Be My Escape (Zak Bagans Fanfiction)

Chapter 9

It's been a week since the incident in the basement, which meant that Zak, Nick, and Aaron would only be staying for one more week, and I would have to say goodbye.

I wished that one of them would tell me to come with them, that the offer that Zak had given me was still on the table, but I refused to get my hopes up.

I began looking for jobs online, seeing as Nick stayed in the house with me and refused to let me out the front door. No matter how much I expressed my annoyance, he was too protective of me to allow me to strain myself. He was like an older brother to me, which was a nice change from Aaron's goofy friendship and Zak's awkward avoidance.

As I laid there in my bed, I thought out why I had said the things I did. I didn't want to deal with my issues alone. I wanted Zak's help, but could I trust him? I knew deep down that he wouldn't hurt me, but my conscience was so scarred- my mind so scared of further harm- that it couldn't possibly trust him. And just the thought of him hurting me scared me even more. I would never dream of leaving him but my emotions were so crazy from my "relationship" with Wayne that I was terrified of losing him.

How could I be afraid of losing him if I let him go as easily as I was? How could I just drop him like that?

I finally decide that I would apologize to him. That I would allow myself to welcome him with open arms and not worry about the consequences.

When he got home, I would tell him. I would ask him to be mine. I would beg for forgiveness for the previous things I had said, and I would kiss him and finally be happy.

I would finally be with Zak, and have love.

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When Zak finally got back from wherever he goes during the day, I rush from my room and try to talk to him. He ignored me as I called his name- he walks straight into his room and slammed the door on me.

"Zak, please! Talk to me!" I beg, but there's no sound from his room. "Zak, I really want to say this to your face. Please." I rest my forehead against the door, and I hear him walk over to the door.

When he opens it, his hair is messed up from him running his hand through it, and his eyes are hard- the rest of his face is soft with sleepiness and weariness.

"What do you want?" His voice is soft and showed just how tired he was.

"I'm ready to move on. You're the one, I'm sure of it, and I want to be with you. So, will you help me deal with my demons? Will you put me back together?"

As I speak, his face begins to brighten up with every word. He smiles as I finish, and he quickly grips my cheeks and pulls me in for a kiss. Recuperating the kiss was second nature to me by now, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I pull away and smile.

"I'll take that as a yes."

Zak straightens up to his full height of six foot, which causes him to stand taller than me by close to half a foot. His hands move to rest on my hips, and I loop my hands around his middle.

"Yeah. Your mine now, and I won't let you get hurt ever again." He presses a kiss to the top of my head, and I smile wider.

A warmth spreads through my body, and hug him tightly to him- so as to soak up as much warmth as I could. The feeling of his body holding mine, my chest against his muscles, his hands holding my hips; it was the safest I had felt since before meeting Wayne. And I was happy that it was with Zak.
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Sorry for the short chapter but I just had to get something out!