Everyone went to sleep alone that night.
Zac and Michelle slept in the separate beds in Zac�s room, while Taylor slept alone in his big bed in his own room. Kris slept on the floor of Isaac's room, finding no sanctuary anywhere else. There was no way Zac would let her in his room, much less his bed. Michelle�Kris didn�t even want to think about Michelle. She�d hurt her so bad already, just by that damn kiss.
Kris found it hard to sleep. Isaac gave her a blanket and a pillow and left her to salvage on the cold hard floor. She had to nearly beg for the blanket and pillow. He�d never liked her, and she had yet to figure out why. Maybe it was because she completely screwed up his brother�s lives. It was a decent answer.
Kris turned. The floor was uncomfortable. If she hadn�t kissed Taylor, if Zac and Michelle hadn�t walked in when they did, if she just hadn�t told Taylor at all! She�d be asleep peacefully in Zac�s arms in the nice, warm bed. But she had to go and fuck it all up, so she found herself with a worn out pillow and thin blanket. You would think he�d show a little more sympathy towards me�Then again I really don�t deserve it, she thought. There was no clock anywhere in sight, and she didn�t want to get up and look for one. If she got up she�d never get warm again. If she was sleeping with Zac, she could just grab his wrist and look at the time. But her and Zac were messed up now.
Zac sighed. The bed was comfortable and warm, but he couldn�t sleep. All he could think about was Kris and Taylor. Kris and Taylor. Kissing. Did he not say that he was going to be coming in later? They knew, maybe she wanted him to find out. Maybe somebody wanted him to find out. So he could finally think if his relationship with Kris was really worth it. She�d put him through a lot, but then again, most of that was good. Or it ended up good.
He couldn�t get to sleep without her there. Sure, he�d have to do it when they weren�t in the same spot at the same time, but he knew she was in the hotel, sleeping either with Taylor in the bed or on his floor. He�d have to shoot her if she slept with Taylor in his bed.
Zac rolled over. This was uncomfortable. He knew she was there, and force of habit wanted him to just pull her close to him and sleep in each other�s arms until they woke up late the next morning, but it wasn�t going to happen. He was so mad at her that he didn�t want to. Well, he wanted to, very much so, but he wouldn�t let himself. If he wasn�t so afraid of Michelle waking up, he would have gone ahead over to Taylor�s room and brought her over. But Michelle seemed royally pissed off at Kris, and at Taylor. Zac wasn�t even so sure that they were dating anymore.
This night had started so well. They were all together, going have a nice happy time, but the two lovebirds had to go and ruin it for everyone. Zac sighed again. He couldn�t sleep knowing she was there in the hotel and wasn�t with him. Even if he was mad at her, he wouldn�t be for very much longer. After all, she did choose him over Taylor. He just wasn�t quite sure if she meant it or not.
Quietly, Zac got out of the bed and grabbed his robe, making sure the key to the room was in it. He put the robe on and made sure Michelle was asleep. She was, of course, she had a rough night and sleep came quick to her. Zac walked out of the room and over to Taylor�s.
He opened the door and peered in. Taylor was sprawled out on the bed, snoring. Zac rolled his eyes. He checked the room for Kris, but she wasn�t there. He checked the bed, but she wasn�t there either. Taylor had taken up pretty much the entire thing. Zac wasn�t so sure how he could make his body extend that way that he had occupied the entire thing, but it was Taylor and he could do pretty much anything.
Ike. She was probably with Isaac, so she wouldn�t have to stay with Taylor. At least she was smart that way. Zac closed the door and walked over to Isaac�s room. He opened the door and saw Kris on the floor, with just a thin blanket and worn out pillow to provide as her bedding. No wonder she looked so uncomfortable. Knowing Kris, she probably wasn�t even asleep. Zac walked over and knelt next to her.
�Kris,� he whispered. She stirred. �Kris!� he whispered, a little louder. She opened her eyes and wearily looked at him.
�Zac! Why�re you here?�
�I can�t sleep. Come back to my room. I need you there.�
�I thought��
�Nevermind what you thought. Come on, the bed�s really comfortable.� She smiled. He picked her up and carried her back over to his room. He set her down on the bed and took off his robe before getting into the bed. �Come here.�
�Are we better or do you just need someone to sleep with you?�
�I need someone to sleep with me. I�m still thinking it over.�
�Well I�m sure Michelle would have slept with you.�
�Nah, she�s too tall. You�re just right for me.� Kris smiled and cuddled up to him. �Listen, I�m sorry for yelling at you. I shouldn�t have said any of that.�
�Well it�s true.�
�No it�s not.�
�Yes it is, I know it. I was a bit offended but I�m glad you said it. I can work on the problems now.� She sighed. �I�m sorry�I shouldn�t have done anything with him. I can�t even explain why.�
�Don�t talk about it, okay?� Zac said. �We�ll just think it never happened.�
I can�t believe they�re making up, Michelle thought. Zac came to check if she was asleep, but she�d just being faking it ever since she hit the pillow. She figured she could get up and walk around after he fell asleep, but he ended up never doing so and she was stuck in a rut.
Michelle turned, then realized what she did. She stiffened, trying to hear them. They didn�t say anything, not even a whisper. They must not have noticed. She relaxed, realizing they weren�t going to pay attention to her. They�d find it odd if she got up and walked around, but they wouldn�t mind her shifting.
I still can�t believe they�re together. She kissed his brother. I haven�t forgiven Taylor, so Zac can�t forgive Kris. I knew he�d go to get her; I just knew it. He�d forgive her in a heartbeat. All she has to do is flash him a fake smile, say a breathy �I love you� and he�ll be happy. I hate her.
�Michelle?�
Shit!
�Michelle, you�re awake, aren�t you?� Zac�s voice said. She sat up and opened her eyes.
�Yeah, I�m awake.�
�How long?�
�I haven�t yet to fall asleep.�
�You either, huh? Kris fell asleep right away,� Zac said, pointing to Kris. So he wasn�t hiding it, at least.
�I can�t believe you�re forgiving her.�
�I never said I was forgiving her. I just need her here with me. She helps me sleep.�
�No wonder she�s pregnant,� Michelle muttered. Zac gave her a look.
�You know I didn�t mean that.�
�Well if she helps you sleep, why are you still awake?�
�I had to see if you were up or not.� Michelle sighed and laid down again. �What are you going to do about Taylor?�
�What do you think?�
�Are you really going to break up with him? You�re so cute together��
�He�s in love with Kris.�
�Not really.�
�You know he is,� she said, annoyed that she had to sit up and talk to him. �Why are you doing this? Why are you letting her stay with you when you�re still angry at her?�
�I told you. I can�t sleep knowing she�s here and she�s not with me.�
�What�ll happen when she starts sleeping with Taylor again?�
�What do you mean by that?�
�Oh come on, you expect her to stay with you? That kiss wasn�t just a heat of the moment type thing. They wanted that, and it happened. They both chose to do it. I know the only reason she picked you was to make you happy for a little while longer. You and her are having a child.�
�And now why do you think I don�t want to give her up? She is having my kid. Not Taylor�s, mine. I want to be around when my child is born.�
�Well, it�s gonna be about eight months.� Zac sighed and laid down again. �Are you finished talking to me?� Michelle asked.
�Yes, I am.�
�Fine.� She knew she wasn�t going to get to sleep. Especially with them two in a bed next to her. It killed her inside. After a few minutes, she got out of the bed.
�Where are you going?�
�To talk to Taylor.�
�He�s not going to like it. He�s snoring away in there.�
�Well he can kiss my ass.� She grabbed a robe and put it on.
�That�s my robe!�
�You can kiss my ass too.� She tied the robe in the front and walked out of the room. She walked over to Taylor�s room and turned on the light. The sudden brightness woke Taylor suddenly, and he opened his eyes.
�Oh God! Turn the light off!�
�We need to talk.�
�Can we wait until the morning? I was having the best dream��
�About Kris?�
�No, ice cream.� She stopped, giving him a look. �But still, turn the light off! It�s too bright.� Michelle shook her head and sat down on the edge of the bed, shaking him. He moaned and rolled over, trying to get away from her. �I�m tired!�
�Me too! But I won�t be able to sleep if I don�t talk to you about this.�
�We don�t need to talk about anything, alright? What happened, happened and there�s not much I can do about it. It�s bad enough Zac will never let me associate with her again, don�t become a bitch to me too.�
�Great. I�ll just go home and pretend nothing ever happened. And while I�m at it, I�ll forget I ever met you!�
�Go right ahead. You know it�s her. It�s always been her. The reason I�m not trying hard to salvage this relationship is because I know it�s her. I know I love her and I don�t love anyone else!�
�You don�t love her, you�re obsessed with her. You both are! You and Zac. That is not healthy. You guys just need to get over her and move on.�
�Zac won�t. He�s going to try to stick around as long as possible now that they�re going to have a kid.�
�Then let him do that. If he won�t let her go, that�s his shit. You need to let her go. She�s not going to come around. As much as she may say she will, or as much as she keeps telling herself she will, she won�t. She�s with Zac right now. Then when the kid comes, she�ll give it up for adoption and her and Zac will fade away. She�s torn between the two of you, and I can�t even believe you�re thinking about giving her a chance! I know things now, Taylor. I know the reason you two broke up was so she could go to Zac. The reason they�ll break up is to go to you. It�s just going to alternate between the two of you until the day you die. Let her go!�
�That�s not going to happen. Kris is a big part of my life. Kris is a big reason in why I�m living. I can�t just give her up right off the bat. I might be obsessed with her, but I can�t even think about what I�d be like if I wasn�t. I don�t know what I�d do or who I�d date.�
�Date me, not her.�
�I don�t think that�s going to happen, Michelle.� She sighed.
�Fine. Whatever. I�m leaving.� She walked to the door.
�Where are you going to go? Wherever you go, she�s going to be there.�
�I�m going back to the dorm and getting another room. I can�t share with her anymore, not if she�s going to take you away from me.�
�I was never with you!�
�Yes you were. You just don�t want to believe that you were.� She walked out of the room, and went back into Zac�s room. She grabbed her stuff. Zac looked up.
�Where are you going now?�
�I�m going back home. I don�t need this.�
�How do you plan on getting there?�
�I�ll take the train.�
�How are you getting to the train station?�
�I�ll take a cab.�
�At three in the morning?�
�Yes.�
�The train�s not going to leave right away.�
�I�ll wait there. I can�t stay here.� She walked out of the room, throwing the robe on the floor.