OH MY GOD! I am soooooo sorry about not updating this in over a month! School started and it's been crazy added in with volleyball and a huge bowl of writers block, but I have finally finished the final chapter of this story, and I hope you enjoy it! Love you all!
"Well, we're moving to Maui."
"WHAT?!"
ZANDER'S POV
My eyes widen as I smile at Stevie. "Too much pressure here."
"B-but you can't leave us!" Nelson cries out.
"Yeah, who are we supposed to have fun with?" Kevin pouts.
Kacey scoffs. "Gee, thanks guys." Then she turns to us. "You guys are happy; aren't you? You know, with this whole marriage thing."
Stevie smiles. "Yeah, but please don't tell anyone else. The 'I told you so' comments are not appreciated."
"I won't. When do you plan on leaving?"
I exchange a look with Stevie. "As soon as possible."
Kacey squeals. "Oh! This is exciting! And sad; it's excitingly sad! My best friend is moving away with the love of her life!"
"Okay, Kace," Stevie laughs. "Calm down, Darling."
"I can't!" Kacey says turning to me. "Zander, I swear to God if you hurt her-"
I cut her off. "I won't. Don't worry," I assure her turning to Stevie.
"Should we start looking at places?"
Stevie nods her head. "Yeah, let's go."
Z & S
Two days later, we find the perfect place.
Setting up a time to go and see the house, we plan to go back in two days.
The packing for the trip is already starting when I hear Stevie call out to me.
Walking into our room, I see her sitting cross-legged on the floor.
"Whatcha need?" I ask.
Stevie twists her body and smiles. "I'm bored, and I don't want to pack anymore," she whines.
I chuckle and cross the room holding my hands out for her to grab as I pull her up.
Encircling her waist with my arms, I pull her close kissing her lips. As I try deepening the kiss, Stevie pulls away.
"Not happening, Darling," she states patting my chest and stepping back and out of my grasp.
I pout at her as she shakes her head and walks out the door. "Come on! You're taking me to dinner."
Rolling my eyes, I follow her to the door grabbing my keys from the counter as we pass.
"Always thinking about food," I jokingly sigh putting my arm around her shoulders.
"Got that right," she replies wrapping her arm around my waist.
I just squeeze her to my side in response.
Z & S
The café is a cute little joint with a private room for us. You know, just to ensure privacy from any media that may be seeking out the new "hottest couple."
"This place is nice," Stevie absently says looking around. "I should become a baker."
I look at her to see she's serious. "Seriously? You bake?" I ask.
Not knowing each other before this arrangement means constant surprises from both of us.
Stevie nods her head. "I think I'm even good at it."
"Then you should open a bakery in Maui," I suggest taking a sip of my coffee.
She seems to debate this. "Maybe I will."
"Just remember, we need constant goodies in our house then."
Stevie laughs. "Oh, so you're encouraging me to bake for your own purposes. Sneaky and clever."
"That's just me," I say smiling.
Stevie rolls her eyes. "Sometimes I wonder about you Zander."
The waitress comes with our food then setting the plates on the table.
We mumble thanks as she makes her way back out of the room leaving us alone once again.
"So," I start swallowing the food that was in my mouth. "Are you excited about moving?"
Stevie nods her head following suit with swallowing her food. "Of course. I can't wait to be in Maui."
"We did have a good time out there," I state taking another bite.
She agrees with a hum.
For a few moments, we sit in silence.
Finally breaking the silence, I speak. "So, so you think something's going on with Kacey and Kevin?"
"I don't really know. Kacey is complicated," Stevie says shrugging her shoulders. "Kevin obviously likes her."
"Oh definitely," I agree with her.
"What about Nelson?" She asks.
"Uh, he had a think with Grace and I think that's still going on."
"Good," she simply replies. "Are we done?"
"Yeah, let's go," I say getting up from my seat.
Grabbing Stevie's hand, I lead her to the car heading back home for one more day before we're back in paradise.
STEVIE'S POV
Pulling up to the house, I gasp. "Oh my God, Zander, it's perfect."
The house is a beach-side, ranch style, three-bed and two-bath cream masterpiece. It has a deck around the back and a small deck on up front.
"You want it?" Zander asks.
I look up into his eyes and nod my head.
"Okay then," he says turning to the realtor. "We'll take it."
She smiles. "That was fast. Would you still like to see the inside?"
"Yes please," I answer as I excitedly pull Zander behind me as I ascend the steps.
The inside is beautiful. Nothing is unfinished, and everything looks new.
"This impressive," Zander comments beside me.
The realtor looks at us. "We can probably get it to you in a couple of weeks since it's vacant right now."
"That's amazing!" I exclaim.
"I'll let you know," she says smiling. "Feel free to look around a bit more, and I'll make a couple calls."
"Great, thanks," Zander says.
The realtor exits, and Zander turns to me. "How awesome is this?" He asks pecking my lips.
"Better than I expected actually," I state wrapping my arms around his neck.
"This will soon be ours," he smiles.
"I can't wait," I agree.
"Aww, you guys are cute," the realtor says walking back in. "I set up a date two weeks from now for you guys to officially get the house."
"Thank you," I say squeezing Zander's hand lightly.
"You're welcome and congratulations," she says leading them out.
Our future is finally how we want it.
S & Z
"This is the last of the boxes," I say closing the door behind me setting it next to the television and TV stand Zander had just moved in.
"Not quite," Zander replies.
I squint my eyes at him. "Yes, quite. I just checked and made sure. There are no more boxes left."
Zander smiles and reaches out for my hands. I place mine in his and watch as he removes our wedding rings.
"Zander, what are you-" I try to ask.
"Stevie, sush," he smiles. "There's still one more box."
With that said, he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a velvet box. As I gasp, he gets down on one knee.
"Stevie, we absolutely hated each other when this all started, and now, all I want is you. So, will you marry me? Again? This time, though, for real and how we want it?"
I laugh lightly and sniffle as he reaches up to wipe the tears from my cheeks. "Of course I will, you idiot! You didn't need to do this."
"Sure I did," Zander tries to convince me. "If we're going to do this, we're going to do this right."
"Well, then I guess I shouldn't be living here with you yet," I tease him.
"Hey!" Zander exclaims kissing me. "Technically, we're already married so you don't have to move an inch. Unless you want to."
I tap my chin thoughtfully. "Nah, I guess I can stick around."
"Well then," Zander says lowly lifting me into his arms. I gasp and laugh tilting my head back as he kissed my neck. "It's seven o'clock, and we did a lot of work today. Tomorrow is another day, and our bed is already set up."
"Zander Robbins," I scold playfully. "Are you being suggestive?"
"Maybe," he answers kissing down my neck and across my collarbone.
"Well, I'll just have to teach you a lesson," I say capturing his lips with mine.
Now this is how our future should be.
Thank you lovely people for reading this! I don't think I'll be doing anymore Zevie stories, but I will always be a Zevie fan! Love you all so much for supporting me the last year in this archive! Check out some of my other stories! Bye!
