Taken for granted (Zach Top)

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*I promise I write better than this. I just had trouble starting it!

Zach

"Be careful getting home ZT. You did great tonight. I'm proud of you." Kate Ann says while giving me a side hug. "You'll go far. Seriously so proud of you." I grab her bags and put it in her jeep. It's currently 11:30pm and we are finally leaving the airport, coming back from playing a couple shows and preforming on the opry.

Kate Ann is my manager. She is the best of the best in Nashville. She's landed me some big shows and I couldn't be more grateful. She's a doll.

"Thank you Kate. I couldn't do this without you. Be careful suga. Text me when you get home." I smile and wait for her to get in her car. Getting into my truck, I check my phone to see if kenz texted me. Nothing. I'll have to talk to her. She's been so distant lately.

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All I could think about is two things. My bed and kenz. It's been almost 2 weeks since I've seen both and I'm dying to get them.

I unlock the door to me and my sweet wife's little house we moved into a year and a half ago, and walk in. Came home a couple days early to surprise her.

When everything is placed on my countertop and head to our bedroom across the house. I'm so excited to see her and run my hands up and down her amazing body. I slowly turn the handle and as soon as I get into view of my bed, I see it. She's in bed with my best friend, Clayton. They both shoot up trying to cover their both naked bodies.

"What the fuck" I yell, scanning the room. Their clothes sprawled out on the floor, shoes thrown, just a mess in here. My puppy, paisley, comes running up to me and jumping on my legs for me to pick her up. I can't even acknowledge her because of the scene in front of me.

"Zach! What are you doing back so early! This isn't what it looks like!" Kenzi stutters while throwing on an oversized shirt, to make the matter worse it's not even my shirt. "Zach, baby I promise."

I scan both of their faces and feel the tears building in my eyes. I scoff while shaking my head. I close the door and head back for all my stuff I put on the counter, paisley a close second behind me. Kenzi following close behind trying to grab on to my shirt. I grab my truck keys and pick up my dog. I slam the front door behind me. That cheating bitch.

Kate

"Zach?" I open my door to a distressed Zach which his puppy in his arms wagging her tail excitedly. "What's going on suga? Come in, talk to me."

"She was sleeping with him." He says lowly, walking in my house and putting the puppy down. Wiping the tear that was fast to fall.

"Kenz? What's going on? What did you see?" I ask and close the door behind him, pulling him into a hug.

"She was sleeping with Clayton. In my bed that I paid for. Told me it wasn't what it looked like." He sobbed and hugged me back. He towered over me.

"Clayton? As in clay, your friend?" He shook his head yes still holding onto me. His sobs took over. "Breathe Z. I know this is hard, but you have to breathe before you pass out on me. Come sit on the couch."

As I say that he lifts me up and brings me over to the couch with him. He sits and still holds me tight. I am now straddling his legs and I shouldn't. I have been in my own hotel room for 4 days because I'm not sure I can handle myself in the same room as him. And now I'm straddling him as he cries about his cheating of a wife. Damn ovulation.

I never really cared for her. Meeting them both for the first time was rough. She was very insecure I guess you'd say. She hated the idea that I was going to be working with him daily. Even threw a fit when I said I wouldn't be paying for her flights and hotels if she was to come. Not sure what she thought I was gonna do, but I'm not a bank. Especially to people who act like I owe them something.

Paisley jumps on the couch right next to us and curls into a ball. Zach is holding me close as he continues to sob. Im unsure of what to say. I feel terrible. Zach is so sweet.

"I'm so sorry Zachy"