Scream and be Free (Zac Hanson)

Chapter Thirty Nine

Once again, I am not entirely sure how I feel. I do feel Caleb is a tool.

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"Do you not think?" Isaac paced back and forth, glaring at Zac. "I never invited your wife here, when you two were having issues."

"No, because Taylor beat you to it. If you care to remember, you lectured me for a week when we went to LA and Brielle came." Zac replied with a smug look. "Ike, I wouldn't have told Jenna it was okay for her to be here, if I thought you'd be mad."

Zac hadn't outright invited Jenna anywhere. Avery had called him to ask if it would be alright for Jenna to visit Isaac. Knowing that his brother was miserable, despite what he said, Zac agreed that maybe having Jenna visit Isaac was a good idea. Like any couple they missed one another even if they were arguing. Couples argued, couples sorted things out. It was how the laws of being in a relationship worked.

"Yet here she is!" Isaac raised his voice.

"Be honest, you missed her. You have missed her from the moment you took this stupid break. Jenna wouldn't be here, if she didn't want to work things out with you." Zac was ready for a debate if Isaac took that route. "You have been sulking for the last twenty four hours, talk to her."

"Says the man who managed to avoid his wife for almost three months!" Isaac shook his head. What gave Zac the right to do this?

"I am not saying my problems were worse, but they were different. If I could change the first five months of my marriage, hell if I could change this year then I would. Avoiding my wife did no good." Zac tried to make Isaac see his point. "Jenna was confused, you should know what that is like. You left your wife for the damn woman!"

"Maybe I shouldn't have." Isaac countered.

"Left Nikki, or left her for Jenna?" Zac raised his brow. "You weren't happy with Nikki and that is fine! We can't all be Natalie and Taylor, have a hoard of children, and be happy all the time." he chuckled as he poked fun at his brother. "You would have never been happy, staying in that marriage. Clearly, you knew Jenna was going to make you happier."

Zac had a solid argument going in his favour. Isaac grunted and sat down at the table which lined the wall of the bus. "If Jenna wanted this relationship, she wouldn't have decided she wanted out."

"Oh fuck off, Jenna never said she wanted out." Zac spat. "People get scared. It happens when you're in love. Do you not remember what it was like falling in love? I was terrified when I realized I was in love with Brielle. The last woman I had loved left me and it was hard trying to convince myself this was good."

"Once again, this isn't the same thing." Isaac pointed out.

"Bottom line is people have emotions. People sometimes don't know how to deal with those emotions." Zac stated shaking his head at his brother. "Don't write this off, talk to Jenna. Hear her out."

Not budging on his views, Zac folded his arms over his chest, leaning against the small counter opposite of the table. Why were the Hanson family members so damn stubborn all the time? People who thought Zac was difficult had never dealt with Isaac.

"If Jenna had no relation to your wife, you wouldn't even care." Isaac accused. He was grasping for straws now.

"It doesn't matter who is connected to who, Ike. It's pretty damn clear that Jenna makes you happy. I've been to rock bottom, you don't want to go there. Fix this, now!" Zac ordered, pointing to the direction of the back lounge.

Jenna and Taylor had been in the back of the bus, avoiding Isaac and his bad moods. Taylor had decided to use to space to catch up on some work, while Jenna was watching the world roll by out of the heavily tinted window. A little over twenty four hours ago, she had arrived in Winnipeg. A little over twenty four hours ago, Zac had arranged for her to get from the airport to the venue without Isaac knowing. Some how they had managed to keep her a secret until after the previous night's show.