Chapter 14

I went into my mom's room (Sarah and JC still slept in my room) and pulled out my phone. I stared at it but didn't call yet, because I needed to calm down. I looked at the mirror and saw that my cheeks were still red. I couldn't believe my mom saw me and Zach kissing, twice. I knew she wouldn't let me hear the end of it. I heard someone's footsteps so I quickly dialed Bex's number.

"Hello?" Bex's British accent was really strong.

"Bex!"

"Cammie, what's up?"

"Do you want to go to the mall with Zach, JC and me tomorrow?"

"Oh I can't, it being Christmas Eve and all."

"Oh," I said a little disappointed.

"Do you think Macey and Liz can come?"

"Macey's on a tour with her dad, and Liz went to Alabama to visit her family." As Bex was saying this Zach came into the room and sat down on the bed with me, holding my hand and rubbing circles on my palm with his thumb.

"Okay, well I've got to go."

"Okay." Bex said and then she hung up. I looked at Zach and he smirked at me.

"I guess the fates wanted us to go alone!" Zach said, smirking even bigger. I lightly punched him on his arm. He grabbed my arm and pulled me to him.

"So, what are we going to do tomorrow?" He asked, staring contently in to my eyes.

"I don't know, let's just go with the flow." We laid there on the bed, in each other's arms, till we got called for dinner.

Zach's eyes got huge when he saw the kids area.

"Here, I'll register JC in for you." I said to him.

"You're my savior!" He whispered into my ear. He pecked me on the lips, and I led JC to the register table. Once JC left to play, I walked outside and saw Zach waiting there for me, looking like a lost puppy.How'd I ever get so lucky?

"Hey!" Zach said, his face lighting up. He wrapped his arm around me as if saying, she's mine, don't mess with her.

"So... umm..."

"Just say what you need to say Zach!"

"Do you... umm... think we could... you know..."

"You need to do your Christmas shopping?"

"Well..."

"Zach you know today's Christmas Eve, right?"

"Ya, but, well I was sort of busy getting a present for someone else that I forgot to buy presents for the rest of the people."

"Zach what am I going to do with you?"

"Kiss me?"

"ZACH!"

"What, I'm just answering your question!"

"Ugg!" He flashed me a smirk and led me inside of a store.

"You want to shop together?"

"Of course!" Zach replied.

"Okay, let me just go get something real quick!"

"Okay, but make it quick, I don't like being away from you for a long time." He said. I pulled him to me and kissed him passionately. He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me close to him. We pulled away for air.

"How'd I get so lucky?" Zach asked. I giggled and walked out the store. Now in pursuit to find a gift for Zach. I pulled out my phone and dialed our home phone.

"Hello?" My mom answered.

"Hey mom, can you give the phone to Sarah?"

"Okay!"

"Thanks mom!"

"Hello?"

"Hi Sarah its Cammie."

"Hi darling!"

"I was wondering if you know what Zach wanted for Christmas."

"Hmm, I can't think of anything. I gave him a watch though."

"Oh, okay."

"Sorry I'm not much help."

"It's okay!" I hung up and got an idea of what to give him.

Zach and I agreed to meet at the food court, so I was waiting there, till I saw him make his way toward me, with bags in both of his hands.

"I missed you." I said hugging him.

"Who, knew your heart could ache after being apart for 30 minutes." Zach said wrapping his arm around me. I buried my face in his chest and inhaled his scent. I really had to find out what soap/shampoo he used.

"We've got to pick JC up in an hour, so should we eat, and take her some food, or should we eat after we picked her up?"

"The first one." I said onto his chest. I had to get out of my comfortable position, so we could get a table. We picked one by the window. I watched snowflakes fall from the clouds.

"Hello!" A young girl flirtatiously said to Zach.

"I have a girlfriend." Zach said still looking at the menu. I had to hold back a laugh, because of her facial expression. It seemed like she'd never been rejected before.

"May I take your order?" She tried again to get Zach's attention.

"No."

"What?"

"I'd rather be severed by someone who has something better to do in life than to flirt with costumers." I let out a little laugh because of Zach words. And what was funnier was that Zach still hadn't looked up at her because his face was still in the menu. The girl 'humphed' and walked away. I laughed so hard once she was gone, and Zach grinned at me widely, looking like a little boy at Christmas, oh wait he was a little boy, and Christmas was tomorrow. I chuckled at my joke, and Zach leaned forward and kissed me.

"I'll never get tired of doing that." He whispered into my ear. I laid my head on his shoulder, sighing contently, as another waiter came to take our order.

Hope you liked it!

Love,

A Runner At Heart

P.S. Dedicated to:

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