Honest Men In Chains(A Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates Love Story)

Chapter Sixteen

Brandy's P.O.V.

I had woken up about 30 minutes ago. I was in a lot of pain, and I was in a hospital. Before anything else, I got questioned by nurses. I told them it was on accident and I had taken all the medication before I started drinking. They had brought me soon food and a coke to get my strength up.

"Miss Brandy, you have three people here waiting to see you." A nurse said.

I looked at her and thought.

"Can I make a request as to who I can see first?" I asked.

"Yes ma'am." She answered.

"Could you bring back, Zacky?" I asked.

"Sure thing." She said as she walked out the door.

If I needed to talk to anyone, it was him. I owed him the most explanation. I watched the tv, until I heard footsteps. I looked at the door and saw Zacky looking at me. The nurse had shut the door, then he walked over to my bedside. I studied his face, he had been crying, a lot. His cheeks were red and puffy, his eyes were puffy. I instantly felt horrible.

"I'm sorry, Zacky." I say quietly.

He grabbed a chair and sat next to me.

"No. I'm sorry. This was all my fault." He said.

"It wasn't your fault. I couldn't find the courage to talk to you. And I swear I never meant to overdose. I was too caught up in everything else that it slipped my mind that you can't mix medicine and alcohol." I explained.

"Why didn't you have courage to talk to me?" He asked.

"What I want to say isn't easily said." I explained.

"I know that feeling." He mumbled.

"You go first." I say.

"No. No. No. You can go first." He argued.

"Zacky, please. It takes a lot of energy to talk and I don't have much energy." I say.

"Okay. Then don't say a word and just listen." He said.

I nodded my head an laid back and turned my head towards him.

"Brandy, when you told me that you thought that night was a drunken mistake, that hurt, a lot. What hurt worse was you saying it was meaningless." He began.

"Zacky.." I started.

"Sh, I'm not done yet." He said with a slight smile.

I nodded and then he continued.

"Was I drunk, yes. But, I knew what I was doing. I had complete control over everything I did, and everything I said. I wanted to sleep with you, Brandy. And it wasn't some one night stand for me. And it wasn't meaningless for me." He continued.

My eyes grew wide in shock. I couldn't say anything, I felt speechless.

"And when you went off on Meghan, I wasn't mad at all about that. I pretended to be after you left, but I also pretended to be happy with her. Truth is, our marriage isn't going as well as it did in the beginning. And, when I met you and started being around you, you showed me what happiness should be. Meghan and I aren't happy together anymore, and I can clearly see that." He explained.

"Oh my god." I managed to say.

"Brandy, I'm still not done." He said.

I looked at him as he took my hand in his. Our fingers intertwined and he looked at me.

"What I'm trying to get at is that, I like you. I'm happy being around you. We have so much fun. You're a great friend, you're a great merch girl, you're an amazing guitarist and vocalist. Who the fuck am I kidding. Brandy, I don't like you. I'm falling in love with you." He explained.

My eyes began to fill with tears. Not tears of sorrow, but tears of pure joy.

"And, when I got the call you were here I panicked. I didn't know what to do. Then, I finally get to see you and I held your hand, your heart stopped beating. You were technically dead for nearly a minute. I was so scared. I didn't want to lose you, I don't ever want to lose you." He said through tears.

"Zacky, I'm so sorry." I say crying.

"And apparently when I yelled that I loved you before I left the room, that brought you back." He said as he wiped his eyes.

"Zacky, ill always come back for you. I'm not going anywhere. I love you too. And everything I said about that one night was all a lie. I didn't know what to say about it since I knew your wife was there. Zacky, it's been killing me to tell you, literally." I say through tears.

He smiled and hugged me. I hugged him back and smiled into his shoulder. He let me go and looked at me. He wiped my tears away and held my cheek in his hand.

"Brandy, I don't know what in going to do with Meghan just yet. Give me until the end of the tour to figure everything out, please." He begged.

"Zacky, ill stay back your side and back your decision up no matter what it is. I promise." I say.

"One other thing." He said.

I went to go respond but his lips pressed into mine. I kissed him back and wrapped my arms around his neck. This kiss was full of passion and love. I truly felt the sparks between us now. I felt beyond relieved with how everything went. It was shitty that I had to nearly die to get us to talk, but I learned that I can go to him about anything.

The nurse came back in and brought Cyndy and Syn. They saw us holding hands and awed. They knew we were fine now.

"So, we have to keep her here for about a week." The nurse said.

"What? Why?" I asked.

"It's procedure to keep you here on suicide watch." She said.

"I'm sorry but she can't stay here." Syn said.

"Why not?" The nurse asked.

"We are in a band called Avenged Sevenfold, and she's our merch girl. We are leaving tomorrow night, and she has to come with us." Zacky explained.

"That's beyond my control." The nurse said.

"Please, can you let her go with us?" Zacky begged.

"Fine. Here's the deal. If I let her go today, she has to be under supervision at all times. Also, no alcohol for a week, and no medication for a week. She needs to stay well rested to keep her strength, and she should not lift anything." The nurse explained.

"That's fine. She will follow those rules. And ill look after her." Zacky said.

The nurse nodded and left to get my discharge papers. Another hour went by and I was cleared to leave. We made it back to the venue and had to explain the situation to the very worried band.

After that, all was fine and we got back to being normal and happy again. Syn and Cyndy were as cute as ever, and Zacky was being the sweetest guy taking care of me. I loved him even more for that.