Love Outweighs Ignorance

@ ZackyEffingVengeance
Zacky turned to looked at Elizabeth smiling, "unless sold out they have amazing cinnamon rolls." He said before using his hands to show her the size. "I couldn't finish mine." He chuckled, knowing he was a ratherly large man admitting that. "Here it is." He inform her opening the door for her.

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Jimmy smirked shaking his head at Matt, knowing the drummer from said singers band was in his bunk at the moment. "Yeah, you might want to keep things down, her friend is in my bunk." He informed the man before heading back to the woman.

"Thanks," Elizabeth said to Zacky as she stepped through the door. The smell inside the coffee shop was absolutely amazing and Elizabeth smiled as she followed Zacky up to the counter. "I'll have a black coffee and one of those cinnamon rolls," she told the girl behind the counter, reaching into her bag for her wallet.

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Matt rolled his eyes. He didn't want to sit around and listen to Jimmy fuck this girl, so he decided to go for a walk. He turned off his game system, grabbing a hoodie and his pack of cigarettes before exiting the bus. If there was one thing he missed about being with Val, it was that he was pretty much guaranteed a lay, even in the morning. Now he had to scrounge to get laid and he hated that.

@ ZackyEffingVengeance
Zacky walked up behind her, placing his hand on top of hers, stopping her in her search for her wallet. "You're out with me you don't pay for anything." He told her, before turning to address the clerk. "Yeah add a caramel iced latte to that." He instructed her before pulling his platinum card out of his wallet.

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Calli exited the bus feeling refreshed, having showered and changed. Frowning she looked down at her phone, noticing the time she wondered where Zoe and Liz were. Typing a quick text to both of them. Safety check? After having heard some of the stories from rape victims she'd grown paranoid when it came down to one night stands, granted she didn't do it but for the others safety they'd all downloaded a tracking app that allowed them to pin point each others location. But they'd all agreed that boundaries had to be set, since they all had their secrets and wanted to keep them that way. A text was sent out you didn't respond and that gave the other person permission to track you.

Elizabeth honestly didn't mind that Zacky wanted to pay for her. Secretly, she'd been hoping that he would, because it showed her that he was a least partially a gentleman. She stepped back as Zacky paid, pulling out her phone when she felt it vibrate. I'm fine, just at a coffee shop with Zacky, she sent back to Callie. There was no need for the other blonde to track her down, she was fine.

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Matt lit up a cigarette as he walked away from the buses, taking a drag and letting the nicotine permeate his lungs. He couldn't wait to get on the road again, because that meant all the girls would have to go back to where they came from and Matt could play his games in peace, without having to listen to anyone having sex.

@ ZackyEffingVengeance
Zacky smiled and grabbed the tray of their food, before turning he smirked at Elizabeth. Waiting for her to pick a table before he followed and set the food down. "Here." He said sitting her coffee in front of her before doing the same with her cinnamon roll. Grabbing his drink last before sitting opposite of her. Taking a quick gulp of his icy beverage, loving the sweet taste.

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Callie smiled down at her phone glad when two dings sounded, letting her know both of the girls were fine. Licking over her lips she sighed before sitting down in chair. Her eyes lingered around the buses not really seeing many people out and about. They were ready for the show tomorrow night so not much was planned for the day.

"Thanks," Elizabeth said, taking her coffee and cinnamon roll from Zacky. She took a bite of the food, chewing slowly before she swallowed. "Thanks for buying the stuff, too," she added, smiling softly. She was starting to think that there was a world of difference before drunk Zacky and sober Zacky. And surprisingly, she kind of liked sober Zacky.

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After about forty minutes and three cigarettes, Matt decided to head back to the bus. If Jimmy and that girl were fooling around, surely they'd be done right now. He wondered if everybody else would be back too, so maybe they could go out and do something. He thought about asking Callie if she wanted to do something, but she didn't seem to want anything to do with him.

@ ZackyEffingVengeance
Zacky smiled as he toyed with the lid on his cup, "my pleasure." He stated before taking a drink of his coffee. He was surprised at the nerves he felt, almost shy. Elizabeth had seen him naked and lusted after him, so he didn't see the point in being shy. But now the cocky bastard her normally was was no where in site.

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Callie kicked back in her chair, letting her head rest against the mess lining. Her eyes closed as she took in what sun she could. Her long legs extended out and crossed at the ankles. She was relaxing peacefully finally able to stop her mind from wandering, it was peacefully enough she felt herself dozing.

Elizabeth took a bite of her cinnamon roll, smiling at the taste. Cinnamon was probably her favorite sweet taste ever, maybe even over chocolate. She took a sip of her coffee next, nor really sure of what to say to Zacky. She wasn't really great at conversing with men in the first place, but Zacky was a famous rockstar who this morning hadn't been too interested in being around her.

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Everybody needs to hurry the fuck up and get back to the bus, I want to go out and do something, Matt sent out as a group text. He wasn't sure how he or anyone else felt about going out and drinking again, but that didn't mean they couldn't do something else, like bowling or maybe even karaoke.

@ ZackyEffingVengeance
Zacky's phone when off, sighing he shuffled around before digging it out. Go make some friends. He texted back. He didn't like when the other men tried to control his life. "So where are you from again?" He questioned, having forgotten or just never asked.

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Callie felt her phone go off, groaning she pulled it out and read the message. Frowning she was unsure if she was meant to get the message or not. At the bus asshole XD She responded back teasingly, knowing she'd blown him off earlier.

"California," Elizabeth answered, taking another sip of her coffee. She had been pretty drunk last night so she couldn't remember if she'd told Zacky, but it wouldn't surprise her if he'd just forgotten. She didn't want to tell him exactly where she was from, because that seemed a little weird and she doubted they'd see each other after the tour was finished anyway.

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I guess I'd better since you'd rather chase tail you're not gonna get, Matt texted back to Zacky. He just wanted to go out and have fun, Zacky didn't have to be so rude. He felt his phone vibrate again and looked down to see a message from Callie. Yeah sorry, that message wasn't meant for you. Matt had no idea how that message had gotten sent to her.

@ ZackyEffingVengeance
"Cool." He smiled, "born?" He questioned, wondering why she was being so invasive. Taking a drink of his coffee, he checked his phone before texting Matt back, Coming from someone who's wanting me back at the bus. You're just jealous I'm getting head right now and you're hand isn't measuring up. He smirked at the message before sending it.

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Callie read the text before smiling. I figured as much. She typed out, before looking over the message. She'd been a bitch to him the night before and wanted to make it up to him, but still didn't know if she was ready to face her problems or not. Sighing she decided it was now or never. Planning on grabbing something to eat, want to join? Quickly sending it she nibbled on her lip part of her wanted him to deny her but she knew it was best if she at least tried no matter how awkward it would be.

"Yeah, been here my whole life," Elizabeth answered. She took another sip of her coffee, realizing she should probably say something else, so she didn't seem quite so aloof. "The town I'm from is pretty small though, nowhere near as big as Huntington Beach," she added. She watched as Zacky turned his attention to his phone and took another bite of her cinnamon roll, figuring if he wanted to know anything else, he would ask. Elizabeth wasn't very good at talking to people she didn't know well; it was an aftereffect of pushing people away when she suffered from her disease.

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If you're actually getting head it must be really shitty if you're sitting here texting me, Matt texted back to Zacky. Matt's phone vibrated again not long after that, but he ignored it at first, thinking it was just Zacky texting back. But when it vibrated a third time, he reached for his phone again, knowing Zacky wouldn't text back twice in a row. Matt couldn't help but grin when he read the message from Callie. Maybe he hadn't fucked up as badly as he thought he had. Yeah, I could eat. Want to meet at your bus?

@ ZackyEffingVengeance
Zacky listened to Elizabeth, his hands played with his cup. "Well its your home you don't need to compare it to mine." He said to her, feeling she was a bit of a downer. "I was just trying to get to know you a bit better." He informed her, before grabbing his phone to text Matt back. It's better than her personality. Chuckling at his own joke.

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Callie looked down at the screen as it lit up, nibbling on her lip. Yeah, see you in ten? She looked down at her outfit wondering if she needed to go change. Ignoring the thoughts she just started to flip through her Instagram. Seeing all the comment her fans left made her feel good about herself, something she had a hard time with lately.

Elizabeth frowned at Zacky's response. This was why she never tried to reach out to people; she always felt like she was burdening them with her presence. And that's definitely how she felt with Zacky right now. Crumpling up her now unappetizing cinnamon roll in its wrapper, Elizabeth got to her feet. "I think I'm just going to go back to my bus now," she announced to Zacky. "You know, since I'm obviously boring you."

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Sure thing, Matt texted back to Callie. His phone vibrated again a few minutes later and Matt glanced down at the message from Zacky, laughing under his breath. Come on man, she can't be that bad. Stuffing his phone into his pocket, Matt went back to his bunk to change. Once he had, he headed off for Callie's bus, stepping up to the door and banging on it with his fist.

@ ZackyEffingVengeance
Zacky looked up from his phone, noticing the attitude change, "what's up?" He questioned, hearing her reasoning, but not liking what he'd heard. "You feeling okay?" He asked, he didn't think he'd said anything that could be taken out of context. He was actually trying to get to know her, off the limited information he was getting from. Quickly getting to his feet and following her, "you weren't boring me, I'm just responding back to Matt he's going crazy cuz he couldn't get laid last night." He explained lightly what his conversation was about.

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Callie looked up from her phone hearing bagging on the bus door. "Hey genius over here." She hollered over at Matt, from her seat perched at the back of the bus. She could understand how he could miss her since she wasn't vibrant or anything, also her chair was tucked up against the back of the bus. Shaking her head she closed her phone before standing and moving to greet him. "Hey." She smiled lightly as she tucked her hands in her back pockets nervously.

"Well you just didn't seem like you were all that interested in talking to me," Elizabeth mumbled, rubbing her elbow. She felt like an idiot because she knew it was probably just the lingering effects of her disorder that was making her think this way, but Elizabeth just felt like Zacky didn't want her around, that he was only trying to be nice because they'd had sex the night before. Elizabeth sighed. "I just...I'm tired. But I guess you can come back to the bus if you want. We can watch TV and talk or something. I dunno."

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Matt looked over when he heard a voice, seeing Callie walking up to him. He was confused about where she'd come from until he spotted a chair tucked near the back of her bus. "Hey," he said, grinning. "You ready to go get something to eat? I'm starving. There's a couple places nearby, I figured we could walk." Matt nodded his head in the opposite direction as he started to walk away from the bus, settling into a pace with Callie. "So did you sleep okay last night?"

@ paradigm;
Zacky watched her, stepping into stride with her. "I'm sorry, I guess I'll just let you go back to your bus and get some rest." He sighed before running his hand through his hair, he didn't want to go back to his bus, but he also didn't want to have to part ways with her. He enjoyed the time he spent with her, even if it was only just physical.

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Callie nodded, "I don't care where we go." She informed him. Listening to his talking, "no I slept like hell." She informed him. After falling last night her leg throbbed for most of the night. "What about you?" She questioned him, letting her self relax as she continued to walk along side him.

"I said you could come with me," Elizabeth said. They wouldn't be alone, but she was sure anyone else who might be on the bus would be asleep. With how much she was sure everyone had had to drink last night, she wouldn't be surprised if they all slept all day. "We've got a pretty decent selection of DVDs to choose from, we could watch one of those," Elizabeth suggested. She really didn't think that Zacky seemed too interested in hanging out with her now that sex wasn't imminent, but she didn't want to push him completely away just yet.

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"Uh, Arby's it is, then," Matt said. He frowned when Callie said she hadn't slept well, but before he could say anything about it, she turned the question around on him. "I slept pretty good, I suppose," he answered. "Alcohol usually does that to me." It hadn't hurt that he'd gotten laid last night, since that usually wore him out a good bit, too. When they got to Arby's, Matt pulled out his wallet as he started to study the menu. "Get whatever you want, it's on me," he told Callie.

@ paradigm;
Zacky smiled at her, "are you sure?" He asked again knowing that he didn't want to impose too much on her. "I don't want to interrupt any opportunity to sleep." He'd take watching a movie with her all day long as long as he didn't have to go back to his bus. Though he'd back off if she needed rest, he knew how hard it could be to get it while on tour. "Look I get the whole being new to tour, if you need space I'll give it to you." He told her, letting a bit of his cockiness out. "But I enjoyed our time together, and I'm trying to break ice here." He chuckled, knowing that since they'd woke up she'd been different than her flirty self last night.

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Callie frowned hearing that he was treating her yet again, first it was buying her shot after shot. Next was lunch, "um." She studied the menu, before deciding what she wanted, "I just want a number 4 with a jamocha shake." She said nibbling on her lip. She wasn't too hungry but at the same time she had a craving for something sweet. And the coffee flavored shake seemed like the best thing to curb her craving.

"No you should come back to the bus," Elizabeth said. This was the last thing she was going to say to try and convince Zacky to hang out with her today. If he didn't want to, then he didn't want to. The rejection would sting, but it wasn't something she wasn't used to. She could watch a movie by herself. Elizabeth headed in the direction of her bus, giving one last glance behind her to see if Zacky was still there.

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Matt nodded when Callie told him what she wanted, stepping up to the counter when it was their turn and giving the teenage boy behind their counter his order. He stood near the counter until their order number was called out, taking the tray over to the table that Callie had chosen. "One number four with a jamocha shake," Matt said with a grin, handing her the food she'd wanted.