Demons without Desire

I'll give you a location.

Few days later..

"I.. I don't believe it." I stuttered looking at Zak who was sat opposite me. Looking down at the phone I expected it to burst into flames and this turn out to be some cruel nightmare.

"Well?" He asked waiting.

"I- Th-" I paused frowning at the phone wondering if I had heard right, I mean... What if I was sick and had been hallucinating? That could be an option right about now..

"Speak to me?" He sighed holding out his hands.

"I've got a job." I announced.

"Yeah, I got that much." He chuckled.

"I got my own show... Or at least that's what I think." I added making his face go from normal to wide with excitement.

"OH MY GOD KAYLEE!" He yelled diving off the seat and pulling me into a hug as I came to terms with it all.

He pulled me back and gave me a kiss before we parted again "This is great news! Why aren't you excited?" He asked.

"I- Am I on punk'd?" I asked looking around his house for any signs of a camera crew that were going to pop up and scare me half to death.

"No you idiot! This is it! Oh my god!" He grinned "I got a investigator girlfriend! A damn fine beautiful one at that!"

"I am so confused.." I spoke shaking my head and sitting on the couch. Zak sat beside me as I went through everything with him. He nodded his head and still wore the stupid expression on his face as I rattled everything off.

"This is the start sweetie.. I went through the same. I know it sounds pretty daunting but its not. I will come with you and support you." He smiled taking my hand and giving it a small squeeze.

"I thought.." I looked down at my fingers interlocked with his.

"You thought?"

"I thought that maybe I could be with you.. On your show. But now they have offered me that it means we wont see each other doesn't it?" I asked. He pondered for a few minutes before shaking his head.

"No, this can work.. I go away every other week right?"

I nodded.

"Well Jeff finds all our locations, so all we can do is make sure we go to the same area every week we go away. So we find 2 lockdowns, you do one, I do another. We investigate and work at the same times, then we have the nights together as well as the week home together. Sweetie this can work. We can do this."

I pushed my mouth to the side looking at him "But what if something happens to me? I'm all alone in there. You have Aaron and Billy and Jay."

"I know. But the channel? They will find you people, the next few months is going to be constant, you're gonna have to sit in and watch interviews for your team members until you have a strong team that will work with and for you." He replied.

"What if people mock me?"

"Haters gonna hate. I don't do what I do because people tell me to. I investigate because it's in my blood. I have never wanted to do anything in life so much. This is my true lead in life. The same with you, I can see myself in you. The determination, the excitement.."

"I used to be like that." I muttered.

"You still are, your game is just a little off. But to help with that I can set you up a lockdown.. Here in Vegas, it isn't far actually.." He smiled.

"Really?"

He nodded "I will give you all access to the equipment and you can kick start your career with a friggin' bang you hear me?"

I smiled feeling a little better, leaning in I gave him a kiss and rested our foreheads together. "I owe you so much.." I whispered.

He shook his head "You don't owe me anything, I do it all because I love you Kaylee. I think we both work well together, in the work capacity and home capacity. I've never lived with a woman before yet living with you is probably the happiest I've been for a very very long time."

"You mean that?"

"Of course, I don't say things I don't mean. So what do you plan to do on celebrating your new lease of life?" Zak asked with a grin.

"I have no idea. Probably just sit here watch documentaries with you and get fat?" I suggested making him chuckle.

"Sounds like a good idea to me. But first..." He pulled me up and raced down the corridor opening the door to the equipment room.

It was all neatly set out with the equipment on charge for their next investigation.

"What are we doing?" I asked as he began picking up things and setting them up.

"Well for starters you're gonna need to learn how to use all this. But fear not because you have a hot and handsome teacher at your disposal.. me. Who will teach you everything you need to know about these pieces. I have a rewards system for good behaviour, feedback and correct answers." He grinned giving me a wink.

I giggled and stood beside him as he set up the Kinect cam for me to get started with. "I love you, even if you're a little bit of a dweeb sometimes."

"Dweeb? Me? I am not a dweeb."

"I think you could be."

"Did I also forget to mention I have a punishment system in the form of spankings?" He asked making me bite my lip.

"Any sexual advances towards the teacher will be noted and used at a later date... Take a seat Kaylee whilst I give you the lessons of a life time."

I sat down on a chair and watched as Mr Bagans.. Yes He asked to be called it, it was that or sir. He was a little power hungry today so I played his tune to keep him happy.

"You know.. You never mentioned where this lockdown that was not far from here actually was?" I asked.

"Did you raise your hand?" He asked chuckling. I rolled my eyes at him making him gasp "Do I sense an attitude on you Sheila?"

"My name is Kaylee. Not Sheila."

"It's either that or Tinkerbell." He grinned making me eyes narrow at him.

"No back chat either, or you'll be in detention."

"You're such an idiot."

" Oh detention." He shook his head.

"Hey Zak? Bite me." I laughed as he threw his hand over his heart.

I watched as he leant down over me close to my face "I just might yet."

I shuddered back in my seat before sucking in my cheeks, he was a little freak when you got through to the real him..

"Now... Your first location. As you are dying to know will be at one place.."

"Yes.." I coaxed.

"That I know is haunted."

"Yup."

"It will be......"

"Get on with it." I whispered.

He grinned liked the Chesire cat seeing that I was desperate to know. "It will be... At Zak Bagan's Haunted Museum."