A/N: I just realized that spring started last week, and I still haven't finished this story. I think there's still has to be snow somewhere in the Sierra Nevada's, so I won't beat myself up too much about not finishing before winter! As always, please read & review! :)

ZPOV

After leaving London that morning, Zack headed over to his room to take a shower and get ready for the day. It was a little awkward leaving the suite with a ripped shirt. The other girls were already awake, lounging on the sofas in the living room area, drinking their coffee. Zack mumbled a "Good morning" before hastily exiting the suite. He figured that London would tell them what she wanted them to know, but personally, Zack wished he and London did more than just talk so they could really give those girls something to gossip about.

Zack wolfed down a quick breakfast, left his board behind, and grabbed his skis instead, before heading out. He normally didn't ski, but since this was his first snow trip in years, he brought them just in case the opportunity presented itself. Luckily, he was as good a skier as he was a boarder, otherwise he wouldn't be able to ski the Avalanche Chutes.

Anxious, to get going, but noting the overcast skies, Zack checked the weather report. He saw that there was going to be some snow coming in later on in the evening, but didn't see anything too serious in the forecast. Still, knowing how quickly weather conditions could change up on the mountain, Zack texted Cody and Woody where he was going and what time he should be back.

Zack headed off towards chair lift 22, and as he ascended the mountain, he kept an eye out for a bright pink parka.

"Hey Maya, have you seen London?" Zack asked when he couldn't find London.

"Zack, are you crashing our party again?" Maya said with a smile.

"Uh, maybe?" Zack said with a laugh. "Do you mind if I kidnap one of your friends?"

Maya stared at Zack for a couple of minutes, and Zack had the awful feeling that Maya was going to bring up their past. So before she could apologize for breaking up with him or start reminiscing about their history, when it was no longer relevant, Zack quickly broke eye contact, scanned the area, and said, "I promise to have London back to you before you ladies head back to the lodge."

Blinking, Maya replied, "Oh, sure. Um, I think she's trying to find the entrance to Avi One since she heard it isn't as busy. Just go past the patrol station and turn right."

"Thanks," Zack said already turning away from Maya.

Zack thought about Maya as he followed her directions to locate the entrance to Avi One. He thought that he would feel some sort of emotion after seeing her again after all these years. I mean, come on, London and I didn't even date, and I had an immediate reaction to her when I saw her yesterday at the lodge, Zack thought to himself.

After pondering his lack of emotion towards Maya for a good 10 minutes, Zack then shrugged his shoulders, and finally accepted that the Maya phase in his life was done and over with. Had been for years. So, with that issue settled in his mind, Zack took in the beauty of his surroundings and felt his anticipation build when he finally saw London at the entrance to Avi One.

She was talking to the guy in front of her and hadn't noticed Zack yet, so Zack took the time to really look at her. Her long, dark hair was pulled up into a high ponytail, and from what he could see of her face, she had on a bare minimum of makeup but still looked gorgeous. She looked cute and sexy at the same time in her snow bibs, Zack thought with a grin.

When he finally got within ear shot of her, he said, "What are the odds of meeting you here?"

London turned towards him and laughed when she saw him.

"Zack! Are you stalking me?"

"What? Never! How do I know you're not stalking me?" Zack countered as he stood next to London.

"Oh Please!"

Zack leaned down, and quietly said in London's ear, "You don't have to beg. I don't mind that you're stalking me," which earned him another elbow to the stomach.

"Okay, Mr. Smart Ass, now that you've found me, let's see if you can catch me!" London exclaimed with a smile before pulling her goggles down, taking her poles in hand, and setting off down the mountain.

Feeling the familiar rush of adrenaline pumping through his system, Zack let out a laugh, and immediately set off after his prey.

LPOV

He's catching up! London thought as she bent her knees to try to gain more speed. London hated to admit it, but she was extremely happy that Zack came out to ski with her. As much as she liked hanging out with her friends, she couldn't help but think about a particular guy with messy blond hair.

After Zack left the suite, her friends practically dragged her out of bed to make her recap her evening with him. She told them the truth – she and Zack just talked. But the girls didn't believe her. So they kept teasing her for much of the morning. London really didn't mind, though, because her thoughts kept returning to the night she spent with Zack, and how well she fit against him when he was spooning her.

Whooosh! London sensed rather than saw Zack ski right past her, but when she did see him, he had turned his head to look at her and gave her a little salute before continuing down the mountain.

Rolling her eyes, London smiled and thought, he's going to be impossible to live with now.

Once she made it to the bottom, she saw Zack waiting for her with his arms crossed and a triumphant grin on his face.

She skied over next to him and smiled.

"Are you up for a bigger challenge?" London asked.

"What do you have in mind?"

"The guy up there was telling me that I should go check out The Hole in The Wall, but I can't go alone, and the girls aren't interested. Want to go with me?"

Zack hesitated and pulled out his phone. Apparently, he was checking the time.

"It's going to be 3pm in 10 minutes. Are you sure you want to go this late? There's going to be snow coming in later on."

London looked up at the sky, and even though it was overcast, there didn't seem to be any threatening clouds.

"Yeah, why not? Unless you're scared," London said with a maniacal laugh.

Zack slowly shook his head at her, and she thought she heard him say, "The things I'd do for you, woman," under his breath before saying out loud, "Lead the way."

Biting her lower lip, London stopped and took stock of her surroundings. She could hear Zack behind her adjusting his goggles. I think we're lost, London thought in despair. They had been cross skiing what she thought was the trail to The Hole in The Wall, but they had been at it for over an hour. At the beginning, they could hear other skiers and see other signs of civilization, but now with dusk approaching, it felt like it was just her and Zack in the woods. Not to mention the path now seemed to be non-exsistant.

She turned her head to look at Zack, not knowing what to say. He looked at her, let out a big sigh, and said, "We're lost, aren't we?"

Slowly, London nodded her head, and instinctively braced herself for the ass chewing she was sure Zack was going to give her.

"London! Why didn't you say so an hour ago! Do you realize that we only have about 45 minutes of light left, and that's only if the snow doesn't come early?!"

At that moment, snow began slowly drifting down, which caused Zack to growl and punch the closest tree.

Wincing, Zack shook out his hand, and said, "Come on, I think I saw a shack a couple of miles back. We're going to have to wait out this snow until someone can find us."

The snow quickly turned into a storm, and it was all London could do to follow Zack as the wind kept trying to pull her off course.

It took a couple of hours to locate the dilapidated shack, and when they did find it, Zack had to break down the door. By now, it was completely dark, and the storm had turned into a blizzard.

Trying to feel around the shack for a lamp or lantern, London encountered some candles and some water proof matches. Zack, in the mean time, was putting the door back up and pulling what looked to be a bookcase in front of it to block out the wind and snow.

Once the candles were lit, and their immediate need to find shelter was taken care of, Zack took off his goggles and flung them into the far corner of the shack. London sat wearily with her back against the wall and stared at Zack as he let out a sigh, and went to go pick his goggles up from the floor before walking over to her and sitting next to her.

Finally breaking the silence, London nudged Zack's shoulder with her own, and said, "I'm sorry."

Zack let out another sigh and slowly shook his head, before saying, "Its okay."

Looking around them, they saw that the shack was almost empty and looked as if it hadn't been used in decades. It was small; probably half the size of a standard hotel room, and the contents consisted of the bookcase blocking the door, an old wooden desk, a chair, and an old mattress with a cloth tarp on top of it. There also was a wooden box that looked to contain some supplies. Seeing this, Zack got up to take a look, and pulled out a tin pot, a few cans of chili, and some more candles and matches.

As London watched Zack, her body began to thaw, along with her clothes, and she began to shiver. Her snow bibs were soaked and the only thing that felt dry were the inside of her boots. Soon her teeth began to chatter. Zack must have heard this because he looked in her direction. Why isn't he as cold as me? London thought to herself, and she suddenly felt very sleepy.

It became very hard for London to keep her eyes open, and from a distance she thought she heard Zack say her name.

"Just let me sleep," London said, before passing out onto the floor.

A/N: Thank you so much to all of my reviewers! I think there are at least 2 more chapters left in this story, and at least 1 of those chapters will be rated M. I think my strategy will be to finish the story completely before posting the chapters, so with that said, it might be winter again before this story is finished! J/K! In any case, I will finish this story! On another note, can anyone guess what ski resort they're at?