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Chapter 3

"You . . . you like me? Like like me? Seriously?"

I couldn't blame him for being amazed. I was amazed myself.

I sit on the bed, afraid my legs would give out. "Yes, I really do, ok? That's why I was avoiding you."

"Oh." Zack leans against the desk, letting out a long breath. "Ok."

"What do you mean, ok?" I ask, getting confused.

"Ok . . . do you wanna go out sometime?" he asked.

"Zack!" I stand up. "You don't need to take me out because you feel sorry for me. I'm a big girl now."

He laughs. "I know that! But, I kind of want to see how I feel about you. Right now I'm still in shock."

I smile at him. "Well then, I'd love to go out with you." Then I snap back to reality. "But there's a problem."

I couldn't help it; I pour my heart out to him about Serena, and how worried I am. When I finish, he just stands there and frowns. Then he takes out his cellphone.

"I have a solution to this. So, how about we go to dinner tomorrow at seven? They're serving Italian food on the Sky Deck."

I nod, trying not to look like an idiot. "Who are you calling?" I ask him.

He grins at me. "Addison." A sexy smirk played on his lips, as his mind was working hard…I smirked back, suddenly feeling confident and happier about the whole situation.

I put on a dress, only half focused. I'm so nervous I could puke. The dress is really dark purple, almost black. Bailey picked it out. I can't believe I was mean to this girl before!

Right now she's sitting on a chair, looking at me. "Don't be nervous, alright? You've known Zack for ages; it shouldn't be hard to talk to him. And forget about Serena. Addison and I have got it under control. Thanks to Cody and Woody's spying skills, we found out that she loves mini golf. We're taking her for a looooonnng round. She'll be out of your way.

I just nod, still in a daze.

Then there's a knock on the door. I shriek. "Oh God!"

"Shh! He'll hear you!" when I make no move to answer the door, Bailey opens it instead "Hey Zack! Come on in."

Zack walks in, and I'm surprised to see he looks as nervous as I feel. He holds out a bunch of red roses, my favourites. "These are for you," he say, and suddenly the nervousness just vanishes from his face. I smile at him and take them, starting to feel a little better.

"Thanks. They're really pretty." There's an awkward silence between the three of us. Then Bailey breaks it. "Well, you two had better get going. I'll get a vase for the flowers."

"Thanks, Bailey."

As we arrived at the Sky Deck, we bumped into Moseby. He practically screeches when he sees the two of us arm in arm. "May I ask what is going on here?"

"Eh . . . we're sort of on a date," I say sheepishly.

This time, he does screech. "Whaaaat?"

Zack nods. "Yep. We're on a date."

"But this can't be…" Moseby added

"Well it is" I replied

Moseby just stares. "Well . . . I'll . . . uh, see you two later."

He walks off. Zack laughs. "I think he took that well. By the way, I forgot to mention that you look absolutely gorgeous tonight." He said, placing an arm round my waist, smiling softly at me.

I blush like a cherry. "Thanks." He's just looking at me now, and I'm blushing so hard I'll burst into flames any minute.

"You clean up well, yourself" I replied. Stuttering slightly, but I don't think he noticed. He smiled "Thanks" he replied. We realised that we were stood still so we started to make our way towards the restaurant, but were quickly halted by the sound of an usher ringtone.

"Aren't you going to answer that?" I ask him. He shrugs, but take out the phone anyway. The caller ID reads Addison.

"Hello? Yeah, we just got here. Why?"

There's a silence on our end.

"Oh, crap! Ok, thanks!"

He hangs up. "Serena's on her way here right now. Addison rang to warn us.

I sigh. So much for the best night of my life. "We've only been here for, like, two minutes!"

Zack nods. "You should probably hide." He says sympathetically

I sighed and turned to the waiter behind the smoothie counter. "Hey, mind if I hide back here?"

"Uh . . . sure . . .". The guy says, quite confused, but his eyes widen, I assume because he remembers who I am.

I run around the counter and kneel down behind it. Seconds after, I hear footsteps approaching. "Hi Zack! I didn't realise you'd be here!"

Serena. Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

"Hi, Serena. I'm just getting a drink . . ."

"All by yourself? Then, you wouldn't mind if I joined you, right?"

Oh, I'll kill her! I will take her by the hair and throw her overboard!

"Um…Well."He replied.

A third voice joins in. "Hey! Mind if I cut in, too?"

Bailey never have I been so relieved to hear your voice..

Then there's some sort of strange splashing sound, and an angry shriek.

"Oh, I'm so sorry! Come on, let's go to the ladies room and get the smoothie off your shirt!"

A strong hand reaches down and takes mine, and I stand up. "Time to go," Zack smiles, then he's pulling me away from the Sky deck before Serena comes back.

"I have to thank Bailey later," I tell him as we make our hasty exit.

Half and hour later, we're sitting in my room, eating takeaway pizza. "I know this isn't exactly the date we planned," Zack says. "But I've had fun. What about you?"

I smile at him. "I've had fun too." There's a silence. "So," I say eventually. "How do you feel about me?"

Zack just looks at me, and I think I know the answer before he speaks.