Protection, Zack Merrick, All Time Low

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Kimberly

I shower and get dressed as quick as possible, and prep myself to meet most of Zacks family. I'm horrified, they show up to as many shows as they can, and they litterally make it a family event, but I've always been extremely busy before the show and after, and during, but even then, we had only had one show here since I've been the tour manager, and I wasn't dating, let alone engaged to him then.

Zack doesn't talk to much of his family very often, sees them on instagram, and he'll talk to them when they call, so in general, they know about us, and they know about me.

But what would I know about what they think of me? Afterall, when his mom found out he was dating me, she thought that I was going to cheat on him if I hadn't already.

"Are you ready to go to my parents?" Zack asks, as I button up my nice burgandy collared shirt with blue jeans, he's wearing one of his Amerrickan shirts with a red flannel overtop too.

"You look gorgeous," he mutters, kissing my cheek and taking my hand as we head out the door in his truck.

"I know," I tease, smiling as he helps me into the vehicle. I was honestly more than nervous.

An hour later, we're at their house, traffic is just, yikes.  I'll never get used to it.

"Babe, come on." Zack says, after he opens the door for me, I hadn't even realized he got out of the car.

I take his hand as he helps me out of the car, and he leads me to his parents front door, and just walks in. His mother was so excited to see me, and she immediately wraps her arms around me and him, hugging us.

This is going to be an interesting next couple days.

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After everyone had gotten to the house, people definitely knew who I was, and they were excited because their "favorite cousin," "little nephew," "asshole family member that plays bass and sits on his phone all the time," had all come home.

It was weird seeing some of the cousins our age being jealous of Zack, and I understood why. He gets to tour the world and make money.

People asked us how we met, why I had the last name Gaskarth if I didn't even look like a Gaskarth, and more and more. It was funny, we told jokes and laughed at many, and much more, and I was anxious the entire time because of some of them asking why I haven't been seen around here before.

Zack would cut in when they were to ask that, saying that I was from Manchester, and had lived with my aunt for a while until I had come to America, and how he was beyond glad he was that I did.

He didn't mention my family passing, or anything like that, and I was beyond appreciative of it.

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I wake up early the next morning, quickly making coffee and getting towels out for the family that's staying with us.

Alex FaceTimes and I answer, "Hey bub." I smirk.

"Wow. Bub?"

"Yep. Hows Lisas family doing?"

"They're well, I hope you are too. Did you have any reason to be nervous?"

"Not at all, they're a great family. I love them."

"Lucas is doing well, by the way. He's still too young to eat solid food, but he's really loving the baby food, and expecially loving the attention."  He flips the camera around to show a grinning Lucas with baby food fruit on his face.

Seeing babies always makes me want one. I love babies.

"Mm," Zack mutters, coming into the kitchen, smiling. "That looks delicious Lucas." Zack chuckles and Lucas grins. Zack kisses my cheek and gets coffee.

We hang up on Alex and a little while later, Zacks cousins Aliyah, his aunt Kassie, and Uncle Dan, all come in, smiling. "Thank you, for letting us stay with you tonight." Aliyah smiles, she's about our age, with beautiful teeth, she's a dentist.

"No problem." I grin.

We head back over to Zacks mothers, and I join the ladies in the kitchen, helping to cook and chattering, while the guys are either watching football or playing it out in the back yard.

"So, Kimberly," one of the ladies start, I don't remember her name, but I know she's my mother in laws sisters wife. "When is the wedding?"

"March 20th." I grin.

"Have you found a dress?"

"No ma'am, but my maid of honnor and I should be looking after the winter solstice."

"That's amazing! Since it's a spring wedding, it could be any dress, huh?"

"Yeah, I suppose." I smile warmly.

"I'm proud of him for finding her, don't you see how her eyes light up when we bring him up?" Aliyah says, grinning.

I suck so bad I'm so sorry please forgive me
I've had such a bad week & ice had writers block, but I'm working on it.