Disclaimer: If I owned HSM, I wouldn't be wasting my time writing fake stories.
Author's Note-thing: Oh my god, I am SOOOOOOO sorry it's been forever. You probably forget the rest of the story by now, and I don't blame you. The end of school was incredibly hectic and there was drama and uhmm…. it was hard to come home and clear my head to write a story. Now we've been out for a week… and here's the 10th chapter… finally. Thanks for still being here.
P.S. The story is almost through. Only a few more chapters!
Enjoy!
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Yeah… awkward!
When you pull into my driveway, I get out of the car quickly, making sure I was safe from another kiss. I unlocked the front door, walk inside, then lock the door behind me once more.
"I'm home." I yell at nothing in particular.
Time…time…9:37, good, he should still be awake.
I ran upstairs and dialed away on my cell phone.
Riiiing. Rii-
"Hello?" Zac's voice inquires.
"It's me." I say after a moment.
"Nessa, are you ok?" You ask, concernedly.
"Oh, it's nothing. Bobby just came one a little strong and it creeped me out." I roll my eyes, even though you can't see me.
A pause from Zac, then, "You're alright then? I don't have to kick anyone's ass?"
I laugh, "Nope! Everything's cool. So how's Rebecca?"
You groan, "Um… good I guess. I don't really know."
I defend her, even though I don't like her, "She's your girlfriend, hun, you should know at least something."
You sigh, "Yeah I know, but she's just…it's been too long."
"What, Zac Almighty can't settle down for longer than nine months?" Still defending her, we women must stick together! Well… when we have to.
"No, no, it's not that. She's just getting to be controlling and she freaks out if I'm not talking to her 24/7. Like, the other day she called and I said I couldn't talk because I was doing my homework," you pause, "she got pissed and hung up on me."
I laughed again.
"Ness, promise me you won't go psycho on me too."
"Zac, I swear I won't become a crazy bitch… good enough?"
"Yep, and that's good."
"Alright, I'm gonna get going. I'm tired." I yawn, a perfectly-timed coincidence with my words.
"Well, g'night then."
"Mhm, see ya."
"Bye." You slip in the last word.
Click.
I sit on the edge of my bed and fall back.
"Maybe I do still like him… maybe a little." I confess to my ceiling.
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Zac's POV
How's Rebecca? Annoying. I want out, but if I break up with her she'll be all clingy and – god forbid – even more annoying.
"It's like 10… she's going to bed? No way…" I shake my head and walk over to my computer and sign online, "Hah, I was right."
I looked at her buddy info; it tells me that she has been online for a grand total of five minutes. I sign off satisfied at proving myself correct.
I knew you weren't going to bed yet, I know you too well Ness. Seriously, who goes to bed this early on a Friday night?
I walk downstairs to the living room where my parents sat.
"Do you mind if Chad crashes here tonight?" I ask.
My mother shrugs; my father says it's fine. I walk back upstairs and call him.
Riiiing. Riiiiing. Riiiing. Riiing.
"Hello?" Chad finally picked up.
"Hey dude, you wanna chill tonight?"
"Sure."
"Cool. My parent's said it's cool if you crash here if you want."
"Ok, meet you there in… fifteen minutes?"
"See ya."
Click.
Fifteen minutes pass until I skateboard wheels grinding against the sidewalk. I lookout the window and sure enough, Chad is there. I run downstairs and let him in the front door.
"Hey dude." He says as he grabs my hand for that stupid 'guy handshake'.
"What do you want to do?"
"Whatever." He says.
"Um… dude, the pool's open." I suggest.
"Sweet! Can I borrow some trunks?"
I nod.
We have our night swim and then go back inside to chill. We talk about a bunch of random shit and then we sleep, not really an eventful night.
Vanessa's POV
Why the fuck is it so bright in here?
The sun was shining through the windows, waking me up where I had fallen asleep the night before; in front of my computer, head on the keyboard.
"Nngh…" I lifted my head up and squinted my eyes, "Saturday?"
I look around the bright room, it is a mess. There are clothes strewn across the floor and my bed is hidden under a tangle of sheets. I extend my arms to the ceiling and yawned. Slowly, I stand up and walk to a window to open it. Immediately I can hear birds chirping and feel the sun's heat. I glance over at the clock, 11:47.
Woah, talk about oversleeping…
I stood up and rubbed my eyes, trying to get them to see straight. I stand up and begin walking to my bathroom, when my computer beeps, letting me know that I have a new message.
-New message received from Ashely.
I turn around slowly and walk back to my computer. I send a response to let her know I'm there.
-Ash: Hey you, let me know if you're awake.
-Nessa: I'm here. What's up?
-Ash: Peter and I broke up.
I read the message a few times.
-Nessa: I hate to say it, but…
-Ash: You saw it coming?
I raise an eyebrow, how did she know?
-Ash: Yeah, we had fun and stuff, but especially after the basketball game we didn't see each other as much. Someone was always busy with school or sports of whatever.
-Nessa: Ooh, so what happened?
-Ash: Well, I IMed him and the same time he texted me… like in the same minute.
-Nessa: Lol.
-Ash: I'm serious! But our messages pretty much said the same thing, so it kind of turned into a mutual decision.
-Nessa: Are you alright then?
-Ash: Yeah, I'm ok. Do you wanna do something today? It's not like I have anything else to do… lol.
-Nessa: Haha, ok. So…coffee in an hour?
-Ash: Kk, see ya.
-Ashley is away.
I sigh and get up to go shower, when my phone starts vibrating. I pick it up from where it was slowly skating across my bureau… I had a new text message… it was from Zac.
'Hey Ness, a bunch of people are going skating tonight. If you wanna join us, let me know. Bye.'
"Ooookay, Rebecca's letting him go somewhere? Somewhere… with other people?" I raise an eyebrow again as I set my phone back down, but then shake my head. I go into my bathroom, shower, and go through the rest of my normal routine.
Wrapped in a towel, I go to my closet to pick out clothes. A simple, white polo, jeans with rips in the knees, flip flops, light makeup, and small pearl earrings.
"I'll be home later." I say to my mother as I pass her in the kitchen.
"Alright, I'm just glad to see you're up… finally." She adds with a smile.
I smile too, then wave slightly and leave the house. I sit on the front porch, waiting for Ashley to come around the corner. Sure enough, she walks up the front walkway towards me a couple minutes later.
"It's hot." She says as she flops onto the chair next to me.
"Mhm. Do you still want to do coffee? Or should we go for Rita's?" I suggest.
She giggles, "Rita's… duh!"
We get up and start walking into town, with Ashley filling me in on the small details of the breakup. There wasn't really much to tell, Ashley and Peter had mostly had a physical relationship and besides that they rarely saw each other, so they both had been thinking about ending it, and it so happened that they both had done it on the same night.
We stop outside the small ice cream shop and decide what we want to order. We both get small gelatos and then sit at one of the table with an umbrella overhead. We talk some more about random things, mostly Peter and Bobby, and when we are finished we walk back to my house.
"You wanna swim? We should see if we can invite ourselves over to Zac's…" You suggest with a giggle.
I nod. We walk back to my house then and head straight upstairs.
"Ok, I'll call. Just remember not to say anything about us going over around Rebecca… since we are girls and we're going to hang out with Zac." I say.
Ashley draws her fingers over her lips, like a zipper, and pretends to 'throw away the key.' I pick up my cell and call him.
Riiiiing. Riiing. Riii-
"Hello?" A different voice than I was expecting…
"Chad?" I'm surprised.
"Yeah… Zac's upstairs, he'll be down in a minute." Chad informs me.
"Alright, I'll wait," I decided aloud, "So how are you?"
"I'm alright, can't really complain. Have you heard about… oh, here's Zac."
I have to assume he handed the phone over because the voice then changed.
"Vanessa? What's up?" You ask suspiciously.
"Nuuuuuthin'. I was just wondering…if you guys wanted to go swimming?" I ask hopefully.
You sigh, then chuckle. "Would you like to come over? Oh, and would I be correct in assuming that Ashley is right with you?"
"Why, how ever did you know?!" I giggle again, "So we'll see you in a little bit?"
"Yep." You confirm and hang up.
As we hang up, Ashley runs to my closet and searches for a bikini; deciding on a pink, green, and white striped, stringed one with a halter-style top. I grab another string bikini, but the one I choose is caramel brown with a dark chocolate brown mesh over, that let's the lighter color show through.
"Ok… so are we gonna swim the whole time?" Ashley wonders aloud.
"I'm thinking we're not, so we should grab some kind of clothes."
We put on the bikinis and each pull on a white beater. I pull on a denim mini skirt as well and Ashley puts on a pair of athletic shorts, then rolls them down until they are as small as possible.
"Do we have everything?" I double check.
"Nah… we need more stuff for chilling."
We laugh.
I grab a tote bag and throw sunglasses, tanning lotion, and our iPods and cell phones into the bag. I jam my favorite cowboy hat on my head, because it matches my bikini and looks really cute. We slip our flip flops on our feet and head downstairs and out the door.
As soon as we step outside, hot air hits us full force.
"It's really hot still…" Ashley expresses.
I roll my eyes and laugh.
We walk out of my neighborhood, taking the same route we had followed to reach the party after the big game. It really was hot out! We walked quickly, the quicker you go the quicker you arrive, right? We arrive at the house and walk onto the front porch to ring the doorbell. Ashley pushes the button and we wait for someone to answer the door. Not even a minute later, the door swings inward and Chad is standing in the doorway in his navy-blue-with-white-trim swim trunks.
"Hello ladies! C'mon in!" He stands aside and let's us walk in, then he closes the door behind us.
"I've always loved this house…" Ashley admires the house as we walk back to the deck.
"Me too." I agree.
We walk out onto the back deck, seeing a different sight than what could be seen at the party. Now during the day, the yard was lit up and you could see the landscaping quite clearly. We walk down a set of steps and then continue down the walkway to the pool. We walk through the open white gate and stand at the side of the pool.
"I haven't been out here to swim in such a long time," I begin, "not since Zac and Rebecca got together, actually."
Ashley snorts.
I turn sharply to face her.
"What?" I demand loudly.
"Nothing," Ashley says, shaking her head, "You just sounded so funny when you said that! And you're not the only one who can't stand her…"
I must have looked shocked. Ashley was indirectly accusing me of being in love with Zac.
Chad smiled, but offered no words. Then we all started laughing.
"So are we gonna stand here all day… or are we swimming?" Ashley puts her hands on her hips and pouts, waiting for us to join her.
Chad jumps right into the pool, Ashley takes off her shorts and shirt and jumps in as well. I slip of my skirt and pull my beater over my head, but merely stand by the side of the pool, dipping my toes into the water.
"It's kinda cold." I say flatly.
"No it's not! Come on and get in already!" Ashley yells before getting a mouth full of water as Chad splashed her.
"That's ok, I'll get in later." I say and stand surveying the yard beyond the pool. The sun was high, high enough as to not make shadows.
All of a sudden, two arms grab me from behind and pick me up, carrying me towards the pool. I scream and try to kick with no avail.
"Will you relax?" Zac's voice.
Ahh, so that warm chest against me would belong to him. Wait… stop! You don't like him.
I scream as you jump into the pool with me in your arms. We surface and I immediately turn to see you laughing hysterically.
"You should have seen your face!" Chad teased.
I smack Zac on the back of the head, but not too hard.
"What was that for?!" I demand impatiently.
"Well, would you have gotten in any other way?" Zac asked in reply.
"Well… yes!"
You raise one eyebrow. Then shrug. "Ahh well, you're in now!"
I pause for a minute, unable to find anything else to say. "Ok."
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By the way, the whole breakup between Ashley and Peter… the timing seems a little retarded huh? That actually happened to one of my best friends. OK so there's the latest chapter. You know what to do! Review, review, review:D