Love Outweighs Ignorance

@ ZackyEffingVengeance
Zacky groaned rolling over, his tired eyes opening as he happened upon empty sheets. "Mmm." He groaned, looking around. Smirking as his eyes landed on a pair of underwear, reaching out he grabbed them. The night before played in his mind, a feeling wafted through his body. Want consuming him, he knew she was going to be fun but he had no idea she'd leave him wanting more.

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"No." Callie said sitting up, though her actions were to slow. Matt had already seen what she was aiming to hide forever. Pulling her leg away from him she shrunk into herself, hating the look she'd gotten. She hated her body, and the man she found most attractive was seeing her in a different light. One she hated to be clouded with.

Elizabeth stayed in the bathroom for a little while longer before she went back out into the room, intent on getting dressed and getting the hell out of there. She froze for a second when she saw that Zacky was awake. "You're...You're awake," she mumbled. She saw that he was holding her underwear and she grabbed them from him, sliding them back on before she went around to gather the rest of her clothes.

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"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you or anything," Matt said. He had a lot of questions, like how Callie had gotten the prosthetic. He could understand why she'd hide it from people though, because he definitely wouldn't want people to know if he had a fake leg. "Let me help you up," Matt offered. He reached out and gently grabbed Callie's forearm.

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Zacky smirked at her, "yeah hoping I wasn't?" He questioned her, before pulling himself from bed. Watching her struggle to get her clothing on. It stung a bit know she was trying to run from him. He couldn't have been that bad that she wanted to run. Grabbing her shirt off the ground he smiled holding it out to her.

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Callie bit her lip allowing Matt to help her stand, she felt embarrassment course through her. She never expected any one to ever find out about her leg. And now that Matt knew she could feel the curiosity rolling off of him. "It's fine thank you." She informed him once standing on her own. "And please keep your questions to your self." Turning she walked towards her bus.

"It's not that, it's just um..." Elizabeth trailed off as she pulled on her shorts. She didn't know if she should mention to Zacky that she knew he had a girlfriend and how she felt knowing that she'd just helped him cheat on that girlfriend. "I'm sure Callie and Zoe are wondering where I am, I need to go."

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Matt followed after Callie. "I wasn't gonna ask you any questions," he said, falling into step next to her. "I can tell that me knowing makes you uncomfortable and I don't wanna make it worse. I mean, I can understand why you'd want to keep all that information to yourself, it's probably pretty personal and you seem like a really private person."

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Shaking his head Zacky smirked, "you know you're adorable." He watched her as she struggled to get an excuse out. Stepping up to her he placed his hand on her hip stopping her from continuing her mission to leave. "If you have a real reason to leave then tell me, because I have half a mind to take you back to bed." Licking over his lips he let his eyes trail down her exposed body.

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"It is." Callie said, stopping and looking at him. "So if you don't mind leave me alone, I'm going to bed." She huffed out before turning and continuing her trek to her bus. She dreaded anyone finding out and now that Matt had she didn't know what to do. And her thoughts were to loud to ever hear any words from him, that it was best if they parted ways.

Even though Elizabeth was fully dressed, the way Zacky was looking at her made her feel very exposed. "You have a girlfriend," she blurted out. "You have a girlfriend, and we had sex. I helped you cheat on her and I don't like that, Zack."

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"Fine, fucking be that way," Matt grumbled, walking away from her bus. He pulled his pack of cigarettes from his back pocket and slid one out, lighting it up as he walked. He understood that this was a touchy subject for Callie, but she didn't have to act that way.

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Zack scoffed, shaking his head. "I don't have a girlfriend." He chuckled. "But it's nice to know you've been stalking me." He laughed at her, teasingly. "I'm not into the whole relationship thing, groupies are a dime a dozen." He shook his head before walking back to the bed, dropping himself down on it.

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Called scoffed before slowly trailing up the stairs on the bus. Groaning she made her way back to the bunks. Stripping her pants off, she sat on the edge of her bunk. Looking down at the prosthetic, signing her hands started to work on taking off the straps that secured it to her leg. Once she had detached herself she slid into her and lauded there letting herself slowly drifted off.

"I haven't been stalking you," Elizabeth said. "And if you don't have a girlfriend then who's that girl I saw you arguing with yesterday?" She had a feeling Zacky was lying, but she was too nonconfrontational to call him out on it. It stung a little to hear Zacky liken her to a groupie, because that's not what she was. She hadn't been chasing him, it was the other way around.

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Matt stomped his cigarette out on the ground before he went back onto their bus. He could hear Jimmy talking to some girl and he just rolled his eyes as he stripped down to his boxers and got into bed. He'd have to talk to Callie tomorrow to clear things out, but for now he was sleepy.

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Zacky laughed out, "she's a woman that wants my money." He informed her. "But you see it as I'm in a relationship." He scoffed, shaking his head. Laying back he closed his eyes. "The doors open you're free to leave." He said dismissing her.

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Callie woke with a jolt, a groan left her lips. She'd had another dream of her life and what it would have been like if she'd never been in that wreck. Sighing she sat up and started the tedious task of putting on her prosthetic leg.

"Fine, fuck you then, I guess," Elizabeth grumbled. She should never have said anything. Collecting her phone from the nightstanqd, she hurried out of the hotel room. She felt so stupid, but then again, she always did. She just couldn't believe she'd let Zacky talk her into his bed. And so quickly.

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The next morning, Matt woke up with a headache, but nothing a couple of aspirin couldn't fix. He slid out of his bunk, heading to the bathroom. He wanted to text Callie, to see if they could smooth things over, but he figured he should wait awhile so he didn't wake her up.

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Zack scoffed once the door closed, "always the same fucking thing." He groaned. Sighing he stood deciding it'd be wise to get back to the bus. Huffing he pulled his clothing on. Sometimes he just didn't understand the drive in women. Last night Elizabeth was practically begging him to fuck her, but once she's sober its back to the high and mighty attitude. He'd never been one of those guys to do things drunk and regret it in the morning. It was part of the whole living in the moment life style he had.

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Callie licked over her lips as she stood in front of the mirror. The clothes she'd hung out in last night covering her body. Blinking she wondered if Matt had mentioned her leg to anyone. Gulping she shoved those thoughts to the back of her mind, shoving her head phone buds into her ears she turned music on. Deciding to go for a jog, she'd clear her mind.

Elizabeth made it all the way down to the lobby before she realized that she was stuck. Not only did she not have any money to grab a cab, she didn't know the address of the venue where the buses were parked. She didn't really want to go back up to the room with Zacky, but what other choice did she have?

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After taking a few aspirin, Matt went into the living room area and plopped down on the couch. He fiddled with his phone, still toying with the idea of messaging Callie. He knew she was probably still pissed at him, but they were gonna be spending a lot of time together so he needed to at least try and apologize.

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Zacky grabbed his shirt tugging it over his head, morning were the worst. He didn't function well outside of bed, his need for caffeine and nicotine were high. Sighing he looked around the room before heading for the door. He never liked coming back for things. Latching the door behind him he set off down the hall, only to bump into someone. "Oh shit sorry." He said.

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The morning air burned her lungs as she pushed herself further. Most days she'd just chill out in the bus and be lazy. Ever since her accident she'd lost the want to be active in any thing except music. Sighing she smiled softly as the buses came back into view, she would need a break. Since she hadn't pushed herself like this in a while.

Elizabeth stumbled back when she ran into someone. When she looked up and saw that it was Zacky, she blushed. "I don't know how to get back to the buses," she admitted, her voice soft. She just wanted to go back to her bus and curl up in her bunk and she was embarrassed that she needed Zacky's help.

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After a few more minutes of thinking it over, Matt finally sent Callie a text message. Hey, I'm sorry about last night. I was drunk and I was an asshole. So maybe we could get together and talk about it? Over coffee or something? After he sent the message, Matt tossed his phone to the side. He didn't really expect Callie to accept his invitation, but at least he was trying.

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Zacky shook his head smiling, lifting his hand he gently brushed some hair from her face. "Cute blush." He teased her, before dropping his hand. "How about some coffee first?" He thought it would be a good idea to get something to drink and thought breakfast would be a bit awkward.

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Callie groaned softly hearing her ringtone blaring in her ears. Sighing she pulled her phone out and opened her text messages. Reading over the content of the messages she came to a complete stop, before typing out a quick response. Forget it, no harm. She hit the send button before she realized she hadn't denied seeing him.

"Um yeah, I guess coffee is fine," Elizabeth mumbled. She followed Zacky outside the hotel. She waited for him to call a cab, debating whether or not to text Callie and tell her where she was. She wondered if they'd noticed that she hadn't come back to the bus last night.

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Matt looked down when his phone vibrated, noticing that he had a message from Callie. So...coffee, then? he texted back, noticing that she hadn't responded to his request. She didn't seem like she was mad at him anymore, so maybe she'd say yes.

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Zacky stopped once he exited the hotel trying to get his bearings, he'd been drunk last night when he'd suggested this hotel. "This way." He informed her once he realized just where they were. "Down the block there's this great place for coffee, it's better than Starbucks." He informed her. He was used to people telling people what to do and forcing his opinions on them that he sometimes for got there was a live breathing beautiful woman standing next to him. "Well that's what I think." He quickly added, he'd already pissed her off once this morning and lost the option for morning sex. So he decided to dial the cockiness back and try to kick things off the right way.

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Callie groaned as she walked towards her bus, she knew that she'd have to deny him. But she held out hope that he'd just not text back. But had no such luck when her phone went off. Closing her eyes she looked down at the text nibbling on her lip she tried to think of an excuse. Sorry gotta shower. She knew it was hateful to blow him off. But he did go and fuck some girl while trying to get her. And the one thing she didn't like was the fact he knew about her leg, granted it didn't detour him. But she didn't know if she was ready for any of the questions he had or the steps any relationship would take.

"As long as they serve black coffee, I don't care where we go," Elizabeth said, following Zacky as he started to walk down the sidewalk. She'd never been a fan of coffee before her eating disorder, but black coffee was a low-calorie alternative to a meal. So she sucked it up. As they walked Elizabeth slid her phone out of her pocket, feeling a little better when she realized that it wasn't as late as she'd thought. They didn't have to rush back to the buses, but that didn't mean Elizabeth wanted to spend too much time at the coffee shop with Zacky, because she was sure it would be awkward.

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Matt frowned as he read the message from Callie. Maybe it wasn't worth his time to try and be friends with her. She certainly didn't act like she even wanted to try being friends with him. Sure, he'd been an asshole last night, but he was putting in an effort to be nice. That's fine, maybe next time, then, he texted back. Tossing his phone aside, he went over to the entertainment center and switched on his Xbox, grabbing a controller before he went to sit on the couch again. Val didn't like for him to play a lot of video games, which was one reason he was glad they weren't together anymore.

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Zacky nodded before turning and leading the way to the shop, he could tell that she didn't want to be around him. He could be an ass and drag this out, be nice and get the stuff to go, or he would try and talking to her with out the rockstar attitude. All of which he still hadn't decided on, he knew that he was interested in her, the sex was an added plus. But he wasn't ever good at this type of thing, girl threw themselves at him, he didn't question it.

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Callie read the text from Matt glad he hadn't been an ass about her refusing his suggestion. Next time, she responded back. Before grabbing some clothes so she could shower. And then headed for the little bathroom the bus had to offer. It wasn't that much but at least she could shower with out any prying eyes.

As they walked to the coffee shop, Elizabeth's stomach started to grumble. She was so used to ignoring her body when it wanted food, but as part of her recovery she was slowly starting to learn that it was okay to eat when she was hungry, and that it didn't always have to be healthy food. Which was great, because she was craving a cinnamon roll. "Does this place have cinnamon rolls?" Elizabeth asked Zacky. She laughed slightly. "I'm gonna be very disappointed if they don't."

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About an hour after Matt had started playing, Jimmy appeared in the living room, and Matt could hear a female voice down the hall. It seemed like the drummer had gotten lucky last night, too. "Have fun last night, Jim?" Matt asked, smirking over at the drummer. Jimmy just gave him a thumbs up and Matt laughed. "I got laid at the club last night, but I couldn't seal the deal with that singer."