Turn The Other Way

Danie and Matt sped their way to Sloane and Zacky’s place. They didn’t know what was going on, but it sounded bad on the phone. Once they got there Danie jumped out of the ar before Matt could put the car in park. She raced up the pathway to the front door and ran inside. “Sloane! Zee!” She yelled and walked toward the kitchen where they were sitting at the table. “What’s up? You sounded panicked.” She said and when she noticed they had wedding stuff out she let out a sigh of relief.

“We are so lost on where to start.” Sloane said in a low voice. She was down a little bit and anyone could tell.

“Zee why don’t you and Matt go hang out for a bit.” Danie said and the two men nodded. Zacky placed a kiss on Sloane. Matt did the same with Danie before they walked out of the kitchen. “Dude we have been awake for over twenty four hours. You’re not going to get anything done with having no sleep. I promised I would take care of this. Remember that Rome wasn’t built in one day.” She said getting a coffee and sitting by Sloane.
“I know, but I want it to be perfect. We only have three weeks. What the fuck were we thinking?” She said and grabbed her coffee taking a long drink. Danie smiled lightly to her best friend.

“You were thinking that you were going to marry your best friend. You guys have been waiting for this since high school.” That’s when something clicked in Danie’s head. “Remember in high school you and I had to plan our perfect wedding?” Sloane looked at her. “For home ec. You already have it planned dude! I have it at my house in the attic. You kept it there when you moved out. We have it planned we just need to get it all paid for!” She said jumping up. “Now go to bed. When I get home I will find it. Then when I wake up you can come over and we can call the places. How does that sound?” Sloane smiled.

“You’re the best.” She said getting up and hugging Danie. “You always know how to make me feel better.” Danie smiled.

“I only kept yours. We both know I am forever alone.” She said and looked at her best friend. “We can have this planned in no time!” She said and stood up. She took the last gulp of the black liquid energy that she had in front of her. “Now if you don’t mind. I really wanna take a nice long boiling hot bath and go to bed.”

“What happened to Matt getting laid?” Sloane asked with a raised eyebrow.

“What about it? He’s a grown ass man. He can take care of himself.” She said with a shrug causing Sloane to laugh. “Shit is it really only five?”

“Yeah….why?” Sloane asked.

“I have to work in the morning and I need to sleep.” She said with a yawn. Neither of them were really morning people. “Sanders! Get your ass ready to leave!” She shouted causing Sloane to chuckle. Matt walked in.

“Woman you need to chill!” He said causing Danie to backhand his arm. “Sorry.” He said and rubbed his arm where she had got him. “Ready?” He asked and she nodded. “We’ll see you guys later.

After Danie and Matt left Zacky looked at Sloane with a smile. “What?” Sloane asked as she put the mugs in the dishwasher.

“Nothing.” He said and looked at her with a smile. “Nothing at all.” He said as he walked past her and into the living room.

“Then why were you looking at me like you’re Jack the Ripper and I’m one of the hookers?” She asked and he gave her a looked that basically said ‘really.’ “What?” She said with a shrug. “It’s a great analogy.” She replied walking past him and to the front door locking it. “Do me a favor and let Majesty and Oscar out?” He chuckled.

“Yeah.” He replied. “I’ll set the alarm once I am done.” He said kissing her cheek. She walked away and into the joint office. She went through the mail and noticed a box on her desk. She looked at it and sighed. She set it down and rubbed her hands down her face.

“Zee!” She called and he walked past the office and set the alarm. He then walked into the office with a raised eyebrow.

“Yes dear?” He said walking over to her.

“We forgot to send these today when the mail came.” She said and he looked at the box.

“We can do it in the morning I promise babe.” He said grabbing the box and walked to the table in the foyer and set it down by their keys. He walked back into the office and grabbed Sloane’s hand and led her upstairs to the bedroom. “Now get changed and hop in bed. I will turn on a movie in a second okay?” She nodded and walked to the closet and grabbed one of his plaid long sleeve button down shirts. She took her pants, shirt, and bra off. She put it on and only did up a few buttons. Zacky walked back in and smiled as he saw her pulling the bedding back so that she could get into bed. “I love you.” He said and she smiled at him.

“I love you too.” She said and got into bed. Zack took his shirt and pants off and climbed in beside her. Sloane laid her head on his chest as he turned on the TV in their room. He played with her hair gently and she began to fall asleep.

Meanwhile, Danie and Matt pulled up into her driveway. She opened the car door and walked inside like a zombie. “Tired?” He asked her as he closed the door. She began to walk up the stairs.

“Understatement.” She called as she began to undress and walk into the bedroom. Matt followed after locking the door.

“I hear ya.” He said and she gave a him a look. He hated the look he was receiving. It was a look that stated he was in trouble.

“You have had at least a dozen Red Bulls in the past forty-eight hours.” She muttered as she changed into her Living Dead Girl tank top and got into bed. “Are you going to come and sleep or are you staying up? If you plan on staying up then you should at least make yourself useful and clean my kitchen.” She said and he kissed her.

“I’m coming to bed give me a few minutes though.” He said and Danie nodded and climbed into her bed.
Matt walked out of the room and shut the door. He had overheard the conversation that Sloane and Danie had and he smirked, but at the same time he felt bad because he made her feel that way. He caused her to think that way. He looked around and smiled. She had placed so many memories of them all around her house. Most of the memories included in her home were pictures. In those pictures they were all laughing, but most of them were of sadness because the two had been fighting. It was because he tried to hide his feelings and so did she. He knew most of her image issues were because of him. He had always said something about her to make it seem like he didn’t want her.

“Matt, come to bed!” She called out and it woke him from his thoughts. He made it to the door and made sure it was locked. He then made his way back upstairs to her room. He stripped his clothes and climbed into her bed. He knew she was tired. “What took you so long?” She asked him as he wrapped his arm around her.

“I was just checking everything to make sure it was locked.” He said to her quietly. “Remember when you told me that you didn’t have self esteem?” Danie turned around in his arms and looked at him.

“What are you talking about?” She asked quietly.

“At the beach before we started dating.” She sighed. “Was it because of how I made fun of you to make sure I didn’t get to close?” Danie felt tears in her eyes.

“Yeah, and other things happened to make me this way.” She said and he wiped the tears away.

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