Zac gently pulled Emma's tank top over her head and smoothed it down for her, then gathered her into his arms for another fierce hug. "Come on, baby...you have to get some sleep, sometime." he caressed her cheek and kissed her lips. "Kay.." she smiled up at him and played with the ends of his hair, not really wanting to leave his side. "Hey..what does it look like for you tomorrow?" he asked. "You mean as far as my schedule from hell?" she asked, giggling. "Yeah.." he chuckled, and opened the passenger door. "I'll drive.." he said, and motioned her into the car. She got in and he shut the door, then got in the driver's seat. "So?" he asked her as he took the keys from her hand. "Oh! Sorry baby..my mind was ELSEWHERE.." she grinned. "Tomorrow's gonna suck, basically." she groaned. "School after lunch..well breakfast in my case..gonna drop by Jen's and see if Tay's suggestion helped with Hannah and see if she needs anything. Then I have to work the bar.." she sighed, "and probably wind up closing so King of the assholes doesn't blow a fucking gasket...I swear I don't tink he's even LOOKED for a replacement for me." She knew he hadn't he was trying to blackmail her into staying indefinately. "Anyway.." she sighed again, "I probably won't get in till  around 2:30 in the morning, Zac. And that's if I bust my ass and violently kick all the stragglers out at closing time." Her heart twisted at the look of disappointment on his face. "Aww Zac. I know...but like you said, just a couple more weeks. I'd much rather spend my nights with you." she stroked his cheek. "As long as you're thinkin' about me. I could come keep you company while you close up.." he offered. She looked at her hands in her lap. "Zac.." she whispered, "I'd really like that...I would." she quickly added when he looked at her sarcastically. "But the place...it's a hole...if you had your picture taken in there your dad would shit a brick and ban me forever. Not to mention your management company having a cow.." she went on thinking about how Danny always called him a choir boy. Hell, if he only knew...Zac was NO choir boy...she grinned at that thought and folded her arms across her chest. "What may I ask is so funny? I am NOT happy that you think you need to keep me away from you while you work.." he told her. "OH ZAC! Baby...god...it's NOT that..it's really NOT." she groaned. "I was thinking about your management company actually." She smiled over at him. "They've got the public thinkin' the three of you are the biggest goody-two shoes on the freakin' planet." she laughed out loud then. "If they saw what just went on, not ten minutes ago.." she raised her eyebrows and turned her head. "Damn..." she giggled. "And after spending an entire night camping with the three of you on the beach? They've got you three pegged AAALLLL WRRROOONGG!!" she gave him a sly look. "'Specially YOU, my hot hunk of sexy drummer.." she raised her eyebrows again. Zac laughed out loud and puffed out his chest. "Yeah baby....I'll give you some sexy hunk of drummer right there in the back seat, you keep talkin' to me like THAT." he grinned. "I think....that maybe you are nothin' but talk right now drummerman...you can't have any energy left after what you did to me on the hood of my car....CAN YOU?" she giggled. "Shit.." Zac grinned and pulled the car into the first vacant parking lot he found. He pulled the car all the way away from the road and away from any streetlights, slammed it into park, and shut the motor off. He climbed into the backseat and then leaned forward and grabbed Emma, pulling her gently back there with him as she squealed and giggled yet again. "Want me to SHOW you?" he teased as she landed in his lap. "Oh yeah...show me.." she purred, just before he covered her mouth with his.

Taylor was still awake at 4o'clock when he heard Emma's car pull up outside the house. If Zac didn't start coming in a little earlier his Dad was going to have a fit. He went to the kitchen to get something to drink, put his glass in the sink when he finished it, then went back through the front room on his way back to bed. He heard Emma's silky smooth laugh come from outside and went to the window. They were standing outside her car, wrapped around each other. Emma was leaned back against the front driver's side and Zac's arms were around her waist, one of his knees between her thighs. Her arms were around his neck, and Taylor could see her fingers playing with Zac's long, blonde hair. Not for the first time that night, he marveled at Emma's natural sexiness. That skirt and top she was wearing were not overly small or revealing, but skimming over her body they made her look...well... Taylor was well aware of why she made so much money in tips when she danced. Her dark, toussled curls framed her face perfectly and he was sure she did nothing more than run her hands through it to comb it, or pull it back into  loose ponytail, like she did when she was through with her dance number and back behind the bar. He groaned silently whe he saw them kiss goodnight, and the kiss turned more passionate that Taylor could stand to watch. He looked away for a moment, then invariably found himself watching anyway, putting himself in his brother's shoes. Zac's hands tangled through her hair as he pulled her closer and Emma's leg slowly slid up Zac's as she melted into him. He saw Zac bend his leg slightly, and as their kiss deepened even further, he noticed their hips moving. 'oh my god..' he groaned to himself, 'Tay...move...' he urged himself as he saw Emma's head drop back and Zac's mouth drop to her neck. 'oh fuck..' Taylor groaned to himself again, when Emma's whole body shook and Zac squeezed her tight, burying his face in her hair. 'Dammit Tay..' he reprimanded himself, 'you are a moron and a pervert besides..' he went into his bathroom, stripped off his boxers and took the coldest shower he could handle, until his body was numb and shaking. He grabbed a towel, rubbed his hair dry, pulled on clean boxers and was in his bed before Zac came in the room. He stayed on his side until he heard Zac fall into bed and begin to breathe heavily. Twenty minutes later Zac's cell rang. He rolled over and sleepily answered it, "Emma?" he was almost talking in his sleep. Taylor could hear Emma's voice as Zac did not have the phone firmly pressed to his ear. "Hey sleepyhead. I'm home now, okay?" she told him. "Kay, Em. Sweet dreams baby.." he said softly. "You too, drummerman.." she chuckled. "I'll call you after my class." "Okay, Em. I love you.." he sighed into the phone. "I love you, too, Zac. Talk to you tomorrow." she said gently. "Nite, baby.." he sighed again. "Nite Zac." she murmured as he flipped the phone shut, left it on his pillow and fell into a deep sleep. Taylor tossed and turned for another twenty minutes before he finally slept.

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