Drunk Mistake

Jig's Up

Zach POV

The guys left the elephant in the room alone for the remainder of our time at the  hospital. This gave me and Brent time to figure out what the hell we were going to say. We agreed to just tell them whatever they wanted to know. Brent agreed to do most of the talking since he's better at putting things into words. I  was more than happy to let him take the wheel on this one. I knew I would be to embarrassed to say much anyway. Brent was discharged and told not to exert himself for another week. We were forced to cancel several shows because of the whole ordeal, but fans had been understanding. We told them that Brent had a really bad respiratory infection that just wouldn't heal. Once were loaded up on the bus, I tried to go to the back lounge to charge my phone, but Barry grabbed me by the back of my shirt and yanked me backward. "No way buddy, we're doing this now." "B, I know I just gotta plug in my phone!" "Fine", he grumbled. I was back in ten seconds. Barry and Eric were sitting on one couch and Brent was on the other. I sat down next to Brent, careful not to get too close. Brent broke the silence with, "So, what do you want to know?" Eric leaned forward, put his elbows on his knees and said "Let's start with when." "Oh Jesus Christ..." Brent looked at me, not quite knowing how long it had been. "... I think somewhere around maybe six months?" He said hesitantly, looking to me for approval. I wasn't exactly sure when he was marking from so I decided to ask "Are you going by the first first time, or like the first time we remember?" "Oh, first first time I guess. Or would you rather not count that?" Asked Brent. "No, no we have to count it." I said, wanting to be as accurate for Eric and Barry as we could be. I looked back to them and saw wide eyes and open mouths. "Wait, you guys don't remember your first time?" asked Eric, clearly shocked. Brent was about to explain, but Barry cut him off. "Before we get into that would you mind explaining exactly what you are now?" "Um, well we've just been having fun up until recently, but it's kind of accidentally turned into more than that. We haven't really given ourselves a label yet." explained Brent. Barry shook his head in understanding. "Ok, now explain how this happened." demanded Eric. He seemed really interested. "So, around six months ago, we had a really crazy night and in the morning, I found myself naked in Zach's bed. Long story short, I left without waking him up, he was in a literal assload of pain when he woke up, we got to talking and put two and two together. We figured it was just a drunk mistake and didn't even really think about it for like three months." "Okay, so how did it end up being a regular thing?" asked Barry. "Basically, it just happened again, except we were both kind of aware of what was going on and decided we like it." I explained. "Alright then, how close did we get to catching you?" asked Eric with a smirk. "Too damn close!" said Brent. "Remember that night when you found us in the bathroom? Yeah like 45 seconds earlier, you would've seen some shit!" We all laughed. "Yeah, and don't forget when Jake actually caught us!" I exclaimed, lightly slapping Brent's arm. "Wait, he caught you? Like in the act? He never even hinted at anything!" gasped Barry. "I mean we were just making out, but Brent was like completely on top of me so we couldn't really hide what was going on." I explained. "Ok, ok back on track." said Barry. "We're you the ones sending each other nasty shit from different numbers?" he asked. "Oh, yeah I never sent anything to anyone else, I don't know about you." I said looking at Brent. "Nah, I'm not that stupid, despite what Eric might think." Eric just shook his head.

Brent POV

The confrontation was going really well. It was light and non-judgmental. The guys just wanted to be brought up to speed. "So were you guys having random hook-ups at all, like we thought?" asked Barry. "I only did once. That's what Brent was screaming at me for, that day. That was also the day Jake caught us." said Zach. "Yeah the only time I slept with anyone else was, well, last week and we know I wont be doing that again."  Barry snorted and Zach gave me a look like you better not. "So Brent what's the deal with the biting Zach raw?" asked Eric teasingly. "Hey, he likes it!" I exclaimed defensively. "And what does Mr. Masochism have to say about the trenches covering Brently's back?" ased Barry, looking pointedly at Zach. "Uh, well I don't mean to do it, but sometimes you just gotta hold on tight, yanno?" said Zach, blushing furiously. Eric, Barry and I got a kick out of both his statement and his shyness. "Okay, so just one more thing before we get things back to normal. Have you two been tested and have you been safe?" asked Barry, bring the mood back to serious. "No and yes." answered Zach. "Actually, they tested me at the hospital, so I know I'm clean, but we should get you tested now that Barry mentions it." I said to Zach. Barry and Eric nodded in agreement and left it at that. I was glad we were able to clear the air with them and I decided we wouldn't keep anything secret regarding our relationship anymore. But I was left with questions regarding what exactly our relationship was now. It was clear that we were more than fuckbuddies, but were we dating? Were we going to make it public?

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AN: Okay my dudes. We've reached the end of this story. I think I'll do one more chapter clearing up Brent's questions, but we're pretty much done here. Thank you so much for reading. I think I'll start a book of one shots and other stuff like my GVF book but for Shinedown. Some maybe related to this storyline, others not. If anyone has any ideas please message me or leave a comment. Thank you so much!