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"My heart is dancin', to a November tune
And I hope that you hear it, singing songs about you
And I sing songs of sorrow, because you're not around
See, babe I'm gone tomorrow, Baby follow me down"
The Avett Brothers
The waves inched closer to their feet as the sun began to inch closer to the ocean leaving behind a trail of heavenly colors. She could hear him breathing from behind her, could feel his heart beating from behind her, and could feel the heat of his arms around her.
He began to inch his mouth closer to her skin, beginning from her shoulder blade to her neck, "Vanessa, we have to get dinner sometime" he stated and then chuckled when her only response was a moan.
"I promised your parents that I would feed you, you offered me shelter and now it's my turn to reward you"
"Zachary if the only thing I offered you is shelter, you wouldn't be here" she joked
He twisted her in his arms, so that they now faced each other. "If you only offered me a small patch on your doorway, I'd still be here, just to see your beautiful face" his eyes light with humor and love. She giggled at his cheesiness, and yet, as their eyes connected, she knew how true his words went.
"Plus, your my guest, shouldn't I have made plans?" she questioned
"Babe, Hawaii is not your home, it's our home" he reminded her. "And you're way too busy, and I know exactly what you love" he bit her neck lightly as he ended his sentence.
"Okay Mr. I know everything, just give me a couple of minutes, I haven't seen much of the Ocean"
"What are you talking about; you have lived here for like two months."
"I know, it's just that, well, I've been busy with work- and"
"And what…"
"Whenever I come here, all I can remember is being here with you"
"Aww my baby misses me, how cute" he joked. She groaned at his lame attempt to joke. He twisted her back around so that the waves of the ocean were in clear view.
And then brought his lips close to her ears and softly sang. ."Hmm 'You're the reason I come home my love…You're the reason that when everything I know falls apart…..You're the reason I come home'"
"Hmm… I love when you try to serenade me Efron" she giggled and escaped from his hold
"Hey I resent that, Babe, I thought you said I sounded like a rock star" he teased as he began to run after her
Her laughs filled the air as he encased her in his arms and spun her around.
"Efron, have you been working out?" she teased
"Don't try to get yourself out of this missy, I'm hungry… time for dinner Hudgens" he said as he threw her body over his shoulders and turned away from the shore to their rental car.
As they reached the restaurant, and were seated into a secluded area of the restaurant, they ordered their food.
"You know, I talked to Ashley the other day…" Vanessa started after a conversation of how the next weeks were going to be.
"Oh yeah, how is she doing, I haven't talked to her in a while"
"Girl stuff, she asked about us, about how we were doing"
"Huh, what did you say?"
"Well you know, how hard it has become to be from each other, she asked if we were having problems because of it"
"Yeah…"
"I told her we didn't have time to fight, that we cherish all the moments together, and try to avoid being separated"
"That's good, you know that this is the better way baby, if one worked and one stayed home, then we would just get annoyed of each other, one being too tired, and the other being too bored"
"Yeah, your right… she just got me thinking you know"
"About what?"
"About how we really have not fought in a long time" Zac couldn't help but chuckle "If you want a fight I can give you one Van"
"Zac, I'm serious, don't you think it's weird that we don't"
"Okay lets fight, what do you want to fight about" he added as he leaned back into his seat, his arms folded out in front of him, a smirk on his lips.
"Ugh, you're so annoying, what if… what if, we are just in the eye of the storm, and I'm scared"
"Van, we have had as many big fights as I can add up with in one my hands, it's not a miracle, and there is a reason to why that is"
"Why?"
"Because we are honest with each other, I don't keep things away from you, and you don't. That doesn't exclude emotions, work, or life in general. That is why we work"
"I don't know, I just felt kind of down you know… I was really missing you, and I was just thinking about if you ever gave up trying."
"Vanessa, when have I ever given you the impression that I would ever quit on us? I know it's hard, believe me I do, but facing the facts, I know it would be a million times harder if you weren't by my side"
"Thanks baby, I just, I've missed us, and I know we pissed off our parents by staying in Hawaii for Thanksgiving, but we needed it"
"I know, you were kind of off a couple days ago, I just wanted to know what was wrong"
"I told you it was nothing, I'm just insecure sometimes"
"Van, seriously, we are reaching five years and a half, believe me I haven't looked at another women in six years, when I met you"
She smiled at his words. "So how have you been with work?"
"Working hard, I've just been trying to get into the character as much as possible… after Charlie St. Cloud, I really hope I can prove that I can actually act you know"
"Baby, you have proved yourself, you know that, you need to stop being so harsh on yourself"
"I know, but you know how much this means to me, I don't want to be just another actor that loses everything, I need to work my ass off so that I can show the critics and everybody, that this is where you belong."
She looked into his eyes and saw his insecurities laid out in front of her. She reached and clasped his hands into hers. "Zac, believe me, you will, but you have to realize that one bad move is not going to make you lose your career. Remember High School Musical, Hairspray, 17 again- you have fans Zac. And if you want critics, you had them with Me and Orsen Wells."
"Thanks for the ego boast, but this is reality and I do have to work hard, I need to prove that I can actually do this."
"And you will"
"Okay enough about me, what about you?"
"Its great, Im having a lot of fun, you know Im the only one without a stunt double" she added with a giggle
"Hmm, must make the guys feel really good huh?"
"I think they were really surprised, Josh came up to me and asked if my stunt double had quit"
"Ahh..how is he doing"
"He's great, he kind of reminds me of Sterling"
"Yeah, he seemed nice when I picked up your phone"
"Well you'll get to meet him tomorrow, we are having lunch with the cast, your okay with that right?"
"Yeah, ofcourse Van." He added genuninly
"Great, anyways are you done? Im finished." she stated as she pushed her plate away.
"Yeah, let me get the check" As they stepped out of the restaurant, they stood in the entry until their car came around and meanwhile the cold night winds brought shivers to their bodys.
"Thanks for tonight Zac" she whispered as she stood behind him wrapping her arms around his body to gain some of his body heat.
"Hmm, you'll be thanking me for this night later" he joked as he turned her body towards him.
"mhhhm, you wish" she joked as she nudged his nose with hers
"Nahh too much work , I have something better"
"Oh yeah whats that" she added as she gave him a short kiss
"Your heart" he leaned in this time and gave her a passionate kiss. Her body instantly fell into his, and a smile graced his face as he felt her sigh against his lips. They slowly separated as they Zac reached down towards the soft skin of her neck and gave it a quick peck.
"Aloha au iaoe" she whispered into his ear
"I love you too"
She then twisted back behind him shielding herself from the cold winds of the ocean and rubbed his stomach. She knew how much comfort those motions brought her boyfriend and in these times, they added to the ounces of pure content.
Authors Note: Thank you guys so much for the reviews. I have had this document opened since the Hawaii pictures came out, but I just didnt have time to finish it, so i finally got it done today. I tried to add some sort of reality in this because I really have gotten bored with so much fluff, so i hope it has an ounce of real life. That is why i discussed Zacs critics, I hope you all understand that I do not mean to offend anyone. Also, the song inside the chapter is Ron Pope's "Your the Reason" which is one of my favorites, so check it out. Once again thanks and December will be out whenever a ZV inspiration pops up.
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