Be My Escape (Zak Bagans Fanfiction)

Chapter 2

I finish showing Zak, Nick, and Aaron around the manor and explaining some experiences I've had, and I start heading over to the front desk area for tour sign ups.

"Hey, Lauren. Wait up!" Zak calls after me, and I spin around to face him.

"Whats up?" I ask, my eyebrows furrowing slightly.

"The guys and I were talking, and we wanted to know; you seem to know quite a bit about this place, and you've had so many experiences here, and have such a connection to the spirits here. Would you be ok with joining us on our lockdown? You don't have to if you don't want to." He says, adding the last part quickly.

"I think it would be an awesome experience. I would love to join you on your investigation, on one condition." I say, looking him directly in the eyes.

"What is it?" He asks, keeping eye contact.

"You have to promise to keep me safe. I don't like being here at night, and if I have to go in the basement, I don't know how the spirits will react." I bite my lip.

"I promise to do everything in my power to keep you safe." He says, and I hold out my pinky, making him pinky promise.

"When is your lockdown?" I ask, leaning against the wall next to me.

"Meet us here tomorrow night at 7 to get ready and locked down. See you then, Lauren." He smiles, turning on his heels and walking back to Nick and Aaron.

"See you then, Mr. Bagans." I whisper to myself after he's gone.

I smile widely, and head down to the desk, and getting ready to do my job, in my favorite place in the world.

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"Jenny, you will never guess what I'm about to say." I exclaim through the phone, looking around to make sure no one can hear me.

"What is it Lauren?" she asks, obviously trying to get ready to go out and talk at the same time.

"I'm staying overnight at the manor tomorrow night with this really hot ghost hunter dude and his two friends! They have some TV show or something, and they want me to stay for their investigation!" I say, running a hand through my hair as I internally freak out.

"Laur, are you sure that's a good idea? How will Wayne react?"

She had a very good point.

Wayne is my current boyfriend, but I'm only still with him because he completely terrifies me. He is abusive, but no one knows, not even Jenny, though she has her suspicions. She knows he's very "overprotective" and that he doesn't like me talking to other guys unless absolutely necessary. The only reason he is ok with me around Michael is because Michael is his best friend. I've tried to break up with him before, but all he did was beat and threaten me that if I were to try to leave again, then he would kill me.

"He doesn't have to know." I answer quickly, trying not to think about it. "Why can't you just be happy for me and forget about Wayne." I said it more like a statement than a question, because I knew she was only looking out for me.

"Alright, fine! Who is this guy anyway?" She instantly becomes very interested and I giggle.

"His name is Zak Bagans." I think back to his black hair and beautiful hazel eyes, and that goofy smile that he got when Aaron made a joke.

"Never heard of him." She says, and I almost sigh.

"Alright, well, there's a tour that I have to do. I'll talk to you later." I hang up and shove my phone into my pocket, and head back inside the old manor.

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I lock the front door behind me, tugging my jacket closer around my body to protect from the chill of the night air.

I look around, and the boys' van sitting idle in the parking lot caught my eye.

I walk over, knocking on the window lightly. The window rolled down and I saw Zak and Nick sitting in the front seats, looking back at me.

"Hey, what are you guys still doing here?" I question, my eyebrows pulling together slightly.

Zak rests his elbow on the ledge of the window and Aaron peeks his head between the seats, waving to me. I chuckle and wave back, before leaning against the van.

"We wanted-" Zak began before Nick cuts in.

"He wanted to ask you if you wanted to go out with us. We were planning on going out, and he insisted we ask you to join us." Zak glares at Nick, his cheeks and neck flushing pink.

I giggle, my cheeks heating up as well.

"Um, yeah sure. I know the best place in town to party." I look down, twiddling with my fingers and standing up straight.

"Great, we'll follow you there. Is that your car?" Zak asks, clearing his throat.

I nod, pointing over to my charger.

"I like it!" He says, and I look up as my smile grows.

"Thanks." I unlock it and begin heading over to it, hopping in once I reach it.

I pull out my phone as I turn on the car. I dial Jenny's number, and listen to it ring. When she answers, I quickly ask which club she went to.

"Oh, I'm at Flash Mob's. Are you coming out?" I can hear her trying to find a quieter area, and I hear a door close and it get significantly silent.

"Yeah, me and the ghost hunter group. There's three of them. Can you stand outside by the bouncer so that I can find you? Is it packed there tonight?" I knew exactly which club she was talking about, and began pulling out of the lot.

I look out the back window and see that Zak and them are following, so I focus on getting there alive.

"Not really, it's pretty chilled out compared to usual, but it's still got a good amount of bodies crammed in here. Yeah, I'll be standing right next to the door when you walk in."

I thank her and hang up so I don't got pulled over, and soon pull into the bar's lot.

I hop out and smile as Zak pulls into the space right next to mine.

I wait for the boys to climb from the van, and I walk them over to the entrance.

I show the bouncer my i.d. and the boys follow suit. Phil, the bouncer, waves us in, and as we walk in, the scent of sweaty bodies and alcohol hits my in waves. I quickly spot Jenny, and run over to her, hugging her from behind.

I whisper "Hey there, sexy." in the deepest, manliest voice I could muster, and she spins around and playfully wacks me in the boob. I grab my breast and stare at her in joking hurt. "Wow, I see how it is."

She smiles widely, before pecking me on the cheek sweetly.

"Better?" She jokes, running a hand through her dyed red hair and looks behind me.

"Jenny, this is Zak, Nick, and Aaron. Zak, Nick, Aaron, this is my best friend in the entire world, Jenny." I introduce them, stealing Jenny's beer and taking a swig.

They all shake hands and say 'nice to meet you's, before I grab Jenny's hand and yank her toward the dance floor.