Terrible Two - Part Eleven
Tay shot up. "Z-Zac?!" Tears welled in his eyes as he rushe dover to Zac's side, resting his head in his lap. "Zac! " he cried. "Please, wake up, Zac, wake up! Oh, God, Zac, don't do this to me, please?" His tears fell onto Zac as Taylor huddled over him. "Zac..."
Zac's eyelashes fluttered open and he groaned, "i think we need to eat more often." His voice slurred a bit from dizziness.
"Zac!!!!!" Tay grabbed him up in his arms and smothered him with kisses. "You scared me so bad," he whined, squeezing Zac to him.
"I didn't mean to i was going to get something to eat... And everything spun." He said closing his eyes and smiling softly.
My poor baby," he sympathized. "It's my fault, I shouldn't have made you do anything before you ate, but I was greedy, I'm sorry." Taylor scooped Zac up in his arms and carried him to the bedroom, ignoring the painful rugburn on his back from their last encounter. "Now you sit here, okay sweetie? I'm gonna bring you some food, anything and everything you want. You name it, I'll get it." he smiled and kissed Zac on his forehead,
Zac smiled and said, "i don't care just something to eat and drink."
"Okay,Zaccy." Taylor left the bedroom and called room service and ordered every breakfast item available before returning to Zac and laying on the bed with him.
"Dude I think... i think.." And he flew out of the bed and rushed to the bedroom, throwing up.
"Aw, Zac," Taylor hurried into the bathroom, and pulled Zac's hair back for him as he hurled, and he rubbed Zac's back in comforting circles.
"Zac wiped his hand across his mouth weakly, "i guess it must of been those oysters, too many in one week."
"Awe. baby, come here," He pulled Zac into a warm hug. "I'll take care of you," he whispered against Zac's neck, and then softly pulled Zac into the bedroom and lay him on the bed. "I want you to just rest today, okay? No running around, horseback-riding or...or...sex," he gulped. "I want you to get better."
Zac just groaned, "I might need a bowl babe.." His face a bit green.
"I'm all over it," he jumped up and ran to the bathroom, grabbing the wash basin and easing it into Zac's hands. "Here, you go, Zac."
Zac just leaned over it , his forehead in his hand, breathing heavily.
It broke Taylor's heart seeing Zac so sick. "Please, let me know if there's anything at all I can do for you, baby."
"Well maybe you could go get some things to do if we can't go out, like movies?" Zac groaned not wanting to be boring.
"Sure, Zac, is there anything you wanted in particular?" he asked, rubbing Zac's back.
"Something funny... and maybe that fast and furious... the new one... um tokyo drift i think... urgh." Then he threw up again his body shaking a bit.
"My poor Zac," he muttered as he held the pale in place for Zac. Once Zac had finished throwing up again, he asked, "Are you gonna be okay if I run out to get you some things really really quickly?"
"yeah.. i dont think i'm guna drown in this crap.." Zac smirked weakly.
Tay ruffled Zac's hair. "Okay, I'll be RIGHT back, I want you to call my cell if you have even the tiniest problem, and I'll be right here, kay? The room service should be here any minute with the food. I ordered everything, please, if you can, try to eat something, okay baby?"
"Alright baby.." Zac murmered smiling.
Taylor pecked Zac on the lips before throwing on a tee shirt and jeans, running out the hotel and into the rental car, where he sped to the nearest drug store and brought some pepto bismol, a teddy bear and some roses. He dashed out of that store and with the help of mapquest, raced to the vidoe store where he grabbed a couple videos he thought Zac would like. he threw those in the backseat and took off towards the hotel, his teeth chattering and his bones shaking. In his rush to get Zac stuff from the store, he'd forgotten his coat, gloves and scarf, and was shivering in the cold February air. He didn't care, all that mattered was Zac's health and safety.
Zac put the bowl down on the floor and curled up into the bed, soon driftng off. Not even hearing the flood arrive and be left in the room.
Taylor darted up the stairs, two at a time with the stuff he bought Zac and swung open the door to their suite, breathing heavily. He dropped the bags quietly on the floor and walked over to a sleeping Zac, unknowingly placing an ice cold hand to Zac's forehead.
Zac's eyes flew open, "Y-your hands are fuckin freezing..." And then he saw him shivering, "Shit tay you ass... as much as i love you... that was dumb." And he pulled him down pulling the blankets around Taylor's shoulders weakily.
Tay greatfully pulled the covers around him. "Well, sorry, but I coudn't exactly think straight knowing how sick you were. The only thing I could think of was getting back here to help you. I don't give a fuck that I'm a little cold. " he mumbled.
"But if you get sick... then when i get better i wont be able to love you.." Zac muttered pouting.
"I won't get sick, Zaccy, I'll be fine. Did you...eat something?" he asked, laying his head softly on Zac's chest.
"N-no... I fell asleep... sorry.." Zac muttered yawning.
"It's ok, baby. Do you think you can eat a little now, or no? Bought you some pepto bismol-don't worry, it's the children's kind," he chuckled.
Zac laughed a bit and held out his hand, a look on his face. "And food... i dont know right now.. maybe some toast.."
"Sure," He got up and wheeled the tray over to Zac. He picked up a piece of toast and put it to Zac's mouth, willing him to take a bite.
Zac took a small bit and his stomach ached, showing how hungry he was, he didn't wanna rush it, he didn't wanna be sick.
"Little bit better?" he asked softly, reaching for a glass of orange juice which held up to Zac's lips.
Zac took a sip and nodded slowly. hoping his lurching stomach would settle.
"Good!" He squealed, his eyes shining with the hope that maybe Zac would soon feel better. "Want a little more, or do you wanna wait until later?"
Zac went slightly green and shook his head, "i'll just have one of those little magoc pills..."
Tay pushed the bucket into Zac's hands. "Can't give them to you on an empty stomach, Zaccy."
"I don't... wanna throw... up.." He tried pushing it away sweat gathering on his forehead as eh tried to hold it back.
"Baby, if you fight it, you'll get weaker," Tay wiped Zac's forehead off with a towel and rubbed his back in circles.
Zac groaned, he felt so sick, he sat up quickly and threw up into the bucket, his body jerking a bit.
"Maybe we should get you to a doctor,Zaccy," Taylor suggested, smoothing Zac's hair from his face.
"How we don't speak their language..." Zac groaned
"Damn it," he cussed. "Well, SOMEONE must know english, it's worth a try, or don't you wanna go?"
"Get them to come here, i dont wanna go anywhere.." He wheezed a bit then threw up again.
Tay's heart sank. "kay," he whispered, feeling helpless, just wanting Zac to be better. After a while, he finally got a hold of an English speaking Dr. and arranged for the doctor to meet them in their suite. "Alright, Zac, a doctor's on her way right now, okay? Hang in there for me."
"Could i have a glass of water tay?" Zac asked and then threw up again, his stomach burning.
of course, baby," he muttered as tears stung his eyes. He absolutely loathed seeing Zac in so much pain. He reached over to the table and put the glass to Zac's mouth gently.
"please dont worry tay, it'll be a bug.." And he sipped at the water, his head falling back on the pillow tiredly.
"I'm fine, Zaccy, don't worry about me. You just focus on getting better okay?"
Taylor pressed his lips to Zac 's forehead and traced his jaw with soft fingertips.
zac's eyes slowly blinked until they didn't open again, his breathing calming but still raspy.
Tay sat beside Zac on the bed, watching over him as he slept, until he got up to answer the knock at the door.
Zac is fast asleep.
Taylor got up to answer it, and let the Dr. in."Hi, I'm Taylor, and uh, my brother I told you about's in here,' he led the woman into the bedroom where Zac lay sleeping."Zac, wake up, the doctor's here," he said softly, nudging Zac.
Zac groaned and his eyes fluttered opened weakly, "MMhsleavemualone."
Zaaac, please. Don't you wanna feel better?" he asked, shaking Zac lightly."Zac!!"
"Iwannagohomee.." he whined the sat up quickly throwing up into the bucket.
Taylor frowned, rubbing Zac's back again. After Zac finished vomiting, the doctor spoke up. "Hi, Zachary, i'm Dr. Tracy Morgan, and I'm here to try and get to the bottom of why you're not feeling well, okay? Now, your bother tells me you've fainted and that you've been vomitting all morning?" she asked Zac.
Zac nodded weakly... not able to speak.
"Okay." she scribbled note down on a pad. "Have you been eating regularly?"
He shook his head feeling a bit guilty.
No? Okay..." she scribbled some more and then took Zac's vitals. "Have you been doing any strenuous physical activity?"
Taylor blushed madly behind her, greatful she couldnt see his face.
Zac would've laughed if he hadn't been so sick so he just nodded.
Uh huh... can you tell me what you've been doing?" she probed, and Taylor almost fell off the bed.
This time zac did laugh a bit. Embaressed he made a screwing motion, his eyes twinkling a bit.
Dr. Morgan raised a curious eyebrow as Taylor choked in the bacground. "I see..." she trailed off. "Taylor, are you okay?"
"Uh..." he choked, "Yea, I-I just swallowed wrong."
Zac threw up again, trying not to laugh, in case he choked.
She turned her attention back to Zac ."Okay, sweetie, here's the thing... You've worked your body into overload, and by not feeding yourself properly, you've lost energy and health. I strongly advise you to cut back on your sexual activity for a couple of days, until you've eaten and you're stronger, ok? Other than that, you're gonna be fine. I'm sure Taylor here, will take good care of you, wont you, Taylor?" she asked.
" Uh huh," he replied shakiliy.
"Make sure that Zac eats a lot of soup, the broth will be good for him. And try to keep him away from anymore seafood; the last thing he needs is to be stimulated right now. Nice to meet you both," she said, walking towards the door. "Oh, Taylor?"
"Yes?"
"Try not to wear him down anymore okay? He needs his rest."
Zac's mouth fell open and he tried not to blush.
W-what?" he stammered as he blushed, avoiding her eyes. She looked from Taylor to Zac, to Zac to Taylor. "You heard me. You're goin to have to keep yourself from getting into Zachary's pants," she said cheekily before walking out the door, and winking.Taylor turned back around to Zac, his face 8 shades of red.
"H-how did she k-know?"
"I have no fricken idea dude.." Zac croaked.
Tay plopped down near Zac. "I g-guess you should try to eat some soup then?" he asked, averting Zac's eyes.
"Tay?" Zac looked at him and wondered why he wouldn't look at him.
"Yes, Zac?" Tay distracted himself and grabbed a bowl of soup, holding the spoon to Zac's mouth.
"Not untill you look at me." Zac pulled his face away.
Tay sighed, defeated. " Okay," he looked into Zac's eyes.
"Did I do something.." Zac trembled his eyes hurt.
taylor rested the bowl back on the table and cupped Zac's face. "No, no, baby. It's just...how do I put this delicately? Everytime I look at you, I wanna fuck you,'' he blushed, and giggled. "So you see, I'm trynna control myself. I'm sorry if I hurt you, Zaccy,"
Zac sighed relieved and said, "Well if you get too honry there's the porn channel." Zac smirked a bit and opened his mouth for the soup.
Taylor giggled and blew the spoon off before putting it to Zac's mouth. "True...but If I can't have the real thing, I won't settle for a substitute."
"But it'd be fun to watch.." Zac grinned and drunk the soup.
"Yea, but you remember what she said, you don't need to be stimulated, so no porn for you. Or either of us! Now eat up, Zac!" Tay bit his lip to keep from smiling so much.
Zac laughed and groaned as his stomach gurgled and he he drunk some more soup.
Feelin somewhat better?" Tay lightly rubbed Zac's arm with his free hand.
"yeah but you better not touch me for a while till the whole idea of watching you jerk off to porn gets outta my head!" Zac smirked.
Taylor struggled back a whimper. "O-ok," he said shakily, but now, he was getting an erection.
Zac noticed and smirked, "Damn,Doctor!..."
"W-what?" he asked, hoping Zac didnt notice his buldge.
"Nothing..." Zac sighed and pretended to reach over for the soup leaning right into Taylor as he grabbed it.
Taylor shrieked. "Z-Zac!! Here, why don't I get that soup for you?"
He reached over and grabbed a tray from the table and rested it in his lap to conceal his boner. Then he rested the soup on the tray and continued to feed Zac.
Zac smirked and let him away with it taking the soup as Taylor scooped it into his mouth. "Not as good as when you fed me the oysters."
"Ugh, Zac...we can't...we can't uh...talk about those r-right now," he laughed nervously as he shoved another spoonful between Zac's lips.
"I'm sure talking is fine.." Zac teased between mouthfuls.. "Remember when that chick in the elevator." Zac was having fun. Taylor the cutest flustered.
"Y-yea, b-but talking leads to other things....but yea, I remember," Taylor quickly adjusted his tee shirt around his neck, as it was getting hot to him.
"Me too... it was pretty hot..." zac smirked and stretched kicking the blankets off him cheekily.
"Umm...more soup Zac?" Tay tried not staring at Zac's naked form, but how could he keep from staring? It was damn near impossible.
Zac stretched more and opened his mouth, when taylor put the spoon in his mouth he sucked noisily and licked his lips.
"Uh...Zac...will you...do you think you'd be okay if I went to the bathroom? I gotta drain the lizard," he lied.
"No problem.. I feel a lot better!" He grinned charmingly.
"You do?" his hopes shot up as he beamed. "Okay, but I still want you to take it easy, just to be on the safe side, Zaccy. And I'll be right bac, kay?" Tay ran into the bathroom and slammed his back against the wall after he shut the door. He freed his strained cock and began beating off as moans escaped his parted lips.
"THINK OF ME!!!" Zac yelled grinning and he drunk some more soup.
"Oh fuck!" he moaned as he pulled harder on himself. "Zac!!!!!" he screamed, bucking his hips into his hands. "FUCK ME, ZAC!" he shouted and it echoed through the bathroom and probably through the bedroom. "Shit," he mumbled.
While taylor was in the bathroom his phone rung and he picked it up, his face falling when he heard kates voice, "What do you want Kate." He whispered frowning. "No I'm not coming home!"
"Baby...what...do you mean?" she asked trembling. "Where are you?"
"I'm away... I can't do this anymore... i'm sorry baby.."
"You can't do what anymore, Zac? Please....come home to me, and we'll talk things over, whatever I did, I'm so sorry, I won't do it again, just please, come back baby," her voice broke.
"I'm in love with someone else..." he said quietly.
"W-what?" her voice cracked. "It's okay, I forgive you, just please, come back, please." Kate begged, sobbing. " I know you still love me, Zac, don't you? Not even one part of you loves me?"
"Katie!" he snapped loudly, then remembered Taylor and whispered, "I can't answer these questions for you.."
"Zac, pl-ease. What did I do? You don't love me at all?"
"No! I LOVED you once... but I never stopped loving h-this person.. I'm sorry... I know I gave my word to love you forever..."
It took a while for Kate to reply due to her deep sobs. "But...you promised me forever, and now...now I don't mean anything to you? You're just leaving me? You never even warned me. I though we were so happy, and I can't...I can't live without you, Zac. I love you so so much, you know you mean everything to me, everything Zac! Please, I'm begging you, don't leave me," she wimpered. "Please, baby."
"Kate, I can't do this!!!" He yeleld and hung up
Kate called Zac's cell back and waited for him to pick up, she had to tell him one more thing...
Zac picked it up, "What Kate?"
"If you leave me, Zac, I'm not gonna live without you.
"What the fuck? You're threatening me with your life?! FUCK YOU KATE!" And he threw his phone against the wall and got up and pulled his clothes on, heading for the door weakly.
Taylor came rushing out the bathroom just in time before Zac went out the door. "Zac, wait, baby, come here!"
"taylor, leave me alone alright?!" Zac fumed and walked out the door.
But, Zac, you're not well! Please, just come back!" he ran after Zac. "You'll get sick again!"
"I need to be alone..." He muttered leaning against the wall and looking at taylor's state of undress.
"Okay, just...come back inside okay, you need to rest. You come back inside and I'll leave until you want me to come back, okay?" he turned around not wanting Zac to see how hurt he was, or see the tears streaming down his face.
"She's going to kill herself.. " he whispered.
"W-what?" he grabbed Zac in a hug. "No, she won't, she won't, where's your phone?"
"I kinda broke it!" Zac admitted as he led Taylor back inside.
"Nevermind, here, use mine, dial her number, ok, stop her, talk her out of it. I'll be outside."
"No dont... leave me.." Zac murmed sitting down.
Taylor turned back around, ok, baby. Go ahead and call her before it's too late."
Zac stared at the phone for a minute then dialled her number.
"Hello?" Kate answered on the third ring.
"Oh god... you're okay.." Zac muttered... "Please dont do anything silly Kate."
"Apparently, I already did, thinking you loved me."
"I did love you... just not as much as I thought... i was hiding from other feelings..' He admitted.
"Yea, well you didn't love me enough, Zac. Who's so important that you'd leave me for, Zac? I think I at least deserve to know that much," she wimpered.
"I - I can't say..."
"You won't even tell me? Wow, guess I don't really rank up there at all in your list of priorities, Zac."
"It's not that... I just don't know.. if i can trust you with this..."
"Have you ever not been able to trust me, up until you didn't trust my love?"
"I don't know I never thought about it... but then Ike could say the same thing.." He felt bad for bringing it up.
"What...do you mean?
"nothing." He sighed. "I'm not coming back but i dont want you to die..."
"So you DO still care a little, then.Zac, please, this is the last thing I'll ask you, and I'll never bother you again, ok?
Zac looked at taylor and then started to cry.
"Go ahead, baby, if you want to. I'm right here,"Taylor squeezed Zac's hand.
"Taylor..." He whispered choking on his words.
"What about Taylor?" Kate asked calmly.
"I love him..." Zac replied.
"You're leaving me..for your BROTHER?" she bit her lip to keep from screaming out.
"I'm sorry..." He said trying not to c ry.
There was a long pause before Kate responded. "You break my heart, Zac...you break it..."
"...and I'm sorry Katie.. really I am if I could change things I wouldn't have even thought about.." He looked at Taylor. "I would of never married you and you and Ike would still be happy."
"Fuck, Zac! I love YOU! Not Ike. The whole time with Ike, I wanted you! And you said you loved me!!! I can't even believe I'm preg-"
Zac paled, "You're what?!"
'"Nothing, it doesn't matter."she replied curtly.
"Katie Fucken tell me NOW!" Zac cursed his face reddening.
FINE, ZAC! I'm pregnant. PREGNANT. "With your kid. It doesn't matter, fuck it, there's no way I' going through with this pregnancy."
"oh.. Katie I'm sorry.. I dont know what to say. But I do have some say in that!"Zac really didn't know what else to say...
No, you don't. After what you did to me, you have NO say in this at all. you've proven to me that you don't care. You don't care about me, you won't care about our baby because it's FROM me...why should I consider what you want when you completely disregarded my feelings?" she sobbed into the phone.
"Because it's not just your Baby!" Zac snarled angryly, looking at taylor appologetically.
"Zac...if I keep this baby...will you come back to me?" her voice was weak and small.
"No.. I wont... I'll help all I can but I wont come back... I'm sorry."
"but you can't punish an innocnet for something I did." he finished quietly.
"Zac...I want to have this baby,together. I want you to be there with me. Now please, say you'll come back. I'm sure Taylor will understand."
"I wont leave him, and if you ask me to again I wil NEVER speak to you again!"
"If you never speak to me again, how will you get to know your child? It doesn't matter. I don't want this child, if this is how you're going to be. I don't want anything to remind me of you...when i look at my baby, I don't wanna have to think about how his daddy's out fucking his goddamned uncle!" she spat. "I'm having an abortion, unless you come back to me. It's your call, Zac."
"Then fucken do it see if I care!!!! He means more than to me than you ever will!" Zac yelled and hung up.
Taylor was frozen in place, as he had been the second he heard Zac talk about their baby. He eyed Zac, not sure what to say or do. "Z-Zac? Do...you wanna talk about it?" he asked, his voice just above a whisper.
"Not right now.. I just.. i need to lay down." He got up and walked into the bedroom, his body trembling.
Taylor followed him into the bed, and kissed his forehead. "I'm probably the last person you wanna see right now, so I'll be in the living room, okay,Zac?"
"No, you're the only person i wanna see, taylor..."
Taylor felt his heart lighten and he returned to the bed. "Really?"
"Yes really I love you so god damned much." He smiled softly.
He couldn't help the tears that poured from his eyes. "I love you too," he sobbed into Zac's chest. "I'm s-sorry I ruined everything. I-it's my fault, I'm so sorry..."
"You never ruined anything Taylor.. I've loved you longer than her..."
"From what I got, it sounds like she's not keeping the baby, and it's because of me I know it," he trailed off as his cell phone rang to Natalie's ringtone. Kate probably called her...
"Oh god now everyone is going to know..." zac groaned and touched taylor hand, "you better talk to her."
Tay sighed and squeezed Zac's hand, answering the phone. "Hi,Nat," he took a deep breath, he knew he was in for an earful.
"Taylor! Tell me she's lying? Where are you?" natalie almost screamed panicking.
"What did she tell you?" he asked, sniffing back sobs. "Whatever she said is probably true."
"You're screwing Zac? I always knew he was a gay fucker, but you?" She yelled
"Don't you FUCKING talk about him like that, EVER!" the vein in Taylor's neck pulsated as he clenched his jaw.
"Just cos your screwing the asshole doesn't mean you can talk to me like that taylor, what about us and the kids?"
"You're making it real easy for me when you talk about him like that," he spat. '"There IS no us. And I'm not even so sure the kids are mine."
"W-what do you mean. Off c-course they're yours!"
"You sure about that?" he questioned her. "All of them?"
Natalie gulped, "Yes,' She lied.
"Why'd you hesitate? I want the truth, and I want it now." he demamded.
"I don't know about Ezra... I was drunk... and Kate's brother..." She whispered.
"What about Kate's brother? You better spill, Natalie, I'm not playing around."
"We all played strip poker one night when you had a late night at the studio.. I was lonely... We fucked okay... I regreted it as soon as I woke the next morning."
"Ez isn't mine?" he trembled. "N-not my baby?"
"No.. but Penny and River are!" She sobbed.
"H-how can I even believe that?" he sobbed with her. "How?"
"Because i could never do something like that to you purposely... and they look like you dont they?"
"I though Ezra did too...but look how wrong I was. I'll still take care of them, I love them," salty tears stung his lips.
"That's not why i rung... you're leaving em aren't you For Zac? Why Zac?"
"I love Zac with all my heart,that's why. And I don't care who you tell, because it's not going to change anything." his voice was gruff.
"Have I ever been that much of a bitch, Taylor?"
"Nat, I don't know what to think right now, okay? I'm sorry. but I have to go, okay? I'll call you another time and let you know what I'm going to do. Send the kids my love, including Ez. Bye." he hung up the phone. "If I didn't have you in my life, Zac...I'd be...nothing."
"We'll we might end up being nothing together now baby".. he thought about the music.
"No matter what happens, we have each other. Everything will work itself out though, you have to keep having hope. It'll be okay. The music, us, everything that matters."