Chapter 6
Oh, God! What am I doing! Chase thought to himself. Just as he was about to pull away, he felt Zoey kiss him back. When their kiss ended, they both sat there in silence, avoiding eye contact with each other.
"I'm so sorry. That was weird," Chase said, still not making eye-contact with Zoey.
"No. I mean, don't be sorry. It's not your fault…"
"Zoey, I've got something to tell you…" Chase started. Zoey looked at him and bit her lip.
"Okay, so this is kind of weird but—" Just then, Mariah burst onto the roof.
"Hey, Chase!" Mariah said, smiling at him, totally ignoring Zoey. Zoey looked at her weird and looked back at Chase. They both got up off the ground. Chase smiled at Mariah.
"So, Chase. I was wondering, what are you doing later? I thought we could go to dinner tonight," Mariah said, still ignoring Zoey.
"Um, I have to get back to you on that one. But, we gotta go, Mariah. I'll talk to you later!" Chase said, smiling at Zoey as they both headed down the stairs. Zoey smiled at Chase and he smiled back.
"Um, you were gonna say something? Before she burst in?" Zoey asked.
"Oh, it's not important. Don't worry about it." Chase said, reaching for her hand.
"Come on, Chase. Tell me? Please?" Zoey asked, stopping and looking him in the eyes.
God, her eyes are beautiful. Chase hesitated and sighed.
"Okay… well…" Chase started. Zoey smiled at him sympathetically.
"Come on, Chase. Spit it out."
"I love you. I've loved you since I've first met you. I know, it sounds incredibly freaky and weird. And I don't blame you if you never want to talk to me again after my little confession, but I've tried to tell for such a long time, and after what happened between us on the roof, I was so… happy. And I was hoping that you felt the same. And now, I don't blame you if you don't now because I'm just ranting and I can't stop."
Zoey smiled at him and kissed him again. Chase felt a wave of relief sweep over him. He took her hand and they both headed towards the lounge. Chase couldn't stop looking over at Zoey and smiling at her. He realized then, that if anyone found out about him and Zoey, and by anyone, he meant Logan, he would never hear the end of it.
Well, wait. Why should I care? Chase thought. Ever since he met Zoey, she was all he thought about. He realized he didn't care what Logan was gonna do. All he cared about was Zoey. And he had her and was never happier about anything in his entire life.