Drunk Mistake

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Zach POV

I was happy with the discussion we had with Barry and Eric. They were totally fine with everything and although it'll take away some of the thrill of possibly getting caught, I'm actually really glad they know now. I guess the secret had been separating the four of us without me even realizing it, but things are pretty much back to normal. For the week after Brent got out of the hospital, we didn't do anything. We didn't even acknowledge the fact that we were anything other than friends. I wanted to let him heal, physically and mentally. He went through some serious trauma and I didn't want to distract him from processing it. He seemed fine with that. After that week was up though, I knew we had to talk. He actually brought it up first. "I need to know what you want" he said. I knew what he was talking about so I said "I'm not really sure. I mean, I like what we have going right now, but I'm not really sure what  to call it." He nodded before asking "Do you feel like we've moved beyond just friends with benefits, because I definitely do." "Yeah, we're way past that. I know we had kind of agreed to not getting emotionally involved, but let's be honest, it was inevitable." "True, so since we're pretty emotionally involved with each other do we call this dating?" asked Brent. "I mean up to this point that's not really an accurate description of what's been going on. That doesn't mean I'm opposed to that altogether." Brent thought for a moment. "Do you want to be my boyfriend?" he asked. I cringe at the title. "It's not that I don't want that, it just I hate the idea of calling ourselves that. I don't know why" I explained. "Okay I get that, how about we'll just say we're together and call each other partners instead?" Brent offered. That sounded more agreeable to me, but I still had one problem. "Can we not tell people? Like we don't have to hide it, but can we just not introduce ourselves as a couple?" Brent looked a little dejected. "If people ask, we can tell them, I'm just not really into flaunting my relationships, yanno?" I said, trying to make sure he understood where I was coming from. Brent agreed to that and moved on to the next problem. "If we're not going public, does that mean you want to not act like a couple out in the open too?" I thought about it for a moment to make sure I knew what I wanted. "I think PDA is fine up to a certain point. If were going to be together I want to hug you and hold your hand and stuff, but lets keep the making out to a minimum." Brent laughed, "Yeah I think that's about all I'm comfortable with anyway. Now, what about the fans." "They're going to suspect things. Should we be upfront with them?" I asked. "No I don't think so. We don't owe them any insight into our personal lives. So what if they suspect something? Let them wonder. If we tell them, we tell the world, and the world doesn't need to know."

Brent POV

That was one thing I was sure about. As much as I wanted to be with him, I was still a very private person when it came to the public eye. I understood why Zach was uncomfortable with the whole situation, because we were in the same boat. This was totally new to both of us, and I knew I wanted to understand myself before I revealed anything to the public. Our band and crew and even our families would be fine to tell, but who knows how the fan base would have reacted? It's been three years since we decided to be a couple. It's been mostly smooth sailing ever since. We've both stopped drinking completely. We never wanted to make another drunk mistake again because we knew an outcome like this would never happen again. 

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AN: Ok we're done guys! Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed this and much as I did and please keep your eye out for more Brach content in my other Shinedown book. #BrachSmyersforever