Sitting in Austin's car the next morning, I sit back in the seat and wait on him. He has decided to come by 3CG. Apparently some big meeting with Isaac. If it hadn't been for my spectacle at Zac's house and then how I treated him once he dropped my off, I might have the courage to be inside right now, but I don't have said courage.
Looking over as I see a car pull up, I'm sure if I could see my face right now it would be as pale as a ghost. Kate has just arrived at the studio. Heaving a tiny sigh I close my eyes and hope, really hope that by some odd miracle she doesn't spot, even if she is parked right beside the car.
When I hear a knock on the window, I open my eyes, not even sure why I have to turn my head. I know exactly who it is.
"Kate," I reply as I roll the window down. I'm doing my best to sound happy and be nice. After last night I owe her that much.
Kate looks me over and I can tell from her glare that she is still pissed over last night, no matter how nice I try to be. "Can you get out of the car?" she asks in a tone that sends shivers down my spine. It's nice but I can tell from her body language that while her tone was nice this conversation will be anything but nice.
I nod my head and slowly open the door and step out of the car. When I shut the door again, I lean my body against it. I am afraid to be out of the car and to be so close to Kate. If she were to murder me right now she could. Hell a part of me wouldn't blame her for it.
"We need to talk about last night," Kate begins and I watch as she crosses her arms over her chest.
I run a hand through my hair and look down, "I was drunk," I say as if that will explain everything. "I was drunk and I just said some stupid shit," I shrug. I know she hates cussing, Zac has told me this many times so I am none to surprised by the even worse of a look on her face after I say the word shit.
Kate shakes her head, "You might have been drunk, but nothing you said was stupid. You spoke the truth," she shrugs. "I've known Zac has been cheating on me, he thinks I didn't, but really I'm not stupid," she sighs before looking down. "I just never expected that he was cheating on me with a guy."
"You knew he was cheating on you?" I ask her feeling a tad bit shocked at everything she has said to me. If she knew he was cheating then why has she stayed with him for so long? "Why stay if you knew?" I ask deciding to voice my thoughts out loud to her.
When I see Kate, look back up, I swallow hard when she locks eyes with me. It makes me slightly uncomfortable to have her looking into my eyes.
"I stay with him because I love him," she says as she uncrosses her arms. "I love him even if I do have the tendency to treat him horribly at times."
I'm sure my eyes widen when she admits to treating Zac horribly. The only reason I am sure of this is because I hear a small snort escape Kate. "What are you going to do, I mean now that you know Zac prefers to get his sexual satisfaction from men?" I ask my tone changing to a more harsh one. I'm not even sure why I turned harsh on her. It's really unwarranted, I know that.
Kate glares at me and I watch as she steps closer, "I plan on making sure you, stay out of his life Carrick," she smirks. "I plan on making sure he knows that if you come around again that I will make sure he loses both of the kids for good," she laughs lightly before moving away from me and heading towards the door of the offices.
"Why just me?" I call out after her.
Kate stops in her tracks and turns to face me, her eyebrow raised, "Because your the only one Zac is having an affair with," she says as if she knows everything. I really want to burst her bubble. I'm not the only one Zac is cheating with. In fact the other person he is fucking is a lot worse than me.
I just shake my head and decide to follow after Kate. Maybe I can find Austin and talk him into ditching the offices. Hell maybe I can talk him into going back to California. Tulsa has done me no good.
Getting inside, I watch as Kate heads towards the offices and I head towards the sound booth area. Austin had said that was where he would be meeting Isaac. It's when I'm half away there and hear a shriek that I turn and see Kate standing in the doorway of the offices looking horrified.
"What in the hell?" I say out loud as I change directions. I'll be the first to admit that I can be nosy at times. This is one of those times. When I reach the offices my mouth drops open and my eyes grow wide again for the second time that day. There in the middle of the offices is Zac and Taylor both naked and standing up. I can only imagine how Kate saw them.
Looking over at her when I feel eyes on me I just offer her a shrug, "Now you see why I asked why just me," I smirk. At least for once it's not me who is having a really bad day. Nope this is actually quite amusing to me. Zac and Taylor may have just made it to where I don't have to get any revenge at all. They found a way to screw themselves over.
"Care what's.." I hear Austin say but stop mid-sentence. Turning I see him behind me, with Isaac beside us. His expression is kind of similar to Kate's. One of pure disgust.
I don't even say anything, I just turn my head back to Zac and Taylor. Both of them are trying to get dressed as fast as they can. Zac is trembling, I can tell and Taylor, hell Taylor almost looks amused at all of this.
"I should head home," Taylor mumbles after he is dressed. He leaves Zac standing in the middle of the office as he pushes his way out of the now crowded doorway. Of course that fucker would leave Zac to be the one to explain.
"Maybe we should go," Austin says as he put an arm around my shoulder.
I nod and just as I am turning around I hear Kate tell Zac that he has some explaining to do and Isaac agrees. Looking back at Zac, I frown when I see his puppy dog stare. It's as if he is a little child about to be scolded by his mother and also his father. What I wouldn't give to hug him right now. Tell him that everything will be okay, even if it won't. I just want to comfort the man I love, but instead I am being lead out of the building by Austin.
Sighing, I pull away from Austin once we are outside. Going to his car I get in the passenger seat and buckle up, "I feel bad for Zac," I speak up after Austin is in the car.
"I don't," Austin shrugs and I turn to look at him as he starts the car and drives off. "It's about time he got what he deserves. I mean for hurting you," he sighs.
I raise my eyebrow when I see Austin head in a different direction then our hotel, "Where are we going?" I ask curiously.
"Back home," he says before glancing in my direction. "I think coming out here was a bad idea."
At his words I frown. I may have wanted to go home earlier today, but now after knowing that Zac is up shit creak and acting like a child, I don't want to leave him, though I know I can't object. I'm not the one driving and to be honest I feel like if I try to convince Austin to stay it will just turn into an argument. An argument I don't want to have.
Looking over as I see a car pull up, I'm sure if I could see my face right now it would be as pale as a ghost. Kate has just arrived at the studio. Heaving a tiny sigh I close my eyes and hope, really hope that by some odd miracle she doesn't spot, even if she is parked right beside the car.
When I hear a knock on the window, I open my eyes, not even sure why I have to turn my head. I know exactly who it is.
"Kate," I reply as I roll the window down. I'm doing my best to sound happy and be nice. After last night I owe her that much.
Kate looks me over and I can tell from her glare that she is still pissed over last night, no matter how nice I try to be. "Can you get out of the car?" she asks in a tone that sends shivers down my spine. It's nice but I can tell from her body language that while her tone was nice this conversation will be anything but nice.
I nod my head and slowly open the door and step out of the car. When I shut the door again, I lean my body against it. I am afraid to be out of the car and to be so close to Kate. If she were to murder me right now she could. Hell a part of me wouldn't blame her for it.
"We need to talk about last night," Kate begins and I watch as she crosses her arms over her chest.
I run a hand through my hair and look down, "I was drunk," I say as if that will explain everything. "I was drunk and I just said some stupid shit," I shrug. I know she hates cussing, Zac has told me this many times so I am none to surprised by the even worse of a look on her face after I say the word shit.
Kate shakes her head, "You might have been drunk, but nothing you said was stupid. You spoke the truth," she shrugs. "I've known Zac has been cheating on me, he thinks I didn't, but really I'm not stupid," she sighs before looking down. "I just never expected that he was cheating on me with a guy."
"You knew he was cheating on you?" I ask her feeling a tad bit shocked at everything she has said to me. If she knew he was cheating then why has she stayed with him for so long? "Why stay if you knew?" I ask deciding to voice my thoughts out loud to her.
When I see Kate, look back up, I swallow hard when she locks eyes with me. It makes me slightly uncomfortable to have her looking into my eyes.
"I stay with him because I love him," she says as she uncrosses her arms. "I love him even if I do have the tendency to treat him horribly at times."
I'm sure my eyes widen when she admits to treating Zac horribly. The only reason I am sure of this is because I hear a small snort escape Kate. "What are you going to do, I mean now that you know Zac prefers to get his sexual satisfaction from men?" I ask my tone changing to a more harsh one. I'm not even sure why I turned harsh on her. It's really unwarranted, I know that.
Kate glares at me and I watch as she steps closer, "I plan on making sure you, stay out of his life Carrick," she smirks. "I plan on making sure he knows that if you come around again that I will make sure he loses both of the kids for good," she laughs lightly before moving away from me and heading towards the door of the offices.
"Why just me?" I call out after her.
Kate stops in her tracks and turns to face me, her eyebrow raised, "Because your the only one Zac is having an affair with," she says as if she knows everything. I really want to burst her bubble. I'm not the only one Zac is cheating with. In fact the other person he is fucking is a lot worse than me.
I just shake my head and decide to follow after Kate. Maybe I can find Austin and talk him into ditching the offices. Hell maybe I can talk him into going back to California. Tulsa has done me no good.
Getting inside, I watch as Kate heads towards the offices and I head towards the sound booth area. Austin had said that was where he would be meeting Isaac. It's when I'm half away there and hear a shriek that I turn and see Kate standing in the doorway of the offices looking horrified.
"What in the hell?" I say out loud as I change directions. I'll be the first to admit that I can be nosy at times. This is one of those times. When I reach the offices my mouth drops open and my eyes grow wide again for the second time that day. There in the middle of the offices is Zac and Taylor both naked and standing up. I can only imagine how Kate saw them.
Looking over at her when I feel eyes on me I just offer her a shrug, "Now you see why I asked why just me," I smirk. At least for once it's not me who is having a really bad day. Nope this is actually quite amusing to me. Zac and Taylor may have just made it to where I don't have to get any revenge at all. They found a way to screw themselves over.
"Care what's.." I hear Austin say but stop mid-sentence. Turning I see him behind me, with Isaac beside us. His expression is kind of similar to Kate's. One of pure disgust.
I don't even say anything, I just turn my head back to Zac and Taylor. Both of them are trying to get dressed as fast as they can. Zac is trembling, I can tell and Taylor, hell Taylor almost looks amused at all of this.
"I should head home," Taylor mumbles after he is dressed. He leaves Zac standing in the middle of the office as he pushes his way out of the now crowded doorway. Of course that fucker would leave Zac to be the one to explain.
"Maybe we should go," Austin says as he put an arm around my shoulder.
I nod and just as I am turning around I hear Kate tell Zac that he has some explaining to do and Isaac agrees. Looking back at Zac, I frown when I see his puppy dog stare. It's as if he is a little child about to be scolded by his mother and also his father. What I wouldn't give to hug him right now. Tell him that everything will be okay, even if it won't. I just want to comfort the man I love, but instead I am being lead out of the building by Austin.
Sighing, I pull away from Austin once we are outside. Going to his car I get in the passenger seat and buckle up, "I feel bad for Zac," I speak up after Austin is in the car.
"I don't," Austin shrugs and I turn to look at him as he starts the car and drives off. "It's about time he got what he deserves. I mean for hurting you," he sighs.
I raise my eyebrow when I see Austin head in a different direction then our hotel, "Where are we going?" I ask curiously.
"Back home," he says before glancing in my direction. "I think coming out here was a bad idea."
At his words I frown. I may have wanted to go home earlier today, but now after knowing that Zac is up shit creak and acting like a child, I don't want to leave him, though I know I can't object. I'm not the one driving and to be honest I feel like if I try to convince Austin to stay it will just turn into an argument. An argument I don't want to have.