Protection, Zack Merrick, All Time Low

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Kimberly

"Alex and Lisa are coming over tonight, what should we cook?" I ask Zack, whos reading upside down on the couch. I giggle and grab his feet, to mess with him.

"Uh, I'm sure anything would work." He says.

"How about baked chicken?"

"I think that'll be good." He chuckles, doing a sit up, to well, sit up. He kisss me shortly and I groan. "Love you."

"Love you, too." I chuckle, then turn around to make the chicken in the kitchen.

As I was sitting on the counter reading Dorothy Must Die the door bell tings. I hear talking and then I hear Zack say, "She's in the kitchen, probably finishing up dinner."

Seconds later, Alex comes in, holding his beautiful baby, I set my book down marking the page and then I reach for Lucas.

"You know, you really shouldn't sit on the counter." Zack tsks, coming in after Lisa.

"Oh hush, I'll wipe it off before I put food near it." I chuckle. He winks at me and Lisa fawns, making us all chuckle, except for Alex. Even Lucas had giggled. I slide off of the counter, grab a rag and cleaning suplies, spraying it into the rag and wipe down the counter.

"You boys can go and play Xbox and Lisa, Lucas, and I can finish up dinner." I tell them, I kiss both of the boys cheeks and shoo them out.

"So have you made any plans with the wedding?" Lisa asks.

"Uh, we want it to be a small church wedding, I think that it would be cute if we did something more traditional, and the hustlers can't know anything about it, because otherwise that would be very pesky." I explain. "Honestly I considered going to Vegas, but we shouldn't do that because mum wouldn't exactly like that." I laugh. "And we decided, like I said, that it would be in the Spring at some point, but I don't want to wait very long, and Nano and I planned a tour after spring, but they are touring in the winter a little bit too." I go on explaining more into detail.

"You, Cass, and I need to go brides maids dress shopping." She says.

"We really do." I chuckle. "My next day off is next Saturday, will that be okay? I just have plans already this Saturday and Sunday." I smile.

"It's okay with me!" She coos. Lucas smiles brightly at his mum and I do too.

We let the chicken finish cooking, then we set up the plates, and I smile as Lucas is asleep all cutely after Lisa had fed him.

Lisa and I both go into the living room, seeing the boys in a very intense racing match, and we massage their shoulders as Alex strings curses at Zack for slamming him into another car.

"I bet I can get Zack to loose." I whisper to her, knowing the boys aren't even paying attention and that they're on their last lap, head to head. "The food was steaming, we have a few minutes."

"Lets see who looses with us distracting them." Lisa says with a chuckle as she moves to sit in Alexs lap. He wraps his arms around her, but continues playing, so she starts rubbing up his leg, I stop watching, because it was weirding me out, and I lean my head onto Zacks neck and start kissing his neck softly while I gently run my fingers through the back of his hair.

"Babe, quit." Alex groans. "I'm trying to win here." I giggle, and so does Lisa.

I find Zacks soft spot, and I suck gently on it, he looks down and kisses my forehead, making me blush, then I bite a little bit, and he breathes heavily, making me hot and bothered a little bit.

Alex kisses Lisa heavily, but then realized it was the last lap on the streets, and did his best to finish quickly, but Zack beats him, and then stands up, and brings my lips to his quickly leaning over the couch.

"Oh come on!" Alex shouts, making Lisa and I laugh loudly.

"Shouldn't have stopped to kiss her, man." Zack chuckles.

Alex pouts, then says how it was worth it before kissing Lisa again.

"Are you guys hungry? Dinner is ready." I smile as the boys perk up and Alex runs into the kitchen.

"Mm, I guess I'll have to congratulate you on that win later." I smirk before we walk in there, Alex is drying off his hands from  washing them as Lisa starts to wash hers.

Zack and I wash ours quickly and then we all sit at the table to eat.

About thirty minutes into dinner with chit chat, Alex decides to speak seriously. "So you know how you seem to be getting married early?" Zacks hand on my thigh tightens a little bit.

"Well it's earlier than with you and Lisa." I giggle. "What about it?"

"A-are you sure it isn't because you're pregnant?" He asks, Zacks hand eases.

"Well," I tease,Zack and I bust out laughing, "No, Alex, I'm not pregnant."

"Not at all?" He responds.

"No way." I laugh. "Lex, I'm on birth control, even if I wasn't, he pulls-"

"Nah nah, stop that. I don't want to hear about your sex."

"You were so cool with us at the begining," Zack says, "You even told me I needed to marry her one day." Is that the reason why he's marrying me? Just so he doesn't disappoint my brother or break up the band? I cringe at my thoughts, he's marrying me for love, not because Alex told him to.

"I still am." Alex protests, "I know you love her and have had a crush on her for years, so go on and marry her, I'm happy for you. I just didn't want her to be pregnant yet, expecially if you were only getting married because of it."

"I'm getting married to her because I adore her." Zack smiles and rubs my leg, but I can't help but feel a little bit of doubt now.

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"Are you marrying me because he told you to, or are you marrying me because you love me and want to be with me forever?" I ask Zack after I finish cleaning up the kitchen with his help. He's laying in bed, and I had just gotten done brushing my teeth.

I walk over to his side of the bed and straddle him, he sets his book down on the bedside table and rests his hands on my hips. I look down at him, and he looks worried.

"Baby, no way. I asked you to marry me, becase I love you, very much and I want to be with you eternally. What makes you think- oh." He pauses, sitting up a little.

"I swear, even before he said I should marry you, I wanted to get you a promise ring, I've had the biggest crush on you my entire life, and if you think about it, it's one in a million that I'd actually end up marrying you. I'm so glad you love me too, otherwise I don't know what I would do."

"I love you, too, Zacky. And I want to be with you forever. I want to bear your children, I want to be around you all the time, and I love so many things about you." I lean down a little and press my lips to his passionately. I put my hands on his shoulders and he moves us to where he's the big spoon, and I'm the little spoon, and he kisses my shoulders and rubs my arm and leg, and sings to me as I fall asleep, comforted by his words.