Angel of Light (A Zak Bagans Story)

Chapter 49: First Impression

Chapter 49: First Impression

Zak's Point of View

I woke up to the sound of my phone vibrating on the nightstand. I also felt someone lying against me, with my arm wrapped around them.

I opened my eyes and it only took me a moment to remember where I was, and who I was with.

I smiled to myself as I lifted my head slightly and saw Alicia sleeping peacefully in front of me. I was spooning her from behind, with my arm around her waist.

The sound of my phone vibrating against the wooden top of the nightstand distracted me.

I carefully slipped my arm back from around Alicia and turned so I was laying on my back, pushed myself up a bit so I was partially sitting up, and reached over to the nightstand to grab my phone.

I saw on the phone's clock it was 6pm, Alicia and I had slept the day away.

I answered my phone, seeing it was Ashley calling.

"Hey Ashley," I said softly, not wanting to wake Alicia.

"Hey Zak, am I interrupting anything?" Ashley asked.

"Was sleeping," I replied softly, rubbing my eyes with one hand.

"Oh crap, I'm sorry. I thought you might be up by now," Ashley said.

"It's okay. Ali and I didn't get to sleep until after 6 this morning," I said, and then realized how my words sounded.

"You and Ali?" Ashley asked, sounding slightly shocked.

"They slept together!? Ooo, details girlfriend!" Aaron shouted in the background.

Ashley and I both laughed.

"God, we only slept, tell Aaron to fuck off," I replied jokingly.

Ashley laughed.

"Just surprised is all," Ashley replied.

"Me too, to be honest. She asked me to stay," I replied softly.

"Did you guys talk?" Ashley asked.

"Yeah, it was pretty rough...I'm not sure if I can share or not," I answered softly.

"It's alright, as long as she's okay," Ashley responded.

"I think so. She was pretty exhausted by the time she finished telling me everything, but she seemed relieved," I said.

"You sound pretty good yourself, did you finally manage some sleep?" Ashley asked.

"Yeah, I did. Not a single nightmare," I responded, realizing it for the first time myself.

"That's good. Well, the guys and I are going to go out to dinner, wanted to see if you wanted to come, but I'm guessing not if you're still with Ali," Ashley said.

"She's still asleep, so I'll just stay in with her. I'm not sure if she'd be up to going out," I responded.

"It's fine. Just wanted to make sure. We'll check in later," Ashley said.

"Alright, talk to you later," I replied.

"Later," Ashley said, and then hung up.

I hung up and reached over to the nightstand and carefully set my phone down.

"Zak...?" I heard Alicia question sleepily.

Before I could respond, I saw her moving.

I watched her as she turned over so she was facing me, and snuggled up against me, resting her head on my torso and wrapping an arm around me.