Chapter 4

In LA

A loud ringing sound filled rang through throughout the entire hotel room. It read 6 a.m., which meant time to go to work,

Zac woke up to irritating sound that almost deafened his ears. He groggily walked to the bathroom and look at himself deeply in the mirror. I can't do this anymore, I need to see them he sadly thought. His fight with Vanessa made him realize how much he misses his family and how much he needs to see them.

He desperately had to find a way to apologize to her for being so insensitive and acting like a jerk. But considering his emotions and the time of day, he couldn't think of the most perfect apology right now. So he put of his apology until after work. But unfortunately, his feelings overcame everything else. Sam and V wouldn't leave his mind. He just had to deal with it.

He lazily shower and got dressed. This time he didn't take as long to find clothes as he usually does. When he was ready, he went straight to the car that would take him to work.

He reached the set a half hour later. Zac Efron wasn't acting like himself. When his cast and crew members would pass by and greet him, the only response they got was a mere and unenthusiastic 'hey.' Definitely not what they expected from a a person like him.

He immediately went to filming. Luckily, he only had to film one scene that day. He gave his all in this scene because the better he does, the faster he can finish. And it worked. It took about an hour and a half to finish. Now, all that was planned for the rest of the day was him, his hotel room, some food, and attempts to figure out apologies for his girl.

He walked quickly to the car that would take him to the hotel until he heard Jason(Barrett), one of the producers from the movie and Zac's manager,(idk if this is true but i read somewhere that he is his manager, but i know that he is a producer though. it doesn't really affect the story so watever) call out his name.

"Hey man," Jason greeted.

"Hey Jason, what's up?"

"Where are you going?" he asked.

"Just going back to the hotel. Im not really feeling well and i just wanna go and rest." he replied tiredly.

"Oh ok. Well before you leave town, i just wanted to commend you on such a great job on the movie. There was no other person to play this part and i really think this movie is gonna be a big hit thanks to you. "

"Before I leave town, what are you talking about?"

"You are done with this movie. You finished all your scenes. We didn't anticipate how quickly you would finish your scenes and since you have nothing else to do here, we decided you can go and start doing HSM 3. Didn't you know about this?" he suprisingly asked.

"Umm .......no," Zac was so lost.

"Well now you know. So I suggest you get your butt back to the hotel and start packing. I still have to stay and finish up but you gotta go start that movie. I have a feeling there are gonna be a couple of people who are gonna freak out when you show up in Utah unexpected." Zac knew exactly who he was referring to. He himself was freaking out right then and there.

"Oh man! Thank you so much dude! I can't wait til I get there! I'll see you in a couple of weeks when you're in Utah." he said excitedly as he gave Jason a 'man hug.'

"No worries kid. Go get outta here!" And with that, Zac ran like he never ran before.

When he reached the hotel room, he went straight to packing. He was so excited, he didn't even bother folding or organizing any belongings. He just threw his stuff into any suitcase.

He was finally going to see his family that he hasn't seen in 2 and a half months. Saying that he was excited was definitely an understatement.

"Im going to Utah, to see my girl Vanessa! I'm going to Utah, to see my baby Samantha!" he sang and danced throughout the whole hotel room. He stopped all of a sudden.

He was so anxious that he forgot about the fact that Vanessa was still upset with him. He thought about how he was going to apologize to her.............................I know exactly how to apologize to her! he gladly thought.

He continued to sing and dance and let all his happiness take over his previous feelings.

In Utah

Ashley, Monique, Vanessa and Sam were having dinner at their favorite pizza place in Salt Lake City.

"Hey Ness, what's up? You don't seem to be yourself and you were the same way at rehearsal too. Is something wrong?" Monique asked just like a big sister would.

V wasn't paying attention.

"V?"

No answer.

"Vanessa?"

Still nothing.

"Vanessa Anne Hudgens!" Ashley screamed loud enough for V to pay attention again.

"Huh?" She asked so innocently.

"I was wondering if there was anything wrong? You are so spaced out today." Monique explained once more.

"I'm sorry Mo, but no, there is nothing wrong. Just a lot going on, that's all," she said distractedly.

"It's Zac isn't it?" Ashley always knew when V had a problem with Zac.

"Yeah, we kinda had an arguement and it really made me upset," she said remembering their conversation. She was stroking Sam's cheek.

"What were you fighting about?" Mo asked.

"Well, I told him about your baby-sitter advice. And I mentioned how I would be the one to hire this person before he came. And he kinda just blew up on me."

"What did he say?" Ash asked.

"He was saying how he doesn't have any say in the situation and that I am making all the choices for Sam. He doesn't approve of me picking the nanny unless he is there. i tried to explain how helpful this nanny would be to me and how tired I am after reahearsal. And i told him that i was afraid if Sam didn't get the proper care and attention she needs because I am too tired. And...and..." she stopped.

"Please continue so we could help you, Ness" Mo slowly urged her, not wanting to push her too hard.

"And he told me I should've thought about that before I got knocked up." V said quietly with a tear rolling down her cheek.

"Oh no he didn't!!" Mo and Ash said simultaneously. V nodded.

"I am going to slap that mother-" Ashley started but was cut off by Monique who reminded her that a 2 and a half month old was sitting right next to them.

"I don't know why he was being such a jerk. I was trying to have an adult conversation about this, but he just totally went the opposite direction." V said.

"We don't really know his reason for blowing up like that. Maybe he had a bad day or something or maybe it's just the fact that he hasn't been with you guys for 2 months and hasn't been there to support the both of you. Maybe he just feels like he hasn't the chance to be a part of her life." Monique explained."I mean look at his situation. The guy can't help but feel guilty for missing out."

Vanessa thought about this and realized she hasn't even cosidered what Zac's been feeling the past couple months.

"Wow, I haven't even thought about that. I guess it's just the fact that I've been doing everything without him and i just got used to it. It's like he doesn't even need to be here when it comes to making these decisions."V said honestly. "But I want him here to make decisions with me."

"Well that's between you and Zac. You need to talk to him and just vent out your thoughts. Eventually, everything will work out perfectly." Ashley chimed in."It always does for you two."

"He still didn't need to blame me for everything. Can you believe he had the audacity to say something like to me? Even after everything we've been through." Vanessa said still in disbelief.

"As for that, Zac is gonna get an ass-whupping from Corbin, no doubt. Me and mo will even help out, right mo?" Ashley said in confidence and looked at Monique.

"Hell yeah!"was all Monique said. The three friends were laughing.

"Ok girls. lets not turn into Rambo or something." V said in a happy mood. "But thanks anyway. I will talk to him and hopefully it will all work out."

The four girls continued with dinner laughing, chatting, and playing with Samantha. Vanessa was feeding Sam in between with baby food. Eating was her favorite part of the day. She definitely got it from her father.

If only they knew what he was up to.

It was around 8:30. And Van and Sam were dressed comfortably in their pjs. V was wearing blue pajama pants with little duckies on them while Sam wore a light blue, one-suit pajama with cute duckies on them, just like her mom.

"Like mother, like daughter." Vanessa giggled at their clothes.

"I wish you're father was here. There was no doubt in my mind that he would've bought his own pair of duckie pjs too." she chuckled lightly. He would've done something like that.

Ring! Ring! Ring! the phone chimed. She went over to her iPhone and looked at the familiar picture and caller ID. Speaking of the devil she thought. V was hesistant about picking it. She didn't feel like talking to him just yet, afraid of another possible fight. But she knew it was now or never(no pun intended). So she slowly picked it up.

"Hello" she said plainly.

"Hey" he said in relief. He knew there was a chance that she wasn't going to pick it up. But he was ecstatic when she did.

"We need to talk"

"Yeah, I know. he took a deep breath."Look Van, I'm really sorry for blowing up on you like that. It's just that I was bummed out that I can't be there to pick out our kid's baby-sitter. And you're always the one to make all the decisions. I feel left out and guilty that I haven't really done anything for Sam or you. I am just extremely sorry. I was stupid for yelling at you."

"Zac, it's not all on you. I'm sorry too for excluding you and completely ignoring your feelings too. I didn't realize how this situation must be for you, and not just the whole nanny thing but everthing since Sam was born. If i was in your position, I would've done the same thing. Being away from Sam for almost three months would kill me. "

"And i take back what i said about you being knocked up. That was stupidest thing I have ever said in my life. I hope you know I didn't mean it." Zac said with high hopes.

"Of course I do, you love Samantha as much as I do, and considering the circumstances, I know now why you said it. But i will never hold it against you. Your emotions got the best of 's all." Zac was now relieved."And if i didn't get pregnant, you wouldn't have the most beautiful daughter that you have right now."

"Exactly. She is more valuable to me than anything in the world. I don't even why i would blame, in a bad way, it on you. Becuase she isn't nor ever will be a burden. But i do blame you for giving me such an incredible thing. Samantha means everything to me."

"She really is something isn't she. And she is our's, Zac, which makes it a million times better." Vanessa was overjoyed that her and Zac have a child. But raising a baby demands so much. "I want us to be able to make the best choices for her. But we gotta do it together. We're gonna fight and we're gonna argue, but thats what makes our relationship so much stronger. I know that we both want what's best for. But we have to agree on things in order for Sam to be happy. I hope you understand."

"I do now. I never realize being a parent could be so hard. I definitely gotta give my folks some props." He said lightening the mood, which made V laugh. "I get it more so now, the reality of being young celebrity parents. Everything about the long distances, work, babysitters, and all, it just makes more sense now."

"Speaking of baby-sitters, I wanna wait until you get back. I wasn't being fair and you should have a say in it too. Your just as much her parent as me. So if you wanna help pick out a sitter with me, then that's what you'll do. I will just ask the cast to help me if i need it. I can wait two weeks, it won't be a problem."

"Why wait two weeks, when we can do it much more sooner." He said while a suspicious smile formed on his face.

"What?" Just a second after, a knock was heard on the door. Vanessa went over and opened it.

Standing there was the father of her child and the guy who she was longing for. for almost 3 months. He stood still with the biggest grin plastered on his face. His luggages lay next to him. She couldn't believe his eyes.

Vanessa dropped her phone and covered her mouth as she let tears fall from her eyes.

"Oh my God," She said through the tears. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh well, I guess i'm not wanted here. I think i'm just gonna catch a flight back to LA..." Zac feigned hurt while turning around to 'leave.'

"Like hell you will! Come here!" she yelled and grabbed his shirt to pull him in a extremely tight hug. He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around him and continued to tear. She pulled back.

"You aren't supposed to be here until two weeks." she said still in shocked.

"I finished all my scenes and the handlers just let me go early since i don't have anything else to do." he said with a smile.

"Thank God for you're acting skills." they both laughed. And she wrapped her arms around his neck

"I missed you so much, Van"

"I missed you too."

"Where is she?" he asked. She knew what he meant. She pulled back and smiled.

"Come on in," she nodded towards the room. He let her down and pulled the luggages inside the suite.

Vanessa led him towards the master bedroom and over to Sam's crib. There she was looking at Zac and Vanessa, with her delicate features :her mother's brown hair and her daddy's crystal blue eyes. Her face became more distinguished since Zac last saw her in person. She was more beautiful than ever.

"Wow..." was all he said. He picked her up and cradled her small figure in his muscular arms. "Absolutely gorgeous."

"Yup, I know." V said in awe. Somehow, seeing her daughter and boyfriend together made everything a whole lot sweeter.

" I can't believe i missed this for a movie. But now its better, cause i get to do a movie with both my gorgeous girls." Soon, he was going to end the movie that started his life. The movie that lead to Vanessa and then to Samantha. The movie that brought all the hapiness he can find in the world.

Zanessa walked into the living room and sat on the couch, with their child still in Zac's arms. They were playing and laughing.

"These are some nice pajamas," Zac said randomly recognizing the adorable duckie pjs his kid was wearing. Then he noticed Vanessa's pants and chuckled,"Like mother, like daughter, huh?"

"Yup!" she giggled.

"That's funny because....." he carefully reached over to his luggage and pulled out a pair of blue ducki pants,"I was thinking about wearing my duckie pants tonight too."

"You're such a dork," she chuckled and shook her head.

"I love you, so much," he sincerely said as he looked into her brown eyes.

"I love you too, baby" V sweetly replied. Their lips met in a soft yet passionately. Something they've been waiting to do for 2 and a half months.

"And we love you too our little bundle of joy," he he chimed as he raspberried her tummy. He kissed her forehead then kissed Vanessa once more.

He couldn't wait for what was to come during this movie and the rest of their lives.

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