A/N: Thanks for all the amazing reviews and nice suggestions, everyone! Remember, July 21 is National Zevie Day! Be sure to write one-shots, update stories, and spread the word in any way you can! Anyways, I chose SuperboyRules's suggestion. Y'all had so many great ideas it was really hard to pick! Now, enjoy!

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S: Saying Those Three Words

[Zander]

"I love you."

I bit my cheek and mumbled, "Too sappy."

I tried a deeper voice and repeated, "I love you. No, I don't want to sound like the Hulk."

I looked at myself in the mirror and casually said, "Hey Steves, I just wanted to say I love you."

I groaned and ran my hand through my hair. Behind me, Kevin asked, "Uh, Zander, why are you saying I love you to yourself?"

I turned around to see him and Nelson with confused and weird expressions on their faces.

I lied, "Um, just, reminding myself that I'm awesome."

Nelson muttered, "With your cockiness, how could you forget?"

I rolled my eyes as Kacey walked into the room whining, "I miss Stevie!"

I scoffed. "Join the club."

I stayed put at the rehearsal area while Kacey sat on the chair and Kevin and Nelson went on the couch.

Kevin questioned, "How come her dad had to have his wedding in England? Couldn't he have it here?"

Nelson sarcastically replied, "Well I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that is new wife lives in England."

Kevin shouted, "I don't get that! I mean, if you're American, marry an American!"

All of us rolled our eyes. I turned around to face the mirror again and mouthed, "I love you."

I shook my head. Why did I have to fall in love with Stevie? I couldn't have just had a crush on her, but no, apparently the universe wants me to love her. Stupid universe. Why did she have to go to England for 2 weeks? If she hadn't gone, I wouldn't have realized I love her.

Still looking at myself in the mirror, I questioned, "Kacey, have you heard the saying about you realizing what you want after it's gone?"

Kacey responded, "Yeah."

I added, "Do you believe it?"

Kacey answered, "No. I think that if you realize you love something after it leaves then you already loved it before but you just didn't know."

All of us were silent until a voice said, "What are all you lazy butts doing? We have to rehearse!"

I turned around to see Stevie in the doorway. All four of us shouted, "Stevie!"

We ran over to her and practically tackled our bass player to the ground. Stevie laughed and wrapped her arms around us.

Being smothered between all of us, she muffled out, "I really missed you guys, but I can't breathe!"

All of us pulled away laughing.

Kacey squealed and exclaimed, "I missed you so much! I can't stand being with these gross pigs without you for a minute, imagine how I was for two weeks!"

Kevin, Nelson, and I all yelled, "Hey!"

Stevie laughed, put her arms around Nelson and Kevin, and said, "Man, I missed this place."

I swung my left arm over Stevie's shoulders and pulled her closer to me saying, "You will not believe how lost we were without you."

Stevie scoffed. "You were fine!"

"No, I mean we were literally lost. Kevin and Nelson lost their way to Art because you always walked them there."

Stevie replied, "You have that class with them, why didn't you help?"

I shrugged. "It was funny watching them come late with sweat pouring off of them from running around."

Stevie laughed and playfully punched me in the soldier. I laughed and said, "So, how was staying with accents for two weeks?"

Stevie groaned and answered, "Pure torture! They have all these weird British sayings. I mean, some kid over there asked me if I wasn't at school because I was on holiday. Turns out, holiday means vacation. Holiday is Christmas and Thanksgiving, not vacation! Rubbish. Rubbish is trash. What the heck is rubbish? All I heard over there was rubbish, rubbish, rubbish! And knickers! Knickers sounds like the candy bar Snickers, not underwear."

I laughed and put on a British accent then told her, "Well I'll talk like this all day if you want."

Stevie smiled and responded in a Brit accent, "You've got a very refine thing going on."

I playfully argued, "No, you've got a pretty refine thing going on. You're all," I faked a high, stereotypical, girl British accent and continued, "Oh, hello, I'm from Britain."

Stevie burst out laughing saying, "What the heck?" (A/N: Took this from their adorable Ustream together!)

We stopped outside Stevie's Chem. class with Kacey. Before she walked fully in, I said, "Hey Stevie, can I tell you something?"

Stevie nodded and said, "Of course."

I inhaled. "I...I think I..."

I looked into her brown eyes.

I finished, "I missed you."

Stevie replied, "I missed you, too."

She walked into the classroom and sat down next to Kacey.

I turned around and walked to my class mumbling, "Oh yeah, and I love you."

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