Sin City Adventures (A Zak Bagans FanFic)

Chapter 15: What Is Love?

I wake up with the birds assuming still fairly early as the sun had barely begun to shine through the bedroom window. I try my hardest not to wake Zak this early so I slip out of his embrace as quietly as I can. He must be a super heavy sleeper because I know I definitely would've woken up if that was me. I tip toe over to the dresser where I left my phone last night and check the time seeing that it's 5:30am. Well, shit. It's not like I can go to the studio right now. I left my car at my place since I rode around with Zak yesterday. I certainly wasn't about to take one of Zak's cars and just leave, but I really wanted to go to the studio. I hadn't been there since before my first lockdown with the crew. I missed dancing since I felt like I never had the time for it anymore.

I cuddle up on the couch downstairs with a throw blanket and find one of my favorite shows, House Hunters, on the tv. After letting Gracie outside she cuddles up on the couch with me. "I'm not sure if you're allowed on the couch, but I guess while dad is still sleeping it's okay," I whisper to her. She gives me the most sweetest face and I kiss the top of her head before she lays it on my leg. Not too much time went by before I started hearing noises. I always wondered if Zak had spirits here from all of the investigations he's done. I hear one loud bang coming from behind a door that I had not yet been through. "What was that, girl?" I ask Gracie like she can actually answer me as her ears perk up from the bang. Now that loud of a noise must've woken Zak, and if it didn't, I'll be very surprised. I shake off the loud noise and bring my attention back to House Hunters. Maybe fifteen minutes go by and Gracie jolts up and prances to that mysterious door growling. "What's wrong, Grace?" I hop up off the couch and tip toe to the door where Gracie continues to stand growling. I open the door and find a long set of stairs going down. "What? What the hell is this?" I think for a minute of where this could possibly lead to when I hear a voice startle me from behind.

"That's my dungeon."

I jump and quickly shut the door. "Oh my god, Zak, I'm so sorry! I swear I didn't go down there. I just heard a noise and freaked out. Gracie was growling at the door."

"Shawn, calm down. It's okay. I'm not mad or anything. Just promise me you won't go down there for your first time without me."

"I promise." I wonder what Zak is hiding down there for him to not want me down there alone. Just then, I notice Zak making a strange and confused face at me. "What?"

"Nothing," he relaxes. "I just feel like most girls would run away as soon as they hear 'that's my dungeon'", he chuckles and walks into the kitchen.

"Well, I thought I had heard before that you had one, so it's not a huge shock." I follow him to my usual barstool at the kitchen island.

"Right. Does everyone know I have one?"

I laugh, "probably."

"So, why did you get up so early? Made me sad when I woke up to myself alone in bed," Zak smirks.

"Oh, did it?" I give him my side smile.

"Don't do that."

"Do what?" I continue.

"That!"

"I don't know what you're talking about." We both get silent for a minute during a small staring contest we have and finally I break the silence with a small chuckle.

"I'm just glad you didn't take one of my cars and hightail outta here."

I break the hug and step away from him, "Now why would I do that?"

"I don't know."

"I can tell you have trust issues, don't you?"

"Well, wouldn't you after being cheated on twice?"