Fic: Build me up just to break me down (Series)
Title: Bad Romance
Part: 1 / 7
Rating: PG-13?
Genre: Flashback, Angst, Fluff and some smut.
Word Count: 1,572 and counting
Pairing: Zach/Chris, hints of Jayma/Adam
Beta: An anonymous friend who wants to stay that way.
Summary: Jayma tries to help Chris out of his depression from Zach leaving.
“Are you okay Chris?” Jayma asks. She says this in a genuinely concerned manner, as the past couple of months, her best friend has seemed down in the dumps.
“Yeah.” Chris clears his throat. “Yeah. I'm fine. Why do you ask, J?” he asks calmly.
Chris is not sure if his friend is on to the fact that he's depressed about Zach leaving. He knows he's tried his best to hide it, but it seems that his hard work is not working.
“You just seem. I don't know. Depressed. You haven't been out in months unless I drag you out, or if you're forced to go somewhere, like say an event or when you were doing plays.” She replies. “And it seems like you've only been this way since, well, you know who left. Is that what it is? Do you miss Zach?”
“NO.” Chris says angrily.
J is not shocked at the way Chris has answered her question. She kind of figured that it would be his reaction, but not as angry and he was just now.
“J. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. You were just asking if I was sad about Zach leaving. Would you not be this way if say, Adam left?”
“Yea I would. But not for six months, babe.”
Just as Chris asks Jayma if she would be depressed if her husband left, Adam walks into the room. It was almost like he knew that he was being talked about or something.
“Hey James. We need to get going. Bring Chris if you need, but we're going to be late if you don't.” Adam says, reminding Jayma that if they don't go now, they will miss the movie.
“C'mon. It'll be good for you Chris. When was the last time you went out to see a movie with friends?” She asks, even though she's pretty sure she knows what the answer will be.
Chris starts to say he doesn't want to barge into Jayma and Adam's date night, when Adam himself starts pushing him out the door, insisting that he join. Though he's not sure why Adam is doing this as the two of them haven't always been best of friends.
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“So what do you want to do today babe?” Zach asks.
“Honestly, I just want to stay in. With you. And do nothing.” Chris responds.
“But that's going to be boring, doing nothing all day Chris. Why can't we go out. It's my last week here before going to New York.”
“That's kind of the point Z. I want to stay in and do nothing with you so i can be with you. No one else. And not have to worry about the paps. Plus doing nothing leaves us time to do 'other things' if you can catch my drift.” Chris says the last line with an eyebrow wiggle, and some hand movements showing Zach what he wants to do when he says he wants to do “nothing”.
“Oh.” Is all Zach says.
Instead of hurting Chris's feelings with what he wants to say, Zach instead leans and gives his boyfriend the sloppiest kiss ever.
“Let's go see whats on tv.” He says to Chris.
The lyrics to Jason Mraz's “Lucky” plays in the background in the form of a Glee cover from the past weeks episode while Zach and Chris continue to do 'nothing' on the couch.
After what seems like hours on the couch of heavy making out, Zach suggests they move what was going on to the bedroom.
“Zach.” Chris says, whimpering.
“Chris. What is it now?.”
“Just let me come. You know. I hate it. When you. Do this to me.” he says, out of breath, and tied to bed wearing nothing but whipped cream, which is starting to drip places where whipped cream shouldn't be.
“Do what to you Chris?” Zach says, starting to lick off the melting whipped cream.
Just as Zach is licking the whipped cream off, the phone rings.
“Don't what so ever answer that Z.”
“Why not?”
Chris leans forward trying to do what ever he can to stop Zach from answering the phone, failing to do so, because of the restraints. Plus there's the fact that it seems like he is strategically sitting far enough away from Chris so that he cannot do exactly that.
A few minutes pass, and Chris starts to worry that Zach is not coming back into the room for a while. He’s still on the phone, and judging by what he can hear its good news, but won’t be for him.
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After a 10 minute drive, a 5 minute line up to get tickets, and a quick stop at the snack bar, Chris, Adam and Jayma finally reach their seats to watch the movie. Since it was Jayma’s choice to pick the movie this week, she had Chris pick it. She figured he needed a good pick me up and what better way then having him choose the movie.
Oddly enough though, Chris’s movie choice added to the list of things he misses about Zach. And J picked up on that. Considering this particular movie had been ‘Harold and Maude’ and coincidentally only back out in theatres this week.
“So tell me again Chris why exactly are we at the theatres watching a movie from the 70s, when we could be watching something like say ‘Jackass 3D’ or ‘Red’?” Adam asks, even though the answer is so obvious.
Picking up on the question her husband just asked Chris, she nudges Adam not to bug her friend with questions like that.
“Adam. Shut up. Let’s just watch this movie. Plus you never know, you might actually like it too.” Jayma whispers.
About an hour and a half later, the movie is over, and the mood Chris was in earlier hadn’t been changed.
“Maybe Adam was right.” Chris thought to himself. “Maybe if I hadn’t of chosen a movie just because Zach liked it, I would be feeling a bit happier, instead of even more depressed.”
“Let’s go get drinks.” Chris suggests, thinking that maybe drinks will perk him back up and get his friend off his case of being ‘down in the dumps’.
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When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind. He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it.
“I really like this song you know.” Chris says, holding Zach in his arms as they slowly dance in the middle of the room at the engagement party.
“What if we used this at the wedding.”
“Chris. I don’t really care what song is playing as long as you’re the one I’m dancing with.” Zach says, trying his best not to come off as overly romantic.
And I've always lived like this keeping a comfortable, distance. And up until now I swore to myself that I'm content with loneliness, 'cause none of it was ever worth the risk.
‘The only exception’ keeps playing in the background as Zach and Chris continue to dance. They might be the only couple left on the dance floor, but its their engagement party, so they don’t care.
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“Chris, before you get wasted, why can’t you just tell me what happened between you and Zach. It might help to talk.” Jayma asks while taking her seat at one of the tables in the bar.
“J, please. I really don’t want to go back to that night. My happy days are over. I don’t even know how to be happy any more ever since he walked out.”
“Then why don’t I go up to the bartender, get our drinks, and you tell Adam while I’m gone. Have a heart to heart. If not, I’ll get it out of you when your drunk and hitting on anything that a pulse in here.”
“No J. I don’t want to talk about it. I’ll talk when I’m good and ready.” He says, just a bit meaner then he expected.
After snapping at Jayma like that, Chris decides that it would be best if he were the one to go get the drinks. He knows he hurt his friend, and even though Jaymes knew he didn’t mean it the way he did, it still hurt her.
“Two beers, whatever you got on tap, and a Zack Attack.”
While waiting for the drinks to be made, Chris grabs his phone and checks his messages. Like he has been doing ever since Zach left. Seeing that he in fact has no messages, he sends a text to Zach saying “I miss you”.
Just as Chris finishes sending the text, he gets a tap on his shoulders. When he turns around, its Jayma, with her hand out, signaling that she wants his phone.
“Just hand the phone over, Chris. You’re going to need help anyways carrying those drinks in a minute and your jeans don’t have pockets.”
The bartender clears his throat and gets ready to tell Chris’s drinks are in front of him when Jayma clues in and grabs her drink and his phone.
Part: 1 / 7
Rating: PG-13?
Genre: Flashback, Angst, Fluff and some smut.
Word Count: 1,572 and counting
Pairing: Zach/Chris, hints of Jayma/Adam
Beta: An anonymous friend who wants to stay that way.
Summary: Jayma tries to help Chris out of his depression from Zach leaving.
“Are you okay Chris?” Jayma asks. She says this in a genuinely concerned manner, as the past couple of months, her best friend has seemed down in the dumps.
“Yeah.” Chris clears his throat. “Yeah. I'm fine. Why do you ask, J?” he asks calmly.
Chris is not sure if his friend is on to the fact that he's depressed about Zach leaving. He knows he's tried his best to hide it, but it seems that his hard work is not working.
“You just seem. I don't know. Depressed. You haven't been out in months unless I drag you out, or if you're forced to go somewhere, like say an event or when you were doing plays.” She replies. “And it seems like you've only been this way since, well, you know who left. Is that what it is? Do you miss Zach?”
“NO.” Chris says angrily.
J is not shocked at the way Chris has answered her question. She kind of figured that it would be his reaction, but not as angry and he was just now.
“J. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. You were just asking if I was sad about Zach leaving. Would you not be this way if say, Adam left?”
“Yea I would. But not for six months, babe.”
Just as Chris asks Jayma if she would be depressed if her husband left, Adam walks into the room. It was almost like he knew that he was being talked about or something.
“Hey James. We need to get going. Bring Chris if you need, but we're going to be late if you don't.” Adam says, reminding Jayma that if they don't go now, they will miss the movie.
“C'mon. It'll be good for you Chris. When was the last time you went out to see a movie with friends?” She asks, even though she's pretty sure she knows what the answer will be.
Chris starts to say he doesn't want to barge into Jayma and Adam's date night, when Adam himself starts pushing him out the door, insisting that he join. Though he's not sure why Adam is doing this as the two of them haven't always been best of friends.
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“So what do you want to do today babe?” Zach asks.
“Honestly, I just want to stay in. With you. And do nothing.” Chris responds.
“But that's going to be boring, doing nothing all day Chris. Why can't we go out. It's my last week here before going to New York.”
“That's kind of the point Z. I want to stay in and do nothing with you so i can be with you. No one else. And not have to worry about the paps. Plus doing nothing leaves us time to do 'other things' if you can catch my drift.” Chris says the last line with an eyebrow wiggle, and some hand movements showing Zach what he wants to do when he says he wants to do “nothing”.
“Oh.” Is all Zach says.
Instead of hurting Chris's feelings with what he wants to say, Zach instead leans and gives his boyfriend the sloppiest kiss ever.
“Let's go see whats on tv.” He says to Chris.
The lyrics to Jason Mraz's “Lucky” plays in the background in the form of a Glee cover from the past weeks episode while Zach and Chris continue to do 'nothing' on the couch.
After what seems like hours on the couch of heavy making out, Zach suggests they move what was going on to the bedroom.
“Zach.” Chris says, whimpering.
“Chris. What is it now?.”
“Just let me come. You know. I hate it. When you. Do this to me.” he says, out of breath, and tied to bed wearing nothing but whipped cream, which is starting to drip places where whipped cream shouldn't be.
“Do what to you Chris?” Zach says, starting to lick off the melting whipped cream.
Just as Zach is licking the whipped cream off, the phone rings.
“Don't what so ever answer that Z.”
“Why not?”
Chris leans forward trying to do what ever he can to stop Zach from answering the phone, failing to do so, because of the restraints. Plus there's the fact that it seems like he is strategically sitting far enough away from Chris so that he cannot do exactly that.
A few minutes pass, and Chris starts to worry that Zach is not coming back into the room for a while. He’s still on the phone, and judging by what he can hear its good news, but won’t be for him.
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After a 10 minute drive, a 5 minute line up to get tickets, and a quick stop at the snack bar, Chris, Adam and Jayma finally reach their seats to watch the movie. Since it was Jayma’s choice to pick the movie this week, she had Chris pick it. She figured he needed a good pick me up and what better way then having him choose the movie.
Oddly enough though, Chris’s movie choice added to the list of things he misses about Zach. And J picked up on that. Considering this particular movie had been ‘Harold and Maude’ and coincidentally only back out in theatres this week.
“So tell me again Chris why exactly are we at the theatres watching a movie from the 70s, when we could be watching something like say ‘Jackass 3D’ or ‘Red’?” Adam asks, even though the answer is so obvious.
Picking up on the question her husband just asked Chris, she nudges Adam not to bug her friend with questions like that.
“Adam. Shut up. Let’s just watch this movie. Plus you never know, you might actually like it too.” Jayma whispers.
About an hour and a half later, the movie is over, and the mood Chris was in earlier hadn’t been changed.
“Maybe Adam was right.” Chris thought to himself. “Maybe if I hadn’t of chosen a movie just because Zach liked it, I would be feeling a bit happier, instead of even more depressed.”
“Let’s go get drinks.” Chris suggests, thinking that maybe drinks will perk him back up and get his friend off his case of being ‘down in the dumps’.
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When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind. He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it.
“I really like this song you know.” Chris says, holding Zach in his arms as they slowly dance in the middle of the room at the engagement party.
“What if we used this at the wedding.”
“Chris. I don’t really care what song is playing as long as you’re the one I’m dancing with.” Zach says, trying his best not to come off as overly romantic.
And I've always lived like this keeping a comfortable, distance. And up until now I swore to myself that I'm content with loneliness, 'cause none of it was ever worth the risk.
‘The only exception’ keeps playing in the background as Zach and Chris continue to dance. They might be the only couple left on the dance floor, but its their engagement party, so they don’t care.
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“Chris, before you get wasted, why can’t you just tell me what happened between you and Zach. It might help to talk.” Jayma asks while taking her seat at one of the tables in the bar.
“J, please. I really don’t want to go back to that night. My happy days are over. I don’t even know how to be happy any more ever since he walked out.”
“Then why don’t I go up to the bartender, get our drinks, and you tell Adam while I’m gone. Have a heart to heart. If not, I’ll get it out of you when your drunk and hitting on anything that a pulse in here.”
“No J. I don’t want to talk about it. I’ll talk when I’m good and ready.” He says, just a bit meaner then he expected.
After snapping at Jayma like that, Chris decides that it would be best if he were the one to go get the drinks. He knows he hurt his friend, and even though Jaymes knew he didn’t mean it the way he did, it still hurt her.
“Two beers, whatever you got on tap, and a Zack Attack.”
While waiting for the drinks to be made, Chris grabs his phone and checks his messages. Like he has been doing ever since Zach left. Seeing that he in fact has no messages, he sends a text to Zach saying “I miss you”.
Just as Chris finishes sending the text, he gets a tap on his shoulders. When he turns around, its Jayma, with her hand out, signaling that she wants his phone.
“Just hand the phone over, Chris. You’re going to need help anyways carrying those drinks in a minute and your jeans don’t have pockets.”
The bartender clears his throat and gets ready to tell Chris’s drinks are in front of him when Jayma clues in and grabs her drink and his phone.