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When Joella got to the studio, she seen Matt so she quickly turned away embarrassed about the dream she had involving him. She wasn't sure how she going to be in the same room as him without her cheeks getting red. That was the first dream she had about him since they've met.

"What the fuck?" Matt sighed when he seen her walk back out of the room.

Zack just smirked and turned back to the computer screen as he bit his lips together. He knew exactly why she was acting that way but promised her he wouldn't say anything.

"Now she doesn't want to even be here." He couldn't help but groan. "I haven't fucking done anything wrong this time, hell I haven't even spoken to her since the last time we were here."

Zacky just shrugged, he was trying his hardest not to burst out the info he had as Johnny spoke, "You sure? Because she looked at you and instantly walked out."

"Yes I'm fucking sure man!" He threw his hands out then let them drop.

She finally worked her courage up enough to be in the room to see if the guys needed anything.

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Matt's POV

Later that afternoon as everyone was leaving I made Zacky hang back. I wanted to find out why him and Joella kept glancing at each other with smirks on their faces throughout the day. It was irritating the shit out of me.

"What's up man?" Zacky questioned.

"I just need some advice from you real fast." I said as I watched everyone walked out.

"Uhm okay."

"What do you know?"

"What do you mean?" He looked at me confused.

"About the way Joella is all of a sudden acting man. Like all of a sudden she can't be in the same room as me. She hasn't even did her remarks to me like she usually does, even after I tried to provoke her."

"I don't know nothing." He shook his head.

"Bullshit." I couldn't take it so I grabbed his shirt with my fists and pushed him against the wall. "I seen how you kept smirking at Joella. Don't think I didn't notice you kept looking between the two of us. And then the way you two kept glancing to each other. What, did you get to fuck her too?"

"Hell no man! Trust me I'm not the one she wants. At least not sexually anyways" Zack smirked. What the fuck did he mean by that. "But I was sworn to secrecy so you're not getting anything out of me. Not this time."

"But we're best friends been that way since school. You gotta tell me, who does she want?"

"I'm sorry, I can't." He quickly shook his head.

"Seriously? That's how you're going to be?"

"I'm sorry man." He choked out since I had him held up against the wall.

"Fucking hell!" I roared as I pushed my fists into him roughly then stormed out.

Zack's POV

As soon as he was gone I let out a deep breath and rubbed my chest. Matt and me has had disagreements before but he's never been violent like that. At least not to me, and definitely not like that. He definitely has something towards Joella if he's acting like that about her.

"Zack? You okay?" Joella had walked up and seen me rubbing his chest.

"Hm?" I had dropped my hand as I looked at her. "Yeah I'm fine."

She scrunched her eyebrows together, "What happened?"

"Nothing." I said bitterly, I didn't mean for it to come out that way but it had.

She's the reason one of my best friends treated me like that and they need to work their shit out quick.

"He got it out of you didn't he?" Apparently she seen the interaction between me and Matt.

"No, your damn secret is safe. But just so you know I hate lying and keeping secrets from my best friend like that!" I sighed as I pointed at her.

"I know and I'm sorry. But it would be embarrassing if he knew, hell I hate that you know but you wouldn't have if you hadn't climbed into my house."

"Well excuse me, I thought something was wrong." I rolled my eyes at her.

No One's POV

A thought popped into her head so she smirked as she crossed her arms and she thought it might lighten the mood up. She didn't want him mad at her.

"What would you have done if I wasn't alone?"

"Like if someone was attacking you?" He raised his eyebrow trying to figure out what she was getting at.

"Sure, if that's what you want to call it." She winked.

It then clicked in his mind, making him smirk, "Ah shit, now that would also be embarrassing, for both of us. I definitely would have felt bad for...interrupting that's for sure. Although if I did see that happening I would have quickly turned around and walked right back out."

She couldn't help but giggle, "Well I'd surely hope so. Look, I'm sorry for making you hold that secret. How about I make it up to you and I buy you food." She pokes his stomach.

"Meh." He then nodded, "That sounds like a good plan."

They decided on a small diner that wasn't too far from the studios. After they put in their food order Zacky decided to strike up a conversation about everything that's been going on.

"So uh, why do you treat Matt the way you do? But yet you're uh." He then lowers his voice slightly, "Fantasizing about him."

"Oh my gosh." Her cheeks went a little pink, "Like I told Brian, because he makes it so easy. How he gets so irritated at what I say to him, it's amusing. I'm pretty sure I'm hurting his ego though." She smiled with an eye roll.

"At first probably, but he likes you. You know that right?"

"Yeah right." She scoffed, "Like every other guy, he just wants to get into my pants. I'm not falling for that shit again."

"Matt's not like that, I mean yeah he's had a few flings more or less. But nothing serious. And I can probably count on my fingers how many, hell it wouldn't even fill my hand."

"Besides with Val."

"Well yeah, they were together since school. Then once the band took off, she was there at the beginning helping us yeah but then she landed a modeling career. She actually didn't want to take it because she felt like she'd be letting the band down but we talked her into taking it. She deserved it honestly. And Matt was definitely going to support her just like she supported him and his dream. But once both careers took off they never seen each other, or at least rarely so they grew apart." He shrugged, "It was a mutual agreement that they ended things. But I've never seen him look at someone the way he does with you."

"You don't have to lie Zachary."

"I'm not." He put his hands up, "I swear I'm not. We've all noticed it Joella, the way he looks at you when you're not looking. It's almost like, his eyes light up when you walk into the room, even though he makes it seem like he's irritated you're there, he's not. Hell we've been friends with him long enough to see right through the little act of his. He's not fooling any of us like he thinks he is."

"Then why does he talk to me the way he does?" She sighed with a frown.

"Like he's told you, because of you and your reactions. Because he loves the way you react, that you don't let it bother you per say but have these quirky and amazing comebacks. He was being truthful at that Jo."

"I just Gah." She runs her hand through her hair, "I just never thought the day would come that my favorite member would act like he hates me. I'm sorry, don't get me wrong, I love all you guys but there's just something about him that drives me insane and in a good way." She couldn't help but smile.

"Hey no hard feelings. I think that's normal for fan girls. To have favorite members, I mean." He smirked with a shrug.

"Zack?" They heard a girl voice so they looked up to see Gena standing there. "Whose this?"

"No one important." He smirked standing up and kissing Gena's cheek, then chuckled seeing Joella's facial expression, "I'm kidding, this is Joella, she works at the studio. Joella this is my girlfriend, Gena."

Joella relaxed and smiled, "Nice to meet you."

"She has a thing for Matt." He whispered with a grin.

Joella gasped, "Zachary Baker!" She couldn't help but blush even though he was speaking the truth.