Who Knew I Would Fall This Hard?
That's What You Get (When You Let Your Heart Win)
Zack left that bus as quickly as possible when Alex entered the front lounge. Whatever was about to happen between the two would have broken Zack's heart if he had to watch it unfold. To see his relationship with Jack completely crumble was just too much to face right before a show. So he made some lame excuse about going to help the crew, but now that didn't seem like such a bad idea. He walked into the venue that they were playing at that day and walked towards, what he hoped was, the stage and not some creepy basement. He walked onto the side of the stage and saw Flyzik and Colussy talking to each other. Flyzik had this look of worry on his face, and Colussy looked like he was comforting the other man, and trying to hold back a look of annoyance. 'What could they be talking about?' Zack asked himself as he cautiously walked up to the two older men. Zack had no idea what he was getting himself into, but hey he was curious.
"Hey guys!" Zack semi-shouted at the two men, and his voice slightly echoed in the empty venue. Both turned their heads quickly, not noticing the muscular man sooner. Even from a distance Zack could tell that Flyzik had cried, or was on the verge of doing so.
Both Matts half-heartedly smiled at Zack and the more bald of the two waved. "Hey," Flyzik said looking at the ground in such a low tone that Zack could barely hear it.
Zack furrowed his brow. Flyzik was usually the rock on the bus, the on tour therapist that everyone could confide in, even more than Rian. But lately the tour manager was less of a stable rock and more like... a weak eggshell. Zack realized that he just went through a pretty rough breakup, but everyone thought that Flyzik was over that. And this wasn't the first time he's been through a breakup either, so Zack thought Flyzik would have handled it better. Obviously from the teary look in his eye, everyone was wrong.
"Colussy go finish being managery I wanna talk to Matt for a sec" Zack said to the bald manager as he put his arm around the teary-eyed man standing before him. Colussy obeyed Zack's orders, almost relieved that he could go back to work. Zack turned to Flyzik, and looked concerned for the man. "What's wrong?" Zack asked the man standing in front of him.
"Nothing. Just stressed I guess." Flyzik said, still staring at the floor as if a movie was being projected onto the wood floor. Zack could see right through the very obvious lie. He put his hand to Flyzik's chin and lifted up the man's chin so they were looking at each other.
"Listen, I know that's not true. What's really up? Is it Jess? Because if that bitch Jess is still messing with you I will fucking make sure she- Aw shit!" Zack regretted even bringing up that name. As soon as he mentioned Jess, the tears welling up in Flyzik's eyes finally fell down his face, staining his cheeks. Zack stopped mid-sentence and immediately apologized when he noticed what he'd done. "Hey, hey, hey. Don't cry. Shhhh. Come here." Zack tried calming down the tour manger and entrapped him in a hug. "I'm a moron. But this moron will never let anyone hurt you."
Matt broke away from the hug and wiped away his tears as he sniffled lightly. He couldn't help but smile at the younger man's comforting words. Being on the road for most of they year with the same people on a bus can drive you crazy sometimes, but you all grow so close like a big, awkward, usually drunk, family. And Flyzik wouldn't want it any other way. And Zack was like the big, over-protective brother on the bus, despite being younger than most of the other members. "Thanks Zack-ster." Flyzik said as he looked around the stage and venue. "I guess I should get back to work," and at that Matt started to turn away and walk to the side of the stage, but he never achieved his intentions. He was pulled back by a very firm, strong hand, not letting the much smaller man out of the strong grip.
Flyzik turned back and look at Zack slightly annoyed. "No, you need to stop working for just a little bit. Colussy can do some shit around here for once." Zack said looking back at the older man. He said the last sentence a little louder than everything else and smirked slightly.
"Fucking heard that, Merrick!" Colussy shouted from who knows where.
"You were supposed to dumbass!!" Another voice yelled. Of course, Danny. He was the best guitar tech, especially when he sided with Zack.
Zack and Flyzik both laughed, then got serious quickly. "Now, what's wrong?" Zack asked again.
Flyzik still looked uncomfortable and sad, but less than before. He shifted his eyes around the very large room, still trying to avoid the question. "Well... it's not Jess." Flyzik answered without actually answering the question.
Ok. Now Zack was really confused. If it wasn't about Jess, then why was Flyzik crying? Obviously Flyzik saw Zack's look of confusion and decided it wouldn't hurt telling what was really bothering him. "Well, it's about Alex." Even though Flyzik decided to tell Zack, his voice was still really low and Zack had to strain to hear what Matt said. But he heard what came out of the man's mouth.
Zack was mad at Alex. He was breaking the hearts of two of his closest friends, and Zack was stuck picking up the pieces. How could Alex do this? He didn't even seem to be affected by what he was doing, well at least it seemed like that to Zack. But right now he had to focus on Flyzik, not the singer that Zack wanted to punch and scream at right now. "What did he do?" Zack asked with a slight growl in his throat.
"He's just... It's stupid. I'm just over-reacting." Matt said as he tried once again to break free of Zack's iron-tight grip. Zack didn't even say anything, he just gave Flyzik a look that said it all. 'Don't lie. Now fucking spill it.' Flyzik sighed at the look the bassist was giving him. "Ugh. Fine. Well yesterday, ya know... me and Alex kinda.. well... we-" Flyzik felt overly uncomfortable talking about his intimate private life with Zack, and Zack didn't feel comfortable listening to it.
"No more details, I walked in on you guys while grinding on each other where I eat my salad. GROSS! By the way!" Zack said cutting off the tour manager before the details would scar him for life. "You're not happy about what happened last night?"
The tour manager cracked a smile thinking about the day that passed. "That was awesome. Alex is really good at blowjobs." Matt said smirking and talking more to himself than to Zack. Zack heard what he said though, and he was disgusted and really uncomfortable. "But, he's kinda been avoiding me after yesterday. I hope he wasn't just using me." Flyzik said coming to that realization and the sad puppy dog look returned to his face.
"Hey listen, I don't care if Alex is like a brother to me. If he hurts you, he's fucking dead. And if he's using you just for sex, I'll rip his dick off and feed it to Baz." Zack said, ears getting red just thinking about what Alex might be doing to the already heart-broken TM.
Matt smiled at how protective Zack was being. "Thanks, but that seems a little extreme don't you think?"
Zack pretended to look serious, which he was kind of failing at. "No, do you?" After saying that, Zack couldn't help but smile because well, he couldn't keep a straight face.
Flyzik smiled back. "Thanks, man. You are seriously like a brother. I love you, dude." Matt hugged Zack after thanking him.
"You're alright." Zack joked.
"Can you get back to work now?!?!" Colussy screamed from somewhere that the two couldn't pinpoint.
"ASSHOLE!" Flyzik yelled and shook his head, but still carried that smile. He loved his job, he couldn't deny that. And he loved the band and the rest of the crew. He knew Colussy was joking, so Matt didn't pay attention to the insensitive comment. While walking away, Flyzik turned around to Zack and said, "Soundcheck's in two hours. Remind the rest of the guys."
'He's back into tour manager-mode. Which means he's back to his old nagging self. Good.' Zack said as he walked away back to where he hoped to find Rian and Cass. He sure as hell wasn't going onto the bus, afraid of what he'd find, and being alone sucked. So to Ri and Cass it was!
"Hey guys!" Zack semi-shouted at the two men, and his voice slightly echoed in the empty venue. Both turned their heads quickly, not noticing the muscular man sooner. Even from a distance Zack could tell that Flyzik had cried, or was on the verge of doing so.
Both Matts half-heartedly smiled at Zack and the more bald of the two waved. "Hey," Flyzik said looking at the ground in such a low tone that Zack could barely hear it.
Zack furrowed his brow. Flyzik was usually the rock on the bus, the on tour therapist that everyone could confide in, even more than Rian. But lately the tour manager was less of a stable rock and more like... a weak eggshell. Zack realized that he just went through a pretty rough breakup, but everyone thought that Flyzik was over that. And this wasn't the first time he's been through a breakup either, so Zack thought Flyzik would have handled it better. Obviously from the teary look in his eye, everyone was wrong.
"Colussy go finish being managery I wanna talk to Matt for a sec" Zack said to the bald manager as he put his arm around the teary-eyed man standing before him. Colussy obeyed Zack's orders, almost relieved that he could go back to work. Zack turned to Flyzik, and looked concerned for the man. "What's wrong?" Zack asked the man standing in front of him.
"Nothing. Just stressed I guess." Flyzik said, still staring at the floor as if a movie was being projected onto the wood floor. Zack could see right through the very obvious lie. He put his hand to Flyzik's chin and lifted up the man's chin so they were looking at each other.
"Listen, I know that's not true. What's really up? Is it Jess? Because if that bitch Jess is still messing with you I will fucking make sure she- Aw shit!" Zack regretted even bringing up that name. As soon as he mentioned Jess, the tears welling up in Flyzik's eyes finally fell down his face, staining his cheeks. Zack stopped mid-sentence and immediately apologized when he noticed what he'd done. "Hey, hey, hey. Don't cry. Shhhh. Come here." Zack tried calming down the tour manger and entrapped him in a hug. "I'm a moron. But this moron will never let anyone hurt you."
Matt broke away from the hug and wiped away his tears as he sniffled lightly. He couldn't help but smile at the younger man's comforting words. Being on the road for most of they year with the same people on a bus can drive you crazy sometimes, but you all grow so close like a big, awkward, usually drunk, family. And Flyzik wouldn't want it any other way. And Zack was like the big, over-protective brother on the bus, despite being younger than most of the other members. "Thanks Zack-ster." Flyzik said as he looked around the stage and venue. "I guess I should get back to work," and at that Matt started to turn away and walk to the side of the stage, but he never achieved his intentions. He was pulled back by a very firm, strong hand, not letting the much smaller man out of the strong grip.
Flyzik turned back and look at Zack slightly annoyed. "No, you need to stop working for just a little bit. Colussy can do some shit around here for once." Zack said looking back at the older man. He said the last sentence a little louder than everything else and smirked slightly.
"Fucking heard that, Merrick!" Colussy shouted from who knows where.
"You were supposed to dumbass!!" Another voice yelled. Of course, Danny. He was the best guitar tech, especially when he sided with Zack.
Zack and Flyzik both laughed, then got serious quickly. "Now, what's wrong?" Zack asked again.
Flyzik still looked uncomfortable and sad, but less than before. He shifted his eyes around the very large room, still trying to avoid the question. "Well... it's not Jess." Flyzik answered without actually answering the question.
Ok. Now Zack was really confused. If it wasn't about Jess, then why was Flyzik crying? Obviously Flyzik saw Zack's look of confusion and decided it wouldn't hurt telling what was really bothering him. "Well, it's about Alex." Even though Flyzik decided to tell Zack, his voice was still really low and Zack had to strain to hear what Matt said. But he heard what came out of the man's mouth.
Zack was mad at Alex. He was breaking the hearts of two of his closest friends, and Zack was stuck picking up the pieces. How could Alex do this? He didn't even seem to be affected by what he was doing, well at least it seemed like that to Zack. But right now he had to focus on Flyzik, not the singer that Zack wanted to punch and scream at right now. "What did he do?" Zack asked with a slight growl in his throat.
"He's just... It's stupid. I'm just over-reacting." Matt said as he tried once again to break free of Zack's iron-tight grip. Zack didn't even say anything, he just gave Flyzik a look that said it all. 'Don't lie. Now fucking spill it.' Flyzik sighed at the look the bassist was giving him. "Ugh. Fine. Well yesterday, ya know... me and Alex kinda.. well... we-" Flyzik felt overly uncomfortable talking about his intimate private life with Zack, and Zack didn't feel comfortable listening to it.
"No more details, I walked in on you guys while grinding on each other where I eat my salad. GROSS! By the way!" Zack said cutting off the tour manager before the details would scar him for life. "You're not happy about what happened last night?"
The tour manager cracked a smile thinking about the day that passed. "That was awesome. Alex is really good at blowjobs." Matt said smirking and talking more to himself than to Zack. Zack heard what he said though, and he was disgusted and really uncomfortable. "But, he's kinda been avoiding me after yesterday. I hope he wasn't just using me." Flyzik said coming to that realization and the sad puppy dog look returned to his face.
"Hey listen, I don't care if Alex is like a brother to me. If he hurts you, he's fucking dead. And if he's using you just for sex, I'll rip his dick off and feed it to Baz." Zack said, ears getting red just thinking about what Alex might be doing to the already heart-broken TM.
Matt smiled at how protective Zack was being. "Thanks, but that seems a little extreme don't you think?"
Zack pretended to look serious, which he was kind of failing at. "No, do you?" After saying that, Zack couldn't help but smile because well, he couldn't keep a straight face.
Flyzik smiled back. "Thanks, man. You are seriously like a brother. I love you, dude." Matt hugged Zack after thanking him.
"You're alright." Zack joked.
"Can you get back to work now?!?!" Colussy screamed from somewhere that the two couldn't pinpoint.
"ASSHOLE!" Flyzik yelled and shook his head, but still carried that smile. He loved his job, he couldn't deny that. And he loved the band and the rest of the crew. He knew Colussy was joking, so Matt didn't pay attention to the insensitive comment. While walking away, Flyzik turned around to Zack and said, "Soundcheck's in two hours. Remind the rest of the guys."
'He's back into tour manager-mode. Which means he's back to his old nagging self. Good.' Zack said as he walked away back to where he hoped to find Rian and Cass. He sure as hell wasn't going onto the bus, afraid of what he'd find, and being alone sucked. So to Ri and Cass it was!
Notes
Sorry for the late update, but you still love me right? *cheesy smile* well, I PROMISE this story won't be forgotten about! I just wanna know that everyone is still reading this little story. So comment your opinions, good or bad.SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, and RECOMMEND
-emilyja Is Zack going to be feeding Baz something? What's happening on the bus? Where is Rian and Cassadee? What's going on in Alex's head? Will things EVER get easier on the ATL bus?
7/29/13