Protection, Zack Merrick, All Time Low

6

Kimberly

I had drug the guys to the local club, but I gave my guys limits as to not have more than five beers or shots. The others can do whatever.

I don't drink, but I wanted to go dancing to get my mind off of things.

I started dancing, swaying my hips to the beat, someone came up behind me and danced with me. I turned to see it was Matty and he pressed his body against mine. He didn't have a boner, so challange accepted.

Zack

I began to get angry at the girl I like for dancing with someone else, so I took a shot.

"You okay?" Rian asks me.

"I'm dandy." I lie.

"You like her, don't you? I've always known."

"Who?"

"Kimmy."

"I do, and I hate to admit it because she doesn't like me back."

"You never know. Girls are complicated. Cass expecially. Get to know her more then ask her out." Rian points out.

I look back over at her and Matt is all over her. I groan slightly and hate that I'm seeing my girl dancing on a dude that I don't trust.

"Matty," I hear her moan.

He grabs her hips and they continue dancing, that's when I decide to get drunk.

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Kimberly

I sit talking to Matty for a bit after dancing for a while, I tell him about things and I start to tear up when I tell him about Denny.

He takes me back to the dance floor duringa slow song, and I lean my head on his shoulder. I look over and see Zack stairing at us with anger in his eyes, he's probably just looking past us.

After the slow dance, a swing dance comes on, and I remember how im highschool we had learned how to in our dance class.

We keep switching sides going toward eachother, and then he would spin me and dip me every now and then. I twirled into his arms and he caught me.

I heard woots and I swung into his arms, making him smile. I look ovrr and see Alex watching us with amusement.

The song ends and I'm panting by the end of it.

Alex walks I've and high fives Matty. "Guess what baby sister?"

"What?"

"Lisa is coming!" He smiles excitedly and I grin too.

"Really? I'm glad. I miss her already."

"Well she said you haven't called," he explains.

"I've been really busy, but I'll call her during the show tomorrow night."

"Alright. I'll let her know. Hey sis?"

"Yeah?"

"You're a good dancer, but that isn't the point, um,"

"Jack is drunk?"

"Not as much as Zack."

"Zack being drunk, really?" I ask.

"Yeah. Really badly. Help me get them to the bus."

"Alright." I sigh, at least I know Alex isn't drunk and if Rian is, he isn't too drunk.

"I'll go find Jack." I tell him.

Alex

Rian and I are trying to grab Zack and lead him to a cab, and he's being really complicated. "Allleeex." He says, "Your little sister is so gorgeous, no wonder The 1975 dude likes her," he hiccups.

"Zack they're just close friends." Rian comments.

"How do you know?" Zack replies. "She sure danced with 'em like he likes her."

"They grew up together, if they were ever a thing it's clear it isn't happening now." I mentioned.

"Why do I even care?" He mumbles.

"I don't know man." I grunt.

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We get back to the bus and put Zack in his bed. Jack is whining about how he doesn't want to go to bed, so he's laying in the living room.

"I'm going to bed, do you have Jack handled?" I ask my little sister. She nods and Ri says he's going to take a shower.

Kimberly

"I like you being our manager," Jack says as I sit down with a book called Unearthly by Cynthia Hand.

"I like managing you fools." I giggle.

"Will you move to America with us?" He asks.

"I hope to, but I don't have an apartment picked out yet." I explain.

"Alex would probably let you stay with him until you get one, and if he doesn't I will let you stay with me. My house probably won't have food though since I always go out to eat."

"Well, if I stay with you I'd stock your fridge and feed you homemade meals."

"You're like a mom, you even feed us on the bus. Why aren't you married or why don't you have a boyfriend?" Jack asks.

"I don't know, I turn them insaine and then I can't handle them anymore." I sigh, "So I leave them."

I explain this to Jack because he won't remember any of this tomorrow. Drunk Jack is wise and easy to talk to.

"You won't run us off. We're already crazy." He chuckles.