In my Dungeon

Chapter 16

Zak's POV

I was in a dark mood and the crew was even staying away from me this lockdown hangover was more intense than they usually were I stop my car walk inside my house greet Gracie when she walks over to see me then I look up and see Mallory standing in the doorway and I know I should be happy to see her but all I can think is not now. She walks over to hug me and I walk past her then go down to my dungeon and stay there for the rest of the night when I hear noise the next morning I look to see what time it is and it's after eight in the morning Mal must be up I hear her talk to Gracie I stay in my dungeon for the whole day I don't even bother to come out for food finally two days' pass and I come out but my dark mood hasn't lifted all. I walk in the kitchen and she looks up at me "Hey feeling better?" I don't say anything I just nod and sit down she looks down and bites her lip "Why don't you take Gracie out for a walk she missed you while you were gone." I shrug my shoulders and she bites her lip again "Do you want to get something to eat?" Something inside me snaps I stand up and look at her "WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO FULL OF QUESTIONS!!!!!! YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT ME AND THE LOCKDOWN BUT YOU DON'T!!!!! AT LEAST VANESSA UNDERSTOOD THAT PLUS SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO BE SO CLINGY LIKE YOU!!!!" I don't stay long enough for her to say anything I pick up my keys walk out of the house get in my car then leave.

Mallory's POV
I go upstairs and start packing and let the tears fall I could handle Zak yelling at me I could even take him saying that I didn't know how about him or the lockdown but the thing that hurt me was when he brought up Vanessa I thought he was finally over but I was wrong. I pack the last of my clothes then walk outside get in my car and leave I make my way to the park then stop my car and cry even harder one reason is because I still love Zak the other reason is because I have nowhere else to go I could go back but I had a feeling that Zak didn't want to see me and right now the last thing I wanted was to be around Zak because of how hurt I was I lean forward and lay my head against the steering wheel as the tears continue to fall and my sobs make my body shake. I don't know how long I sit there and cry over Zak Bagans but I try to pull myself together when I hear my phone I look down with tear filled eyes at the number then answer "Hey AJ."

AJ'S POV
My body tenses up and my blood starts boiling when I hear her sobs on the other side of the phone "Mal what happened are you okay?" She starts crying even harder "It's Zak he yelled at me and he said at least Vanessa wasn't clingy like me he walked out and I'm at the park I have nowhere else to go." The sound of her crying gets to me and the hate I have for the ghostbuster gets even stronger I couldn't believe he said those things plus Vanessa married Kevin and he had been in the wedding so he knew she was off limits but there was one thing she was definitely wrong about. "Calm down baby you do have some place to go you can come stay with me at my hotel I'll meet you by the door when you get here okay?" I hear her take a few deep breaths to calm herself down "Thank you AJ." "You're welcome I'll send you directions to where I'm staying I'll see you soon baby." We talk for a few minutes then hang up I walk through my suite pick up the things I have laying around I wait for a little while then walk downstairs and wait by the entrance the ghostbuster was a real jerk and I didn't need to run into him anytime soon but for now my main concern was Mal and how I could try to help her.

Mallory's POV
I sit down next to AJ on the couch in his hotel room he looks over at me "Do you need anything?" I shake my head and continue sitting there I feel him start rubbing my back and I can't stop the tears from falling I lay my head against AJ's chest and start crying the next thing I know he's pulled me in his lap and has his arms wrapped around me and he continues rubbing my back. "Mal it's late you should get some sleep it might make you feel better what do you think?" I look up and meet his dark brown eyes "Stay with me tonight please come with me I don't want to be alone." He nods then we get off the couch and go to his room he gets in bed first then I get in the bed and curl up next to him he wraps his arms around me and I realize how tired I am from the long day and all of the crying I've done I yawn and the last thing I see before I go to sleep is AJ pulling the blankets over us.