Christina leans her face towards Zack to get a better "look" at what's on his neck and my knuckles turn white at the amount of pressure I'm putting on the remote. Quickly she puts herself on top of him and kisses him fully on the mouth. The remote breaks in half and my jaw turns slack.

Almost immediately, Zack pulls his lips from hers, though she's still on top of him.

"Christina, stop." Zack pleads. "You don't want this. You deserve better than this."

"What I deserve is you." Christina, the she-dog, replies before undoing a button. Much to my delight, Zack grabs her wrists and puts them down by her waist before scooting away from her out of the bed and onto the floor.

As he's making his way to the door, Christina says, "Zack, don't go! I know you want me. She'll never have to know."

Her last sentence has my heart speeding rapidly. Zack's been known to be fickle with women and has never been in a relationship for this long. How long can he last?

Zack, with his hand half way to the doorknob, spins around quickly to face Christina. He says, "Are you kidding me?! Is this your version of a joke?! I finally have the girl I love in my arms and you want me to throw it all away to be with some slut! Forget it!"

And with that he storms out of the room. Although Zack has flat out told her no (finally!) I'm still hurt. Even though he didn't mean to be, he was still unfaithful. How could he be so careless? I should have told him how I felt about that evil witch.

"Maddie, are you ok?" London asks nervously. Its then that I notice that I'm still clutching her remote, or should I say broken remote, in my hands tightly. I would apologize but I can't form any coherent words at the moment. Feeling numb, I get up from the couch and throw away the broken remote before heading towards my room; hoping sleep would eventually overtake me.

It didn't.

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I've never been one to me overdramatic or take things out of proportion but I can't stop the pain I feel. To see the man I am in love with in the arms of another women hurts to the point of no return. I'm so mad at him! How could he do this! I know it's not his fault but still… Too upset to continue working, I put up the closed sign and throw Mr. Moseby a pleading look. London must have filled him in on what happened because he nodded slowly before throwing me a pitying look.

Quickly trying to get out of the lobby before bursting into tears, a sweet, melodic voice stops me in my tracks.

"Maddie." Zack says, not knowing that I know the secret he's keeping from me.

"I'm kinda busy Zack." I say with my back towards him.

"Maddie?" Zack asks sounding hurt. "What's wrong?"

I can just picture his face. His eyes slightly squinted, eyebrows raised, looking like a god…so innocent. When I turn around, I see that the picture in my head didn't do him justice. I find myself lost in his eyes once again. Remembering his question I respond, "I'm fine Zack. What do you want?"

"Can we talk for a minute? Somewhere private?" he asks sweetly.

"Um…ok. Sure Zack. Follow me." I say, leading him towards the hall by the lobby. When we get to the hall I step inside a small closet for cleaning supplies and Zack soon follows me. He closes the door. This is the part I've been dreading. For some reason I get a bad feeling. Like he's going to break up with me or something like that.

"I have to tell you something." Zack says seriously, looking guilty. "Yesterday…when I went with Christina to help her…she asked me to get on the bed with her…and I said yes…and then she kissed me. I'm so, so, so sorry Maddie! I swear I had no idea what she had planned! I'm so sorry!"

Many emotions fill me at once. The most prominent, relief. Relief that Zack wouldn't keep a secret from me. Relief that he wouldn't lie to me. Relief that he was still mine.

The other emotion was irate. Finally I had the chance to ask all the questions that would have given me away before. So I decide to release all the anger and hurt built up inside me.

"How could you be so stupid!" I yell. "Why the hell would you get on the same bed with her?! What were you thinking?! Oh that's right. You weren't! You never do!"

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop Maddie! Where is all this coming from?! I ask myself. Afraid of what I've done, I sneak a little pick at Zack's facial expression.

His face is slightly turned and his jaw is a little stiff. But he's hiding what he's feeling from me. I can tell. Because of his eyes. The intensity they hold and the hurt behind that reveals that I've struck a nerve. He's never been the smart one and hates being reminded of it.

And then I feel the worst emotion of all. Guilt. I should have trusted him. I should have never made Cody put those cameras in Christina's room. But most of all, I feel guilt because I've hurt him too. He didn't do anything wrong. And yet, I've managed to make him feel bad once again.

"I screwed up. I know. I'm sorry, I really am." He says with all sincerity. "If you don't forgive me…I would understand." His voice breaks at the last words he's said and he looks at the floor.

"Zack." I say as I put a finger under his chin to make him look up at me. "Don't worry. I forgive you. I love you more than you know. I'm sorry too."

"For what?" he asks.

Uh-oh. I hadn't planned on letting him know about the cameras yet. "For overreacting." I say, skillfully lying. He smiles and pulls me to him. I sigh in relief when he does this.

I lean up to put my lips on his. Immediately I feel the tightening of my stomach and my heart rate speeds up. Feeling too far away from him, I press myself as close to him as I can and run my fingers through his hair. He wraps his arms around my waist. When we're really getting into it, the door opens, illuminating us with bright light that makes our eyes squint.

There Mr. Moseby stands glaring ferociously at Zack. I find it hilarious how he always seems to blame Zack. I guess I'm like a daughter to him.

"How many times do I have to tell you Zackary Martin?! No kissing in the lobby!" he yells.

"But we're not in the lobby." Zack replies with an adorable smirk.

"Your breaks almost over Madeline." He says before closing the door once more.

"Now where were we?" Zack says in a husky voice.

When we kiss again, Zack presses me to the wall and I wrap my legs around his waist. Putting my hands on his abs, I move my hands towards his shirt buttons. After I undo about three buttons or so, (I've lost track) the door opens again.

"Whoa!" says Cody. "Come on Zack! We gotta do our history project!"

"In a minute." Zack mumbles, still kissing me.

"Now!" Cody says, grabbing Zack's collar and pulling him out of the closet. I giggle and after straightening my hair, go back to the candy counter to continue my shift.

When I have about 20 minutes left of work, I get a text from Brad. Surprised, I open it and read. It says, Hey Maddie. Sorry about the other day. I wanna make it up to you. Can we meet for lunch tomorrow at 12 in the restaurant across the Tipton?

I reply back, saying that I would and that I forgave him. That whole day seems clouded in my memory from my last encounter with Zack. Speaking of the love of my life, I decide to text him too.

Hey baby. Meet me in London's suite tonight. Wanna talk. Love you! – M

Almost immediately I get his response,

Sure sweet thang. C ya there. Love you! I dweefejwj

I laugh. Cody must have wrestled the phone away from Zack.

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When Zack comes in looking as sexy as ever, I'm laying on my back on my bed. He lays down with me, putting an arm around me.

"What is it you wanted to talk about sweet thang?" he asks.

I sit up to face him, taking a deep breath.

"Well first, I was wondering if you could come with me tomorrow to go to my parent's house to collect my things. I don't really wanna go there alone and I'm tired of wearing London's clothes and my candy counter uniform." I say.

"Of course. I'll always be here for you." He says and gives me a sympathetic smile. "Anything else on your mind?"

"College." I say, dreading the word. The look on his face tells me he's been avoiding it too. "It starts next week. I'm going to be busy most of the week I think. But we'll have weekends." I say, trying to make it sound better than it really is.

"Yeah, I know." He says with a slightly sad voice. "It's going to be harder than last year."

"We can get through it. It won't be so bad. And pretty soon you'll be in college too." I say.

"If I can pass high school." Zack chuckles.

"You will." I say with full certainly.

Zack looks at his watch before saying, "I'm sorry Maddie. I've gotta go."

"Oh. Ok." I say disappointed. "Love you."

"Love you too sweet thang." He says before kissing me quickly on the lips and quickly running out the door. It must be late if he rushed out that early. I look on the clock to see its 11:58. Two minutes until his curfew. Aw, he risked getting grounded for me!

But the room feels empty without him.

I sigh as I get under the covers and lay my head on my pillow. Tomorrow is going to be a long day…

Hey guys! Sorry it's been so long again! I just started high school and we get like four hours of homework a night! It's crazy! I'll try to update more often though! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!! Even if its just one sentence! I love it! It keeps me going! Thanks everyone for supporting me!