It's All Coming Back To Me

-Chapter 10-

Zoey walked upstairs to her apartment and hesitantly entered. She wasn't sure if Aaron had gone back to his hotel or not. A huge part of her hoped that he had gone back to the hotel. Zoey looked around. It was quiet. There were about a hundred dirty dishes in the sink, but it was quiet. And his keys & coat weren't on the counter. Zoey breathed a sigh of relief and put the leftover pizza in the fridge. She decided she would get to the dishes later and walked into her bedroom. She flipped the light on, changed clothes, and set the sears tower figurine on her bedside table. When she climbed into bed she laid there looking at the figurine. It was beautiful. Zoey stayed awake for awhile thinking about her night with Chase. It was the most enjoyable night she had had in a long time. But now it was back to reality. She was dating Aaron now, but somehow, Zoey fell asleep thinking of Chase.

Chase laid awake thinking. His mind wandered to the past, when Zoey was dating Aaron at PCA. It was the night that ruined their friendship.

PCA 2009: Senior Year

"Hey guys, this is Aaron," Zoey said. "We're going together now." Zoey nervously laughed.

Aaron shook Chase's hand and you could feel the tension in the air. But it wasn't just because Chase was jealous of him, he knew something about Aaron, something that no one else knew. He felt a feeling of protection rise up in his bones. He knew he had to tell her, but how?

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"Zoey there's something I need to tell you," Chase said.

"Make it fast, I've gotta go meet Aaron, Zoey grabbed her purse and headed to the door.

"Just wait," Chase grabbed her shoulder gently.

"Ok, fine," Zoey said with a laugh. "What's up?"

"Do you remember last year when I was telling you about how this guy was being abusive to one of his girlfriends?"

"Yeah," Zoey's expression turned serious. "When you walked in the wrong dorm room by mistake."

"Right, and I never saw the guy again. Or at least I never recognized him, I still feel awful for not calling a RA," Chase stammered.

"Is there a point to this?"

"Um, yeah. I really don't know how to tell you this."

"Tell me what?"

"It was Aaron, Zoe. The guy I saw was Aaron."

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And that was when all hell broke loose.

A/N: Short Chapter. But a short chapter is always better than no chapter...thats what I always say. Besides, that seemed like a good place to stop it. =)