A/N: Hey guys! It's Melly! I know it has legit been forever since I've updated, but I'm just CRAZY busy! :( I'm sorry for the delay, but it is summer now, so I'm hoping I'll be able to write more because of that. Thank you so much for all the reviews! The response to this fic has been crazy, and I love it. It means EVERYTHING to me. Thank you SO much. Everyone's reaction to the last chapter was PRICELESS. I'm glad I got to see it! :D Here's chapter nine! Enjoy!

Chapter 9

Six weeks had passed since Eve's dream of kissing Zack, and she had yet to come clean about it to him. She didn't see a reason to come clean about her dream to him, it was her own personal dream, but she felt like it was needed. Her guilt of the dream was getting to her, and she couldn't take it anymore.

But every time she thought about finally telling him, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Zack was sitting downstairs on the couch as he listened to his iPod, bobbing his head slightly to the music. He looked up to see Eve standing before him. He pulled out one of his earbuds. "Hey Eve!" He gave her a grin.

"Hey Zack," she gave him a warm smile, sitting down beside him. "So…Mikey is coming home for the weekend. We just have the weekend, but…it's better than nothing."

Zack grinned again. "Eve, that's wonderful!" He put an arm around her shoulders. "I know that must make you so happy," he placed a soft kiss on her temple. "What time does his plane land?" He asked.

"7am tomorrow," she whispered nervously. "I can't wait to see him, Zack…" she whispered, resting her head on his shoulder as she closed her eyes. "But I'm pretty nervous too…what if he realizes he doesn't want me anymore?" Eve asked keeping her eyes closed so the tears she could feel behind her eyes wouldn't roll down her cheeks.

Zack looked over at her. "Oh Eve," he whispered softly, stroking her hair. "Of course he wants you. He's in love with you. If you think for one minute that he's going to leave you for Maryse or anyone else at all, then you couldn't be more wrong."

Eve took a deep breath, her eyes still closed. "I know Mikey loves me," she whispered. "I'm just…afraid that after all this time…he won't be the same, or he won't want us to be together…" She sighed, realizing that she was rambling, and then fell quiet. "I'm sorry, I'm making no sense."

"You're making all the sense in the world," he said. "You're just really nervous to see him. Of course you're nervous to see him. It's been about four months since you have seen him. But you know what? He's gonna be just excited to see you as excited as you are to see him." Zack said, reassuring her.

Eve nodded, she couldn't wait to see Mike tomorrow, and she had less than twenty-four hours until that moment happened.

Eve woke up early the next morning, showered, and got dressed. She went downstairs to see that Zack was sipping on some coffee. "Today's the big day," he grinned. He was in a purple t-shirt, and in a faded pair of blue jeans.

Eve grinned back, taking a deep breath. "Yeah, it is. I'm so excited Zack," she smiled. "Do you want to come with me to the airport?" She asked.

"Sure Eve, I can drive you. It would be great to see Mike anyways. I'm really glad he's coming home to spend the weekend with you," he smiled warmly as he stood to his feet and put his coffee cup in the sink before grabbing his car keys. "Let's go pick up him."

Eve waited in the airport nervously as she watched people coming out of the exiting gates of their planes. Her heart pounded out of her chest as she watched more and more people get off the plane. She grew even more nervous when she didn't see Mike after a few minutes. What if Mike wasn't on the plane to come home?

All her worries came to a halt when she saw him. The world stopped, and it was as if they were the only two in the world. She felt her heart stop. He still had the same beautiful blue eyes that she remembered so well, and the smile that melted her heart.

After a few moments that felt like forever, she could finally convince herself to move towards him. She jumped into his arms as she buried her face into his neck, and her legs and arms were wrapped around him. "Mikey…" She sobbed as Mike could feel her tears hitting the bare skin of his neck.

He inhaled her scent, missing it, but never forgetting it as he stroked her hair. "Shhhh, baby, it's okay. I'm here now, Eve. It's okay," he repeated softly, as he kept running his fingers through her hair. "I missed you so much, beautiful. You know that?"

"I missed you too," she sobbed against his skin. "So much Mikey, so much more than you'll ever know," she said. "I can't believe you're home. I'm so happy to see you. Even if it's just for the weekend, I don't care, baby. I've needed to see you. I've needed to talk to you, and hold you, and….I just need you." She took a deep breath, pulling her head out of his chest to look at him. His eyes were so beautiful, as beautiful as she remembered, and they made her heart stop. Just like they always used to.

Mike smiled as Eve untangled herself, and the couple made their way over to Zack. Mike took him into a hug. A type of hug that didn't need any type of words because all of the emotion was in the hug, "thank you." He whispered softly. "Thank you for taking care of her."

"Of course," Zack said just as quietly. "I'm here for you, and for Eve." He told Mike, and then pulled away from the hug. "So, where would you like me to drop the two of you off so the two of you could have some alone time?" He gave the couple a warm smile.

Mike smiled back and said, "the beach," knowing it was Eve's favorite place in the world.

Zack nodded, and the three drove off towards the beach. Zack dropped them off, and told them he was heading to the gym for a few hours, and to give him a call when they were ready to go home.

"Thanks Zack!" Eve called after him as he walked to his car as she gave him a wave. "Don't work out too hard!" She grinned.

Zack grinned back as he waved goodbye, and headed towards the gym, Justin Bieber blasting the whole way there.

"He's such a good guy," Eve whispered as Mike put an arm around her, and she leaned into him, and they walked along the shore together. "He's really helped me get through this time of you being gone…" she trailed off again. "If it wasn't for Zack…I just….I…"

Mike placed a soft kiss on the top of her head. "I know, baby. But I'm here now, and that's all that matters."

Eve looked up at him. "I know," she said. "And I'm so glad that you are. I've had a rough time without you, and it doesn't help that Maryse has been coming around," she grumbled.

Mike stopped dead in his tracks, and removed his arm from around Eve's shoulders. His eyes darkened a little, and he stared at her for a few moments. "What do you mean she's been coming around?" He asked. Once the words had left his mouth, he realized that his tone and body language was a little bit harsher than what he intended them to be. Not that he meant it, but he was protective of Eve, and he didn't like the thought of Maryse coming around and targeting Eve. Especially when he was miles and miles away from Eve, with no way to protect her, that's what bothered him most.

Eve flinched a little. "I…yeah…she came to my house a while back and threatened me…" she said in a low whisper. "So I told Lay about it, and she took me out that night, and then that's when I ran into Zack," she explained.

"What did she say to you, Eve?" Mike asked, his voice was firm as his eyes searched hers for an answer. Any answer.

"She…she told me that it was my fault that you were overseas…and she said that if you die it's on me…" Eve sniffled as she looked at the sand, and shifted from one foot to the other. "She also said she knows about you and I sneaking around to see one another, and that she could go to your parents about it anytime. She also saw the ring on my finger…and asked me if it was from you….I didn't say yes or no, but she just pretty much put two and two together…" Eve sighed, tears rolling down her cheeks.

Mike's body stiffened. "Why did you open the door to her, Eve?" He asked, raking a hand through his messy brown hair as he began to pace back and forth in front of her. "Now she's threatening you, and telling you she could go to my parents?" He shook his head, letting out a heavy sigh. "That's the last thing we…" he stopped, correcting himself. "That's the last thing I need," he said. "We should call Zack and see if he can come and get us."

"But Mikey, I didn't mean for this to happen, I jus-"

Mike shook his head. "Call him to see if you can hang out with him at his place."

Eve looked up at him, fear and hurt in her eyes. "To see if I can hang out with him?" She echoed. "What about you? Where are you going? Aren't you coming with me?"

"No." He shook his head.

"W-Where are going?"

"I'm going to Maryse's." He said. "Maryse and I need to talk."

Eve looked back down at the sand. "But….Mikey…this…this is our weekend," Eve said. "After Sunday night…I…I don't know when I'll see you again."

Mike nodded. "I know it's our weekend, Eve. It will be our weekend. I promise. I just want to set her straight. I don't like the fact that she's gone after you while I'm away. It bothers me," he whispered.

"Can I at least go with you?" She begged, looking up at him again, tears falling from her eyes. She couldn't fight it anymore, and part of her felt like she was losing him to Maryse.

Mike shook his head again, taking her face into his hands. "Call Zack baby, please I rather go alone to do this."

Eve sighed, giving up as she dialed the number she knew by heart of the person she had come so dependent of the last four months, and in this very moment, she felt more connected to Zack then she did to Mike, even if it was hard for her to admit that to herself.

A/N: So, Mikey is back! :D That brings chapter nine to a close. I promise that chapter ten will be up much, much sooner. Probably this weekend! So, please take the time to review and let me know what you think! Thanks guys, see you soon! – Melly.