Chapter seventy-seven:

Zac finished brushing his teeth and stepped into his room.
Officially the room was his, but he wanted to share with Becky.
The room felt empty without her, and he wasn’t sure if he would be able to sleep.

He found the remote to the small television in the room and clicked it on. He crossed the room, turned out the light, and climbed into bed.

Zac leaned against the headboard and pulled the blankets over his bare legs. He flipped channels until he found some show about cars which was remotely interesting, and stopped to watch.

After a while, he was interrupted by a voice. “Zaccy?”

He looked up and in the shadows of the room was Becky. “Hey, Becca. Everything okay?”

She nodded. “Jen kind of wants to be alone… Can I stay in here with you?”

He grinned. “Of course you can.”

Becky crossed the room and climbed into his bed. “What are you watching?”

“Ah, nothing. You can pick whatever you want and we can watch that.”

Becky smiled, “Not this argument again!”

He laughed. “Alright.”

Becky moved closer to him and rested her head on his shoulder.

“Tired?”

“Just a little.” She smiled.

“Lets go to sleep then.” He wrapped his arms around her body.

“No, its okay. You can watch your show…”

He laughed. “Don’t argue with me.” He clicked off the TV, and curled up with her.

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Christy was awake to see off Isaac, Taylor and Zac as they went to the studio. She had prepared coffee for them and tried to help them the best she could as they got themselves breakfast. At last she had kissed her fiancé good-bye and tried to clean up the kitchen, which looked as though a hurricane had gone through it.

Finally, she sat down across from the bodyguard at the table, as he was reading the newspaper.

“Jimmy? What are the rules for today?”

“Hardly any. Though you’re still restricted to the house and the property, but other than that, I’m really just here if you need me. Though I think it’s a good idea if you girls keep your cell phones on and with you at all times just in case.”

“Okay, that’s great.”

Becky came into the kitchen, having dressed and showered. “Hey, did I miss them leave?”

“Yeah, they left about twenty minutes ago.” Christy replied.

“Damn. I was hoping to say goodbye.”

“I’m sure Zac will call later.” Christy added.

“That’s true. He probably will.” Becky got herself a bowl and the box of cereal. “Has Jen come down yet?”

“No, not yet. Is she still upset?”

“She won’t admit it, but she misses Luke, and she worries about a long distance relationship.”

“It’s got to suck.” Christy observed.

Becky poured milk into her cereal and placed the carton back in the fridge. “I know when Zac and I were apart it was hell, but we visited each other a lot more than Luke and Jen are able to. It’s been, what, two weeks since they saw each other last? He was supposed to call, and hasn’t. And of course, you know Jen, she won’t be the one to call first…”

Christy sighed heavily. “It’s too bad we can’t leave the house, a little retail therapy might just fix everything.”

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