Chapter 3: Advice

POV: Zac / Gabby

August 22, 2007; Wednesday (Zac)

Taylor’s little surprise in hiring her had to be some way to piss me off this tour, I was sure. In all the year’s we’ve hired an assistant to double as a roadie they’ve been men. Why? Because we’re stuck on a fucking bus for months at a time and it’s just damn easier. But no, Taylor hired her, least she didn’t have a problem fetching drinks, chips, or whatever else I asked. But I was certain that the reason he hired her was to torture me or piss me off.

But, because her bunk was above mine I often woke up with her standing beside mine and legs for days was no joke. She really wasn’t that tall, she was shorter than I was but she did have what seemed like long legs. Her clothing choices were a fucking crime against men, there was no way around that. The shirts weren’t that bad, but the shorts were criminal. They fit perfectly to enhance the nice ass she has. Hell, even Carrick and Austin had commented on the ones she’d worn this past Sunday! They were black and fit so well. Taylor and Isaac were oblivious to what she wore, I don’t think they’d even notice if she just walked around naked.

I would notice.

I couldn’t explain it, I didn’t normally go for brunettes, blonds were generally my favorite. But, she’d been ahead of me during that walk and just the way she moved, the way her hips swayed just drew me in. I finally dragged myself out of the bunk when she moved away.

“You could have told me you were awake, I would have moved.” She said.

I glanced up and paused, she had on another pair of shorts. These were dark blue jeans that were super short, yet still managed to hide the color of her underwear or if she wore any at all! Her shirt was a sleeved pink t-shirt with white stripes diagonally. Maybe, I should have stayed in bed.

“Not like you camp out beside my bunk.”

“Before I get inside is there anything you want?”

The first thought was how I wanted her naked, laying here in the floor. I seriously had to stop myself from saying that!

“No. The venue is catering this time and I’ll come in and get whatever once I’m awake.”

“Ok. I have my phone I’m sure you know the number.”

I nodded and she turned around to walk off and yes, I followed her ass as she walked off the bus. The way her hips swayed was just torture. It wasn’t like most of the girls I watched on the walks, there sways were purely intentional, designed to capture my attention or one of my oblivious brothers.

“Dude, why are you half in and half out of your bunk?” Carrick asked.

“She was just here…”

“Yeah, she’s going inside to set up. They’ve already unloaded the trailer.”

“Fuck, what time is it?”

“Almost noon, Taylor actually told me if you weren’t up to wake you up.”

I got up, stretched and leaned against the wall and wondered what she’d do if I had said I wanted her naked on the floor. Would she have said yes?

“I wouldn’t advise it Zachary.” He said.

“You wouldn’t advise what?”

“Going after her, I don’t advise it. First off the rest of us have to live with her too and if she’s pissed off at you we can’t. Secondly, Taylor didn’t hire her for your personal pleasure, she’s an employee like the rest of them. Lastly, she’s not your type. She’s not blonde and she doesn’t do one night stands Zac.”

“How would you know, surely you didn’t ask because you have a steady, long-term girlfriend.”

He patted my shoulder. “You know it pays to actually talk to her as if she’s a normal person and not a walking sex machine. We talked last week at the merchandise booth, mostly during the show. I asked if she was looking for anyone and she said she wanted a break and that she wanted someone to settle down with. Someone, not like you because you don’t settle.”

“Break from relationships doesn’t mean she wouldn’t bite Carrick. Gives her more reason actually, play the field and all.”

“She doesn’t do one nighters, so when she shoots you down don’t come whining to me about it.”

He walked on to the front and I stood there. She would say yes, just a matter of asking. I got my shower bag and went inside, the walk was soon but I had time to shower and eat before that, but I chose to eat first. She was sitting inside with Taylor and Isaac, talking about something so I fixed a plate and sat down. Turns out there conversation was on our purpose for the walks, but eventually Taylor and Isaac left and she was finished her lunch when her ringtone went off, it was a song by NSync.

I’ll get down for you (I’ll get down for you), I get so excited when I’m watching girl, I can’t wait to see you touch your body girl, it’s just me and you.

I raised an eyebrow as she answered, saying hello to an Abby? That surely was a strange ringtone for a female friend. Talking about watching and touching your body, wait..was she a lesbian or something?! I focused on food but heard her still, whatever it was had to be some question because she said she didn’t have a lot of time. I wasn’t going to listen but she said penetration and that caught my attention and I turned my head some. Yes, I was a normal male and anything to do with penetration was going to catch my attention.

“Do you need the added vibrations or is that enough?”

Vibrations? She couldn’t seriously be talking about fucking sex toys after her snide comments that night, telling me she didn’t need them because she had her hands, fuck those images had been hard to ignore too.

“Then you want to get either something that does both, like a rabbit. They can vibrate the clit and at the same time have that penetration part, which they can rotate and pump or you want a butterfly which can strap around your legs and provide the clit part and you can do your own fingers or a dildo.”

I blinked, she’d been very adamant she didn’t use them but for someone who didn’t, she sure as fuck seemed to know a lot about them! Not even I knew some rabbit vibrators rotated and pumped? Those things could not pump anyone the way a man could. She mentioned going straight, wait..was her friend a lesbian?

“I don’t know, does size matter to you? I mean I can’t say what size works for you, not like I’ve gone there and measured. I know what I can handle…”

I nearly dropped my fork was she fucking oblivious to who was sitting here at the table? Seriously?

“Fine! Size wise if you want to feel it, then you need to go at least seven or average. If you want to really feel it then you should go with anything above like 7 and a half but maybe not over 8. If you want to feel pain then baby go all the way to whatever the biggest one they have or that will fit. I think the eight inches is pretty common.”

The words tumbled from her lips and the images that flooded my mind caused a large rush of blood straight to my dick. I slid the chair closer to the table, at least my lap was covered but she didn’t seem to even know I was here. How was that possible?

“Sure, have fun. Shit, I gotta go. I have like thirty minutes to finish up before I’m behind and I don’t want to know how badly Zac complains if I’m behind.”

She gathered up her empty plate, spork, and cup and she got up. Not once did she turn to see me, not once did she acknowledge I was here so I presumed she didn’t know I was here. Yet her walking across the room to dispose of the items did little to help my condition, in fact I think more blood went to the dick and this was not the place to be sporting a hard on. I tried to focus on the food on my plate, hoping that it would replace the ones of her naked bent over the table, but it didn’t.

“Zac? Hello!” Isaac said.

“What?”

“Dude, let’s go. The walk is in ten minutes. We need to plan the route.”

“Wait...what?”

I checked the time and son of a bitch, I’d sat here too fucking long. I finished inhaling the last of my food and tossed the plate, I went by the bathroom solely to adjust my dick, so no one noticed or at least I hoped no one would. We met in the lobby and the merchandise table was already set up, but she wasn’t there. I barely heard what they were saying, I was trying to ignore the problem and hope it went away.

When we went outside the screaming helped really, but I tried not to notice any one girl. That was hard because aside from wearing shorts that barely covered their asses, they often wore very revealing tops too. Which, ordinarily I would like that but not right now! I took crowd pictures and didn’t see Gabby anywhere. Good! Maybe she was staying inside today and not walking. Ike took the lead and the rest of us followed him.

The ones around me were mostly blonde, mostly wearing nothing and that wasn’t helping me. But, about a quarter of the way to the rest area I saw a brunette in a ‘I took the walk’ shirt, the shirt on her was actually long, covering a very nice ass. I couldn’t even tell if she was wearing shorts or not. I did however try not to focus on her, she wasn’t even blonde! Yet, the way she moved was criminal.

I lost track of her during the speech but saw her ahead of me with some fans on the way back, I wondered if she’d come back with me so I got away from the jabbers and caught up. The girls hair was down, fucking perfect for grabbing. It looked soft and the color was auburn and nice. It was weird that I found her attractive due to the hair.

We paused at a light and I swept some of her hair aside along her neck, her neck was smooth and I wanted to just lick it, instead I leaned down some to whisper in her ear.

“You have a nice ass, wanna come backstage with me?”

I heard the slight giggle before she turned around. “I don’t need you to get backstage. Geez twice? You should really stop staring at my ass Zac.”

Fucking curse my luck that it would be Gabriella, she’d fucking changed shirts and let her hair down. A few of the girls around us were staring and I was certain the right move on any of them would get them all screaming and that any of them would gladly come back stage, but not all of them for what I wanted to do.

The light changed and we started across the road.

“For someone who doesn’t use toys, you sure as fuck know a lot about them. I mean, your conversation with Abby was, quite interesting.”

“I don’t have them, but how do you think I know I prefer my fingers over toys? Plus what I do to myself,” She leaned in a bit closer to me. “or when, is none of your business.”

I was pretty sure if anyone brushed up against me right now they’d feel the hard on for sure, fuck this was not the right time for that. She didn’t help by walking ahead of me either, knowing that sway was her wasn’t helping. I was glad we had a fucking hotel room tonight. I knew exactly what to ask for.

-Gabby-

I was mortified when he said something about knowing about toys, in the middle of the fucking crowd and I know several turned. I had no idea where those words came from but I was still rather pissed after the walk and since I came in before them I found a pair of ear plugs and took them to his drum set, laying them on the snare with a little note that told him to have sweet dreams. Fucking prick. I then finished up the cleaning and got a shower, we had a hotel tonight and I knew I was sharing with someone but the question was who. I hope to hell it wasn’t him because I may just opt to sleep outside if it was. I got my phone.

OMG Abby! Zac fucking heard me today! Approached me on the walk and said I had a nice ass did I wanna come backstage!

No he did not! OMG. What did you tell him?

Haha – I told him what I do to myself and when was none of HIS business and that I didn’t need him to get backstage!

That’s my girl! Keep that mentality up.

I left ear plugs on his snare with a little note telling him to have sweet dreams.

GABBY! I love it. It’s perfect. Do it again on the bus before bedtime and then you can “fake” noises.

Fake them? Fuck that. I’m actually sharing with someone tonight but…I don’t know who..

Hopefully not him…at work, text me later tonight?

Sure.

I was at the merchandise table at six and handled whoever came up before the show and during the opening band. It was right before their show that my phone beeped, it was the generic tone I set up for Zac. I handled the few customers before I looked at the message.

On your way to the hotel pick up a box of Durex XXL condoms, I’m in room 344.

Uh…shouldn’t YOU get those?

I won’t have time…but you will.

Fine. Sure that’s what you need?

I know what condoms I need, it’s why I specified the brand.

I didn’t reply because fans came up and I couldn’t do both and they were about to go on. Carrick came out about 9:30, just after they went on.

“Hey, your room is 360 and we were sharing but the hotel messed up. 360 was a single bed and I didn’t think you’d go for that and my girl would have a conniption fit. So, I’m crashing with Austin and Mikey, you’ll have the whole room to yourself!”

“Thank you. I might get to sleep if Zac doesn’t need any other brand of condoms.”

He didn’t respond to me but that was because people showed up. I stayed busy until they locked the doors. We were breaking down in the morning because the manager of the venue wanted to leave. Yet I had to take a cab to seven different gas stations before I found that brand. The package said it was for men in the 9 inch range, I giggled at that. Was he trying to be subtle and show off? If he thought I was believing the box of condoms he was full of shit. I returned to the hotel and sent a message from the lobby.

I’m here, sliding them under the door…

It’s not locked – just bring them in.

I questioned that but went to the room and found it wasn’t locked, I pushed the door open carefully. It was quiet in the room and I didn’t see him.

“Zac?”

“In the shower, I’ll be out in a minute.”

Once I was inside I could hear the shower running, the bathroom door wasn’t even shut all the way either. I laid the box on the bed, there was no one else in the room but it was possible she was in the shower too. I then left the room, closing the door behind me. I walked down to my room and went inside, it was all mine so I got to take a scalding hot shower to get the kinks out of my neck and shoulders from the bunks, I then slipped a shirt on and laid down.

Honestly, I wouldn’t have minded sharing with Carrick or even just sharing a bed, however I understood his perspective because it was doubtful his girlfriend would approve of that. I knew I wouldn’t if I were her. I just didn’t much like being alone because it allowed for thinking and that usually lead me to places where I felt bad. Instead of texting Maxwell tonight I called, I knew he’d be awake.

“Hey Gabs.”

“Just checking in.”

“You do know I am okay if you check in every few days.”

“I know, just gives me something to think about before going to bed.”

“Awe, positive thoughts.”

“Yeah. Um…”

“Gabriella? What’s wrong?”

“Nothing is really wrong, I just..I miss being there with you and Abby. I’m so far away..”

“But we are a phone call away. You know that.”

“I do. She um..mentioned him the other day.”

“Don’t fret over that, I am sure she didn’t mean to upset you or anything.”

“I know, but it made him on my mind the last few days.”

“I’m sorry. I know it’s hard for you but maybe he just couldn’t handle things anymore Gabs. It’s not like your childhood was that grand.”

“No, but he shouldn’t have left me there.”

“I know and I know it sucks. You didn’t tell anyone on the tour right?”

“No. It’s why I told her not to mention him because they don’t know anything about it.”

“I understand. You sound tired, have you been sleeping okay?”

“For the most part, but there have been a few nights where I just couldn’t. So use to that party schedule.”

“You’ll adjust soon enough. While you’re at the hotel you should try to sleep though. I’m here Gabby, know that.”

“I do know that and thank you again.”

“Not a problem, sleep well.”

“Night.”

I hung-up and turned the lights off, hotel beds were more comfortable and less cramped. I could sprawl out. I was about asleep when the phone went off and it was Zac, what the hell did he want now? Lube? I picked it up.

Uh…where are you?

In bed, trying to sleep…If you need lube I suggest you try harder to get her wet or go get it yourself. Goodnight.

I shouldn’t be rude, but damn. I was tired and really if his skills were that shitty that he needed lube maybe he should reevaluate needing condoms. I drifted off finally.