AUTHORS NOTE: This chapter is rated M.

MONDAY MORNING

At 6:30 Addison's alarm sounded, echoing in her head and making her groan. She carefully rolled over and picked up her phone, silencing it.

"Do we have to get up?" Zed groaned from beside her.

"If we skip the shower we can sleep more."

"I vote sleep."

"I second that."

"Sleep it is," he whispered pulling her back into his arms and falling back asleep.

Thirty minutes later the alarm sounded again.

"Make it stop," Zed whined, burying his head further into his pillow. "Do we have to go to school today?"

Addison sighed and grabbed her phone to silence the alarm once more. "Unfortunately. There's a pep-rally to celebrate our National Title," she mumbled as she slowly sat up. "I need coffee."

Zed cautiously opened one eye. "We should both probably eat something too."

"I can't believe I feel this bad."

"I'm never drinking again," he groaned sitting up.

Addison let out a soft giggle and kissed his cheek. "You say that after every mash."

"But I mean it this time."

"Mmhmm, I'll remind you in May."

Zed rubbed his eyes with the heel of his palms. "Alright, if we're doing this, we really need to start getting ready. I'll go make coffee and food while you get dressed."

"Don't you need to get dressed too?"

Zed gave her a half smile and walked over to his dresser. Less than thirty seconds later he was dressed in a pair of black joggers and a purple sweatshirt. He looked over to her and threw her a wink.

"So not fair. I wish I could just roll out of bed and throw on sweats to go to school."

"Sorry Cheerleader." He chuckled as he blew her a kiss and walked out of the room.

A few minutes later Addison walked into the kitchen fully dressed in her cheer uniform to find Zed standing over the stove finishing breakfast. She walked over and wrapped her arms around his waist, peeking around him to see what he was cooking. "Are those...Takis?"

Zed silently laughed as he scooped the scrambled eggs out of the pan and placed them on a slice of toast. "Don't question the madness. It just works...Trust." He crumbled a few Takis on top before placing another piece of toast on top. "And...voila..." he said, handing her one of the two sandwiches he had just made. "If this doesn't cure the hangovers, I don't know what will."

Addison took a hesitant bite. "Mmm...you're right...this does work."

"Told you so," he smiled as he leaned down and kissed her.

They quickly finished breakfast and grabbed their coffee to go before walking out the door and off towards school.

"Everything hurts and I'm dying," Zed whined as they approached Seabrook High. He dropped down to the pavement and laid down.

Addison tried to suppress a giggle. "Come on Zombie, we're going to be late." She leaned down and pulled on the hood of his sweatshirt until he reluctantly stood up. "At least you can wallow in your misery. I have to be peppy and cheery and lead a freakin pep-rally."

He leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her lips. "Good point. I need breakfast to kick in fast."

"I need the coffee to kick in," she groaned as they turned the corner towards the front of the school. "How does this school get banners printed that large, that quickly?" she asked as she spotted the two-story picture of her and the squad posing with their National Champions trophy they had received Friday.

"You think we could have it after?"

"Um...Why?"

"I don't know...We could wallpaper the apartment with it?" He teased, as he draped his arm over her shoulder.

"Only if we can get the one of you from State as well."

"Eh...maybe not then."

"Speaking of the apartment," she said hesitantly. "Has Bonzo mentioned anything about next year?"

"No, not since we first talked about it right after Christmas. Why?"

"Bree got an offer from VRU."

"Seriously?"

Addison shook her head sadly.

"I'll ask Bonz."

"Thanks," she whispered, turning around in his arms and hugging him as tight as she could. Her hands slid under his sweatshirt, running her nails down the muscles of his back. She placed a soft kiss on his chest and looked up into his eyes. She bit her lip and let out a ragged breath.

"You okay?" he asked, leaning down and softly kissing her lips before resting his forehead against hers.

"Yeah, I just...I don't know...I just feel..." she started right as the bell rang. They both looked at each other in silent panic. "We're going to be so late."

"Let's go!" he said grabbing her hand and sprinting into the building.

The morning was dragging at an unbelievably slow pace. The pep-rally had gone off without a hitch and, thankfully, quickly. But classes...those were a different story. By the time third period rolled around, the feeling that Addison had earlier that morning had intensified, leaving her on edge. As she sat in her desk listening to the teacher drone on and on about something that she couldn't even begin to recall, she raised her hand.

"Mr. McGill? Can I be excused? I, um...restroom?" she stammered out without much thought.

Her teacher nodded, not paying too much attention to the fact that she was bringing her backpack with her. The moment she stepped into the hallway, she took off towards the Zombie Safe Room and texted Zed, asking him to meet her immediately.

As she waited for him to arrive, she paced the room anxiously. By the time he walked in a few short minutes later, Addison was in tears.

"Woah! Addison, what's wrong, beautiful?" he asked as he rushed over and pulled her in close to him.

"I...I don't know...I just...I need..." she started to say in between sobs before standing on her tip-toes and kissing him. She parted her lips immediately, moaning as his tongue swept against hers. Zed held her tight as their kisses grew more frenzied. Sliding her hands down the front of his chest, she moved lower and began to untie the drawstring of his joggers.

Zed dragged his head from her lips. "Addie, what are you doing?"

"I just need you right now!"

"Gorgeous, I want you too. The scent of your love is still lingering on my skin from last night and it's been driving me wild all morning. But we said we weren't going to do anything at school anymore," he panted, trying desperately to calm himself down.

"I always want you, but this is different. I need you. I can't explain it...I just..." she whispered, pulling her bloomers and panties down slowly, never breaking eye contact with him. "As long as we're quick and quiet..." She could see his resolve crumbling. "Just this once...please?"

"Are you sure?"

She looked up at him through her lashes, her tongue quickly darted out to lick her bottom lip before she bit it and nodded yes.

Zed reached out and roughly kissed her. "How could I ever tell you no." He dropped his backpack onto the ground and backed them up against the far wall of the room.

Addison wrapped her arms around his neck while she braced herself against the wall. He stepped forward, placed his arms under her legs, and lifted her. He positioning himself at her entrance and pushed forward, causing them both to moan at the sensation.

"I need it hard, I love it when you lose control," she whispered in chopped breaths before she leaned down and nipped his nose between her teeth.

"My God, those teeth," he growled as he drove into her harder.

The steady pounding drove Addison over the edge, causing her to throw her head back and scream as Zed continued to bounce her roughly onto him. He shifted her slightly and brought his hand up to cover her mouth.

"Quiet...remember," he growled in her ear, sending the best kind of shiver through her already overly excited body.

They were still going when the bell sounded. Zed let out a low growl, knowing they needed to hurry, but not wanting to leave her so soon. He moved harder and faster, obeying her whimpers and pleas. "Let go, Gorgeous," he moaned against her ear as he felt her shudder beneath him.

Addison screamed out as her orgasm hit. Her entire body shook as she clamped tightly around Zed, loving his hoarse cry of her name as she felt him release inside her. Her body felt like fireworks had exploded inside her chest, in her head, and she was free-falling. Best of all, she knew he was right there with her all the way. "I love you, so much," she said softly as she tried to catch her breath.

"I love you, too," he whispered, kissing her softly. "Feel better?"

Addison giggled and kissed him again. "Much."

"Good," he smiled against her lips as he carefully set her back down on her feet.

They quickly cleaned up and gave each other a brief once over to make sure they were put back together before walking back out into the hallway.

"I'll see you at lunch, Handsome," she smiled up at him as she started to walk off.

"About that..." he said pulling her back into him. Pops texted right before you did. He's picking me up before lunch. I probably won't be back until baseball practice."

"For what?"

"I'm not telling you. You'll just have to wait," he playfully kissed her nose.

"This wouldn't have anything to do with the birthday card you got, would it?"

He let out a soft laugh and ran his hand down the side of her face, pulling her in for a kiss. "I'll see you after practice, Gorgeous."

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I know, I know, this chapter was crazy short! But, I got ZERO writing done over the holidays. I promise I'll make up for it in the next few weeks! Any ideas about what Zed and Zevon are up to? Drop me a review and let me know your guess!