Zak wanted the floor to open up and swallow him, which was a strange reaction considering millions of people had already laughed at him for confusing the two spirits
in an episode from years ago. He had been hoping he could go at least 24 hours without Jess seeing all the stupid shit he'd done. That must have been what she was
doing upstairs. Googling him. He was also willing to bet a hundred dollars there had been some YouTube in that time as well. Damn internet. Then he saw Jess' smile
and the embarrassment evaporated, he'd gladly confuse entities for the rest of his life it made her smile like that. Nick and Aaron of course lost it and had to lean
against each other for support they were laughing so hard. It was number one on their list of Zak's dumbest moments.
"A succubus is a female entity that feeds off sexual arousal, and an incubus is the same thing only male." He responded, his expression resembling that of a kicked
puppy. Jess laughed a sweet melodious laugh that Zak was pretty sure he would never get tired of hearing. He was brought out of his thought by his cell phone
ringing to the tune of Theory of a Deadman's The Bitch Came back. Christina was calling. Nick and Aaron exchanged a glance and then looked at Zak with identical
looks of pity.
"Uh I have to answer this." Just as he got outside and went to swipe to answer when the phone chimed that he'd missed the call. Great, he thought to himself. Now
she's going to be twice as pissed. He quickly hit the redial button and braced himself for Christina's fury. She picked up immediately.
"Zak what the fuck?! Why didn't you answer when I called?"
"Chris, I called you right back, less than ten seconds later, I was in the middle of something."
"Oh you were in the middle of something? Like between the legs of some dark haired chubby bitch." Christina asked shrilly.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Zak was not in the mood to be interrogated for his alleged cheating. Again. She had accused him of sleeping with every female
he interviewed. A couple months back she'd even had a breakdown about him fucking Nick. He had broken up with her for three weeks because of that. She then
proceeded to beg him to take her back, she had even threatened suicide. He took her back out of pity, hence the ringtone.
"You're all over TMZ and Twitter, running through the airport with some fat cunt in your arms." She shrieked. It had just registered with Zak that Christina had called
Jess a "chubby bitch" and a "fat cunt" within thirty seconds. He was enraged. Chris had no idea who Jess was, and the fact that after two years she still didn't trust
him was enough to make him insane.
"Seriously after two years of unwavering loyalty, you're still pulling this shit? That girl in my arms was Jessica Borden, her mother was killed last week in the Lizzie
Borden house. You remember that right? The whole fucking reason I'm in Massachusetts. She passed out at the airport when the reporters brought up her mom."
Christina was silent. A rare occurrence, so Zak continued with is tirade, months of repressed anger pouring out, he was so immersed in it he didn't notice Jess, Kira
and the entire G.A.C gathering in the open doorway behind him.
"I, I didn't know." Chris stuttered.
"No you didn't, but that didn't stop you from acting like a complete psychopath once again did it? I'll tell you what, since you're so sure that I'm cheating on you
whenever I get the chance, I'm going to start doing it. Then you'll have a reason to be a bitch." Zak hit the end button so hard he cracked the screen. He then
proceeded to throw it at the ground as much force as he could. Pieces flew everywhere as the phone shattered on impact.
"Awe bro now she's gona blow up our phones trying to get a hold of you." Aaron whined
"Block her number." Zak shrugged and bent down to retrieve the fragments of his now ruined phone.
"You mean like you could have done instead of smashing a poor defenseless phone?" Kira chimed in. He ignored her. He wasn't a fan of the blonde, with her overly
excitable eyelashes and fake simpering smile. He'd seen it a thousand times before. Just another groupie who wanted to have sex with him so she could tell her
friends she bagged a famous guy. He used to love it when women threw themselves at him. Now it was an annoyance that hindered their investigations. That was
why they had stopped posting on the internet where they were going to be next. Especially once Nick got married and Zak started dating Christina. Aaron was the
only bachelor left on the crew.
Zak grabbed for the last piece of his phone when his hand collided with someone else's. The shock he felt through his body told him it was Jess, and sure enough
when he looked up he met her concerned hazel gaze.
"I'm fine, it was long overdue." He answered her unasked question, feeling lighter than he had in months. She still looked unconvinced so he flashed her a
mischievous smile and grabbed for her hand again. She let him after a slight hesitation, he watched as her pupils dilated so far that her eyes looked black and he
knew she was seeing something, he pushed his memories of his relationship with Chris to the forefront of his mind and hoped she could see what he was trying to
show her, after about a 30 seconds she dropped his hand and looked up at him.
"Wow, bitch is crazy huh?" he nodded happy that he was able to direct his thoughts and memories into something that she could understand. Someone cleared their
throat loudly and Zak realized he and Jess were standing very close and just staring at each other. He stepped back and shook his head slightly.
"So, who wants to go out and celebrate Zaks new single status?" Kira suggested brightly. Normally he wouldn't go out for such a stupid reason but he figured they all
needed to let off some steam.
"That actually sounds like a good idea. Nick call the wife and get permission." Zak teased. Nick rolled his eyes but got out his phone anyway while Aaron turned to
Kira and asked where the best place was to get wasted.
"The Silk Room." She answered immediately, eyes on Zak.
"Well I guess its settled. We'll all meet back here in an hour?" Zak asked taking the lead since it was his "celebration" after all.
"You guys have a good time. I'm just going to stay here and do…something." Jess said with a shrug.
"Oh come on Jess when is the last time we went out together? Dylan's a bartender at the Silk room…" Kira sang the last bit tauntingly. Jess reacted to the name by
turning red and shifting her weight from one for to the other. Then she cracked a devilish smile at her friend. Being empathic Zak knew she was suddenly nervous and
excited, all traces of her earlier reluctance gone. Who was this guy?
"Fine, but you can't leave my side the whole night. I don't have the will power to turn him down tonight."
"Deal." Kira squealed. Then the girls took off upstairs. Nick nudged Zak in the ribs.
"So what going on between you and Glenda the good witch?" he asked eyes intent.
"Nothing. I just want this house."
"You're staring at her, getting jealous, and breaking up with your girlfriend all because you want the house?"
"I don't get jealous." He snapped going to the van to grab his duffel. Nick watched him go with a smile and a shake of his head. Poor guy never could tell the
difference between jealousy and anger.