies there."
Once he was done inviting people, Logan finally decided that it was time to take Ally home. "Thank you for a super fun night, Logie." Ally drunkenly leaned against her door as Logan pushed against her. He nipped at her lips and Ally, in a drunken horny stur, reciprocated the actions. For a good 10 minutes, the two were all over each other, kissing, nipping, and licking every inch of skin that was showing.
Ally suddenly washed over with nauseous and Logan tried to help her inside, but she refused. She never, ever, let a man in to her apartment. Not even her brother. It was an unspoken rule. It was her space. She didn't want any man to ruin it for her with sex or any sign of romance.
"I'll be okay. I just need to go get some sleep," She pecked her lips against Logan's.
He stared at her, rubbing her hips with her hands, "Okay, let me know when you get to feeling better. I'll pick you up around 8 for Carlos' party tomorrow night."
Shit. Damn party.
Carlos had been busy all day trying to get his house ready for his random party. Honestly, when he decided to have this shindig, he was completely wasted and watching Ally all night with Logan. He knew he wasn't going to forget her.
He watched Logan place a hand on her lower back and whispered something in her ear. She laughed at whatever he said and Carlos sighed, wishing he was in Logan's place. He barely slept the night before. His thoughts kept coming back to Ally and their whole situation. So the girl he was falling for was coincidentally dating his best friend and bandmate?
They didn't make movies like this on Lifetime so he wasn't exactly clear on what to do. He couldn't ask Kendall or James for help because in reality, they were complete idiots and would totally tell Logan. He just needed to talk to Ally again. He knows that he told her to stay with Logan, but there was no way he was going to let that happen. Logan would eat her up and then spit her out within a month and he was notgoing to watch it.
Ally watched Logan take his 5th, yes 5th, shot of Patron and tried so hard to not roll her eyes. Since they moment they stepped in to Carlos' familiar home, Logan started guzzling any form of alcohol like it was water.
She was about to say something to Logan, but refrained. She wasn't his mother and he was definitely not a child. He'd regret drinking this much in the morning. So Ally sipped her bottled beer as Logan played his drinking games with his buddies.
After a few more hours of beer pong, Ally was a bit on the drunk side, but more of tipsy. Her 3rd beer had finished the job of getting her buzzed. The party had died down and they were the only ones left, besides a few others drunkenly playing on Carlos' XBOX. It was nearing 2 am and Logan had been passed out for a good 15 minutes. Ally didn't know if she should wake him or not. He was laying on the dining room table, his hand still wrapped around a Red Solo Cup.
Ally was about to wake him when she felt a hand on her shoulder, "Don't. He's fine. I'm gonna take him to the guest room." Carlos moved past Ally and she silently watched him lift Logan up and carry him to the vacant room. Ally followed him up the stairs and stayed in the hallway while Carlos helped Logan out.
"Thanks, man." She heard Logan gruff out and Carlos pat his back. "Keep an eye on Allyson for me."
"Sure, man." Carlos quietly shut the door behind him and was surprised to see Ally leaning on the wall. "Can we talk, please?" He watched her nod and led her to his bedroom. She was hesitant to walk through his bedroom doors, but pushed it out of her mind. His bed looked so inviting with its fluffy comforter and huge pillows. Still tipsy, Ally found herself lying across the sheets and sighing.
"I love this bed."
Carlos chuckled, plopping down beside her, placing a hand on the back of her knee, since she was on her stomach. It was a quick movement and he took his hand off as soon as it happened. "I want to talk to you."
Ally rolled her head to look at him. She smiled, "Obviously, or else you wouldn't have asked me to talk."
"Ally," Carlos whispered, feeling the air in the room suddenly become thicker. "Stop seeing him."
Ally stared up at him from her position. She melted in his piercing brown eyes and saw everything she needed to see in them: love, trust, protection, honesty, her world. They were all in his eyes. "Okay," she whispered, feeling tears behind her eyes. "I'll stop seeing him."
Carlos let out a deep sigh and moved himself to be beside her. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her as close as possible to him. She felt his lips on her forehead and felt so much comfort in his arms.
It was what she needed.
Not my best, but I still like it =] Reviews are beautiful ;) xoxo, J