Reunion Night
After a long drive back to Beverly Hills, Zack and Laney approached the hotel where the reunion was to take place "Okay... be ready for a volcano eruption." Zack teased. Laney laughed softly. Taking a deep breath, Zack and Laney entered the reception room.
"OH MY GOD! THERE THEY ARE!" was the first shout that began a mob of people from Harrison 1999 to crowd the couple, overwhelming them with questions and statements about their life. Laney and Zack just smiled as they attempted to make their way through the crowds.
They finally got to their seats at a table in front of the stage. Jesse, Katie, and Preston sat at that table too.
Suddenly, the doors opened and a very flashy woman, dressed head to toe in faux fur with tacky sparkling shoes strutted in.
"I'm BACK!" she yelled, and everyone knew in a second that it was Taylor Vaughan. Laney sunk low in her seat knowing what eventually would happen. Zack bent low and pulled her up and whispered comforting reassurance into her ear. Taylor, of course, walked over to their table first.
"Well, Well, Well... look who it is. Zack Siler and Laney Boggs." Taylor said with a sneer.
"That's Laney Siler to you" added Katie with a smirk. Taylor jerked her head in Katie's direction and squinted her eyes devilishly at her.
"I see." she said, expressing a sluttish smile. Laney tried to block her expression by placing her hand in front of her face. Zack recognized Laney's distress and spoke up.
"What do you want, Taylor?" Zack demanded harshly. Taylor cocked her head at Zack, parting her lips seductively.
"I just wanted to introduce you all to my boyfriend," Taylor purred. She turned towards the door as a man with blond hair and broad shoulders walked in. It was Dean. Katie and Preston gaped, Jesse gasped and glanced at Laney, who had now closed her eyes and turned her face down so no one could see it. Zack's lips pursed tightly together at the sight of Dean, trying to stay calm. Dean grinned at them all.
"Hi Laney" was the first thing he said, coming closer to her. Zack now in an angry rage leaped out of his chair
"Back off Dean!" he yelled.
"Whoa Zack, I was just being polite." Dean said with a smirk.
"Oh, and by the way Laney, I no longer have hearing problems, no thanks to you" Dean said evilly. Eventually, Dean and Taylor reluctantly left. Laney left her seat and walked out of the room. Zack excused himself from the table, and got up to follow her. But as he was heading to the ladies bathroom behind her, he saw that he was too late. Dean was already there.
"So Laney, would you ever forgive me?" Dean asked
"No. Why don't you just leave me alone, all right?" Laney yelled coolly.
"C'mon, Laney!" Dean yelled and grabbed her wrist. Laney winced in pain. Zack, murder in his eyes, dashed over, jumped in front of Laney and punched Dean in the nose. Zack then delicately pushed Laney out of the way. "Oh look, Zack's here to save the day. Isn't that sweet. Too bad you weren't there ten years ago." Dean exclaimed. He threw a punch at Zack, but Zack jumped out of the way and kneed Dean in the leg. Laney hurried back to the reception room to get help. Dean tried to follow her but Zack pulled Dean's legs out from under him. Dean punched Zack in the stomach and he doubled over in pain. Dean laughed hoarsely, panting for some air. Dean walked back into the reception hall to find Laney leaning against a wall. Taylor was talking to her. She seemed worried. When she saw only Dean come into the room, her eyes became frantic, searching for Zack. Dean started coming over to her. She tried to escape from Taylor, but Taylor pulled her back. When Dean had made his way over to them. He asked Taylor to let him and Laney talk alone. "C'mon Laney, why not some one on one action?" Dean asked with evil pleasure. Dean tried to kiss her. She pulled her head away.
"Dean, leave me alone!" she told him. He laughed evilly. He tried again. But this time she pushed him back and he stumbled back a bit. Of course everyone was too caught up in their conversations to notice. Laney ran out of the reception room to find Zack. Just as she had entered the hall way outside of the reception room, Zack was just starting to get up. He was in a lot of pain. Laney noticed. She hurried over to him. But Dean was close on her trail. Laney was helping Zack up, when Dean came up from behind her and grabbed her around the waist.
"C'mon Laney, I'm worth it" Dean exclaimed. Zack tried to stagger over and help Laney but she elbowed Dean in the stomach and groin. She pried out of his grasp and stood next to Zack.
"Are you hurt?" he asked
"No, I'm fine. But what about you?" she asked with concern. He groaned in pain. Laney winced at her husband's stability.
"C'mon honey, let's go" she told him Laney rushed him out of the room. They entered the reception room and sat down in their seats. She filled her napkin with ice from her glass and put it against Zack's chest.
"What happened? Did you slip on a grape or something?" Katie asked.
"No, we uh. had some trouble with Dean" he whispered so only the table could hear.
"Well, are you guys alright?" Jesse asked as he saw Laney move the ice pack up to Zack's swollen cheek.
"I'm fine, but Zack's been beat up pretty hard." She told them, still concentrating on Zack's chest and cheek.
"I think I'll be ok, I just need to rest." Zack said reassuringly
"Well, you can stay with us for the night; you guys aren't in any condition to drive back to San Diego." Preston told them. Zack and Laney thanked them.
When the reunion was over, they said goodbye to all of their old friends, exchanged phone numbers, addresses, and emails, and headed out of the reception room with Katie and Preston. But before Laney made it to the front door, some one pulled her aside. It was Taylor. Everyone stopped to watch.
"Why does everyone like you?" Taylor demanded. Laney smirked.
"The real reason is, to everyone in this room you're vapor, you're spam, a waste of perfectly good yearbook space and nothing is gonna change that" Laney replied. Taylor knitted her eyebrows.
"That's really familiar..." she said, thinking about where she heard it before. Laney smiled and so did every one else who remembered.
"Why don't you think back about ten years ago, at a party? I think you accidentally spilled your beer down the front of my dress." Laney grinned Taylor looked up at her astonished and hurt.
"You remember don't you? It hurts doesn't it? Go ahead and live with that statement ringing in your head for the next ten years. I did." Laney told her. Laney shot Taylor a glare, took Zack's hand in hers, and walked out to the car, leaving Taylor standing there all alone.
Laney drove, while Zack kept the ice pack on him. Laney kept her eyes on Katie and Preston's car in front of them.
"Are you sure Dean didn't hurt you?" Zack asked Laney with concern. Laney smiled
"I'm fine. But I have to admit my wrists are a little sore from when he grabbed them, and my cheek hurts a little from when he slapped me." She admitted. Zack looked at her with sympathy and anger (at Dean of course)
"He slapped you?! How hard?" Zack asked. Laney shrugged
"He slapped me pretty hard, or at least enough for it to hurt now. He slapped me before you came out of the reception room. I don't know why he slapped me though." Zack sighed, and took the ice pack off his cheek. He rested it against her cheek.
"Does that feel better?" he asked.
"Yes, it sort of stings though, but thanks sweetie" Laney replied looking at him. Finally they pulled into a driveway of a very large, beautiful house. Laney ran up to Katie
"This is the most beautiful house I've ever seen! Thanks for letting us stay the night." Laney said with compassion.
"It's no problem, Preston and I would probably be bored and lonely anyway." Katie told her.
That night, while Katie and Laney were in the living room, exchanging memories about high school, Preston and Zack sat in the study talking.
After a long drive back to Beverly Hills, Zack and Laney approached the hotel where the reunion was to take place "Okay... be ready for a volcano eruption." Zack teased. Laney laughed softly. Taking a deep breath, Zack and Laney entered the reception room.
"OH MY GOD! THERE THEY ARE!" was the first shout that began a mob of people from Harrison 1999 to crowd the couple, overwhelming them with questions and statements about their life. Laney and Zack just smiled as they attempted to make their way through the crowds.
They finally got to their seats at a table in front of the stage. Jesse, Katie, and Preston sat at that table too.
Suddenly, the doors opened and a very flashy woman, dressed head to toe in faux fur with tacky sparkling shoes strutted in.
"I'm BACK!" she yelled, and everyone knew in a second that it was Taylor Vaughan. Laney sunk low in her seat knowing what eventually would happen. Zack bent low and pulled her up and whispered comforting reassurance into her ear. Taylor, of course, walked over to their table first.
"Well, Well, Well... look who it is. Zack Siler and Laney Boggs." Taylor said with a sneer.
"That's Laney Siler to you" added Katie with a smirk. Taylor jerked her head in Katie's direction and squinted her eyes devilishly at her.
"I see." she said, expressing a sluttish smile. Laney tried to block her expression by placing her hand in front of her face. Zack recognized Laney's distress and spoke up.
"What do you want, Taylor?" Zack demanded harshly. Taylor cocked her head at Zack, parting her lips seductively.
"I just wanted to introduce you all to my boyfriend," Taylor purred. She turned towards the door as a man with blond hair and broad shoulders walked in. It was Dean. Katie and Preston gaped, Jesse gasped and glanced at Laney, who had now closed her eyes and turned her face down so no one could see it. Zack's lips pursed tightly together at the sight of Dean, trying to stay calm. Dean grinned at them all.
"Hi Laney" was the first thing he said, coming closer to her. Zack now in an angry rage leaped out of his chair
"Back off Dean!" he yelled.
"Whoa Zack, I was just being polite." Dean said with a smirk.
"Oh, and by the way Laney, I no longer have hearing problems, no thanks to you" Dean said evilly. Eventually, Dean and Taylor reluctantly left. Laney left her seat and walked out of the room. Zack excused himself from the table, and got up to follow her. But as he was heading to the ladies bathroom behind her, he saw that he was too late. Dean was already there.
"So Laney, would you ever forgive me?" Dean asked
"No. Why don't you just leave me alone, all right?" Laney yelled coolly.
"C'mon, Laney!" Dean yelled and grabbed her wrist. Laney winced in pain. Zack, murder in his eyes, dashed over, jumped in front of Laney and punched Dean in the nose. Zack then delicately pushed Laney out of the way. "Oh look, Zack's here to save the day. Isn't that sweet. Too bad you weren't there ten years ago." Dean exclaimed. He threw a punch at Zack, but Zack jumped out of the way and kneed Dean in the leg. Laney hurried back to the reception room to get help. Dean tried to follow her but Zack pulled Dean's legs out from under him. Dean punched Zack in the stomach and he doubled over in pain. Dean laughed hoarsely, panting for some air. Dean walked back into the reception hall to find Laney leaning against a wall. Taylor was talking to her. She seemed worried. When she saw only Dean come into the room, her eyes became frantic, searching for Zack. Dean started coming over to her. She tried to escape from Taylor, but Taylor pulled her back. When Dean had made his way over to them. He asked Taylor to let him and Laney talk alone. "C'mon Laney, why not some one on one action?" Dean asked with evil pleasure. Dean tried to kiss her. She pulled her head away.
"Dean, leave me alone!" she told him. He laughed evilly. He tried again. But this time she pushed him back and he stumbled back a bit. Of course everyone was too caught up in their conversations to notice. Laney ran out of the reception room to find Zack. Just as she had entered the hall way outside of the reception room, Zack was just starting to get up. He was in a lot of pain. Laney noticed. She hurried over to him. But Dean was close on her trail. Laney was helping Zack up, when Dean came up from behind her and grabbed her around the waist.
"C'mon Laney, I'm worth it" Dean exclaimed. Zack tried to stagger over and help Laney but she elbowed Dean in the stomach and groin. She pried out of his grasp and stood next to Zack.
"Are you hurt?" he asked
"No, I'm fine. But what about you?" she asked with concern. He groaned in pain. Laney winced at her husband's stability.
"C'mon honey, let's go" she told him Laney rushed him out of the room. They entered the reception room and sat down in their seats. She filled her napkin with ice from her glass and put it against Zack's chest.
"What happened? Did you slip on a grape or something?" Katie asked.
"No, we uh. had some trouble with Dean" he whispered so only the table could hear.
"Well, are you guys alright?" Jesse asked as he saw Laney move the ice pack up to Zack's swollen cheek.
"I'm fine, but Zack's been beat up pretty hard." She told them, still concentrating on Zack's chest and cheek.
"I think I'll be ok, I just need to rest." Zack said reassuringly
"Well, you can stay with us for the night; you guys aren't in any condition to drive back to San Diego." Preston told them. Zack and Laney thanked them.
When the reunion was over, they said goodbye to all of their old friends, exchanged phone numbers, addresses, and emails, and headed out of the reception room with Katie and Preston. But before Laney made it to the front door, some one pulled her aside. It was Taylor. Everyone stopped to watch.
"Why does everyone like you?" Taylor demanded. Laney smirked.
"The real reason is, to everyone in this room you're vapor, you're spam, a waste of perfectly good yearbook space and nothing is gonna change that" Laney replied. Taylor knitted her eyebrows.
"That's really familiar..." she said, thinking about where she heard it before. Laney smiled and so did every one else who remembered.
"Why don't you think back about ten years ago, at a party? I think you accidentally spilled your beer down the front of my dress." Laney grinned Taylor looked up at her astonished and hurt.
"You remember don't you? It hurts doesn't it? Go ahead and live with that statement ringing in your head for the next ten years. I did." Laney told her. Laney shot Taylor a glare, took Zack's hand in hers, and walked out to the car, leaving Taylor standing there all alone.
Laney drove, while Zack kept the ice pack on him. Laney kept her eyes on Katie and Preston's car in front of them.
"Are you sure Dean didn't hurt you?" Zack asked Laney with concern. Laney smiled
"I'm fine. But I have to admit my wrists are a little sore from when he grabbed them, and my cheek hurts a little from when he slapped me." She admitted. Zack looked at her with sympathy and anger (at Dean of course)
"He slapped you?! How hard?" Zack asked. Laney shrugged
"He slapped me pretty hard, or at least enough for it to hurt now. He slapped me before you came out of the reception room. I don't know why he slapped me though." Zack sighed, and took the ice pack off his cheek. He rested it against her cheek.
"Does that feel better?" he asked.
"Yes, it sort of stings though, but thanks sweetie" Laney replied looking at him. Finally they pulled into a driveway of a very large, beautiful house. Laney ran up to Katie
"This is the most beautiful house I've ever seen! Thanks for letting us stay the night." Laney said with compassion.
"It's no problem, Preston and I would probably be bored and lonely anyway." Katie told her.
That night, while Katie and Laney were in the living room, exchanging memories about high school, Preston and Zack sat in the study talking.