My Story Ends Not Far From Where It Started

Rosalie rolled her eyes playfully. "Oh, you did not," she said. She closed her eyes, ducking under the water and rinsing the shampoo out of her hair. She wiped her eyes and then reached for the conditioner. She massaged it into her hair before looking at Zacky. "You wanna help me wash?" she asked, smirking as she grabbed a washcloth.

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"Well I definitely won't be saying anything like that," Matt said, smirking. But she had a point, everybody obviously already knew that they had sex. They were pretty obvious last night, almost as much as Rosalie and Zacky. "And somebody's probably gonna say shit, just warning you." Matt was used to being fucked with when he got laid, but he didn't know if Leanne was.

Zacky gave her a playful smirk and reached out to take the wash cloth from her hand. He gently began to wash her body, using his other hand to gently massage the soap into her skin. He leaned in and pressed a small kiss behind her ear. "You know," he sighed softly as he smiled into her skin. "I could kinda get used to the arrangement and not be too bothered by it."

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Leanne continued to rinse of her hair before lathering up a wash cloth to finish showering. She shrugged, "Whatever. I am sure I can handle anything anyone has to say. Besides, I am pretty sure I am going to want to nap most of the day anyways."

Rosalie closed her eyes and sighed happily, enjoying the feeling of Zacky's fingers massaging her. She smiled when he spoke. "I could, too," she whispered. Rosalie pulled back slightly, stretching up to kiss Zacky on the lips. She could honestly say she never thought she'd have this type of relationship with Zacky, but she wasn't complaining. She broke away from Zacky when she heard her phone ringing in the main part of the room. "Are you fucking serious," she grumbled. She knew who was calling, which meant she couldn't really ignore it.

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"Sure you don't wanna play some Call of Duty?" Matt asked, grinning at Leanne. Matt finished washing himself and he stepped out of the shower, reaching for a towel. He dried himself off before he wrapped it around his waist and went into the main room. He got dressed and then sat down on the bed to wait for Leanne. "You can take your time if you want," Matt called out to her, looking at his phone. "Jimmy texted and said they're still waiting on Zack and Rosalie, and God knows how long that'll take."

Zacky furrowed his brows as he watched her abruptly stepped out of the shower and roam back into the room. He ducked his head into the water once more, before reaching down and shutting it off. He ran a hand over his head, attempting to ring out some of the water in it before reaching out and grabbing a towel. As he wrapped the towel around his waist, he heard her hanging up with whoever it was on the phone. "Everything okay?" he called out.

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Leanne rolled her eyes at his not-so-subtly-suggestive offer. She lingered in the shower for a while longer before finally getting out and wrapper her hair and body into a towel. She lazily walked out to the room and flopped down on the bed, still wrapped in her towel. "I would rather just sleep all day, honestly."

"That fucking woman, I swear to God," Rosalie grumbled, tossing her phone onto the bed. She looked up when she heard Zacky speaking to her, hastily wiping at her eyes. She hated that her mother could still bring her to tears and she hated that Zacky had probably just seen her cry. "Yeah, everything's fine," she assured him. She got to her feet, going over to her bag and pulling out some clothes. She dressed quickly, tossing the towel near the bathroom door and looking over at Zacky. "Let's just hurry and get back to the bus, okay? I'm sure everybody's waiting on us and I wanna lay down." She almost wanted to talk to Zacky about this, but she was sure he didn't want to hear it. They were having sex, it wasn't like they were best friends or anything.

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"Well we can do that, too, " Matt said. He smirked lightly, reaching over to lay his hand on Leanne's bare thigh. "We're going to have to travel all day since we stopped at this hotel last night, so I'm sure everybody will want to be lazy. We usually have a movie marathon or play drinking games on days like this, but you don't have to join us if you don't want to." He pressed a kiss to Leanne's cheek before getting up, going around the room to make sure that he had everything. Once he was sure he did, he zipped up his bag and pulled the strap over his shoulder "You about ready to go?" Matt asked Leanne. "Maybe if we hurry we'll have time to go grab a bite to eat before we go get on the bus."

Zacky tucked his bottom lip in between his teeth briefly as he tugged on a pair of shorts. He inhaled a silent breath, contemplating on whether or not to speak up and ask her what was wrong. He was sure that she didn't want to speak to him about it, any how. He figured that there was nothing more than a physical attraction between the two. He tugged a shirt over his head, his eyes glancing over at Rosalie. As she furiously wiped at the tears that threatened to spill over her eye lids, he spoke up. "Is there-- are you--" He said in a soft voice, before sighing. He reached out and grabbed her by her wrist and gently pulled her to him in a warm embrace. "I'm here if you need to talk, okay?" He whispered into her hair.

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Leanne raised her arms above her head, stretching her limbs. She smiled at Matt as she grabbed the handle to her duffle bag, raising it up and slinging the strap across her body. She scrunched her nose, "Yeah, I'm probably not too down for the idea of drinking, but I am sure it would be fun to watch." Leanne gave him a lopsided smile as she walked out of the room behind him. She walked next to him, a little unsure of what to do besides follow him. Do I hold his hand? She silently shook her head at herself. She was such a girl at times.

Rosalie was entirely surprised when Zacky pulled her into his arms, but she wasn't going to complain about the comforting embrace, even if she couldn't believe it was coming from Zacky. "Thank you," she whispered against his shirt. She stayed in Zacky's arms for a few more minutes before she pulled back to look up at him, a sort of half-smile on her face. "Let's go back to the bus now, okay?" she said. "I just wanna relax and watch movies or drink or something." She just needed something to distract her and while she was quickly figuring out that having sex with Zacky was by far the best distraction, Rosalie knew they couldn't really get away with doing that on the bus.

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"You can document everything then, it'll be fun to watch later," Matt said as they left the hotel room. He led Leanne down to the lobby where they turned in their room keys as they exited the hotel, he slipped his hand into hers. He wasn't quite sure where they stood on the relationship spectrum, but he was sure she wouldn't mind if he held her hand. "What's up, motherfuckers, we're back," Matt announced as he and Leanne stepped onto the bus. Brian, Johnny, and Jimmy all turned to glare at him. "Aww, what's the matter? Did you guys not sleep well?"

"What the hell do you think?" Johnny grumbled and Matt laughed.

Zacky nodded in agreement as he released her from their embrace. He wished that there was something more that he could do for her, but he knew that there probably wasn't. If she wanted to come to him, she would. He looked around the room, making sure that they hadn't forgotten anything or left anything laying around. He slung his bag over his shoulder and reached down to grab one of Rosalie's. He smiled at her and motioned his head towards the door. "Well lets get going then." When they finally got to the bus, he ushered her in ahead of him so she could slip back to the bunks to get her stuff put up.

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Leanne smirked as she walked through the bus behind him. She followed Matt back to his bunk, tossing her things where he had instructed her to. She slipped into the bunk and stretched her limbs for a moment, stifling back a yawn. She closed her eyes, bringing her hands up to rub at them slightly. Her stomach began to growl, causing her to scrunch her nose in annoyance. "You think we are going to get food anytime soon?"

Rosalie put her stuff up and stood in the hallway, debating on whether to go sit in the living room area or just lay down in bed. But she could hear Brian chattering about how they were going to stop to eat soon, so she probably shouldn't lay down. Rosalie went back out to the living room area, grabbing Zacky's hand and pulling him over to the armchair next to the couch. She made him sit and then sat down in his lap, curling up close to him. They might not be able to have sex, but cuddling was nice, too.

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"I think we were thinking about stopping at Chili's in about thirty minutes, when we get to the next town," Brian answered quickly.

Matt raised an eyebrow as he sat down on the couch. "Do we have time to stop at Chili's?" he asked, pulling Leanne down to sit next to him. He wouldn't mind going to Chili's, because he was pretty hungry himself and that sounded a whole hell of a lot better than more fast food. He wrapped his arm around Leanne's shoulders, rubbing her arm as Brian continued to go on about they did have time to stop at Chili's.

Zacky wrapped his arms around Rosalie's waist, pressing a quick kiss to the top of her head. He could see Jimmy with a smirk spread across his lips. Zacky rolled his eyes at Jimmy, not wanting to get into it with him, especially considering the current state that Rosalie was in. He knew that she just needed some time to decompress and not have to take any shit from anyone. He tightened his arms around her slightly, using his fingers to gently massage her lower back.

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Leanne rested her head against Matt, bringing her feet up and curling up. She pulled her phone at and began to mindlessly scroll through social media. She hadn't felt so tired in an awfully, long time. Ever since she had started working for the band, she was always on the go. There was rarely a time that Leanne got to truly relax--at least she couldn't recall the last time that she had.

Rosalie closed her eyes, smiling softly to herself when she felt Zacky's arms tighten around her waist and his fingers massaging her back. Never in a million years did she ever think she'd find comfort like this in Zacky's arms, especially since barely two days ago they'd been at each other's throats. But it was definitely a nice change. She was honestly thinking about suggesting to Zacky that the two of them stay behind so they could lay in the bunk and cuddle for awhile and just have the guys bring them back some food, but Rosalie didn't think she could wait that long to eat. And everyone would probably think they were fucking, not that Rosalie cared too much about that.

"You guys look awful comfy," Jimmy commented.

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Once the matter of food was settled, Matt settled back against the couch, listening to Brian and Johnny argue about what to watch on TV. While he waited for someone to choose something, he glanced over at Leanne, sneaking a peak at her phone. "Ooh, Leanne is watching porn," he joked rather loudly, laughing at himself. Surprisingly, none of the guys looked over. "Just kidding. Why would you need porn when you have me?" He gave her arm a rub, leaning over to press a kiss to the top of her head. "You know, if you're tired, you don't have to go out to eat with us. I'll bring you back something if you want to stay back at the bus."

Zacky sighed roughly, not having the patience to deal with Jimmy. Instead, he just smirked slightly and said, "We are, what about you Jimmy? You good?" Zacky could tell that there was something going on with Rosalie. For the first time, he felt as though he needed to help her--protect her almost from the feelings she was experiencing. He spoke in a low, soft voice. "If you need to talk, or need anything, I'm here for you." He pressed a kiss to her head, not saying anything else. He figured that since he extended the offer, she would come to him if she wanted.

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Leanne rolled her eyes at his comment, a small smile appearing on her lips. "Because porn is still fun to watch whenever you are bored." She stifled a yawn, just as he was telling her she could hang back. She really was yearning for a nap. She stretched her legs out in front of her and nodded, "I think I might take a nap, only if your promise to bring me back something good."

Rosalie smiled softly. She couldn't believe Zacky was offering something like that, but she wasn't going to complain. It would be nice to have another person she could go to and unload all of her frustrations. "Thanks, Zack," she replied, squeezing his hand. "It...It means a lot." Rosalie shifted a bit on Zacky's lap, turning so that she could watch the television. Absentmindedly, she reached up and started to play with Zacky's hair, leaning her head over on his shoulder.

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Matt raised a curious eyebrow at Leanne's response. "Maybe next time you're bored we can watch some together, then," he suggested, smirking. As Leanne stretched, telling Matt she might stay behind, he frowned a little. Of course he wouldn't pester Leanne if she wanted to stay behind and sleep, he'd just been hoping that she would tag along to Chili's. "Whatever you want, sweetheart," Matt said, kissing the top of Leanne's head.

Zacky smiled softly at her as she shifted around. He pressed a small, quick kiss to the side of her head. "Don't worry about it, it's what I am here for." Zacky was shocked at the words that were flowing out of his mouth. The thought of them being where they were at the given moment was still a little surreal to him. But, nonetheless, he enjoyed it. "You gonna come eat with us or stay back here? Looks like Leanne is staying too, by the grouchy look on Matt's face."

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Leanne looked up at him, a small pout on her lips. She rubbed at her eyes slightly, looking at him with wider eyes now. She was unbelievably exhausted, but she could tell that Matt wanted her to go with them. She ran her hand through her hair, "I mean, I guess I could still go if you wanted me too... I'll just fall asleep in my food."

Rosalie shook her head. "No, the only way I'm staying back is if you're staying back with me," she whispered to Zacky. She didn't even mean it in an entirely sexual way, just that if she was going to stay back on the bus, she wanted to be cuddled up to Zacky. It was a weird line of thinking for her, considering that just a few days ago they'd been at each other's throats. "I'm pretty hungry, anyway. I'll go eat. You just have to promise that we can resume this--" Rosalie paused, gesturing to the two of them cuddled up in the chair. "--when we get back." She reached up to touch his face, turning his head so that she could press a gentle kiss to his lips.

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"No, if you're that tired, you should stay behind," Matt said. He pressed a gentle kiss to Leanne's temple. "I'll bring you something back. Just keep the bunk warm for me when I get back, okay?" Around fifteen minutes later, Matt felt the bus shifting to a stop. He stretched his arms up over his head, kissing Leanne shortly on the lips before he got to his feet. "We'll be back soon, okay?" he told her. "Make sure no one steals the bus." He chuckled at his own little joke before he followed the others off the bus. He really would have preferred that Leanne come with them, but she was tired and he wasn't going to force her. It wasn't like she wouldn't be there when he got back.

Zacky grasped Rosalie's hand as they made their way off the bus. It didn't occur to him that Jimmy's eyes were burning a hole through him and Rosalie. He wanted to ignore everyone's questions and probing eyes until whatever Rosalie was going through had passed. As they made their way inside the restaurant he draped an arm loosely around her shoulders as they waited to be seated. When the hostess came over and lead them to their booth, he scooted in and patted the available seat next to him for Rosalie to sit down.

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Leanne began to feel a little guilty as she watched everyone exit the bus. She knew that she wasn't the only one who was exhausted--hell they all were. She quickly tugged on a pair of sweats and trotted out of the bus, jogging slightly to catch up with them. She laced her fingers with Matt's as she caught up, giving him a small smile when he looked down at her. "Guess I am more starving than tired." She admitted as they walked into the restaurant.

Rosalie was glad when she noticed Leanne trotting up to join them. She hoped that with the guitar tech there, all of the attention and comments wouldn't be directed at her and Zacky. Because she was sure that once they all got a little food in their bellies and woke up a little, the other guys wouldn't hesitate to start in on the two couples. When they sat down in the corner booth, Rosalie settled in next to Zacky, reaching over to lay her hand on his thigh. She could feel Jimmy looking at them and she was very tempted to flip him off, because even though she loved Jimmy dearly, he got on her nerves sometimes with his insistence and now was one of those times.

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Matt was only slightly surprised to see Leanne jogging up next to him. In the back of his mind he'd been wondering if she'd really stay behind while everyone else went out. "Well I'm definitely glad you could join us," Matt said, giving her hand a squeeze. When they reached the booth, he let her slide in next to Brian before he sat down next to her. Due to his size, Matt always liked to be on the outside whenever they were seated at the booth, otherwise he felt cramped. "Man, I really want some ribs," Matt said, scanning over the menu. "Anybody wanna split some with me?"

Jimmy couldn't help himself... It was only in his nature. As he eyes Rosalie and Zacky, who were just so conviently sitting across from him, a smiled crept its way onto his face. With a raised eyebrow, he nudged Rosalie under the table with his foot. He coyly narrowed his eyes at her. He decided to play nice, however, because the taller man knew her... and he could tell she was not in the mood. "I am so glad to see you two getting along, finally."

Zacky rolled his eyes as he continued to scan over the menu. He decided that he would let Rosalie handle this one. He knew he would just end up hollering at him and making a scene if he decided to open his mouth.

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Leanne looked around the table. She couldn't help but smile to herself. How did she luck out with becoming a part of this group of people? Matt commented on what he was craving, and immediately the same craving hit Leanne as well. With wide eyes Leanne looked over to Matt. "I fucking love ribs. I'm down to share with you only if you split some Texas Cheese Fries with me."

"I'm not, because now instead of listening to them yell at each other all the time, we have to listen to them fuck," Johnny put in before Rosalie could answer. Rosalie kicked him under the table and he cursed in pain, which made her grin smugly.

"You're just jealous that I'm getting laid and you're not," she said. At this, Johnny only glowered at her. Deciding she'd effectively put him in his place, Rosalie turned back to Jimmy. "I will admit Jimmy, I'm glad that me and Zacky are getting along, too. It's a lot more...fun." Not only that, but ever since they'd decided to start whatever it was that they'd started, she felt like she had a new confidant in Zacky, and he certainly seemed to be willing to be there when she needed a shoulder to cry on about her mom. It was bringing up strange feelings that Rosalie never thought she would have for Zacky, and she was trying to ignore them and keep them pushed to the back of her mind.

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"You're my kind of woman, Leanne," Matt said, grinning. He closed his menu, now that his mind was made up. "I'm definitely down for some cheese fries, so let's do it." He tossed an arm over her shoulders, reaching out with his free hand to take a sip of the sweet tea he'd ordered. He felt so content right now, sitting at a table with his best friends with a beautiful woman at his side, listening to the indistinct chatter of the restaurant. It was one of his favorite things, these quiet, relaxing moments out on tour. The waitress returned and they placed their orders, as well as a few appetizers. "So when we get back to the bus did you want to take a nap?" Matt whispered to Leanne. "I know you said you were pretty tired. I'll go lay down with you in the bunk if you want."

Zacky couldn't help but chuckle at Rosalie's response to Johnny. Zacky smirked as he watched Jimmy's grin fade into a grimace. He knew that would always be teased, just because that's the way things went, but he was glad that Jimmy was finally learning to not ask questions that he did not want the answers to. Zacky rolled his eyes and turned them back to them menu, quickly scanning it over once more before the waitress came back to take everyone's orders. Zacky reached under the table, resting his hand on Rosalie's thigh, mindlessly drawing small circles with the pads of his fingers as he tried to decide what he wanted.

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Leanne shrugged her shoulders as she leaned into Matt. She stifled a yawn, not wanting to be the Debby Downer of the group. "I mean, I won't ever turn down a nap."

"You two look pretty cozy," Brian commented towards the pair of them. Leanne rolled her eyes, biting her bottom lip. Rosalie had shut down the boys from talking about her and Zacky, so now all the attention was turned on her and Matt.

She laughed at Brian, "Well, I kind of am cozy. Matt makes a good pillow and this booth is fairly comfortable."