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

Chapter Twenty One

Zacky's P.O.V.

After dropping my stuff off, I went over to Matt's. Strange thing was, he wasn't home and Val wasn't telling me where he went. Syn had the same idea as me and soon enough came knocking on Matt's door. He was weirded out too by the way Val was acting. We sat on the couch as Val stayed in the kids room.

We heard a door shut and Matt came through the door.

"Hey! I thought I recognized those cars." He laughed.

"Yeah. With current situations, we didn't want to be home." I say.

"I understand. Well, make yourselves a home, as usual." He said.

"Hey! Where have you been?" Syn asked.

"Oh. I dropped Brandy and Cyndy off at the airport." He said hesitantly.

"What? But, they didn't even say goodbye?" I asked confused.

"Speaking of. Brandy told me to tell you that when you asked about that, to tell you it would've been to hard to say it, so it was better left unsaid." He explained.

"When are they coming back?" Syn asked.

"They aren't. They quit being our merch girls." Matt said sadly.

"They quit?" I asked.

"I know. It shocked me too. But, they said given with what's going on with you guys, that it was best to not work with us." He explained.

"I see. Thanks man." I say.

"Just relax a bit, okay?" He said as he disappeared down the hallway.

I looked and Syn was headed for the back door. I got up and followed him. I took out a cigarette and plopped into my chair. Syn did the same.

"I can't believe they're gone." He said quietly.

"I can. I drove Brandy away. That fight we had. I didn't think she was serious. But, now, I realized I fucked up." I say in disbelief.

"Zacky, how the fuck could we let the two most perfect girls for us get away?" Syn asked.

"Because we are fucking stupid." I say mad at myself.

"I'm going to settle things with Michelle. I'm coming clean. Then, I'm going to Florida." Syn said.

"You know what? Me too. I already did this once. Meghan can be pissed all she wants. I want Brandy. I need Brandy. My marriage isn't how I visioned it." I say.

"I can't even go home right now. I'm going to bunk here and think about somethings and take care of it tomorrow." Syn said sadly.

That's exactly what we did. We stayed at Matt's and left around noon the next day. I wished Syn good luck as he left and took a deep breath as I left.

I pulled up to my house and walked in. Meghan was sitting on the couch watching the Tv.

"Hey baby. Where were you last night? I was worried sick." She said.

"I stayed at Matt's. We had to deal with some band stuff." I say.

"I see. Did you hear about the hurricane?" She asked.

"Hurricane? Where?" I asked as I sat on the couch.

"It's going to make landfall tomorrow on the west side of Florida. Specifically, the Tampa Bay Area." She explained.

"Oh my god." I say in shock.

My heart stopped. I watched the tv for a second and they said it was a category four hurricane.

"What's wrong?" Meghan asked.

"That's where Brandy lives!" I exclaimed.

"Isn't she here though?" Meghan asked annoyed.

"No! Her and Cyndy quit merching for us and went back to Florida!" I say panicked.

"Maybe it was for the better they quit." She said.

"Why the fuck are you being a bitch about her?" I snapped.

"You know I don't like her! Specially after the way she acted towards me!" She raised her voice.

"You talked shit about her! I would've done it too!" I say raising my voice also.

"Why are you defending her?" She asked.

"Because Meghan, I love her!" I yelled.

"What?" She gasped.

"Yeah that's right. I love her. Also, I had an affair on you with her." I admitted.

"I SHOULD'VE KNOWN YOU WERE GOING TO DO THAT TO ME! I SHOULD'VE LEARNED FROM GENA!" She screamed.

"You know what? You're the one who doesn't support me. You're never interested in the band. You always have an attitude. You always want to fight and argue. I'm sick of it! We are done!" I yelled.

"So what? We are getting a divorce?" She asked.

"Yes we are. I'm going down to a lawyers office to get the papers." I say.

"Fine. We should get a divorce. I wasn't happy either." She said as she stormed to the bedroom.

I walked out and got in my car. I drove to the lawyers office. The entire way there I was hoping Brandy and Cyndy were evacuating. I'd be devastated if they got hurt.