Sequel: Dear God ›
Status: ~finito~
Gimme One Reason.
4
Matt's POV
Elizabeth was getting a new asshole reamed out by Zack, thankfully I had an extra hoodie in the back seat she could wear so he wasn't completely about to lock her up. She pulled her skirt lower so it wasn't showering her complete ass, and put the sweatshirt on.
"Are you fucking dumb!?" He asked, throwing his hands in the air "You could have gotten raped! Alcohol poisoning! Just because you graduated doesn't mean you can fuck it all up now!"
"Zack." I stopped him "Stop. Let her go to bed, we can all talk tomorrow before the party ok?" I asked, he nodded.
"Go to bed. Go... sober up before tomorrow. We really need to talk.. Moms worried too.." Zack sighed and pulled Elizabeth in to a hug "I love you sis, I'm just worried about you. I don't want you going crazy without us."
"You already know I will." She mumbled in to his shirt before going up stairs.
Zack watched as she left, then turning to me "Good cover with the sweatshirt." He mumbled and gestured for me to follow him in the kitchen "So, where was she?"
"Jeremy's condo." I shrugged "I went to his house first, his parents said they went to the beach condo for the weekend."
"Busted that." Zack laughed and threw me a water bottle "Who was there?"
"I didn't know too many people, that girl... Sarah?" I asked, he nodded.
"Sarah Kuznetsov?"
"Yah." I nodded "That weird Russian girl. She was in the kitchen pretty much tonsil banging some other girl, I didn't recognize her."
"Where'd you find Liz?" He asked.
"She was coming in to the kitchen, to get her phone I'm assuming cuz it was in there.. Speaking of.." I looked down at my own which was ringing again "Hello?"
"Where the fuck are you?!" Val's angry voice filled the speaker.
"Hey Val.." Zack mumbled.
"Babe, I was going to grab Liz from Jeremy's-"
"She's not your job! That's Zack's job! Get home, NOW." She hung up.
"I'm... I'm gonna go..." I looked up at Zack as he laughe "Dude.."
"Whipped... See ya tomorrow dude, thanks again." He shrugged and walked towards the stairs as I headed for the door.
This would be a fun night... morning?
~**~
"Hey! Shadows!"
I looked around, pinning the voice with the name, and Brian ran over to me. He shoved a beer at me and tipped his own back.
"Hey, have you seen Liz?" I asked, looking around.
"Her and Zack just had a sibling talk inside." He waved his hands around, "Where's Val?"
"She left, she told me to fucking grow up because I went and brought Liz home last night from Jeremy's party." I shook my head "She can fucking relax or something and figure it out."
"Oh, maybe that's why Michelle has been ignoring me." He nodded "So, there's a ton of the guys here... it's pretty rad, they're so pumped to go."
I nodded, we'd be leaving for tour, driving around in some nasty van, for the summer in about a week.
"Matthew!" Liz's voice echoed as she skipped out of the house. She was in dark washed skinny jeans, Converse, and a Metallica tank top. She smiled at me and ran over, slinging her arm around my shoulder with a little jump "Thanks for saving me last night."
"No problem kid." I smiled, kissing the top of her head "Anything for my little Baker."
"Stop with the little, I get it that I'm short." She laughed, nudging my rib cage "Hey, who's the dude over there?" She pointed towards the pool.
"Him? Jason, Jason Berry. One of our tech's we're taking with us." I nodded at him as he stared towards me. Liz's grip tightened around me "OOOOOOOHHHH, You eyeing him?" I smirked, nudging her ribs.
"No... n-no..." She stammered as Jason began walking over.
"Hey Berry, what's up dude? You stoked?" I asked as Brian eyed the situation at hand.
"Uh, yah... how.." He pointed between me and Liz "How do you know Elizabeth?"
"Uh, this is Zack's little sister, I think you guys met once... but a while ago." I squinted at his expression "Right?"
"Uh... yah." He mumbled as Liz stared at him with wide eyes "Nice to meet you, are you... are you gonna be going with them on tour?" He asked.
"No." She laughed "I'm staying here, thank god." She looked up at me, "Matt, can I please talk to you inside?"
"Sure, be right back guys." I agreed, noting something in her eyes that looked worrying. "What's up Elizabeth?" I asked as she slid the sliding glass door shut behind us and quickly surveying the house.
"Jason?! Jason Berry?!" She asked "I've never met him before." She gaped at me.
"Ok? Is that an issue?" I laughed "I don't think he's dating anyone, I think he would-"
"Matt, we slept together last night at Jeremy's!" Her words were hushed but harsh.
My jaw dropped, staring at her facial expression "Wait, excuse me?" I asked "That Jason?" I pointed outside.
"Yah! THAT Jason!" She groaned "How did I not know that he knew you!? FUCKING Jeremy probably knew that... and he didn't tell him my last name..." She groaned to herself again and walked over to me "What the fuck do I do?"
"Uh... don't tell Zack, that's for sure... I mean..." I crinkled my nose, not wanting to think about one of my best friends banging Liz. "Did either of you say anything about the after part? Exchange numbers?"
"No... Kind of a one and done kind of thing from the vibe he gave me.." She shrugged, "I'm fine with that though, that's fine... I just... UGH why?!"
I couldn't help but laugh, she looked at me like I was crazy "Oh... Oh my god... You banged Jason..." It hit me. It was funny. She literally slept with our road technician "You... You're literally a groupie for your brothers band!" I laughed, tilting my head back as she placed her hand on her hip.
"No, that'd be if I fucked someone in it..." She looked around "Wait, where's Val? Speaking of fucking someone in the band.." She mumbled.
"Eh," I waved "She left last night, she was pissed I came to get you. She can fuck off."
"Matt-"
"No, she can. She should know better. I've known you longer, as long as I've known Zack." I smiled as she began talking, "I'd take a bullet for you Little Baker, if she can't deal with that then.. She can leave."
"Ugh, you're really the best, Matt. Really." She smiled and wrapped her arms around me, letting me rest my chin on her head before I picked her up "What the fuck are you doing?" She asked.
"I'm going to go show Jason to back off, you aren't something to be one and done'd with. He's gonna pay for it, and without Zack even knowing." I smirked at her as she rolled her eyes "But first, we need drinks."
She wiggled from my arms and jumped on my back, giggling as I hoisted her legs up around my middle "Onward Matthew! To the drinks!" She giggled and wrapped her arms around the top of my head, causing my to laugh as my hat fell over my eyes.
We earned a few weird looks from the guys, mainly Jason. But I shook it off as Liz began mixing rum and cokes above my head, handing me one as she finished.
"Thank you lovely." I smiled and patted her leg that was around my middle.
"Welcome trusty steed." She patted my head, hanging on with one arm as she took a drink "I'm gonna miss you guys so fucking much, ugh. Who am I going to binge drink with?!" She asked as we approached Jimmy and his girlfriend Leana at the picnic tables "Leana! Who am I supposed to binge drink with once these goons leave?"
"Me?" She smiled "I'll be working a ton though, I'm sure we could hang out."
"I better have someone to hang out with, swear to God I won't survive a whole summer minus these freaks." She laughed as I placed her down on the picnic table as Zack walked over.
"Uh, Brian tells me Val broke up with you?" He asked, eyeing me carefully as I nodded "You better not be moving on to my sister, or I'll fucking cut your balls of Sanders." He hissed.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Jason cringe, I couldn't help but laugh as Liz also noticed and laughed "Dude, relax. I'm taking care of your little sis right now so shut up. She needs a little TLC right about now." I smirked and pulled her hips towards me across the table top, "And I'm the man for the job."
"Right, right Sanders. Sure." Zack rolled his eyes and walked back to the grill where Matt Berry was also standing, resuming his conversation with them.
"Oh Liz," Jimmy poked her leg "Actually what would be cool... since Val bailed on us, if you came with us... and... uh... did merch... and... stuff.." He looked at me as I shrugged "I mean, we need someone to merch. And tour mom."
"That's a good idea," Leana piped up "I bet Zack would love that instead of leaving you here."
"I don't know..." Liz mumbled, looking around "Tour? A whole summer with... all of you?" She stared at me.
"I'd keep you safe from those freaks." I smirked and winked at her as she smiled "I'll tell Zack it's happening. It'll be fun, what do you say?"
She pretended to think for a minute "I mean... Sure, I already miss you guys enough."
"WOO! Zack!" I shouted, he turned "Elizabeth is taking Val's spot with us doing merch! And tour mom!" I shouted at him, he rolled his eyes and thumbed up at me, I smiled as she wrapped an arm around my neck, scooting herself down to the benches and next to me. I kissed the top of her head, feeling her lean against me "I gotcha back kid, don't even worry."
"Thanks." She smiled against my arm, I could feel her relax and lean against the table, striking up a conversation with Leana about god knows what. I was just excited to have her on tour with us, she was fun. What can I say? And she kind of grew on you..
Elizabeth was getting a new asshole reamed out by Zack, thankfully I had an extra hoodie in the back seat she could wear so he wasn't completely about to lock her up. She pulled her skirt lower so it wasn't showering her complete ass, and put the sweatshirt on.
"Are you fucking dumb!?" He asked, throwing his hands in the air "You could have gotten raped! Alcohol poisoning! Just because you graduated doesn't mean you can fuck it all up now!"
"Zack." I stopped him "Stop. Let her go to bed, we can all talk tomorrow before the party ok?" I asked, he nodded.
"Go to bed. Go... sober up before tomorrow. We really need to talk.. Moms worried too.." Zack sighed and pulled Elizabeth in to a hug "I love you sis, I'm just worried about you. I don't want you going crazy without us."
"You already know I will." She mumbled in to his shirt before going up stairs.
Zack watched as she left, then turning to me "Good cover with the sweatshirt." He mumbled and gestured for me to follow him in the kitchen "So, where was she?"
"Jeremy's condo." I shrugged "I went to his house first, his parents said they went to the beach condo for the weekend."
"Busted that." Zack laughed and threw me a water bottle "Who was there?"
"I didn't know too many people, that girl... Sarah?" I asked, he nodded.
"Sarah Kuznetsov?"
"Yah." I nodded "That weird Russian girl. She was in the kitchen pretty much tonsil banging some other girl, I didn't recognize her."
"Where'd you find Liz?" He asked.
"She was coming in to the kitchen, to get her phone I'm assuming cuz it was in there.. Speaking of.." I looked down at my own which was ringing again "Hello?"
"Where the fuck are you?!" Val's angry voice filled the speaker.
"Hey Val.." Zack mumbled.
"Babe, I was going to grab Liz from Jeremy's-"
"She's not your job! That's Zack's job! Get home, NOW." She hung up.
"I'm... I'm gonna go..." I looked up at Zack as he laughe "Dude.."
"Whipped... See ya tomorrow dude, thanks again." He shrugged and walked towards the stairs as I headed for the door.
This would be a fun night... morning?
~**~
"Hey! Shadows!"
I looked around, pinning the voice with the name, and Brian ran over to me. He shoved a beer at me and tipped his own back.
"Hey, have you seen Liz?" I asked, looking around.
"Her and Zack just had a sibling talk inside." He waved his hands around, "Where's Val?"
"She left, she told me to fucking grow up because I went and brought Liz home last night from Jeremy's party." I shook my head "She can fucking relax or something and figure it out."
"Oh, maybe that's why Michelle has been ignoring me." He nodded "So, there's a ton of the guys here... it's pretty rad, they're so pumped to go."
I nodded, we'd be leaving for tour, driving around in some nasty van, for the summer in about a week.
"Matthew!" Liz's voice echoed as she skipped out of the house. She was in dark washed skinny jeans, Converse, and a Metallica tank top. She smiled at me and ran over, slinging her arm around my shoulder with a little jump "Thanks for saving me last night."
"No problem kid." I smiled, kissing the top of her head "Anything for my little Baker."
"Stop with the little, I get it that I'm short." She laughed, nudging my rib cage "Hey, who's the dude over there?" She pointed towards the pool.
"Him? Jason, Jason Berry. One of our tech's we're taking with us." I nodded at him as he stared towards me. Liz's grip tightened around me "OOOOOOOHHHH, You eyeing him?" I smirked, nudging her ribs.
"No... n-no..." She stammered as Jason began walking over.
"Hey Berry, what's up dude? You stoked?" I asked as Brian eyed the situation at hand.
"Uh, yah... how.." He pointed between me and Liz "How do you know Elizabeth?"
"Uh, this is Zack's little sister, I think you guys met once... but a while ago." I squinted at his expression "Right?"
"Uh... yah." He mumbled as Liz stared at him with wide eyes "Nice to meet you, are you... are you gonna be going with them on tour?" He asked.
"No." She laughed "I'm staying here, thank god." She looked up at me, "Matt, can I please talk to you inside?"
"Sure, be right back guys." I agreed, noting something in her eyes that looked worrying. "What's up Elizabeth?" I asked as she slid the sliding glass door shut behind us and quickly surveying the house.
"Jason?! Jason Berry?!" She asked "I've never met him before." She gaped at me.
"Ok? Is that an issue?" I laughed "I don't think he's dating anyone, I think he would-"
"Matt, we slept together last night at Jeremy's!" Her words were hushed but harsh.
My jaw dropped, staring at her facial expression "Wait, excuse me?" I asked "That Jason?" I pointed outside.
"Yah! THAT Jason!" She groaned "How did I not know that he knew you!? FUCKING Jeremy probably knew that... and he didn't tell him my last name..." She groaned to herself again and walked over to me "What the fuck do I do?"
"Uh... don't tell Zack, that's for sure... I mean..." I crinkled my nose, not wanting to think about one of my best friends banging Liz. "Did either of you say anything about the after part? Exchange numbers?"
"No... Kind of a one and done kind of thing from the vibe he gave me.." She shrugged, "I'm fine with that though, that's fine... I just... UGH why?!"
I couldn't help but laugh, she looked at me like I was crazy "Oh... Oh my god... You banged Jason..." It hit me. It was funny. She literally slept with our road technician "You... You're literally a groupie for your brothers band!" I laughed, tilting my head back as she placed her hand on her hip.
"No, that'd be if I fucked someone in it..." She looked around "Wait, where's Val? Speaking of fucking someone in the band.." She mumbled.
"Eh," I waved "She left last night, she was pissed I came to get you. She can fuck off."
"Matt-"
"No, she can. She should know better. I've known you longer, as long as I've known Zack." I smiled as she began talking, "I'd take a bullet for you Little Baker, if she can't deal with that then.. She can leave."
"Ugh, you're really the best, Matt. Really." She smiled and wrapped her arms around me, letting me rest my chin on her head before I picked her up "What the fuck are you doing?" She asked.
"I'm going to go show Jason to back off, you aren't something to be one and done'd with. He's gonna pay for it, and without Zack even knowing." I smirked at her as she rolled her eyes "But first, we need drinks."
She wiggled from my arms and jumped on my back, giggling as I hoisted her legs up around my middle "Onward Matthew! To the drinks!" She giggled and wrapped her arms around the top of my head, causing my to laugh as my hat fell over my eyes.
We earned a few weird looks from the guys, mainly Jason. But I shook it off as Liz began mixing rum and cokes above my head, handing me one as she finished.
"Thank you lovely." I smiled and patted her leg that was around my middle.
"Welcome trusty steed." She patted my head, hanging on with one arm as she took a drink "I'm gonna miss you guys so fucking much, ugh. Who am I going to binge drink with?!" She asked as we approached Jimmy and his girlfriend Leana at the picnic tables "Leana! Who am I supposed to binge drink with once these goons leave?"
"Me?" She smiled "I'll be working a ton though, I'm sure we could hang out."
"I better have someone to hang out with, swear to God I won't survive a whole summer minus these freaks." She laughed as I placed her down on the picnic table as Zack walked over.
"Uh, Brian tells me Val broke up with you?" He asked, eyeing me carefully as I nodded "You better not be moving on to my sister, or I'll fucking cut your balls of Sanders." He hissed.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Jason cringe, I couldn't help but laugh as Liz also noticed and laughed "Dude, relax. I'm taking care of your little sis right now so shut up. She needs a little TLC right about now." I smirked and pulled her hips towards me across the table top, "And I'm the man for the job."
"Right, right Sanders. Sure." Zack rolled his eyes and walked back to the grill where Matt Berry was also standing, resuming his conversation with them.
"Oh Liz," Jimmy poked her leg "Actually what would be cool... since Val bailed on us, if you came with us... and... uh... did merch... and... stuff.." He looked at me as I shrugged "I mean, we need someone to merch. And tour mom."
"That's a good idea," Leana piped up "I bet Zack would love that instead of leaving you here."
"I don't know..." Liz mumbled, looking around "Tour? A whole summer with... all of you?" She stared at me.
"I'd keep you safe from those freaks." I smirked and winked at her as she smiled "I'll tell Zack it's happening. It'll be fun, what do you say?"
She pretended to think for a minute "I mean... Sure, I already miss you guys enough."
"WOO! Zack!" I shouted, he turned "Elizabeth is taking Val's spot with us doing merch! And tour mom!" I shouted at him, he rolled his eyes and thumbed up at me, I smiled as she wrapped an arm around my neck, scooting herself down to the benches and next to me. I kissed the top of her head, feeling her lean against me "I gotcha back kid, don't even worry."
"Thanks." She smiled against my arm, I could feel her relax and lean against the table, striking up a conversation with Leana about god knows what. I was just excited to have her on tour with us, she was fun. What can I say? And she kind of grew on you..