Chapter One: The New Boyfriend

Parker's POV

Eric and I met a few weeks ago at the Linkin Park concert. The band was playing 'In the End'. I somehow got pulled into the mosh pit and I fell over. I was covering my head but I was still getting trampled everywhere else. I felt a hand pull me up.

I looked at the guy. He was just south of six feet with curly brown hair.

"Thanks!" I yelled over the music. "I'm Parker Haynes!"

"I'm Eric Johnston!" he yelled back. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, it's just a few bruises!"

Even though I was fine Eric hung around me to make sure I didn't get into too much trouble. After the concert he offered to take me to take me for pizza. I accepted the invitation. Free food from a pretty cute guy who saved my butt, who could turn that down?

It turned out that Eric went to Henry Roscoe High, but he was just a grade ahead. He was a really cool guy-he was even a No Man's Land fan!

We went out a couple of times before finally asked me to be his girlfriend.

Now I was nervous because he was stopping by No Man's Land's rehearsal to meet Randy and Meagan. They had seen me with him around school and now they were going to actually meet. Your boyfriend meeting your best friends would make anyone nervous.

We had just finished playing the first song when Eric showed up. I kissed his cheek and turned to the band.

"Randy, Meagan, this is Eric."

Lily's POV

I looked Eric up and down; he needed the best friend seal of approval. He was cute, I'll give him that. According to Parker he was funny, smart, he liked music and he was a fan of No Man's Land. I didn't see anything wrong with him. I glanced at Meagan, she nodded and we looked at Parker and went cross-eyed. We had agreed that it'd be the signal if we approved.

Parker smiled as Eric casually slung his arm over her shoulders.

"I hope I didn't disrupt your rehearsal too much," Eric said.

"Um, no. We were just about to play another song. You want to stick around and listen?" I asked.

Eric smiled and sat down on the couch. I found that I couldn't stop staring at him, but he didn't so much as glance at me. His eyes never left Parker.

I felt something…could it be jealousy? Could I be jealous that Eric may take too much of Parker's time? She's never had to cancel anything with me before because of Eric. Then it hit me. Was I jealous of Parker? I couldn't be! All that stuff I thought before, it was just me looking for the good in him to make Parker happy.

'I do not have a thing for Parker's new guy' I thought firmly. 'At least, I don't think I do!'