And here you go, the deciding chapter of who Zack is going to choose. Thanks for the reviews for the last chapter and please keep them coming!

Chapter 11: Last Attempt

Maddie managed to stop crying long enough to get to her room without being asked what had upset her. She sat at her window, watching the trees sway in the wind before letting her tears fall down her face once again.

She walked over to her bed and lay down and looked up at her ceiling. 'He loves me, yet he can't be with me.' Maddie thought and then her eyelids started to get heavy. "And I love him." Maddie said before she drifted off to sleep.

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Maddie woke up bright and early the next day. She looked out her window and smiled as the sun started to rise. The smile soon disappeared as she looked out her window and saw that there was a horse and cart in front of the Inn, ready to take Zack and Cody back to their farm.

Maddie's tears came back from yesterday. She couldn't help it; the one man she truly loved was leaving her. 'I have to learn to accept this or I won't be able to get on with my life.' She thought. Just then, there was a soft knock at her door. "Come in." She said and quickly wiped her eyes.

Grandmamma came in and sat down next to Maddie on her bed. "He's leaving, isn't he?" She said. Maddie nodded and continued to look out the window. Her grandmother sighed and took her hand. "It happens Maddie with the rich farm boys. They are always getting married to a girl of their parents choice and can never follow their hearts." She said.

Maddie turned to her grandmother. "Did it happen to you?" She asked. Grandmamma nodded and smiled weakly at Maddie. "But sometimes it's for the best Madeline. If I had married the rich farm boy, I would never have had the same children or the same grandchildren." She said. Maddie smiled a bit and hugged her grandmother.

"But I don't want to loose him." She said softly. Her grandmother patted her back and then noticed the bracelet around her wrist. She saw the heart along with their initials on it. "Then go fight for him. Who knows, maybe you will end up with him in another life time?"

Maddie frowned and pondered at what her grandmother had said. "So, I should go see him?" Maddie said and her grandmother nodded and left the room. 'If I see him, it will only make it harder to let him go.' Maddie thought. She looked out the window once again and saw the two boys come out of the Inn and load their cases onto the cart.

'I have to see him.' And with that, Maddie quickly got changed and rushed out the house. She ran down the lane and up the dirt path. She just got there in time; Cody and Zack were just getting onto the cart. "Zack! Wait, Zack!" Maddie called for him.

Zack turned around and then frowned when he saw Maddie. "What are you doing here?" He asked as she finally made it to the cart. "Please don't go Zack. Can't you tell your parents you love someone else?" Maddie pleaded. Zack put his hand through his hair and sighed.

"I can't Maddie. I'll be dishonouring my family and I can't do that. I'm sorry." He said and looked away from her. Maddie eyes filled with tears but this time she was not going to let them escape her eyes.

"So your love for me means nothing to you? That it was just some stupid joke when you claimed your love for me?" Maddie shouted at him and then turned her attention to the bracelet on her wrist. Zack looked at it too.

"Here, if that is how you feel, take this back as well." Maddie said and began to unclasp the bracelet when Zack put his hand over it. She looked up into his eyes and saw that he was sad. "No, please don't."

Maddie then noticed something silver around his neck and saw her necklace. Maddie smiled a bit. "I wasn't lying to you last night Maddie, I do love you but I can't marry you. I'm sorry, but if there was anyway I could change all this and marry you instead, I would." Zack said and pulled her in for one last hug.

"And now this is good bye for real." Zack whispered and got onto the cart and sat next to Cody. Maddie moved back a little and waved them off, still holding in her tears. 'I'll love you, Zackary Martin, forever.'

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"And do you Zackary take Maxine to be your lawfully wedded bride?" The priest asked. Zack looked at his long time friend Maxine, or Max as he called her. No, he didn't want Max, he wanted Maddie. He knew Max felt the same way but there was nothing the two of them could do.

Zack looked behind him at Cody who was watching the floor. He turned back to Max and then at the priest. "I do." It then seemed like everyone in the church let out a huge sigh. The priest then turned to Max and asked her the same question. Zack saw her hesitate for a moment.

"I do." She finally said and Zack's heart dropped. The priest smiled. "You may now kiss the bride!" Zack turned to Max and suddenly he saw Maddie standing there, ready to kiss him. "I love you Zack." She seemed to whisper before she turns back into Max.

Zack quickly kisses her and the whole congregation applauds. Max takes Zack's hand and both of them make their way down the aisle and onto the cart Cody had prepared for them that took them back to the farm. Zack helped Max onto it and he took the reins.

'I should've said that Maddie and I should run away together.' Zack thought as he rode off into his newly married life with Max.

Don't stop reading! MAJOR plot twist is in the next chapter, that's all I'm saying. I really, really, really want to tell you what it is, but then that will spoil the surprise! And I don't want to do that, so you are just gonna have to wait until Thursday to find out what that is. You can try and guess what it is, but here's the only hint I will give you: The name of the story has something to do with it. Plus I've hinted at it throughout the whole story, even in this chapter. I would like to know if anyone can figure out what I have in store for you all! Remember, this is ONLY Maddie/Zack, so I've probably confused you now with Zack marrying Max, haven't I? Ok, so I'll stop confusing you.