Still Here (Zak Bagans fanfic)

Chapter 13

After getting myself redressed after Zak and I were so rudely interrupted, I quietly walked down the stairs to make sure we had everything we were going to need for the trip. As I got to the doorway of the kitchen, I heard Zak on the phone and decided to stop and listen in.

"Equipment, dude? Nice cover. No she can't find out, I don't want her to know. You just about blew it, Aaron." I heard him say, his back to the doorway.

My heart began racing in my chest at all of the thoughts of what Aaron could have ruined if I found out what he actually wanted to talk to Zak about. Maybe Zak wasn't who I thought he was all this time after all and he was just playing me like every other guy in my life had. I felt the tears well up in my eyes and I let out an audible sniffle catching the attention of Zak. He quickly hung up the phone and walked over to me.

"Baby, why are you crying? Is everything okay?" He asked me as he reached out for me.

"I'm so sorry that your cover almost got blown. I hope whatever it is is worth it considering I am not supposed to know about it. I thought you were different than every other guy I've been with, but here you are hiding things from me just like they did." I spat out, tears streaming down my face.

Zak went to grab my hand, but I snatched it away.

"It isn't what you think it is, Sarah." He calmly said to me, tears forming in his eyes as well.

"I'm not so sure right now, Zak. I heard you talking to him. You and him have a secret you don't want me to find out about and that hurts because I don't know what it is and that's what they have all done to me. I didn't think you would ever hurt me, I thought you loved me." I said as I started walking away from him.

"Baby, I do. I love you more than anything in this universe. This isn't a secret you would never find out about. I plan on telling you, well rather showing you, very soon. I had a plan for all of this, and the reason Aaron needed to talk to me was because the plan has changed due to our investigation. When I show you I want it to be special. Baby, you have to trust me. I would never do anything to hurt you. Not in a million years. You are my world, why would I want to screw that up?"

I looked down at the ground, thinking maybe I was overreacting. He was with me most of the time so it would be hard for him to hide some kind of mistress from me, and my best friend would rat him out so fast. I started shifting my weight around on my feet, continuing to look at the ground not wanting to make eye contact with him. I felt his finger gently lift my chin to look him in the eyes as he got closer to me, sincerity filling those gorgeous eyes of his.

"I love you, Sarah. I would never hurt you." He softly said to me before kissing my forehead.

"I know, I just heard your conversation. Maybe I overreacted, I'm sorry." I said, tears still streaming down my face.

Zak gently kissed my lips, making all of my worries fade away as I felt his love for me as our lips connected.

"Can we go to bed? It's been a rather long day." Zak softly asked me as he let out a small chuckle.

"Yes. I think its a good idea considering we have to be up early for our flight." I responded.

Zak grabbed my hand and led me upstairs to our room. I could tell how exhausted he was from renovating by the bags under his eyes, and the slow movements when he got home every day. I admired how hard he worked, even if it was for things most people didn't believe in. Hell, I didn't believe in it 7 months ago that is until he walked into my life. I guess I had that to thank Kyle for. As we both laid down for bed, my phone once again started buzzing, but this time it was from a number I didn't recognize. I once again answered it on speaker phone.

"Hello?" I asked, puzzled at who could be calling me from a random number.

"Is this Sarah and Zak?" A male voice on the other end asked me.

I looked towards Zak with a puzzled look upon my face, getting a puzzled look from him in return.

"Uh, yes? Can I ask who is calling me?" I asked, kind of irritated they knew me and I didn't know them.

"Oh, I'm sorry. This is the Chief of police you talked to a couple months ago about the case regarding Doctor Whitaker. I wanted to give you an update. We arrested him for the murder. When we exhumed her body, there was no evidence of a back injury, and we found that her medical records were forged along with the prescription pain killers. Thank you for all your help with this, you should really do this for the police force more often."

"Oh my! That's great news! Thank you for believing us and catching her killer! She can finally Rest In Peace, just like she truly deserves."

I hung up my phone and looked at Zak with an excited grin spreading upon my face, he returned the look to me.

"You did it, baby." He said to me as he pulled me into a kiss before laying my head down on his chest.

I was so happy that I had allowed a spirit to get the peace she oh so deserved. I soon fell asleep to the soft thumps of Zak's heartbeat, dreaming of what was to come.