John and I approached the bar to get a drink. I looked over for one second and then

BOOM

I crashed into somebody. He turned around and furiously started to yell,"you idiot! Watch where you're-"

And he turned around and saw me. It was Jimmy. His eyes widened and he looked around confused and then finally asked,"Louisa?"

I nodded and then asked,"how'd you know it was me? I thought I had changed since then. But apparently not..."

"You still look as beautiful as ever. How could I not recognize you?"

"Well, you've changed quite a bit, Jimmy. I think your hair is longer than mine now!"

We both laughed until John made his way over to us and then handed me a drink.

"You two catching up, I see?" He asked in a rather harsh tone, hinting for Jimmy to go away.

"Yes, but I ought to go now. Nice seeing you again," Jimmy said and then slowly backed away into the sea of people.

I just stared at the floor.

"Hey," John started as he rested his hand on my shoulder,"are you okay?"

"Yeah, I guess so. Jimmy just confuses me. One moment, he's laughing it up and having a great time and the next he seems so distant from everything."

"That's just him- or maybe it's the alcohol. You never know."

I laughed a little as John took my hand again and led us out of the crowded room and into the corridor.

"You know," I said as we walked,"you didn't let me finish my drink."

"Oh, I'm sorry. But I think you're going to like this much better."

He brought me into the massive room they had played in and we climbed onto the stage.

John grabbed his bass and asked,"you play, right?"

"Yeah."

"Well, what exactly do you play?"

"Let's see. I play piano, bass, drums, guitar-"

"Slow down there! You can only play one at a time!"

"I like to sing, too. But let me just clarify, I get stage fright."

"Oh, come on. It's just me."

"I'd rather not. Can we do something else, maybe? I don't want to embarrass myself right now..."

He paused for a moment to think and then grinned at me. I guess he had something even better than this. Even though he said this was better than the last thing.

"Follow me," he commanded as he started to walk away, not even making sure I was behind him. I guess he knew I wouldn't question him.

He led me backstage and suddenly disappeared in the darkness.

"John?" I called out.

"John, please. I hate games like these. And I really hate when people jump out and scare me so please don't."

I continued on as I hopelessly wandered through the darkness, tripping over cables and speakers as I searched.

Suddenly there was a warm breath on my neck. Before I could even scream in fear, John tackled me, trying to steal a kiss.

Unfortately, I tripped over another unforeseen object which sent us tumbling to the floor and he landed on top of me with a thud.

But not a second was wasted to catch our breaths. His lips immediately met mine. I could barely move because he was on top of me, and it was a bit uncomfortable considering we had gotten tangled in the cords. But we continued on.

Our kiss grew more passionate as he slowly caressed his hands up and down my sides.

My fingers were tangled in his long auburn hair as I wriggled underneath his body.

Suddenly all the lights went on and we immediately sat up and looked around.

"Who did that?" John called out.

A voice in the distance called out,"oh, sorry lovebirds. I just had to get something from backstage. Carry on."

It was Robert.

John and I just looked at each other. We didn't say anything, but both just took our silence as,"let's finish this another time".

"So, Lou," John asked, helping me up to my feet,"what do we do now?"

"Well, I've probably got to go back home. I have to be up early for work in the morning."

"Oh, then I guess you don't want to join me tonight."

I stayed silent for a moment, relaying the thoughts in my head. But I decided it'd be best if I didn't lose my job.

"I'm sorry, but I really can't. Maybe if my boss was some calloused stubborn bitch. But I like Annette too much to let her down. She got me a flat above the bakery and she also bought me this ticket to see you guys play tonight."

"I understand. But if you need me," he grabbed a piece of paper and began to write on it,"just call."

I kissed him on the cheek goodbye and I was on my way home. I honestly didn't expect this to happen tonight. Things in my life were finally changing for once.