When Crickets Cry...

Quincy paused and sighed.
"Zac...baby...."

Mike blinked.
"He will hurt me...then Alex will hurt him...he is going to be a mommy."

"Please..." Zac repeated, his voice wavering. His eyes were tearfilled, just about to fall, his lower lip trembled slightly. There was so much desperation in his voice. It was needy, piteous... He wasn't trying to make Quincy feel bad or anything. If he was trying to pull off a puppy dog face or get Quincy to stay out of pity, he could be bawlign right now. This was just natural. He couldn't stop it.

Matt cursed.
"Quinton baby, please..."

Quincy stopped and looked back at him.
"Zac....Precious." He turned and pulled the boy to his chest.
"Don't cry..."

"No, no, no, no."
He had never cursed infront of his lover in all their years together, if he wasnt careful he would slip.

"Don't leave..." He buried his head in the strong chest, inhaling the sweet yet musky scent he might be smelling for the last time.

"Baby, I'm begging here..." Matt frowned deepply.

"Zac....I love you with every fiber of my being...thats why im letting you go. Im a monster...I wont keep on with you." He shook his head.

Quinton sighed, still refusing.
"No Mathew."

Zac pulled back, head held high.
"Goodbye then...." He stood on his tip toes, pressing their lips together for one last time. "Goodbye kiss..." He explained softly, turning around.

Quincy nodded, his eyes welling with tears as he shut the door behind Zac and Kevin. He would go check on Quinton later, right now....He had lost the most precious thing ever,.

Zac silently walked home, head held high, refusing to let the tears fall.... until he got home. He locked himself in his and Quin- HIS room, refusing to let anyone in. not Kevin, Rick, even his babies...

Finally Gabriel stepped into the room, back from a night of sex and drinks. He looked up as he heard the crying coming from his parents room.
His mother.
He sighed and knocked on the door.

"Go away please." Zac called gently, you could easily hear the tears in his voice although he tried to keep them under control.

Gabriel knocked again, this time louder.
Most would have said something by now.
But not Gabe.

Zac immediately realized who it was...
He just wanted to be alone... but Gabriel would just keep thinking that Zac didn't love him if he yelled to leave him alone. He sighed, standing and opening the door
"What is it baby?" He asked, rubbing his eyes.

Gabriel looked him up and down with his dull eyes.
He shrugged and crossed his arms, looking over Zac's shoulder.
No daddy.

Zac sighed as he plopped bck on the bed, hiding his face as he slid off his ring, sitting it on the bedside table.
He would never become Zac McDaniels...

Gabriel sat with him, snatching up the ring and looking at his closely.
It was a beautiful ring....

Zac shook with silent sobs. He was Zac McGuire, now and forever... He had no fiance anymore....

Gabriel sighed, placing an arm around his mothers shoulders.
Her smelled of a strange man and alcohol, hickeys up and down his neck but he was here for his mother, the one who didnt love him ever thought he was tired.

Zac sighed at the scent but he leaned on his son.
"Baby, you can go..."

Gabriel wanted to but he couldnt, this was his mother....
He held Zac tighter.

Zac sighed, hugging him close.
"Your daddy and I are breaking up..."

That hurt. He loved his parents but who would be here now to love him?
Not daddy?
Momma never had.

Zac hugged his knees to his chest, rocking back and forth. He hated that his baby was seeing him like this...

Gabriel stood, kissing Zac's temple and going to bed, the ring still in his small hands.

"Baby!" Zac called, walking after him. "C-can I have my ring please...?"

Gabriel paused, looking at it then shaking his head.\He would give it to his father and when they were back together he could give it to Zac.