zac

zac efron. adventurer. actor.

[carpezachary]

"Yeah. It's not necessarily for my addiction. but more form my anxiety disorder. But it all comes together. Addiction and mental illness. But yeah, you need to stay in it. I won't ever go a week without it." Thankfully it was once a week and most of the time now it was done through phone if he couldn't make it into the office. "We have rice. we could make some chicke fried rice?"

[tisfortiffany]

She was glad that he was taking the steps to keep himself good physically and mentally. That he knew the dangers and what he could lose if he messed up. Some people wouldn't care but he did and that was one reason that she loved him. "I'm proud of you. Proud that you recognize that and take care of yourself. I wish more people did. " Her eyes lit up as he said they had rice. "Perfect, chicken and rice it is!"

[carpezachary]

“i’m glad that you’re proud of me.” and he was, a lot of people were proud of him. he just hoped he could keep them proud of him rather than hang the pressure of disappointing them all over again. the couple made their dinner and then got into bed to watch their movie before they fell asleep.

[tisfortiffany]

"Therapy sounds like more one on one which can only be a good thing. Are you still in therapy for it. It seems like something you would need to stay in to stay the course." She was trying to learn as much as she could about all of this so that she knew how to help him if he needed her to. "Do we have chicken? I could go for something with chicken." She said but she wasn't picky on what they had. She grabbed some waters from the fridge and went to check the refrigerator. "We do have chicken. Do you want want a stir fry, a pasta dish or what?"

[carpezachary]

"Yeah. It's not necessarily for my addiction. but more form my anxiety disorder. But it all comes together. Addiction and mental illness. But yeah, you need to stay in it. I won't ever go a week without it." Thankfully it was once a week and most of the time now it was done through phone if he couldn't make it into the office. "We have rice. we could make some chicke fried rice?"

[tisfortiffany]

"I can't say that I have. I have been offered it before but I turned it down. I smoked weed before but it didn't do anything for me...like nothing at all." She wanted to say that was sex for her but she didn't. IT was no time to joke around when he was confiding in her about serious things. "Did you learn how to deal with that in rehab? Rehab helped a lot of my friends." She thought about telling him that Barry might be someone to hang out with since it had helped him but then putting the two men together as friends might but a very bad idea. One might lead the other off the path both were on. Giggling she leaned into him. "IF I get scared will you promise to save me?"

[carpezachary]

“No, more in therapy over Rehab. I never wanted to go into rehab so I always had a hard time in there. I was more willing to work through therapy with my therapist.” Zac explained. Rehab didn’t work for everyone, and he was one of those people. He never liked being stuck in one place or having a routine. “Of course I’ll save you.” He pulled himself up from the chair, and then took her hand. “Let’s figure out dinner first.” He murmured and then walked back into the villa and started looking through the cabinets in the kitchen.

[tisfortiffany]

"The adrenaline rush doesn't do it for you?" She found it would overtake anything she was feeling. "I know things probably affect you differently then they do me. I never had to deal with addictions other then my addiction to lifting and wrestling." She cupped his face in her hands and gave him a long kiss. "Nothing you have ever done will change the way I look at you. You're a good man and you're my man. We can get through anything together." And they could. She looked at this as an opportunity to prepare herself for mother hood as well as help him in the process. "I would love to. I like having you to myself as much as possible." Fans were always trying to catch a glimpse of the man and she was understanding but right now she felt they needed alone time to just enjoy a night together. "Sounds good. What do you want to watch?" She asked as she thought about what to cook.

[carpezachary]

“It might for a minute,” Zac shook his head. “But it doesn’t give me the numb feeling or adrenaline that coke gives me. It’s hard to explain unless you’ve done coke. The feeling that you get, the feeling that sometimes I crave more than I should.” The man shrugged. He was getting better at handling those cravings and find other things to keep him busy when they would make their way around. And even Zac had to admit that they were coming on less as the time went on. He returned her kiss, his hand resting against the back of her head, fingers curling into her blonde locks. “I don’t know,” he pressed his lips together in a fine line. “Figured a comedy or rom com. Horror if you want to get scared.”

[tisfortiffany]

"I would miss you if I drowned you." She said quietly and let out a small sigh. It was a lot to deal with but she didn't see it all as a negative. "Zac had a child and was excited about it, she had another child to steal and couldn't wait to meet and spoil her. " The biggest thing to her was that he hadn't cheated on her. Cheating was something she wouldn't be able to forgive. You don't cheat on someone you love and she knew he loved her. "I think she will too. She didn't seem to mind me stealing her as long as I give her back." A smiled curled onto her lips and she brought her hand up and played in the back of his hair. "Just let me know when and where and I'll be there." She was glad that he thought enough about her and their relationship to stay busy with her and not fall back into his bad habits. "It's easy to get bored with life and want to do something to shake it up. I feel the same way at times but I just do something fun like bungee jump or something more tame and go camping. Things to challenge me not things to potentially ruin my life. It's more about learning and practicing self control. I will always help you find ways to have fun and not lose yourself in the process.

[carpezachary]

Zac nodded, “I do things like that too. But sometimes it’s more of a wanting to numb whatever I’m feeling.” He explained. He wasn’t sure if she would understand it or not since she wasn’t a recovery addict. But he hoped that he made sense about it. “I know you will always help me, and I’m glad. I never wanted my past, or the things I have done, to cause you to not look at me the same way. Or make you want to wak away from me.” She had always been good for him. Anyone in his life saw that stability that he created since the two of them got together. Last thing he wanted was to lose her. “Do you want to stay in today? We can cook something in the villa’s kitchen and watch a movie?”

[tisfortiffany]

She was already thinking of things to buy his little girl and all the fun they could have together. She might not have her own kid yet but she could spoil his and her friends. It would be good for preparation for her for when she did have kids. "I like that you thought about me and wanted to make my birthday still and cared if it made me mad or not. Not many men would care about all that." She smiled and let out a small chuckle as he said at the beach she could at least cool herself down. "Or drown you." She said with a wink. She wasn't quit the man killer that Sabrina was but did enjoy the humor of killing all men because men did you dirty. She was thankful that he was nothing like Marcel and knew that he would never hit her physically like the other man had. "Well you have plenty of time to make up for that, not that it was your fault. Hopefully she'll let you see her to do that and I would love to meet here when the times right. Till then I'll just buy her lots of stuff and send it with you or ask Lily to lunch and give it to her. " She wasn't sure how Lily's husband was going to take all of this but since she had told Zac, maybe the man didn't hold her cheating against her and was just happy the little girl was okay. "That's not exactly true baby. We went to a bar last Mania and I didn't have to kick your ass or some sluts ass for trying to get with you." She said smiling and giving him a quick kiss. "You did fine and we had a great time but I can see how that would be a temptation and you know I'm happy to stay home cuddled up with you instead of going places like that." She wasn't much of a drinker anyway since she had trained for the Olympics, did gymnastics, did bodybuilding and now wrestled. Alcohol and drugs weren't high on her list of things to do but she would drink occasionally if they were out or she was out with some of her friends.

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[carpezachary]

“You could have drown me too. But I’m glad that you didn’t.” He said softly. She could have taken it a lot worse than he expected. But it wasn’t like he was asking her to become a step mom, or that he hid a child from her this past year. If he would have found out or even known about Tove before he got with Tiffany, he would have been completely honest with her from the get-go.  “I tink Lily will let me see her and be part of her life. But once things settle down and I get to know her, I’d love for you to meet her.” He smiled warmly at Tiffany. He shrugged, “no. but that’s because I kept myself busy with you. And normally when I start trying to be sober, I’m good. I start struggling a few months in.” Zac explained. “It’s like I get bored with my life and want the drama.” His mom had made the comment once. Said Zac just didn’t like the stability, and how her divorce with their father caused a lot of turmoil for him.

[carpezachary]

(text max) well if sabrina ever becomes unhappy with our marriage, i hope she would tell me and us go to counseling or us get a divorce instead of her screwing someone while still my wife. call me old fashioned but i'm not about that cheating life. no, you're not and not sure why you would sleep with a married woman but at least you didn't say vows and break them.

(text max) so he left her so she decided might as well tell you, okay. still sus but i'm glad you know because i would hate to have a kid and not know about him or her.

text: i'm sure she would talk to you aobut it. she doesn't seem like the type of person to just wander off.

text: because i was high most of the time and didn't really care aobut anyone or anything else. all i cared about was getting laid.

text: yeah, i don't know the whole thing. other than i do deserve to know. she's a sweet kid.

[tisfortiffany]

"Just started talking about her daughter and you know me, baby thief.. so I was talking about stealing Brina's baby when she gets here and said I would steal Tove too and she started telling me how she had her and everything." Tiffany made friends easily due to her sweet and giving nature. She and Sabrina joked about how much alike they were and a lot was probably due to them sharing a zodiac sign and being born so close together. "I'm glad you were the one to tell me. I think communication is very important with couples. Having secrets and telling lies never did anything for a relationship or even a friendship. It all boiled down to trust and she trusted Zac. The man had never given her a reason not to and after Marcel's cheating as well as his mental and emotional abuse, Zac was a breath of fresh air. "I'm not surprised. The entertainment industry as a whole including sports is rampant with drugs and alcohol abuse. His body language told her that he was nervous but there was no reason for him to be. "I can understand why she didn't tell you but I hate that's how you had to find out. Poor little angel but she's fine and now you know and can work on being her father." She wasn't sure how much he would get to see her or what Lily's husband felt about all of this but she would be by Zac's side to help him navigate it all. "I'm glad you're getting to see her. I would tell you I would go with you as emotional support but I feel like it's something you need to do alone." I can come to LA and when you're done, you can come and tell me all about it. Take some pics if you can, so I can see if she favors you." He would make cute kids, she had always felt that. "You're a good man and a sober man. We have been together over a year without you wanting a drink or drugs. You haven't even looked at another woman. You're not that old Zac anymore, you've grown up and see that you have people that love you and you don't have to do all that to make them want to be with you." She knew what he meant and smiled before leaning in to kiss him.

[carpezachary]

“You are a baby thief.” Zac agreed. He knew she loved kids, so he didn’t know why he thought she would take badly. But tiffany was proving that she was taking it all with stride. “I’m glad I was too. I didn’t want you to hear about her from the media or someone else. I knew it had to be me. I found out right before your birthday, and I would have told you right away, but I didn’t want to ruin your day if this made you upset. At least being on the beach, you could go cool down somewhere else.” He laughed. “I also think I had to wrap my head around the idea of having a daughter and how I missed her first year of life.” He wasn’t bad at Lily for it. Zac knew he wasn’t in a good place to step up and be a father. And the chance that Tove wasn’t his and was her husbands, there was no reason for Lily to blow up her marriage for a little one night stand. “I don’t know if I’ll take pictures the first time. I just want to focus on her and not pull my phone out.” Zac explained. “And then once she’s use to me and Lily and I figure this all out, hopefully you can actually meet her. A lot is going to change in her life, and I don’t want to toss two new people into her life.” Zac was enough change for the one year old. “That’s because I don’t go to parties anymore, or anywhere where drugs or alcohol is around.” He reminded her. He was careful about not going to parties in this world of his. He knew if he did, he would be at a higher risk of relapse. So he just stayed home, he couldn’t remember the last red-carpet event he attended.

[carpezachary]

(text max) yes she is. she's been through a lot with this pregnancy.

(text max) what is it with all these married women cheating? so she didn't want to blow up her marriage and didn't tell you but suddenly now she's telling you. sounds sus. just be careful.

text: unhappiness? i don’t know. not like i’m innocent in it all. i knew she was married.

text: he found out and left her. so she told me about her.

[carpezachary]

(text max) - she loves tiff and probably thinks she's hot too. but you're right. she's totally not her usual self right now and very sensitive. hell she was sensitive before she got pregnant. just always expected to worse till i came along.

(text max) - what? be careful because there's lots of sick people in the world that might try and play you. with who?

text: yeah but now she’s extra hormonal

text: no, i trust her. lily collins. she was married and didn’t want to blow up her marriage so she never mentioned anything. she recently found out that her daughter is mine and not her husbands.

[carpezachary]

(text max) - thanks man, you need to get you one. tiff's a great girls and hot. you would have cute babies.

text; don’t let your wife know you just called another girl hot. she’s postpartum, she might actually kill you

text: we would. things are hectic right now. it’s a long story, but i actually found out i have a one year old daughter.

[carpezachary]

(text max) - i can't stop staring at her and look at those beautiful eyes.

text: very beautiful. so happy for you.

[carpezachary]

(text max) -insert picture of nova- look who showed up! she's so perfect, man

text: congrats, bro! she's just precious.

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[tisfortiffany]

It was a lot to take in but he hadn't cheated on her, it was the woman that had done the cheating and a child had came from it. Jess loved kids and always spoiled those around her. She couldn't wait to spoil Sabrina's and she was already joking about stealing her new friend's child. Lily. Her head cocked to the side as he said her new friends name. "Lily. I made a new friend named Lily who has a daughter that's one. She said she didn't think she could have kids till she had her." This could be a good thing or an awkward thing. "I'm guessing she's the married woman that cheated on her husband and got pregnant with your kid. She never told me all that but then I wouldn't have either if I were her." Tiffany sat quietly as she thought of what was said between her and Lily and what Zac was telling her. "You weren't the married one plus you were drunk and from what you told me of your past, not the nicest guy when under the influence. "I'm glad Tove is fine now and she has an amazing father. As long as he doesn't try to keep you from seeing your daughter then I don't think it matters what he thinks." She went silent again but only briefly. "So are you able to see her? I think you should." He hadn't asked her what she thought or where this put them but she figured that was the reason for the talk. "It doesn't change how I feel about you. It's not a bad thing having a kid even if the way you got her wasn't the best. It's not her fault and I think you should get to know her."

[carpezachary]

“That would be her, Lily Collins.” Zac responded. “Didn’t realize you two had became friends.” Maybe it was a good thing the two had, it would make this transition a whole lot easier on him. “No, I’m sure she didn’t want to be the one to tell you. Not her place, it had to be me.” Zac would have hated if he didn’t get a chance to tell his girlfriend about Tove and she had found out through Lily, dylan, or even some greedy news outlet once they found that out. “I was high, probably on coke. Drinking was never my issue, it was drugs.” HE realized she probably had no idea what his demons were since he kept all that private. “But either way. Getting high has gotten me in a lot of trouble. Surprisingly, this isn’t the first time it has happened. Sleeping with a married woman and getting her pregnant. Lucy thought I was the father of her daughter Delia, but thankfully I wasn’t.” His hand dropped from his face, and cupped his hands on his lap, fingers lacing against each other as he tapped a foot against the ground. “I’m glad Tove is fine. And I’m kind of glad she got sick, so I found out about her. If they hadn’t done those blood tests, who knows when and if I would have.” He hoped Lily would have told him at some point, but he was glad it was while she was still young. “Yeah, I’m actually going to go meet her when I get back to LA. And I hope he doesn’t try to stop me, I never asked Lily if he’s staying around or not. I have to talk to her about all that, I have no rights to Tove, technically. I’m not on the birth certificate. But I do know I want to be in her life and watch her grow up. I want to be her dad. And that’s a feeling I’ve never had before.” He paused for a moment, his thumb running against the back of his hand. “I’ve never wanted to be a dad. I always felt to fucked up to be one. Like I couldn’t stay sober for longer than six months. I was constantly at rock bottom. But now I have people that I want to stay sober for.” He made sure to say people in hopes that she knew that he wa also talking about her and not just Tove.

[tisfortiffany]

Her birthday had been absolutely perfect and she oohed and ahhed over each gift especially the tennis bracelet. She hated she had to work but the girls made it fun by surprising her with a birthday celebration in the locker room. She was loved by so many people and it warmed her heart especially after all she went through with Marcel Luckily time passed quickly and soon they were off and headed for their trip.

Tiffany couldn't believe her eyes as she saw the villa, it was so nice and she loved that it was private. The days passed quick with all the sight seeing, shopping, lovemaking and couple bonding they had done. She turned as he asked if he could talk to her. "Sure baby, what's up?" He seemed off and she knew it had to be something important. "You look nervous, it cant be that bad." She said as she interlaced their fingers. A little over one years old and they had been dating a little over one year. Her brain did the math in her head and it was close, real close. "A daughter, that's a little over a year old." She repeated as she tried to let it all sink in. "Must have been just before we got together." Her head still doing the math trying to process it all. "I knew you had issues and no sleeping with someone married isn't good. She didn't want to blow up her marriage but she didn't mind cheating on her husband?" That was a new one she never heard before. She wanted to ask what happily married woman cheats on her husband but she didn't. That was all irrelevant. "Is she okay now? What does her husband think about all this?" It was a logical question since the woman didn't want to ruin her marriage but now he knew she had cheated on him with someone else or maybe she had told him after she came back home and begged his forgiveness. Questions, lots of questions.

[carpezachary]

“I am nervous. It’s nothing bad, it’s just big.” He said softly as they got situated outside. He told her what was going on, his hand resting against his face as his eyes watched every facial expression to see if she was going to be mad and want to leave. “I mean, she was born right before we got together. But Lily and I hooked up nine months earlier. I just wanted you to know that I didn’t cheat on you.” He didn’t want to go into this with her thinking he had some affair with Lily, since it wasn’t true. “I don’t know what was going on through Lily’s head at the time or why she was okay with cheating on him with me. We didn’t talk about any of that back then, nor did I care.” He was different when he was drunk or high, he wasn’t the Zac that Tiffany knew now. Zac nodded, “yeah. Sounds like she’s fine now. I never asked her about him, I was more worried about the fact that I have a daughter.”

[tisfortiffany]

"Breakfast in bed with my hunky boyfriend. I sure do feel special, baby. Best birthday day ever." As she inched slowly toward thirty she wondered if she would feel any different. The last few years she had definitely matured and partied less, worked more but then WWE didn't give you the option because they worked you hard when you signed with them. She savored the taste of his lips against hers as she returned it and deepened it slightly before he moved off of her. "Food, presents and my man. I hate I have to work but shouldn't be there long." She pressed a kiss to the side of his face as she took his hand and walked with him to the table. "I do love the beach and bought several new bikinis for you to enjoy and me to look hot in." She took her seat and closed her eyes in happy bliss as she smelled the food. "It smells and looks so good." She said as she soon started to eat. "And tastes even better."

[carpezachary]

“The only things you ever need,” he teased as they settled into their chairs. “I can’t wait to see you in your new bikinis, I’m sure you’re going to look gorgeous as ever.” As the two ate their food, his blue eyes stayed on his girlfriend. He wondered if when she found out about Tove, she would end up leaving him. He could understand, she didn’t sign up to become a stepmom before she even got a ring. But he also wondered how he would deal with losing her. And that was a thought that he didn’t want to think about.  Once they finished eating, Zac let her open her gifts. The main one being a tennis bracelet and then there were other few small things. He was getting her chocolate and flowers at their next spot. After a quick round of birthday sex, the two cleaned up and went to the arena so she could work. Once they were able to leave they headed onto the jet and were flown to St. Lucia.

They had a small villa on the island, and the beach was private. Zac had her second gift of flowers and chocolates waiting for her in their Villa when they arrived. They had been there for a few days. It was Sunday, their last day on the island before they left. And he had to tell her about Tove now. “Hey, can we talk for a second? I have to tell you something.” He told her as he took her hand and walked out to the patio area, and Zac sat down on one of the lounge chairs. “I have a daughter. She’s a little over one, she was conceived before we ever met.” Zac explained. “It’s not one of my proudest moments, wasn’t completely sober and I slept with a married woman. She never told me about her because she didn’t want to blow up her marriage. But I guess she was sick and they did blood work and she got the confirmation she had been waiting for.”

[tisfortiffany]

Everything was going Tiffany's way. She had the man and career she loved and just got the title last week. She was looking forward to her twenty seventh birthday, the second one her and Zac would share. It was a dream to her that they had been together over a year now and were still going strong. She wasn't sure what they we were doing for her birthday but she was already in love with the dog he had given her. One day she hoped for a ring and a human baby to go with it but that was for the future.

She had quickly fallen asleep once they had arrived because she had just left her home state being celebrated by all her friends and family so she was exhausted by the time they arrived and got to their room. So exhausted that she had a dream about her and Zac's future, the white picket fence and kids running around. Life was perfect.

Feeling kisses being pressed into her neck, her eyes blinked a few times as she tried to wake up and see her surroudings. She was about to ask where they were when she remembered and smiled. "Am I still dreaming baby or do I smell food?" She asked as she rose to rest on one of her elbows and look at him.

[carpezachary]

He chuckled softly, moving to kiss her softly. Zac’s hands resting against her waist as he moved to hover over her. “You smell food. I ordered us some breakfast. It’s your favorite breakfast.” He mumbled against her lips. “Happy birthday, baby.” Zac kissed her once again before he pulled himself off her. “Let’s go eat and then you can open your presents.” He grabbed her hand and pulled her up off the bed. “Let’s eat, and then we’ll do whatever you want to do until we have to head to the arena.” Zac told her, it was her day and she wanted to have fun. “And then once you’re out of the ring for the night, we’ll head out on a little beach vacation.” He pulled her chair out for her so she could sit down and then he took the cover off of her meal before he sat across from her.