I totally promise I haven't forgetten about this one, I'm just super busy with my job and my new bow that it's taking 1000000% of my time. I do have a Bluetooth keyboard for my iPad now, so maybe that'll make it easier on me to update like I've said I'm going too.. Anyway, enjoy. :)

I stared at it. Shocked. Then opened it. There nestled in black satin was a ring. Silver, with the most beautifully, gracefully cut diamonds. I gasped and got off of him and sat on my side.

"Lulu, will you do me the incredible honor of marrying me?" Zak asked.

I looked up from the ring to see him on one knee.

"Of course!" I said and set down the ring and hugged him. Then I let him put the ring on my left hand and kissed him. Then we got down to business.

Through the course of the break, my clothes, pjs and everything ended up everywhere in his house. For example I found one of my bras on the staircase railing.. We had more sex than anything else. On Thanksgiving his parents called. He was in the shower and I was walking around the house admiring my ring and picking up my clothes when his phone rang.

"Hello?" I answered cheerfully.

"Hello, is Zak there?" A woman asked.

"Yea, but he is in the shower, can I take a message?" I asked.

"May I ask whom I am speaking with?" The woman asked.

"This is his girlfriend." I answered.

"Oh, okay. Just tell Zak that his mother wants to speak with him, please." She said.

"Of course. It was nice talking with you." I said.

"And you." Zak's mom said.

Then she hung up. And I wandered back to the bedroom with my clothes and I saw Zak wrapped in a towel around the waist looking for an outfit.

"Your mother called." I said dropping my clothes in my empty dirty clothes suitcase.

"And?" He asked.

"She wants you to call her as soon as you can." I said handing him his phone.

"She probably wants me to come over for Thanksgiving." He said.

"Oh! Is it really Thanksgiving?!" I said.

"Yes. It is. Do you want to meet my mom?" He asked.

"That sounds nice." I said kissing him and I left the room to get Gracie.

He called his mom and talked to her. She did in fact want him over for dinner. And she invited me, after he explained why I answered his phone.

He came and found me as I was sitting on the couch loving Gracie.

He bent over and kissed my cheek.

"Hey, honey." I said.

"Hey, so my mom wants me over for Thanksgiving. It's a few hours drive there and I want you to go with me. But I also want you to keep our engagement on the down low around her, okay?" He said.

"Okay." I said and went to get in the shower myself and dress.

I dressed myself nicely once again, I wore a long sleeve that covered my hands far enough up so I could wear my ring, and so it wouldn't show or be seen. Then with a quick kiss, we headed out the door.

I was Dj on the way there, I used mainly his phone though. I was using mine to text my friends to tell them about my day. I told them I was engaged, but I wasn't planning on marrying him anytime in the very near future. They gave their congratulations even though they've never met Zak. Apparently Aaron and Nick knew Zak was going to propose soon because they were with him when he bought my ring...

I met his mom, the sweetest lady I'll ever meet. She absolutely fell in love with me.

"I'm glad, my Zak has found someone to complete him. Someone who gets him." She told me.

"I'm glad Zak found me too. I don't know where I'd be, if he hadn't bumped into me and fractured my wrist when I fell." I said.

"That's interesting." She said, kissed the top of my head then went to get the food ready.

We ate, visited and had a great time.

On the way home I thanked Zak for letting me go with. And I appreciate him letting me meet his mom.

So my little vacation went on like that until I had to go back home...

"I'll miss you!" I said running back into his arms as I was boarding a plane home.

"I will too. I'll visit you as soon as I can. I promise." He said. Kissing me and letting me go once again to board my plane. I looked back once, and let a tear slide down my face as I packed my bag onto the plane.

The flight was only 30 minutes but felt like forever. I called a cab to come get me and she did. I cried the whole way back to my house. I turned off my phone and never turned it back on until Monday.

'I love you. Have a good Monday.' He texted me, on Monday morning.

I got up, showered, dressed and went to put on my makeup and jewelry when I saw my ring nestled in the black satin opened box in my nightstand. I stood and admired it. Then slipped it on gracefully.. Then I headed out to school.

The next three weeks were a living hell. I mean do you know how hard it is to have a relationship with a guy who lives in another state, while you're still in school? It's hard! Especially when you're engaged and irrevocably in love with him! Anyway, I went on in life in those three weeks. Took tests, aced them, hung out with friends.. The usual. Then I came to that last Monday morning before two weeks of winter break when I was called down to the office because something had been delivered for me..

Curious, I left class and went to pick up, my dozen roses and a poem written for me from Zak, in his scrawl..

I read the poem and smiled, then pulled out my phone as I took my bouquet to my locker and texted him.

'Thank you for the flowers, and the poem. You're sweet, I love you.' I said.

'You're welcome. And after school I have another surprise for you.' He sent back.

'Okay. I can't wait. I love you!' I sent him.

I went on through the day and finished school, then I got my stuff said goodbye to my friends and went outside. There in the parking lot, was parked the Challenger and Zak leaning against it. I smiled when I saw him and ran into his arms.

"I've missed you so much." He whispered in my ear.

"Me too." I said then started to cry. And he hugged me tighter.

We stood there for a long time, just like this. Until we were broken apart from the cold. Mainly Zak was cold. My Vegas man can't handle the 30 degree weather change.

"Let's go get a hot chocolate." I said and kissed him, our first kiss in like three weeks.

"Alright." He said and we jumped in the car and headed down to Circle K.

We shared one big hot chocolate I had my hands wrapped around the cup and his around mine. 'Trying to warm them up'.

"Why are ya in town? Why not notice sooner honey?" I asked.

"We are doing a lockdown in SLC and I thought I'd drive down and come get you." He said and smiled his cute smile.

"Awe you're sweet. But I have school still, unless you're willing to drive back and forth." I said.

"Or I could just stay and spend Christmas and New Years with you. I mean you spent Thanksgiving with me." He said.

"That works. But like I said, I still have school and this last week is like important." I said taking a sip of hot chocolate out of my straw.

"I know. That's why I'll come get you everyday after school, so you can kinda be with us, miss photographer." He said.

I smiled. "Okay. Are you staying here or in SLC? And whose got Gracie?"

"I'm staying in SLC with the guys, then I'll stay with you. Gracie is gonna stay in Vegas until we go get her, for Christmas." He said paying for the hot chocolate and a package of grandma's cookies for us to share.

"Okay. You guys have really shitty timing you know that right? You couldn't do it the week after Christmas, so I could be there?" I complained as we got in the car and headed out to SLC.

"I'm sorry. This is the only time everyone could do it. And our location allowed us to do it." Zak said, taking I-15.

I had my earphones in, I texted my friends to let them know Zak came and got me. And was headed out to have some location fun, and dinner.

I had my camera of course. And the first thing we did when we were all together was, we went to City Creek Mall and checked stuff out. I looked at jewelry, and perfume.. The only piece of jewelry that caught my eye was the yin and yang pendant necklace.

"Oh pretty." I muttered to myself. And thought, well Zak is here with me.. And it's Christmas, maybe that's why we're here..

"Watcha looking at?" Aaron asked me.

"Oh, the yin and yang pendant there." I said tapping the glass.

"Oh yeah? That's awesome." He said.

"Yeah, I like the yin and yang because of the story, and it relates to my zodiac sign." I said and started walking.

"What have you found Aaron?" I asked.

"A pair of shoes I like, but they don't have my size." He said and frowned.

"I'm sorry, maybe a different shop?" I said.

Then I met back up with Zak.

"Having fun?" He asked.

"Of course! I always do when I'm with you." I said.

"Well the night ain't over yet." He said and then we went to Temple Square.

"I love it here!" I said, snapping pictures of the Temple and the lights.

Zak smiled and took my hand, then we left the others and walked.

My hands got cold, so I wrapped my arms through Zak's, he had his hands in his pockets. It was perfect.

Then we walked by the pond in the middle with the candles floating on the water. And he stopped me so he could take a picture.

"Beautiful, huh?" I said, grasping his hand when he was done.

"Way beautiful." He said and lifted my chin up and kissed me.

"Woah there, lovebirds." Nick snickered.

"And there's Zak and Lulu, making out again..." Aaron said doing a vlog and showing us.

"Shut up, you two." Zak said punching Nick in the shoulder, and smacking Aaron's phone.

I laughed, "Zak, play nice with your friends now, honey." Standing on my tip toes giving Zak a kiss.

"I'm always nice, but if I have to live with these two, and put up with them, then they can deal with me dating you." Zak rambled as we walked away to go look at the nativity scene.

We spent the next hour at the temple until we all got hungry and then went to the Cheesecake Factory. I sat next to Zak, of course, and on my other side Billy sat next to me.

We ate and stuff, then went to the hotel, where me and Zak hung out alone for an hour and a half before I had to take a cab back out to Grantsville.

Now, what we did in that hour and half is what two lovers are expected to do after not seeing each other for a very long time.

"I hope it's okay I stole you today." Zak said watching me put my clothes back on, and wiping off my makeup.

"I'm actually glad you did." I said and came over and kissed him again.

"Mmmm.. I miss you already." He said, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"Oh stop, you're gonna make me never want to leave!" I said unwrapping myself and headed to get my coat and backpack.

"That's because I don't want you to." He whispered in my ear, as my hand was on the handle to the door.

"Well, I have to. You can come get me again at 2:30. Unless I have to get a cab." I said.

"I can. Or I'll send Aaron. Either way, you'll be here." He said pulling on a sweatshirt and a 'Reaper Fashion' beanie (he already had his pants on) then he grabbed his phone and room key and he walked me out.

"Well, thank you for an amazing afternoon. I can't wait to see you tomorrow." I said kissing him on my tip toes as a cab pulled up. "Don't forget to text me on my way home!" I continued as I got in the cab and driver pulled away.

"I'll try!" He yelled after me. And I watched him fade away in the distance as we got farther away..

He never did text me, but when I got home I texted him telling him I was home. Then we had a all night conversation, just basic stuff though. He asked me how school was and stuff.. I confessed my never ending love for him once again..

'Well, I think it's time for you to be getting to bed now, you have school in the morning and a big day with us after.' Zak texted me.

'True, very true. Well I'll talk to you later then, goodnight Zak. I love you.' I sent him.

'I love you too. Dream of butterflies and gumdrops and I'll see you tomorrow.' He sent back sarcastically because he knows all I ever have are dreams of him.

I smiled then locked my phone. I laid awake for a while thinking about my life now. And what it'll be like once we're married. Then I started worrying about a wedding, even though we kinda planned on one being a small family thing, off camera of course. We'd have his family, some of mine. Some friends and of course Nick and Aaron. Then my mind wandered to if it was going to be a traditional marriage. White dress and tuxes.. Then I freaked out over money, and a honeymoon..

"I can't do this!" I sat up and said in my room.

"Do what?" My friend asked me.

"Get married." I said and laid down again.

"Yes, you can. You love Zak, you'd do anything for that man." She said.

"I would. I wonder how he'll feel about his baby though.." I said, then I drifted off to sleep.