For Labor Day weekend, the wrestlers had been given a couple of days off, not required back on the road until Raw. Taking advantage of this, Dolph had bought them tickets to Motley Crue a few months back, grinning as Zack's eyes light up when he slits the envelope open and waves them at his boyfriend. "So... ya still wanna go?"
"Hell yeah, bro!" Zack exclaims, reaching out for his ticket.
Dolph smirks and holds it away from him, shaking his head. "You won't lose this, right? They cost a pretty penny, kid."
"How irresponsible do I look, bro?!" he demands, before hesitating. "Don't answer that." Reaching out once more for the tickets, he pouts. "Please, bro... I'll take good care of it, I promise."
"Well," Dolph drawls. "About that..." His smirk becomes more taunting as Zack grows uncomfortable. "So I was thinking, since we're not going to get much alone time since, like, five of us are going to the Jones Beach concert..."
"Yeah?" Zack wonders, his brows furrowing as Dolph reaches into his pocket and pulls out another pair of tickets, counting them. "Bro, what did you do?"
Dolph's grin is bright and quick, Zack thrown off-balanced by it, until he explains, "Well, I was thinking we could road trip from Jones Beach to New Jersey, and catch that concert too. I know the setlist will probably be the same, and everything, but hell, we don't get a weekend off that often, so why not, right?" He looks up and taps the tickets against his lips. "What do you think, kid?"
Zack stares at the tickets before looking up at him. "I think it sounds great, bro," he mumbles, leaning forward and kissing him warmly. Dolph grins against his lips before pulling away and handing him his two tickets, Zack reading it over in some awe. "This is gonna be the best weekend, bro."
"I think so too," Dolph sighs, leaning against Zack's shoulder and skimming over his tickets too.
Zack chuckles, pushing back against him and sighing. "Still four days away... How ever will we pass the time?"
Dolph's laugh is sharp and suggestive in a way that only he could manage, wrapping his fingers around Zack's chin and staring into his eyes. "I'm sure we'll think of something."
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Jones Beach is about as great as they'd expected, having a great time with their friends sightseeing before the concert, then enjoying the music and Tommy Lee's crazy drum solo. Afterwards, they go to the hotel for some sleep and Zack muses over the separate rooms and separate cars they have, burying his face in the pillow as Dolph comes out of the shower and settles in next to him, kissing his shoulder. "Sleepy, kid?"
"Kinda," he sighs, but tilts his head to face Dolph, smiling. "So I guess we're heading to Jersey in the morning, huh? Hope the others don't feel left out."
"Eh. They'll understand," Dolph shrugs it off. "None of them live the ridiculous schedule we do. If we want time to ourselves, they'll get it. Or not, it doesn't really matter, does it?" He winks at Zack and sneaks in another kiss before rolling onto his back, reaching over to shut the lamp off. Zack's arm wraps around his waist in the darkness and he smiles. "Good night, kid."
They're up and out early, opting to send their friends texts when they're on the road. A bit abrupt, sure, but those closest to them understand the lifestyle, how easy it is to pick up and go at the blink of an eye. "Besides," Zack says through a yawn, glancing thankfully at Dolph when he passes him a coffee, "we want to get to Jersey with plenty of time... traffic's probably going to be about as bad as it was here."
"My thoughts exactly," he says, drumming his fingers against the steering wheel. Although it is slow going at times, they make pretty decent time, both of them knowing little tricks to getting around New Jersey well enough.
They end up parking a few blocks away from where the concert's being held and walking side by side through the streets, stopping here and there to take pictures and autographs with fans. Zack makes faces at the backs of the ones that focus on Dolph and ignore him, but there are a fair amount that only come up to talk to him, and he grins at Dolph each time. Dolph rolls his eyes but allows him these moments, considering how things have been going for him lately.
By the time they make it to the concert, the crowd is already substantial, everyone feeling and looking just a little claustrophic. To make sure they don't lose each other, Dolph and Zack grip each other's hands and walk as close together as they can until they're in line to get their tickets scanned. It takes forever but finally they're inside, preparing for another night of loud music, crazy sights, and insane fans enjoying the music as much, if not more, as they are.
Halfway through Girls, Girls, Girls, Dolph glances over and grins at the look on Zack's face as he sings along, shaking his head fondly and pulling Zack closer, resting his chin on his shoulder and lightly kissing his neck. Zack smirks but doesn't lose his place in the lyrics, resting his hand on top of Dolph's. The two of them remain like that for the rest of the concert.
Once the last song ends, the main lights coming back on, they disentangle themselves, feeling a little high from the music and the general adrenaline rush from the last couple of nights. They stumble through the crowd and to the exits, meandering through the parking lot, in no great hurry to leave. Glancing at each other, they laugh. "Do you remember where the car's at, bro?"
"I think so. Do you?"
"Maybe?" he offers, eyes lighting up when Dolph laughs. "This might be awful, bro."
"Might be walking back to the summer house," he chuckles into his fist, finding Zack's hand in the darkness and drawing him closer. "Come on, let's try. I think it's this way."
"Oh boy," Zack murmurs into his ear, allowing himself to be led up one block and the next. Before long, the sights become familiar and Zack relaxes, nodding. "I think we're heading in the right direction, bro."
"Yep, I think I see the parking garage," Dolph says with a small laugh, squeezing Zack's hand. "Come on. I won't make you sleep in a doorway or something."
"Oh good," Zack says drily, following him into the garage and spotting the car almost immediately. "There we go."
"Told you I'd find it," Dolph says cheerfully, spinning his keychain around on his finger. "What?" he asks, noticing the look on Zack's face.
"Oh nothin'," Zack says with a smirk, raising his eyebrows at him. "C'mon, bro, I'm tired."
Dolph presses the button on the chain, listening as the car beeps and unlocks itself, Zack immediately opening the door and sinking inside with a soft, relieved sigh. "We're gonna be feeling this tomorrow, huh?"
"Yeah, pretty sure," Zack sighs, turning to look at him. "But... we don't have anything planned tomorrow so we can laze around the summer house... stay in bed, have a cheat day... all of that good stuff before we have to go to Raw." He rubs his thumb over Dolph's knuckles, grinning when he releases a breath. "Sound like a plan?"
"Hell yeah, kid," Dolph agrees, starting the car up and pulling out of the parking garage, anxious to get where they're going so they can make the most of their last day off.
