Pros and Cons of Having a Boy like Zach Goode in Your Life

(A list by Cameron Morgan)

Pro: He gives you a cute nickname like 'Gallagher Girl'

Con: Sometimes, he over uses the nicknames. (Maybe every now and then he could call me by my first name!)

Pro: He is really sweet!

Con: He is a tease and never takes things seriously.

Pro: He is never predictable.

Con: You are never prepared for when he shows up randomly. So instead of having a cute outfit on and maybe a little bit of make-up, you are wearing a t-shirt that is ten sizes to big, faded, ripped jeans, worn out purple flip-flops, and your hair is in two very uneven braids. Then, to top it off, you have a smudge of chocolate on your face from the cookie you snuck from the kitchen.

Pro: He's 'Goode'.

Con: He's Zach Goode.

I looked up and saw those green, emerald eyes that had been haunting my dreams all summer. (Some naughtier then others) He was smirking at

me and in the dull light, he looked perfect. His hair was messed up in all the right ways, his eyes glistened as he stood there, his face was

perfectly shaped, everything about him just then was…so…perfect. I just wanted to take a picture of him and hang it above my bed and look at it

every time I woke up and went to sleep. I was so caught up in the way he looked I didn't notice him walking towards me.

"Gallagher Girl, I know I look good, but you don't need to drool." He laughed softly at me as I wiped at my mouth to see if I was actually drooling.

(And for the record, there wasn't a single drop of drool on my mouth. Okay, so maybe there was a little, but don't judge me. If you saw him the

way I just did, you would be drooling too!) I scoffed at his remark as if I didn't care one bit about how he looked (even though I did).

"I wouldn't drool over you if my life depended on it."

"Whatever. Did you miss me, Gallagher Girl?"

"Blackthorne Boy, I didn't think about you once over the summer, let alone missed you." That technically wasn't a lie at least not all of it. I did miss

him, A LOT! Plus, I thought about him more then once over the summer. He looked at me and gave me his signature smirk. I just wish he would

smile at me once, just ONCE!

"Liar."

"Why would I lie to someone like you? Sheesh, boys are so dumb!"

"You aren't too bright yourself."

"Oh really, and what makes you say that."

"You didn't realize I was the one tailing you here."

"That's because I didn't expect you to be here in the first place. By the way, why are you here?"

"I'm not allowed to tell you that."

"And why not?"

"It's not my information to give out. How about you wait until everyone gets back tomorrow and your mom announces it at the welcome back

dinner." I scoffed softly and rolled my eyes. I stood up quickly and walked past him but then I felt an arm wrap around my waist. I felt him pull me

close to his chest. I could feel his heart beat against my back. He leaned in closely next to my face and I felt his warm breath on my ear. "You

didn't think you could get away from me that easily, did you?" I was so lost for words. I felt my face turn a dark shade of red. "Speechless, I do

have that effect on girls." I could hear the smirk in his voice. I let out a small 'eep' as he gently kissed my neck. His arm slowly fell down from my

waist as he walked past me.

"What the hell was that?" I heard him laugh as he walked down the tunnel to the exit of the passageway.

"Whatever you wanted it to be Gallagher Girl." I stood there in shock then regained my composure. I ran after him but when I got out into the

hallway, he was gone.

"Typical Zach."

"What makes him so typical?" I jumped as I heard the voice next to me. I turned my head to the side slightly and saw the one person that I didn't

want to see at the moment.

"Hello Mr. Solomon."

"Ms. Morgan, you never answered my question."

"Well…it's just…Wait a second, why do you want to know?"

"Well, as your god father, I'm required to know. Especially if it involves boys."

"Sure." I made sure to stretch out my sentence to annoy him.

"If I catch him touching you, there may be consequences." I looked at him nervously and widened my eyes.

"What kind of consequences?"

"None that will concern you. They will mostly be directed towards Mr. Goode." I giggled softly and smiled at Mr. Solomon.

"Have a nice day Joe." I walked away with a skip in my step and walked to my room. I opened my door slowly and smiled. This room held so many

memories. I turned towards the wall and saw all the holes Bex left from anger. (Most of the time, she was angry a Macey.) I walked over and

plopped on my bed. The pillow felt so comfortable against my throbbing head. I felt my eye lids get heavier and soon enough they were shut and I

drifted off to sleep.