*Zacky*

I couldn’t stop smiling this ridiculous grin as I watched Kyle walk into the bathroom to shower. She has to be the most excellent lover I’ve ever had. I thought that I knew what great sex was, but God was I wrong. I actually felt like I connected with her when we were making love. That’s what it was, making love. It wasn’t just mindless sex. I never had that with Amber. Most of the time we were drunk when we had sex anyway. When I heard the water start running I decided I should get out of bed and figure out what to do about Troy.

I went into my office room where I had my guitars and stuff like that I pulled out my phone and called Matt.

“What’s up bro?” He asked.

I sighed and sat down in the big leather chair.

“I need some help.” I said.

I heard him close a door and his voice got quieter.

“What’s wrong Zacky?” He asked.

“Just call the guys and meet me here.” I told him.

Matt understood and we hung up. Now all I needed was to find out where Alec lived. That shouldn’t be too hard. I fired up my laptop and googled his name and up popped the address.

“I love technology.” I said to myself.

I copied it down and went back to the bedroom to change. I could hear Kyle singing softly in the shower and it made me smile. I think I could get used to that instead of the lovely sound of Amber puking her guts out every morning. A few minutes later, I heard the front door open and I went out to meet them.

“What’s going on Zacky?” Brian asked me.

I shook my head and led them outside.

“Troy’s bastard of a father came and took him yesterday and somehow convinced him that he should live with him. We’ve got to get him back.” I told them.

Matt crossed his arms.

“Zacky, if Troy wants to live with him, that’s his choice isn’t it?” He asked me.

I sighed and clenched my fists.

“He raped Kyle, Matt. He doesn’t want to take care of Troy. He just wants to make Kyle suffer more.” I said through gritted teeth.

I watched as anger swept across all of the guys’ faces.

“Let’s teach that son of a bitch a lesson.” Brian said.

I nodded and we piled into Matt’s truck and took off. There wasn’t anything that could have stopped me at that point. I wanted that sorry excuse for a man to pay for everything he’s done to Kyle and Troy. I was just glad that the other guys felt the same way I did. When we pulled up to his trailer, I could already tell that this might get ugly. He lived in the worst part of town there was and his trailer looked like it was going to fall apart at any minute. There was no way I was going to let Troy stay there any longer than he had to.

“Fuck man, this place is a dump.” Johnny said.

I nodded and we parked across the street.

“Okay, here’s the plan. Johnny, you and Zacky go up to the door and Zacky you get Alec outside and Johnny go get Troy and bring him back here to the truck then me and Brian will help Zacky.” Matt said.

We nodded in agreement and quietly got out of the truck. Brian and Matt hid by Alec’s car and Johnny and I walked up to the door. Johnny nodded to Matt and I knocked on the door. I heard some noises inside, then Troy opened the door.

“Zacky!” He said happily.

When I saw him, I didn’t know if I should cry or kill someone. He was covered in cuts and bruises. Johnny’s mouth hung open and my fists clenched.

“Troy, I want you to go with Johnny okay?” I whispered to him.

Johnny held out his hand and Troy slowly reached out and grabbed it and Johnny picked him up and held him close in his arms.

“Where is he?” I asked him.

Troy pointed to the couch and I went in. Johnny ran back to the truck and locked him and Troy inside of it. When I walked in the house, I saw red. I grabbed Alec by his shirt and hauled him outside.

“What the fuck are you doing here!?” He shouted at me in confusion.

“Where is my son!” He shouted at me when he landed on the ground.

“If I have anything to say about it, you’ll never see him again!” I shouted as I kicked him hard in the stomach.

Brian and Matt ran over to us and we all took turns beating the shit out of him. To my surprise he fought back. He grabbed a bat that was on the ground and took a couple cheap shots at me but when it was over, it was clear that we won.

I bent down close to his ear and grabbed his collar.

“If you ever come near Kyle or Troy again we will kill you. Do you understand?” I whispered harshly.

He swallowed hard and nodded fast.

“Piece of shit.” I said under my breath as I dropped him on the ground.

He coughed and held his sides. I spat at him before turning around and returning to the truck. Troy was sitting on Johnny’s lap and just looking out the window. Matt started the truck and we drove off towards my place. Troy turned his head and looked at me. His eyes were full of sadness.

“Thanks Zacky.” He whispered softly.

I smiled and ruffled his hair.

“You don’t have to thank me Troy, ever.” I said. He smiled and closed his eyes and relaxed against Johnny.

“We should probably take him to the hospital. Alec might of really hurt him.” Matt said.

I agreed and we headed to the hospital instead. The doctor saw him right away and we found out that he had a broken arm. While the nurses were cleaning him up, I called Kyle.

“Zacky! Where the hell are you?” She shouted at me.

I rubbed the back of my neck and sighed.

“The hospital.” I said.

I heard her gasp and I could practically see her put her hand over her mouth.

“What happened?” Are you alright?” She asked.

“Just get here soon okay? It’s Troy.” I said.

She didn’t say anything else, she just hung up the phone. I went in to check on him and the doctor told me that the break was worse than he had originally thought so they were going to operate on it.

“Can you wait a few minutes? His sister is on her way and she needs to see him.” I asked.

He sighed and nodded.

“That’s fine.” He said. I nodded and he patted my shoulder.

I went in to see Troy. He had his eyes closed and his head was turned away from me. Seeing him covered in bruises like that made me sick. I couldn’t believe that someone could do that to a child, let alone their own child. A little part of me wished that I had killed Alec.

“Matt where are they!” I heard Kyle shout from down the hall.

I stood up and walked out of the door.

“In here Kyle.” I said to her.

She looked terrified. Her face was as white as a ghost and I could see she was shaking.

“Zacky what happened to him? Is he alright? How did you get him?” She asked me rapidly.

I put my hand on her shoulders and just led her into the room. Her hands flew to her mouth and she stopped walking.

“Oh God.” She gasped out.

I gently squeezed her and she ran to him.

“Oh honey, I’m so sorry.” She said as she cried.

Troy fluttered his eyes open and smiled wide when he saw her.

“Kyle.” He said.

She nodded and tears spilled from her eyes.

“I’m so sorry Troy. I shouldn’t have let him take you.” She cried.

Troy shook his head.

“He told me he would hurt you if I didn’t go with him Kyle.” He said softly.

We both tensed up and I really wished I would’ve killed him now.

“Excuse me, but we need to take him now.” The nurse said from behind me.

“Take him? Take him where?” Kyle asked as they wheeled him away.

“To surgery.” I said.

Her eyes filled with fear and she grabbed my arm.

“Surgery?! For what?” She asked.

I took her hand and we walked to the waiting room.

“Alec broke his arm really badly so they have to fix it.” I told her softly.

She just cried and we sank into chairs. By now, I was starting to feel where Alec had hit me with the bat. My sides were aching horribly and my hands were so swollen I could hardly close them. I winced and sucked in a hard breath.

“Oh my God Zacky, what happened to you?” She asked me.

I shrugged.

“Nothing serious.” I said with a shrug.

She shook her head and took my hands.

“Zacky, you didn’t.” She said. I shrugged again and closed my eyes.

I could feel her slowly lifted my shirt up. She gasped.

“Zacky, you’re whole body is bruised. You should get looked at.” She said nervously.

I shook my head.

“I’ll be fine.” I said.

“No way, I’m getting a doctor.” She said.

Before I could stop her, she was up and out of the room. I groaned and tried to sit comfortably. My sides were hurting with each breath I took. I probably just cracked some ribs. A few minutes later Kyle came back in with a doctor.

“Alright Mr. Baker take your shirt off for me.” He said.

I started to pull it off, but the pain was too much. I groaned and Kyle had to help me take it the rest of the way off. The doctor lightly touched my sides and back and shook his head.

“I think you’ve got a few broken ribs. Let’s get you up to x-ray to make sure.” He said.

He waved his hand and a nurse with a wheel chair appeared.

“Why don’t you wait here in case there’s any news about Troy?” I told Kyle.

She nodded and curled up onto a couch. I gave her a smile of reassurance as the nurse wheeled me away. When we got to the x-ray room, she helped me onto the table then left to take the x-rays. Once that was over, the doctor came back in the room.

“You definitely have broken ribs. You need to take it extremely easy for a while. Some of them aren’t broken all the way and if you do too much they will and that will just slow your recovery down.” He told me.

I nodded and we went back to the waiting room. Kyle was pacing when I got back.

“Are you okay?” She asked me. I could see the worry in her eyes.

I put my hands on her cheeks and kissed her softly.

“I’ll be fine. I just need to take it easy.” I told her.

She sighed and we slowly sat down.

“Have you heard anything?” I asked her.

She nodded.

“They said he’s doing really well and it should be over soon.” She said.

I nodded and sighed in relief.

“That’s great.” I said.

She nodded and looked at me seriously.

“You didn’t have to do this, Zacky. We could have-“ I cut her off.

“No, this was the only way. You saw what Alec did to him Kyle. I couldn’t let him stay another hour there. I promise you, he won’t ever bother you or Troy again.” I said.

I could see a bit of fear in her eyes when she looked at me.

“You didn’t…you didn’t kill him did you?” She asked me in a hushed voice.

I chuckled and shook my head.

“No, we just showed him what it felt like to get beaten.” I told her.

She sighed and curled up against me as close as she could without hurting me.

“Thank you Zacky. I don’t think I could ever repay you for this.” She whispered.

I shook my head and idly played with her hair.

“You don’t have to. I couldn’t live with myself if something happened to you or Troy.” I said.

She looked up at me and I could see tears in her eyes. I leaned down and kissed her again. She smiled and laid her head on my chest.

Not long after that, the doctor came in and told us that Troy was in a room. We rushed up to see him. He was sleeping and his arm was in a cast and clear up to his elbow.

“How long will he have to be here?” Kyle asked the doctor.

“Not long, just over night to make sure there isn’t any complications with anesthesia or anything like that. The pins will come out in about 6 weeks with the cast and he should be as good as new.” The doctor said with a smile.

Kyle and I both sighed in relief and went in to see him. She sat down in the chair and I stood behind her.

“Why don’t you take the car and go home to rest, Zacky?” She asked me.

I shook my head.

“I’m fine.” I said.

She gave me a ‘yeah right’ look and I sighed.

“Alright. But I’ll be back up first thing in the morning.” I said.

She smiled and she stood up to kiss me.

“Thank you.” She whispered on my lips.

I kissed her again, then left the hospital. When I got home I called Matt and told him what was going on. Then I struggled with my clothes until I was just in my boxers and I went into the bathroom to grab some pain killers. The pain was starting to be too much for me. I took three then collapsed into bed and let sleep just pull me under.