Zack, the key to Bitsey's freedom

Chapter 4

Zack had stayed at Bitsey's that night, but thankfully they didn't have to work in the morning. Bitsey was the first to awake, still snuggled against Zack's bare chest. Bitsey didn't want to move, it felt so good, so right, next to Zack. Bitsey thought that she had to work today, and desperately wanted to stay put. A smile crept across her face, she loved waking up next to someone that made her heart flutter ever time she looked at him. This was the first time that she had been truly happy since the discovery of what actually happened in Gale's case.

Bitsey looked at the clock on the other side of Zack, it said 7:30, she had to be to work in a half hour. Bitsey let out a sigh, she didn't want to go to work, but more importantly she didn't want to leave Zack. Oh well, at least they worked in the same place.

"Zack, Zack wake up," Bitsey whispered in his ear as she gently shook him. Zack didn't open his eyes, but he couldn't help but smile at the sound of her voice.

"Come on Zack, we have to be at work in a half an hour."

Zack let out a laugh.

"Bitsey you're such a workaholic," he said as he finally opened his bright blue eyes and smiled as he pulled her closer. He put his mouth right next to her ear and whispered, "Its Saturday."

Bitsey couldn't help but laugh at herself.

"Oh my god, I'm such an idiot," she half yelled as she put a hand over her eyes.

"You're not an idiot, you're just really stressed," Zack told her as he stared into her soul, "talk to me Bitsey, tell me what's on your mind and more importantly in you heart."

Bitsey could feel her heart start beating faster. Someone actually cared what she thought and felt. She could feel that sting in her nose that told her she was going to cry. One-by-one the tears started flowing out of her blue emerald eyes.

Zack pulled her closer and caressed her back, he hated seeing her cry. It broke his heart when she cried outside of her hotel room after she saw that tape of Constance, and it broke his heart now.

Bitsey sobbed uncontrollably and just clung to Zack as if when she let go, he would go too. Bitsey had never been like this in front of a guy before, but Zack was different. He actually cared about her, and wasn't just trying to get in her pants. Bitsey barely mumbled "thank you" as the tears continued to fall.

"For what?" Zack asked.

Bitsey lifted her head and stared into Zack's soul through her sapphire emerald eyes that were puffy and red from crying.

"For caring."

That was the only reason she gave, but there were many more. Then she put her head back on Zack's chest and Zack began to trace the middle of her back with his hand. They stayed this way for what seemed like an eternity, and could have stayed that way forever.