Note: Obviously, I don't own Jet or the song Are You Gonna Be My Girl that is featured in this chapter. I'm not trying to claim it either.

JEREMY

"And one...two...one, two, three, four!" I counted off.

We were all in my garage prepping for the War of the Bands.

"1,2,3 take my hand and come with me, because you look so fine and I really wanna make you mine.

I say you look so fine and I really want to make you mine.

On 4,5,6, c'mon and get your kicks, you don't need money when you look like that do ya honey?

Big black boots, long brown hair, she's so sweet with her get back stare!

Now I could see, you home with me, but you were with another man!

I know we ain't got much to say, before I let you get away!

I said, are you gonna be my girl..." Conner began belting out the words to Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet.

"Are you sure we shouldn't just write a song?" I asked, as I stopped beating my drums.

"The war of the bands is on Saturday, we don't have time to write a song, it's already Wednesday." Conner said.

Aaron and Todd nodded in agreement.

Just then I saw Jessica's Mercedes pulling into my driveway.

"I wanted to write a song for Jess," I said to them.

"Then do, just we're not going to perform some love song for your girlfriend. We're a rock band, like Jet," Todd said.

Jessica walked into my garage, giving me a wave and leaning against the wall.

"Uh, guys? Could you give us a minute?" I asked.

"Sure, we don't mind," Conner said and sat his guitar down.

Aaron and Todd sat down their instruments and just stood there.

"Alone." I finished.

Conner scoffed, "Yeah, we get it, c'mon guys, lets go,"

Conner headed out of the garage with Todd and Aaron at his tail.

"I needed to talk to you about something," Jess said taking a seat on the couch that we had on a side of the garage.

I took a seat next to her, "Okay, shoot,"

"Well-"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you!" I interrupted, "I was thinking of writing a song, about you, so you'd basically be my inspiration, and I was thinking maybe after the War of the Bands, we could go out for something to eat and then rent some movies and come back here, alone, it'd be very romantic, and we could, well, you know, I mean if you wanted to. My mom and dad are heading out for the weekend so we'd have the house to ourselves, what do you think?" I asked.

Jessica didn't speak.

"Jess?"

"What? Oh, um,"

"Sorry, what were you going to tell me first?" I asked.

"Uh..." Jessica sputtered.

"You know, we've been together these past two years, and I've finally realized something," I said gazing into her beautiful ocean blue eyes.

"What's that?" Jessica managed to ask.

I leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips, "I love you Jess,"

Jessica's eyes widened, and a small smile formed on her lips, she leaned in and kissed me.

We broke apart and I smiled at her, "So, what were you going to say?"

Jessica's eyes widened and she gulped, "Um, nothing, it's uh, nothing, I love you too," she said and leaned into kiss me.

We kissed for about five minutes until I heard the door to my garage open and Conner's shadow standing over us, "Hope I wasn't interrupting anything," he said with a laugh.

"Um, yeah, you were," I said with a laugh.

A shade of pink went to Jessica's cheeks.

I slipped my arm around her shoulders, and kissed her cheek.

"Aww, they're like puppies," Aaron joked.

Jessica laughed and rested her head on my shoulder, "Actually, I better get going, I'll see you later," Jessica said giving me a kiss on the cheek, and standing up.

I noticed something on her neck. I grabbed her hand and pulled her back down.

"What?" Jessica asked.

I nodded my head in the direction of the door and Todd, Aaron, and Conner left the garage.

"Is that a hickey on your neck?" I asked.

"Um, yeah, you gave it to me, didn't you?" Jessica asked.

"Uh...no, I haven't kissed your neck in like 2 weeks and it looks new," I said.

Jessica stood up and went to a mirror that was by my drum set and looked at her neck and then dug around in her purse and grabbed something.

"It wasn't a hickey, it was a smudge of something, see?" Jessica said showing me her neck, which was now back to its normal color.

"Okay..." I said slowly.

"What, you don't believe me?" Jessica asked.

"Well you are kind of sounding like you are hiding something from me,"

"God, Damon!" Jessica exclaimed.

My mouth dropped open.

Her hand flew over her mouth.

"What was that?" I asked standing up and walking over to her.

"Um, nothing, sorry,"

"Why'd you call me Damon?"

"It was just a mistake, sorry!" Jessica said, tears forming in her eyes.

I licked my thumb and brought it to her neck where the smudge was and rubbed my thumb over it, the smudge was still there, she had covered it up with powder.

"It is a hickey, isn't it?"

"I'm sorry, Jeremy," Jessica said, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Damon gave this to you didn't he?" I asked.

Jessica didn't speak.

"Didn't he?!" I said, my voice rising.

Jessica collapsed onto the couch, covering her eyes up with her hands, full out sobbing.

"I'm sorry!" she cried, "We were kissing, it got out of hand,"

"You were kissing him? When?" I asked, anger in my voice.

"2 hours ago," Jessica said quietly.

I gulped, "Have you guys, kissed, before, today?"

"You mean when we were together?" Jessica asked.

"Jess, answer the question,"

Jessica let out a sob and nodded.

"When?"

"Y-yesterday," she sputtered.

"I'm going to kill him!" I exclaimed.

"Jeremy!" Jessica grabbed my hand.

"Get off of me!" I exclaimed and pushed her back onto the couch.

Tears began streaming down her cheeks rapidly.

She stood up and slapped me across the cheek, "Don't ever, do that to me, again," she said and headed towards the door.

I grabbed her arm and turned her around.

"You cheated on me! And you're getting mad at me? I should beating the crap out of you or him right now."

"Fine, you wanna hit me, go ahead, do it, I dare you," Jessica said.