Chapter two
hundred and forty-six:
While Zac was
in the shower, Becky powered up her laptop and spent several minutes in various
Hanson forums, looking for a link to the site she had found before.
When that
method failed her, she tried to google her own name.
After going through several sites about and by various people named Rebecca
Carter, she tried typing in her name with Zac’s, and still found nothing.
She was
starting to feel better about being out in public. Whatever site that had
existed before had truly been taken down now, and as far as she could tell was
not back up and floating around the internet.
She sighed
with relief and surfed through Hanson.net looking at a few fan photos from the
show. Thankfully, she wasn’t in any of them.
“What are you
looking at?” Zac’s voice came suddenly from behind her.
Becky jumped,
nearly spilling the laptop onto the floor.
“Sorry.” He
couldn’t help but chuckle as he placed a hand warmly on her shoulder.
“God, Zac. You
scared me!” She looked up at him, trying to normalize her breathing. Her heart
was beating a mile a minute.
“Sorry.” He
smiled. “Are those pictures from tonight?”
“Yeah,” She
smiled, adjusting the screen so he could see the pictures.
“They’re up
already?”
“Yeah, your
fans are quick.”
“No kidding.”
He laughed. “Some good shots though.”
“Yeah, I know.
I’m saving some of them; maybe I’ll put together a photo album or something.”
He laughed. “Alright.”
“Are you on
your way to bed?” She asked, powering down her computer and placing it on the coffee
table.
“Actually, I’m
kind of hungry. I think I could go for something to eat.”
“All our food
is on the bus.” She shrugged. “I think there’s a granola bar in my purse
though…”
“Actually… I
think there’s a McDonalds down the street. We could walk and get a meal or
something.”
“You want to
eat a big greasy meal this late at night?” She asked in disbelief. “You’ll have
nightmares. And heartburn.” She warned.
He shrugged.
“Come on, it’ll be a nice little walk for us.”
“Buy me a
sundae?”
He grinned. “Of course.”
She stood and
grabbed her purse.
Zac found his
wallet in his left shoe, and hastily pushed it into his back pocket. He shoved
his feet into his shoes and looked around the room briefly, muttering “Where
did I put my room key?”
“I’ve got mine.”
Becky spoke up. “Don’t worry about it.”
“Okay, great.”
He smiled and held open the door.
Becky walked
through the door and into the hall and adjusted her purse on her shoulder.
Zac pulled the
door closed behind them. He took her hand and led the way to the elevator.
Once outside,
Becky paused and drew in a deep breath. It was a beautiful night, slightly
chilly but still mild for October.
“Becca?”
Zac asked with a smile. “It’s this way.”
She smiled and
slipped her hand into his. “Isn’t it a beautiful night, Zaccy?” She asked,
moving closer to him.
“It is nice.”
He smiled down at her. “Are you cold?”
“No,” She
replied, but released his hand and pulled his arm around her shoulders instead.
He briskly rubbed her shoulder.
She put her
arm around his body. “This is nice, I’m glad we’re going for a walk… even if it
is to a McDonalds.”
Zac laughed. “Yeah.” He added, looking up between the towering buildings
of the downtown core. “It would be nice though if we could see the stars.”
Becky smiled
and stood on her toes to kiss his cheek.