BROKEN (Sequel to Behind The Lights)

Tragedy strikes!

Zac's POV

She's seeing someone else? She's actually seeing someone else? That can't be real right? Is she just using him to make me jealous or something? Cause obviously, knowing Jessica and the Diva that she is, she was never gonna just admit that she had feelings for me. But would she actually go all out as to find someone to use, just to get back at me?

No, she wouldn't do that. She's not that type of girl. But what if she is? Or even worse, what if she's actually moved on? I'm so tempted to drive straight to a bar right this minute but I remember that I have an interview tomorrow and I'm not jeopardizing my career again because of her. So I do the next thing I know that'll give me the fix I need.

"Hey Sarah, where are you?" I call her on her mobile. "Great! Be there in half an hour!" I say, hanging up. That's right, sex is the fix I need.

"Okay fine. Tell me." Sarah says, climbing back into bed with just my T-shirt and her black underwear on. Her skin was flushed from the heated sex we'd just had 5 minutes ago.

"Tell you what?" I question, turning to face her. Her white blanket was draped around my waist and my shirtless body, glistening with sweat, was exposed. I watched her as she eyed me.

"Jessica." She says, raising an eyebrow.

"Why are we talking about Jessica? We just had sex."

"Ummm maybe because you called her name like 5 times" she says in a tone that indicated she was slightly irritated. Did I call Jess's name? I don't remember.

"I don't remember calling he..." I stop when I noticed her unimpressed face. "I'm sorry, it must have slipped out."

"You love her don't you?" She asks.

"Unfortunately." I say shrugging.

"Then why are you here? Why didn't you chase her?" She questions as she sits up, seeming more interested. I couldn't help my eyes that began roaming her half naked body.

"Hey, my eyes are up here. I'm talking to you." She says and I smile at her cheekily. Grabbing her by the leg to pull her closer to me as I get on top of her.

"I'm done chasing and she's seeing someone else now." I say, as I begin kissing down her neck and she doesn't stop me.

Jessica's POV

"You know at some point you're gonna have to tell me about him right?" Andre says, looking over at me from the drivers seat. We had just spent another afternoon at Andre's families home. It has sort of became a thing we do every Sunday now, when I'm not working. So this is my last week of visiting his family on Sunday's before I take off to New York next week.

"What?" I ask, slightly confused by his random statement.

"Zachary Steele."  He says. Calling out his full name, causing me to cringe at the sound of his name, coming out of Andre's mouth.

"There really isn't anything to talk about. We are just friends." I say, not looking at him.

"I know you kissed him while you were still in a relationship with your ex and I saw the way he looked at you that night. I'm not stupid Jessica. There clearly is something and I would want for us to communicate like a healthy couple should." He says. Healthy couple?

"We're a couple now?" I ask him. I really didn't think about it.

"I mean, we've been going out for 2 months now, I would think we are. Aren't we?" He asks me back. I don't know how to answer him. I don't know if I want to be in a relationship right now. He slows down at the side of the road and stops the car.

"Ummm.... Andre...." I say, slightly confused as to why he needed to pull over. He puts the car in park and turns to look at me. He gently takes my hand that's resting on my lap and holds it in his bigger ones.

"Incase it isn't obvious, I have really strong feelings for you Jessica Red." He says and I cringe slightly cause this felt like it was straight out of a movie. "I really need to know where I stand in your life right now." He continues. I didn't know what to say to that.

"Well.... I just lost my ex boyfriend" I say. That was the best excuse I could come up with.

"You lost him 5 months ago Jessica." He says.

"Yea but I don't think I'm ready to be in a relationship right now." I say honestly. It wasn't because of Jason. I just wasn't ready.

He sighs and lets go of my hand, looking straight ahead. I could see the tiny stubbles across his perfect jaw. He had just shaved and even without facial hair, he looked sexy as heck. But that isn't enough for me. "so what are we doing?" He asks.

"Well.... I really like you." I say.

"Well that's not enough for me." He says and I panic a little. Was he going to dump me and leave me at the side of the road cause he didn't get his way? I mean, that's what Zac would do.

"So what do you want?" I ask him back.

"2 weeks!" He says, looking deeply into my eyes. "I'll give you 2 weeks to decide what you want and let me know. Cause I'm not going to allow myself to be played around Jessica. I really like you. I do." He says sternly but gently. Wow! I totally didn't see this coming. He really means business. Part of me really wants him, but part of me knows that I don't want to be in a serious relationship with him. I mean, I started dating this guy for all the wrong reasons. It started of with me just wanting to make Zac jealous but now, after getting to know him better and his family, I do feel some type of way. He makes me feel safe and he's kind and gentle with me, but he's also just a little too nice and there's no edge to him. But then, sometimes he surprises me, and I feel like he does have a little edge to him, and maybe he's holding it back cause we're still new. Oh God! What do I do.

"Okay." I say softly. "And I'm sorry if you feel like I've been leading you on. I do like you too and I enjoy spending time with you. I would never want to just lead you on or anything like that." I continue, softly.

"And I would like to believe that." He says, smiling at me weakly.

~ 3 months later ~

Zac's POV

I'd just left the album premier party as I hop into my Ferrari and begin speeding off. Since I stopped drinking, party's haven't really been my scene, unless I was there to hook up which at the moment, I'm not. 5 minutes into the drive I notice the gas indicator on my car indicating it was almost empty, so I pull up to the closest gas station as I step out and proceed to walk to the machine, swiping my card, I pull out the pump and begun pumping when suddenly I hear someone call out my name,

"OI STEELE!" I hear a mans voice shout my name from behind me and I turn around to face a guy in a black hoodie. I didn't get enough time to study who it was when a sharp object is thrusted into the side of my stomach.

Pain, blinding pain courses through my body. He pulls out the sharp object, what appear to be a knife and begun thrusting again. I fall to the ground unable to scream or shout.

"Who.. who are you?... why... are... you doing this?" I stutter, in the midst of gasping for air.

"Two words, Sarah-Parker! Stay away from her." He spits.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!" I hear someone else shout, just before everything turns to black.