A week later.

I flopped back down on the bed after finishing my call with Stephen. It seemed that the owners of the business went bust and now I was out of work.

At first I thought maybe it was Zak putting pressure on him but I then opened a letter that Stephen had sent to Zak's house and there in black and white it said the business had gone into liquidation.

We had got back from England a few days ago and the following day Zak had left for a lockdown. It wasn't until I went to ring Aaron that I realised that he would also be away and now I was in fact in Vegas alone.

I huffed and looked at Gracie who was laying in the end of the bed.

"Well this sucks. What are we suppose to do?" I asked her.

Her answer? Was a sigh and rolled into her side to sleep.

"Good idea." I smiled and placed my head by hers. I fell asleep relatively quickly.

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I was woke by a constant poke and then a lick on my lips.

"Urgh gray babe no." I groaned rolling onto my front.

In my mind I was about to go down a hill and back into the darkness when I woke with a pair of hands grabbing my bum.

"The fuck!" I shot across the bed half asleep and hit the floor hard.

I stayed down and heard a familiar laugh, I lifted my head to see Zak grinning at me.

"Go away." I mumbled pulling the bedding off the bed and onto the floor with me.

"Well hello to you to!"

I was sulking and kind of upset that everything around me was falling apart.. I just hoped Zak wasn't the last piece to fall.

The bedding was lifted up and Zak joined me under the bedding that I had over my head.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"I've just lost my job at the antique store, I haven't got Joey's and I have no home! What's next? You?" I asked.

He sat up pulling the duvet off me "You think I'm going to leave you?"

"They go in threes." I mumbled.

"Well it already has? Two jobs and an apartment. That's your three."

"You think?" I asked.

He nodded "Because I'm not going anywhere. You should know that by now and you do have a home. I don't just give anyone wardrobe space you know." He smiled.

I poked out my bottom lip and scooted over to him.

"What am I going to do? I need to work, I'll get fat and frumpy. You won't like me then." I mumbled.

"Work with me?! How many more times?" Zak asked with a smile.

"But we will be together 24/7!"

"And?!"

"I don't like your face that much!" I teased. He looked at me open mouthed before grabbing my hips and tickling me to the floor making me laugh hard.

"Say it!! SAY IT!"

"NEVER! GRA- GRACIE RUN!" I laughed trying to pull myself away.

"SAY IT!" He laughed as I began screaming with laughter against the floor.

"MERCY!"

"NOPE! NOT THE WORD!"

"SORRY!"

"KEEP GOING!"

"MASTER?!"

"I LIKE IT BUT NOPE!"

"I DON'T KNOWW!" I howled setting Gracie off.

"YES ZAK! I ACCEPT YOUR JOB OFFER!" He said.

"I CANT!"

"DO IT!

"I'M GONNA PEE MYSELF!"

"QUICK!!"

"I ACCEPT!" I screamed.

He stopped and landed on me hugging me to the floor laughing.

"YAY!"

"I hate it when you win!" I laughed kissing him.

"Like I won the last fight?" He asked.

"What last fight?" I frowned.

"Oh you know... You know what one."

I frowned and went back.. Then I remembered how someone said he could do multiple big Os on me.

Turns out he was right and I was begging for him to stop.

"You totally used that against me. Turned something pleasurable into a little game. Sadist!"

"Want me to tickle again?" He asked lifting his eyebrows.

"No thanks you sir please thank you very much sir love me thanks." I replied and stopped before laughing.

"Are we nervous?" He asked amused.

"Tickle me and I'll pee. That's gross, so please don't."

"Go to the toilet then."

"I can't.."

"Why?"

I held up my arms at him pinning me down "Oh yeah." He laughed stupidly and pulled me up, almost over from how fast he did it.

"Wow there little lady." He laughed.

"Jeeze. Throw me why don't you?" I giggled running to the bathroom.

I did my business and washed my hands before fixing my hair.

I came back out so Zak bent over the bed doing something..

WHEN OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF!

I ran behind him and thrusted my hips into his, knocking him down and off the bed.

I laughed hard and tried to help him up but in a quick move landed hard on him.

"M-my balls actually tucked up in fear then!" He laughed as my knee was less than an inch away.

"If you had any!" I laughed but he soon had me apologising as I was squirming across the floor red faced and sore sided from his grabbing.

"Give it up Maria. I always win!"

"I- I- I'M SORRY!" I howled causing him to stop and laugh.

He gave me a kiss which soon turned passionate, I gave a little squeal when he picked himself and me off the floor and fell back onto the bed.

"When do I get my welcome home present?" He asked huskily.

"How about now?" I wiggled my hips making him clamp down on them and guide them slowly and softly.

"Like that.." He breathed.

"Then let's get this party started!" And then I pounced!