Seize The Day

29- Time to Heal

Over the next few days Zack wouldn't answer Nova's calls or texts. She hadn't even gone home, instead she had stayed at Jimmy's house.

"Look, I'm sorry about what happened. I guess since you haven't been answering me, I'll take it you don't want to be with this fuck up. I don't blame you, I kissed someone else. I'll come get my things from your house soon." She sighs as she hung up from the voicemail.

She then caught a cab to Laura's house, she knew if her and Zack were indeed over it would be wrong for her to stay at Jimmy's.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Laura squeezed her eyebrows together seeing an upset Nova at her door.

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"Fuck!" Zack groaned tossing his phone down on the ground and rubbed his hands over his face.

"Woah man! What's wrong?" Brian came over.

"I screwed up man! I needed a few days and been busy with this album, now I waited too fucking long." He grumbled, "She just left me a voicemail talking about getting her things from the house. I don't want that! Fuck, that's the last thing I want."

"You jackass!" Brian smacked him upside the head, "That's your own fault for not answering her."

"I've gotten so distracted trying to get this album done."

"It takes a few seconds to send a damn text! Now go." He shoved him towards the door of the studio, "Go get your girl back, now. We can manage without you." He said the last sentence when Zack acted like he was going to object.

Zack nodded then rushed out.

"Where is he going? We need him to do his part on this song." Johnny looked confused.

Brian then explained what was going on.

Zack got to the house to see Laura's vehicle still in the driveway,  and her putting a box in the back.

"She inside?" He asked, causing her to jump.

"Yes, go." She could tell how miserable he looked, Nova looked the same if not worse.

He rushed inside to see her coming out of the bedroom.

"This is the- Zack, I didn't think you'd be back until later. I uh I tried getting my things before you got home so you wouldn't have to see me."

"You're not leaving. This isn't happening so put the suitcase back." He pointed behind her.

She rolled her eyes, "Well you made it pretty clear you didn't want me anymore. So I'm just giving what you wanted."

He stepped to her and yanked the suitcase from her and set it on the floor then pushed it with his foot. "Please don't leave." He looked at her confused when she moved back, "What the fuck? Nova stop." Since she backed against the wall he puts his hands on the wall on each side of her, "Baby, I don't want you to leave. I love you and I was a jackass for ignoring you. I didn't mean to. You're not a fuck up, we were all drunk and you made a mistake. I don't want nor need you out of my life. Please don't leave."

"But-"

"No, I don't care you kissed Frank. Yes maybe at first I did but as I thought about it, it was stupid of me to get that mad. It's not like he was facing you, he had his back to you. I realize that now. I don't want us to be done, over a stupid mistake. My love for you is too big for that petty shit."

"So, so you don't want to break up with me?" She choked out.

"Of course not baby." He rest his hand on her cheek.

"I just thought since you were ignoring me that you wanted nothing to do with me."

He wiped her tears off with his thumb, "That wasn't my intention at all. I just got carried away working on this album and I know that's a poor excuse because as Brian put it, it only takes a few minutes to send a text. But I was just stressed over it and over being a jackass to you that night and I'm sorry baby, I am."

"I'm sorry too. I'm sorry for doing that to you."

"I forgive you if you can forgive me for treating you like shit."

"I forgive you." She smiled.

He smiles and kisses her deeply. As they were kissing Laura seen them so she smiles and decides to leave quietly.

He kisses down to her neck as he rubs his hands down to her thighs, picking her up and wraps her legs around her waist holding her up between him and the wall.

"Baby, baby." She breathes out patting his shoulder, "As much as I'm loving this, we have to stop."

"Why?" He groaned into her neck and playfully nibbles on it.

"Because Laura is still here. At least I think she still is." She giggled.

"Fuck." He puts her down resting his head on her shoulder.

"Awe you poor thing." She patted his cheek then walked to the door, "Well nevermind, she did leave. Shit! She has some of my stuff in her car."

"Meh, we'll get it back later." He pulls her to him. "We have some making up to do. I want to prove how much I love you." He grabbed her ass pulling her so their bodies crashed together.

"Is that so?" She smirked, placing her hands on his chest. "Maybe I need to prove I'm not a fuck up." She joked.

"You are not and never will be." He playfully smacked her ass. "Maybe I need to punish you for thinking you are, or maybe I need to punish you for being a bad girl in general. Kissing someone else while drunk then punching me." He winked, joking around.

She decided to mess with him, "Seriously? I thought you were over that." She lightly pushes him away, "I said I was sorry for all that. You going to keep throwing that in my face?"

He looked at her surprised, "Baby, I'm sorry I was just joking. I am over it I promise."

"Right." She scoffed and walked to the bedroom.

"Nova, I am. I'm sorry for bringing it up again." He followed her. "I won't ever do it again."

Once they got to the bedroom she couldn't take it and busted up laughing, "I'm fucking with you! But you should have seen your face. It was all." She mimicked his facial expression as she got into bed.

He squinted his eyes at her, "Why you little."

He pounced on her, and began tickling her causing her to squirm and laugh.