You're Not Like the Others

It's been a few weeks since Christmas and things were going great between me and Zak. My dad came to my house to watch Abby while Zak took me out on New Years Eve. We went to Mandalay Bay to watch the artists that were lined up for the New Years Eve celebration. And when the ball dropped in Vegas he kissed me like he kissed me on Christmas Eve, and of course we had someone take that picture.

Today he was over at my house and Abby was playing with her dolls in her room while me and Zak were in the kitchen

"Kayla, Has Abby's 'imaginary friend' left yet?"

I stopped dicing the tomatoes and shook my head without looking at him

"I think it's gotten worse"

he was about to take a drink from his glas but put it back down

"What do you mean worse?"

I then went to the stove to stir the meat

"She's always in her room, which is not like her...She's been missing her favorite shows...part of me is glad she's not glued to the T.V like she was but I know it's not good to stay cooped up in a room talking to yourself"

I then felt hands on my waist

"I'm sure it'll end soo-"

Zak was interrupted when Abby screamed bloody murder

"MOMMY! DADDY!"

Zak let go of me and I dashed up the stairs frantically, with him not to far behind me

"Abby what's wrong?" I asked worriedly while I hugged her

"Nothing, I want to give you something" she said smiling at me

I sigh of relief left my lips as I let her go. Zak just stood in the doorway examining the room. Abby went to her pillow and got something out from under it

"Kayla someone's-"

"Here" Abby said giving me something

I looked down and my eyes grew wide and watery when I saw what is in my hand

I thought I lost this I thought

It was my silver bracelet with heart and star charms on it. The hearts has little rhinestones outlining it and the stars had rhinestones at each of their points. This was the very first gift Victor got me and I wore it everyday until I lost one of the charms and I cried for like two days. I counted the charms and they were all there

"Abby where did you find this?" I asked with a shaky voice

"My friend, he said you know him...What's your name again?" She asked and looked over at her bed

And I looked over at her bed confused

I know this person? I thought

I turned to look at Zak but he wasn't in the doorway anymore

Where'd he go? I thought and looked back at Abby

then I heard footsteps come in Abby's room and I saw Zak with some things in his hand. One of them started going off uncontrolably

"He said his names Victor" Abby said

My breath caught in my throat and Zak looked at me

It can't be I thought

"Abby-"

"Victor, I'm Zak...if you would like you can talk into this...And I can replay your voice so Kayla and Abby can hear you"

"Sweetie, what else did he tell you?"

"He said he saw you crying that day and the next day he got it fixed..." she looked back at her bed and then smiled, as if he told her to continue "He hid it in your closet and was going to give it to you for your 3 year anniversary of being together"

I just stared, I couldn't say anything

"Lastnight he gave it to me and told me to give it to you...He said sorry for not giving it to you when he got it fixed, he wanted it to be surprised..."

"Victor...Don't be sorry" I lightly sobbed out

"And he said don't cry"

then I felt something on my shoulder, it felt lie a comforting hand. I looked at where I was feeling it but saw nothing

"He says that he'll always be watching us and that he loves you...Honey Bee"

And that's when I lost it, I put my head in my hands and let it all out. I then felt the hand go away from my shoulder and I felt my whole body being engulfed by warmth and someone rubbing my back soothingly.

"I'm right here Kayla" Zak whispered in my ear

A few minutes passed by and I finally calmed down

"Are you ok mommy?"

"I'm fine sweetie" I said with a smile

I finally gained full composure

"I better get back to cooking or we're not eating tonight"

"Ok mommy" Abby then left her room

And me and Zak wasn't to far behind

"Are you sure your ok?"

"I'll be fine, I still can't believe it was him that she was talking to all along...I'm actually relieved"

"That makes two of us...Do you think I could use your computer for a sec?"

"Sure"

he then kissed me on the cheek and left me in the kitchen to finish cooking. I was finally done cooking our homemade tacos and Zak called me to the computer

"Take a listen"

I put on the headphones and listened.

"It sound like he's saying 'Take good care of them Zak'" I said and looked at Zak

"That's exactly what I heard"

"It sounds like he likes you" I said smiling and touched his shoulder

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It's been a few weeks since that day and I felt like a new person knowing that Victor wasn't in any sort of pain and that he would always be there just like Zak. And speaking of Zak, we landed in L.A pretty late and we were in our hotel room.

"You excited for the award show tomorrow?" I asked hanging my dress up in the closet

"Yeah, I can't wait to beat the Ghost Hunters's asses"

"What makes you think that you're going to win?" I asked looking at him

"Because the GAC has the best fans in the world...Don't you want us to win?"

I walk over to him

"Of course I do" I said and then kissed his cheek and headed to the bathroom to take a shower.

After I got done taking a shower I changed into some comfortable clothes and opened the bathroom door to see Zak getting off the phone

"Who was it? I asked curiously

"I just ordered room service"

"Oh...What'd ya order?"

"I ordered us some wine and steak"

"That sounds good"

About 45 minutes later our food came and we ate. When we were done someone came and got the cart

"Kayla, I have something I want to give you" Zak said going to his suitcase while I sat on the edge of the bed waiting

He finally found what he was looking for and handed me a black velvet box

"What is it?"

"Open it" he said with a smile

I opened it and it revealed a beautiful necklace

"It's beautiful Zak" I said taking it out of th box carefully

he then gently took it and put it on me

"So you like it?"

"Yes"

I then kissed his lips. After that we went to bed so we could get up and be ready for the award show.

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I was in a limo with Zak, Nick, Veronique (Nick's wife), and Aaron going to the Nokia Theater.

"You ok Kayla?" Zak asked putting his hand on my knee

"Yeah, just alittle nervous"

"There's nothing to be nervous about...We just walk down the carpet and get a few pictures taken and that's that" Nick said reassuringly

Zak then moved to my ear

"And before I forget you look beautiful"

My face heated up alittle

"Thank you" I said softly

"Ooo Zak's tryin' to get some" Aaron said

"I am not, I'm just saying that she looks beautiful in her dress"

"You're saying that to butter her up" Nick said

"Will you three quit acting like children for one day please" Veronique said

I just shook my head and chuckled. Things settled down just in time because we where at the theater getting ready to get out of the limo

"There's no turning back now" Zak said smirking at me

"I never knew that was an option"

then the doors opened. Aaron got out, then Nick and he helped his wife, and then Zak got out and extened his hand and I took it. He then wrapped his arm around my waist as we walked down the Red Carpet and took a few pictures. Me and Zak took a few...then just me and Veronique...and last but not least Zak, Nick, and Aaron took pictures together. Zak was asked a few questions about Ghost Adventures and his personal life, which he kept the answers simple. By the time that was done we were heading into the arena. While we were inside the arena Aaron nudged Zak in the arm

"2 O'clock" Aaron said pointing in the direction he was looking

Zak groaned and I looked at where Aaron was pointing

"Oh boy, come on honey...I'll see you guys at our seats" Nick said sighing and taking Veronique to their seats

Then an average sized girl walks up to us, she has blonde hair, to much make-up on, a very short cheetah print dress on, and big boobs

"Zak, it's so good to see you again" she said and practicly pushed me out of the way

Good thing I'm a nice person or I would've pulled her hair so she was at my level so I could punch her in her face

"Yeah...It's good to see you to...Christine" Zak said unamused

She then looked over at me with an eyebrow raised and then back at Zak

"Who's she?"

"That would be my date"

"Hi, I'm Christine and your?"

None of your damn business I thought

"My names Kayla" I said politely

"It's nice to meet you, do you think we could talk for a second?"

"Sur-"

"Kayla, it's about time for us to go to our seats" Zak said

"It'll be a quick second" She said to Zak and drug me a few feet away

"So what did you need to talk about?"

"You don't know what you're getting yourself into sweetheart... He'll act nice to you right now until he get what he wants then he'll dump you and move on to someone else"

I looked at her like she was nuts

"Trust me...Why in the world would he want you?... He's only with you because he A. Feels sorry for you, B. Needs a good booty call, or both"

"Kayla, ready?" Zak asked coming to us

"Yeah" I said lowly

And we walked away from Christine. Once we made it to our seats I just sat down in a daze

"Hey Kayla, what's wrong?" Aaron asked waving a hand in front of my face

I snapped out of it

"Huh?...Yeah, I'm fine" I said faking a smile

Zak sat down next to me and put his hand on my leg. When he done that Christine's voice played in my head 'Once he gets what he wants he'll dump you'. I hadn't even noticed that the People's Choice Awards was half way over until I heard Taylor Swift sing her 'I Knew You Were Trouble'. I groaned irritatedly

This is not the song to be singing right now...And I don't even like you that much I thought

Once she was done I saw a very familiar female go up on stage...Christine

"Everyone likes a good spook now and then...And some of these shows will do that to you...Here are your nominees for Best Paranormal TV Series..."

then the announcer said the nominees and flashed little clips of the show on the big screen. Then Christine got an envelope

"And the winner for Best Paranormal TV Series is..." she opened the envelope "Ghost Adventures"

Everyone started clapping and Zak, Nick, Aaron, Veronique, and myself stood up. Veronigue kissed Nick's cheek and he made his way to the aisle, then Aaron, and I gave Zak a small kiss on the cheek and he then went in the aisle and they made there way to the stage. Once they got up there Christine hugged and kissed each of them and handed them there awards

"I can't believe I actually got an award..." Aaron said "I would like to thank my friends, family, and fans for helping stay with this crew"

"I'd like to thank my wife Veronique for staying with me this long... I know it puts a strain on us but we've made it this far and I don't think anything's going to change that...And of course thank you to our fans and friends" Nick said

"And I'd like to thank our amazing GAC fans...without you guys we wouldn't be where we are today...same thing goes for my mom, who is watching tonight...love you mom...And of course my amazingly beautiful girlfriend... for believing in me...And I would also like to thank Travel Channel because without them, you the fans wouldn't be able to see what we do, so thank you...And of course I would like to thank Nick and Aaron because without them to keep me level headed during our lockdowns, I don't know where I would be, so thank you"

they then got off the stage. And about 10 minutes later they finally arrived back to there seats. An 1 1/2 later the award show was over and we were back at the hotel

"Everything ok Kayla? You've been kind of quiet" Zak said taking off his buttoned up shirt

"Yeah, I'm just tired that's all" I said, which was sort of, of a lie

I had the whole conversation me and Christine had playing in my head. Was he just using me? Or was she just trying to break us up? I got out of my dress and put on an oversized shirt and crawled into be while Zak was in the bathroom. When he came out he crawled into bed, shut off the lamp and put his arm around me. I wanted to flinch at the touch but I didn't because I knew he would ask if I was ok. He leaned over and kissed my cheek and then put his head on the pillow

"Night Kayla"

"Night" I said lowly

And I tried going to sleep but couldn't. After about 3 hours of trying to go to sleep my brain finally shut down and I was out like a light.