Hey guys... I'm so sorry that it's taken me this long to update. I'll really try and post up more often. Although... for the last chapter that I posted up I only got one review. So... I don't know... I'd really appreciate it if I could get some more form you guys. Thanks. But... anyways... here's chapter 48. Hope you like it.
General POV
"It was so much quieter in there." Z said looking up at him.
"Yeah, I know." He said laughing lightly.
He pulled her a little closer, comfortingly as they walked over to Brooke and Q who were standing near the exit, obviously flirting. Z smiled as she saw how happy Brooke and Q were when they were together. Q saw her walking toward then and he pulled Brooke into his arm turning her to notice them.
"Finally!" Q said as they walked up "I thought you were never gonna come out of there." He paused for a moment noticing the redness in her eyes. "Z, you ok?" He asked just like a big brother should.
"Yep." She said with a smile, as she cuddled up closer to Nathan, who happily hugged her back. "Perfect"
Q looked down at Brooke, worry clearly in his eyes. Brooke picked up his cue and looked at Z with a small smile.
"Umm... why don't we go get you ready." Brooke said pulling away from Q and taking Z's hand with a small pat.
"Ok." Z said pulling away from Nathan, giving him a quick kiss and a 'see you later babe' before she left.
Nathan shook his head and watched as she walked away with Brooke. It was surprising to Nathan how much Brooke had changed.
"Is she a'ight?" Q asked bringing Nathan back to reality.
"Huh?" He asked looking back at him. "Oh, yeah. She was upset because of a letter she got from her dad but.. I think she's ok now"
"A'ight, cool." Q said casually, although he was relieved that was all that was wrong.
"You sure you're ok?" Brooke said hugging Mercedes.
"Brooke... I'm ok. I promise." Z said looking over at Brooke with a small smile. "Don't worry about me. I'm..." Z stopped when she saw who was sitting in Mel's chair. Brooke followed her eyes and eyebrows raised. "Holy shit!" Z said looking at Brooke surprised.
They both hurried over to Mel's chair to see a beautiful Peyton Sawyer sitting in it. Platinum blond curls, bright green eyes, flawless skin.
"Peyton!" Z said startling her.
"Z! You scared the hell outta me!" Peyton said turning to face them.
"I'm sorry but... you look... freaking gorgeous Peyton! You have definitely changed my definition of a blond bombshell"
"Shut up." Peyton said embarrassed.
"She's not lying P. Sawyer." Brooke said looking at her with a big smile. "You look awesome. And... you know who else is gonna think so?" She said raising a mischievous eyebrow.
"Who?" Peyton asked intrigued.
"Umm... I don't know... Jake maybe." Brooke answered excited.
"I really doubt that." Peyton said reaching over for her water bottle.
"Why not Peyton?" Z said looking at Peyton's reflection in the mirror. "He'd be stupid not to." She said giving her shoulders a slight squeeze.
Mel finished doing Peyton while Z got dressed and was touching up Z's makeup when Nathan walked in.
"Hey." He said pulling up a chair and taking a seat next to her. "I was gonna come in earlier but.. Brooke said you were getting dressed"
"It's ok babe." Don't worry about it." Z said turning to look at him.
"Babe?" Mel asked, stopping what she was doing and looking at Z and then Nathan. "So your Nathan"
"Yeah" Nathan said surprised.
"Not bad Z." Mel said with an approving wink at Mercedes. Mercedes laughed and looked over at Nathan who laughed with her.
"I'm Melizabeth." Mel said introducing herself. "I've heard a lot about you Nathan"
"You have, have you?" Nathan said raising an eyebrow at Mercedes.
"Don't worry nothing but good things." Mel said explaining herself.
He laughed lightly and was about to say something when Ty opened the door and peaked his head in.
"Hey Z, their ready for ya." He said looking over at her.
"Ok, I'll be right out." Z answered.
Ty shook his head and closed the door. Mel quickly finished applying Z's eyeshadow and Z stood up. She and Nathan walked out of the room and onto the set. Once she got there she was bombarded with people. Ths was something Nathan was not expecting. He was basically pushed away from her and all he could do was watch as they pulled her away from him. Mercedes hated this part of the job. People always telling her what to do... she felt really bad that they had taken her away from Nathan, she turned around to see him. The look on his face was not what she wanted to see. He locked eyes with her for a moment and she mouthed 'I'm sorry' to him before she was interrupted and she turned around to 'pay attention'. While they talked she positioned herself in front of the white backdrop that had been set up, with white silk sheets that fell from the ceiling. As she talked to the photographer Nathan walked back over to the refreshment table where all the guys stood chatting.
"Don't worry Nate. It's always like this." Q said taking a sip of his coffee.
Nathan nodded his head in appreciation. Brooke walked up to them with Peyton. Jake was laughing at something that Jorge had just said when he saw Peyton walking towards them with Brooke. He couldn't help looking at her, she looked absolutely amazing. Even if she was wearing a white wife beater, low-rise jeans, and converse. But he honestly wasn't looking at her body. He was mesmerized by her eyes. The way her perfect curls fell around her face, the way her lips were lightly stained with... pink.. stuff. He really didn't know what it was, and he really didn't care. The thought of what her lips tasted like suddenly popped up in his mind. Peyton was talking to Q, listening to him complement her on how well everything had gone at Tric the other night.
"Thanks." Peyton answered looking at Q with a smile.
'Brooke's one lucky girl' Peyton thought to herself, as she looked at Q's chiseled features. His dark complection, against his hazel eyes... his toned body... 'Ok, stop!' She thought suddenly. 'He's Brookes guy'. Peyton's thoughts of Q suddenly vanished when she felt a pair of eyes on her from behind. She turned herself slightly to look behind her, only to lock eyes with Jake. She felt her stomach flutter and her hands tremble. 'oh shit' Jake thought to himself 'Great I was staring at her'. He automatically lowered his eyes to the ground. He looked up again to see her smiling at him sweetly. He gave her a sheepish smile and looked back down at the ground. Peyton turned back to her conversation with Brooke and Jake to his.
All of a sudden you hear a yell from the side of the set.
"Lights!"
The lights were turned on and so were two fans directed in front of Mercedes. Nathan watched as Mercedes took off her robe and handed it over to Tyler. Once the robe was off Nathan's eyes went wide and his mouth went dry. She looked stunning.
"Wow" He whispered to himself, hoping that nobody would hear him.
"No kidding." Brooke said with a wink and a light nudge to Nathan's ribs.
Nathan looked down at her and gave her a smile. Immediately after he turned his attention back to Mercedes. She was in a light pink strapless dress, that hugged her slender hips, her narrow waist. The crystals shimmered on the border of the top of the dress. She was wearing stilettoes with dangling jewels. Although she was only 5' 8" her legs looked like they went on forever. Her olive skin beautiful to his eyes as it hit the white silk sheets behind her. Her long auburn hair was in ringlets that cascaded down her back and shoulders. His eyes traveled her body. He was fixated on her. Until they finally settled on her beautiful brown eyes, her full lips, her high cheekbones. He could stare at her forever. Nathan watched as she posed for the camera, and was amazed at how naturally it came to her. 'That dress!' He said to himself as she walked slowly towards the side of the set. 'If I could just tear'
"Havin fun?" Tyler asked interrupting Nathan's heated thoughts.
"Umm... yeah." Nathan said turning his gaze from her.
"Alright next setup!" He heard someone yell out.
Instantly people came onto the set and began to tear everything down. Mercedes walked off the set and towards Nathan and Tyler.
"Hey." She said in a hushed tone, as she looked sweetly into Nathan's eyes.
"Hey." He answered taking her hands in his "Here you go." Ty said pulling her away from him and holding the robe out of her to step into, ruining the moment she was having with Nathan.
"Thanks Ty." She said pulling the robe up her bare shoulders. "I should go get dressed." She said taking a step towards Nathan.
"Right." Nathan said pulling her into his arms and wrapping his arms around her waist. He leaned down and kissed her sweetly on the lips. Mercedes felt her heart soar as soon as his lips touched hers. Nathan pulled away lightly teasing her a little by brushing his lips against hers. She smiled on his lips and he pulled away from her . "You look amazing by the way." He said smiling.
"Thank you baby." She said giving him a quick peck on the lips before pulling away from him. "But I really do have to get dressed, or we'll never get outta here"
"Alright, go." He said letting her go., and watched as she headed back into the dressing room.
About 20 minutes later she reappeared. This time with no robe, there wasn't one needed. She was wearing tight jean hip huggers, a white spaghetti strap shirt, that showed just a sliver of tanned skin, her eyes, instead of being a natural color were now a smokey black, her lips were still a soft color though. Her hair was still down in ringlets but she now had a blue bandana tied at the side. It reminded him of the Destiny's Child video, like Beyonce wore... not that he had seen that video a lot or anything...instead of having her usual 3" heels she was wearing a brand new pair of white AFO's. Nathan was talking to Lucas and Jake and hadn't noticed her come out yet until he heard her laugh from behind him, he turned around and smiled at the sight of her.
"Hey, I'll talk to you guys later." He said turning to Lucas and Jake before leaving and walking towards Mercedes.
"I haven't seen Nathan this happy in a long time." Jake said as he looked at Nathan walk away.
"He's really in love with her." Luke answered looking towards Nathan. "And I don't blame him. She's... amazing"
"Careful there Luke, he's your brothers girlfriend and like you said, he's in love with her"
"What are you insinuating Jake? That I'm into Mercedes"
"Are you"
"No, I think she's great, and a good friend but... that's all. I wouldn't do that to Nathan, or myself"
"Yeah, I believe you Luke." Jake said putting his hands up in defense Nathan walked up behind Mercedes and wrapped his arms around her waist, placing a kiss on her shoulder.
"Hey beautiful." He whispered in her ear. "We have to find a place for ourselves soon... cause I really need to kiss you"
She turned around in his arms and looked up into his eyes with a mischievous smile.
"I think we can do something about that." She whispered reaching up to his ear, so Brooke and Peyton wouldn't hear. "Cause I really, really need to kiss you too." She said nibbling on his earlobe and running one of her fingers up his spine.
Nathan's eyes fluttered shut and Mercedes muffled his sigh with her mouth as she reached up to kiss him. Brooke looked over at Peyton and they looked at each other in amusement. Nathan lowered his hands to her lower back until he had one on the small of her back and a few of his fingers resting on her ass.
"Watch your hands there buddy." Ty said interrupting them as he walked up to them. Nathan and Mercedes broke their kiss and looked at Ty. Peyton and Brooke looked at each other for a second and then laughed."These came for you Z." He said looking down at the vase of red roses in his hands.
"Aww..." Z said excited pulling away from Nathan and walked over to Ty, taking the small envelope from the flowers. She opened it excited as to who would have sent her such a beautiful display of affection. "I miss you dearly..." She read aloud. "Have an amazing birthday, and know that I will Always love you"
"Aww..." Brooke cooed looping her arm through Peyton's, resting her head on her shoulder.
Peyton looked at Brooke and laughed lightly. She herself was not a huge fan of that kind of stuff, not that she didn't like to have someone show her they loved her like that but... that stuff never mattered much to her. Brooke on the other hand... was a sucker for it.
"All my love..." Z's smile fell as she read to herself the last word written on the card.
"What is it?" Brooke asked lifting her head off Peyton's shoulder and looking at Z worried.
Z looked up from the card and over at Nathan who's eyes were intently waiting for her to say what had made her so flustered.
"Z, you ok?" Peyton said worried, noticing the way she was looking at Nathan.
"...All my love Michael"
They all just stood there trying to understand. They had all grown silent and Brooke and Peyton were looking at each other somewhat afraid and curious as to what would happen next. Brooke looked from Z to Nathan and then back to Z. It was perfectly clear that both of them were upset. The looks in Nathan's eyes were heartbreaking. Brooke swore that if she ever saw Michael again she would make him pay for upsetting two of her friends like this, let's face it… guy's an idiot.
"Z I'm so sorry, I wouldn't have given them to you if I would have known that they were from him." Ty said breaking the silence.
"Don't worry about it Ty." She said turning to him, "Do me a favor tho… get rid of them for me." She placed the card back where she had found it and returned to Nathan's arms.
His anger was fading, as the smell of her hair filled his senses, and the touch of her hands placing his arms around her burned his skin. He laced his fingers through hers and held her tight against him. He knew that even though she and Michael had history together he had broken her heart, and that was something that she would never forgive him for. He hated the guy for what he had done to her, and he promised himself that he would do anything to keep her from feeling that ever again.
"Yeah, sure." Ty said walking away from the group with the flowers in his hands.
After he was gone there was… once again… an awkward silence. It was there, they all felt it… the knot in their stomachs, and the thoughts of uncertainty… say something witty and cheer them all up? No… too soon… since none of them knew how to make the situation any better they all said… well…. Nothing. Nathan wasn't gonna let Michael ruin Z's day and this silence was killing him. So.. he did what he thought he had to… he reached down and softly kissed her neck. Brooke and Peyton looked at each other and smiled. Leave it to Nathan Scott to make the best out of an awkward silence… wait… what? Z smiled at Nathan's gesture and turned herself to look at him.
"I'm sorry." She said turning in his arms. "Michael means nothing to me, ok. You're the one I want." She said caressing his cheek with her thumb.
"I know." He said softly leaning in to hug her.
He held her close for a moment, just basking in her warmth.
"I love you." She whispered in his ear.
"Me too"
"Well... if it isn't Miss Mercedes Davis in the flesh"
Mercedes turned from her place in Nathan's arms to look at the person who had just spoken. Once she saw him she pulled away from Nathan and enveloped the man in a hug.
"Andy!" She said hugging him.
"Ah, it's so good to see you sweety." He answered in a hushed tone as he hugged her.
"Oh, you too. I missed you." She hugged him harder.
He pulled away from her and took her hands.
"So... what does it feel like to be seventeen?" He smiled as she squeezed his hands a little.
"Not that different from when I was sixteen." She said honestly after a pause of thought.
Andy laughed and rolled his eyes at her response, she giggled.
"Thank you for the phone call by the way." He frowned and she looked away from him embarrassed. "If it wasn't for you father I would have never known you'd be in town"
"I'm sorry Andy, I've just had so many things going on. But your right... there's no excuse. We do have a lot of catching up to do"
"Yeah we do." He said with a chuckle.
Mercedes laughed lightly but turned around when she heard Brooke clear her throat behind them.
"Andy this is my friend Peyton." Z said introducing them. "Peyton this is Andy Hargrove. He's my financial advisor"
"Which is really just my fancy name for her accountant." Andy said shaking Peyton's hand. "It's nice to meet you Peyton"
"Nice to meet you too." She smiled. 'He seems like a nice guy.' She thought to herself. 'Not to mention he's a fox'
"Brooke... you're looking as lovely as ever." Andy hugged Brooke and Brooke hugged him back
"Thank's Andy. You're don't look so bad yourself." She pulled away and put her hand on his arm "Ah, I'm getting old"
"Please... you're like... 25." Z looked at Andy and laughed "I wish." Andy answered laughing
"Well anyways" Z said changing the subject. "Andy this is my boyfriend Nathan." Z said walking over to Nathan and cuddling up to him.
"Boyfriend huh?" Andy said shaking Nathans hand. "I guess there really is a lot of things we have to talk about." He let go and looked at the couple. "Well... it's nice to meet you Nathan"
"Yeah, you too"
"Hey Z, Alex is here and they're ready for ya." Ty said walking by with a rack of clothing he was pushing.
"Ok great." Z answered "I'll take care of Alex." Brooke looped her arm through Peyton's and gave Z a smile before walking away.
"I'm gonna go get some coffee." Andy walked away and joined Jorge and Jake who were talking near the coffee machine.
Finally. Mercedes and Nathan finally had a moment alone together. Nathan hugged Z closer to him and she smiled when he placed a kiss on her shoulder.
"You gonna come with me?" She asked turning to face him a little.
"Yeah, let's go"
He gave her a quick kiss and they walked over to the set. After Mercedes bagan shooting her pictures Nathan noticed Q sitting at a table near the set with a laptop. He walked over to him.
"Hey what's up?" Nathan asked getting Q's attention.
Q looked up from the computer screen and up at Nathan.
"Oh hey"
"What are you doing?" Nathan asked crossing his arms over his chest.
"Just putting in the background for the green screen so the photographer can approve it. Wanna see"
"Sure"
Q handed Nathan a photograph and Nathan took it. He studied it... It was a cool picture.
"It's a mural." Q said looking up at Nathan. " Z made it with Jorge and Ramon a few years ago"
"Really?" He asked looking up at him.
"Yeah, it's around the corner from Uncle Johnny's"
Nathan looked back down at the picture. It kinda hit him hard when he looked at it closer. Why hadn't he noticed it sooner? There were two guys leaning against two classic lowriders, chrome wheels, one dark blue and one a off white. They were on either side of a girls with long auburn hair that flowed down in ringlets. Once he looked at her he knew it was a resemblance of Mercedes.
"I'll be back man." Q looked at Nathan before he walked over to the photographer.
"Yeah, sure." Nathan looked up from the picture and noticed that Mercedes was no longer shooting but was getting touched up in a chair next to the set.
"Hey Nate." Nathan was startled when he felt Brooke walk up behind him and squeeze his shoulder. "Oh... sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." Brooke said after feeling him jump.
"No, it's ok." He smiled coyly, trying to act cool.
"So... what are you up too"
"I'm just waiting for Z"
"Duh." She giggled as he stated the obvious. "I mean... what are you looking at"
"Oh." Nathan handed her the picture, and looked back at Mercedes.
"I remember this!" She looked up at him and he focused his attention on her again. "It looks better on the wall though"
"You've seen it"
"Yeah. Jorge told me about it and I begged her to take me and see it. It's crazy isn't it"
"What is"
"How much she's changed. I mean... you didn't know her then... hell... I didn't know her then... but, she was a totally different person back then"
"She said she wasn't that person anymore"
"She's not. Well... I guess she'll always carry that part of her past with her but... she's not like that anymore. The thing you need to know about Z is that she'll always be close to her roots. This was the way she grew up Nate. I think that's what keeps her so humble, and down to earth"
"I guess so"
Q smiled at Brooke as he walked back to them.
"Hey baby." He kissed her and she hugged him kissing him back sweetly. He pulled away and looked down at her. "Where is everyone"
"They're all getting their things ready. Which you should be doing by the way"
"A'ight... but what are you doing out here then"
"I just came to get Nathan"
"You did?" Nathan asked looking over at her.
"Yeah, Alex has all your things ready, you just have to try them on and pick out what you want to wear"
"I think I'm gonna wait for Z though"
"Ok." She looked up at Q and kissed him softly. "Why don't you go ahead and I'll be there in a minute, I'm gonna stay out here and keep him company"
"A'ight." Q said kissing her once more before letting her go and walking towards the dressing room.
"You really don't have to stay Brooke"
"It's ok, I want to"
A few minutes later Mercedes walked up to them and smiled.
"You waiting for me?" She asked as Nathan pulled her into his arms.
"Who else?" He leaned down and kissed her softly She pulled away from him and rested her head on his shoulder. Then turned her attention to Brooke.
"Hey B"
"Good job out there by the way.. No wonder you're one of the most sought out models in the industry..." Brooke gushed.
"Brooke..." Z felt a little embarrassed when she felt Nathan laugh lightly behind her.
"What?" Brooke asked innocently. "Someone's gotta brag about you. And since you're my cousin.. It's gonna be me." She got up and put her hands on her hips. "Ok Nate, she's done, let's go"
Mercedes laughed and Nathan did to.
"Ok Brooke"
Nathan , Mercedes, and Brooke were walking towards the dressing room, when Z looked up at Nathan and smiled. Nathan looked down at her and smiled back. 'She's so beautiful.' He thought to himself. But he also something else in her features.
"Tired?" He asked running his hand down her arm.
"A little, but I'll be ok"
"You sure"
"Yeah, I'm used to it." 'Even if I don't want to be.' she though to herself. "But... if I could be doing anything right now... it would involve a big comfy bed, and a big fluffy pillow"
"And what about me"
"Well.. I thought that was a given"
"Just making sure"
"Z, I'm so glad that your finally done here." Brooke turned and said to her "Believe me... so am I"
Brooke nodded her head and walked into the dressing room.
"Sorry Nate but.. All the guys are in the other room. Ty has all your things for you"
Nathan nodded and looked down at Mercedes who was still securely in his arms.
"So.. We say goodbye again." Z said looking up at him and smiling.
"Yeah, I guess so"
"I really wish I could spend more than 3 seconds with you." She said sadly.
"Hey.. We have the rest of the night together, we'll have plenty of time to spend together." He caressed her cheek and kissed her sweetly letting her go. "I'll see you in a little bit"
"Ok." She turned to open the door and he looked at her as he began to walk away.
She walked inside to find all the girls holding up dresses and looking at their reflections in the mirror.
"Having fun guys?" She asked yawning.
"A little more than you. You look exhausted." Ciara said handing Monica a dress.
"That's because I am exhausted." Z looked around the room and noticed that Alex wasn't anywhere to be found. "Where's Alex"
"She had to go. She told me to tell you to call her and to say happy birthday"
"I didn't even get to say hi"
"She did leave you your dress though." Brooke said walking over to her with her dress in hand.
"Wow" Z looked down at the dress, it was beautiful.
The girls dressed... Monica was the first one done. She was in a forest green Burberry dress, that went down a few inches below her knees. Ciara and Peyton followed. Ciara was in a brown Alexander McQueen sequined dress with gold embroidery around her mid-section. Peyton was beautiful in a simple black Christian Dior off the shoulders dress that hugged her hips and was... for lack of another word... short. Haley and Brooke finished at about the same time. Haley in an off-white Armani dress, with a plunging neckline and jewels on the borderline and straps for her dress. Haley had been a little afraid to wear it at first. Not just because of the neckline but also because she took a look at the price tag when Alex handed it to her. That dress cost more than she made in like... 3 months. She was a little intimidated with wearing a 4 thousand dollar dress for one night. Mercedes had insisted on it, so Haley had no choice. Brooke was in a light pink halter Versace dress with matching jeweled heels. 'Simple, but totally sexy!' Brooke commented when she held up the dress to her body in the mirror. The girls walked out of the dressing room, with Brooke and Mercedes as the last ones out. Z and Brooke were laughing at something that Z had just said when Z felt a tug at her hips. She turned around and smiled as Nathan pulled her into his arms.
"This time I'm not letting you go." He said before leaning down and placing a kiss on her lips.
"Good." She slid her arms around his neck and looked him in the eyes. "Cause I don't want you too." She kissed him softly. After the kiss had ended she pulled away and took a look down Nathan's body. "Lookin good stud." She said playing with the border of his jacket.
"Always." He looked at her with a cocky smile
"Ha ha, funny," She commented sarcastically.
He laughed and tilted her head up a little to kiss her. He pulled away and looked at her.
"But look at you..." He pulled her away from him completely and spun her around. "You look amazing"
And she did. She was in a short baby blue strapless dress that fell to right above her knees and had flowing fabric that surrounded the base of the dress. Her tanned skin complementing it perfectly. Everything about her was perfect, from the soft shade of her lips to the dark color of her eyeshadow, she was... absolutely... stunning.
"Always." She smiled playfully as he rolled his eyes.
She leaned into him and he hugged her tight against him. She looked sweetly into his eyes and he smiled warmly leaning down to kiss her. They were both getting into it when they heard a camera click come from somewhere. They both pulled away and turned their heads towards the source of the sound.
"David!" Z turned her attention to the photographer and smacked him in the arm playfully.
"I'm sorry." He answered laughing. "I just couldn't help it. It was a perfect shot"
"Uh huh, sure it was." She turned to Nathan and hugged him. "David, this is my boyfriend Nathan"
"Nice to meet you Nathan" David shook Nathan's hand and picked up his camera off his chest to snap another picture.
Z rolled her eyes and Nathan laughed
"Nice to meet you too." Nathan chuckled
David nodded his head and looked around the room.
"So... where are all you beautiful people doing tonight"
"Going out to dinner." Z answered resting her head on Nathan's chest. Nathan placed his cheek on the top of her head and pulled her closer to him until their bodies were almost flush against each others. "You're welcome to join us if you want"
"Thanks. But... I have something planned tonight. Thanks for the invite though"
"No problem"
"But... all of you are way too good looking for me to not get a few shots in"
"Oh... I couldn't ask you to do that." Z pulled away from Nathan a little.
"You're not asking. I'm offering. Just call it my birthday present to you"
Z smiled at him and David smiled back. The group crowded around, and David went phot crazy. After he had gone through at least 5 rolls of film he was... as he called it... 'spent'. He promised to have them done by the end of their stay in LA. After they were done Mercedes walked into the rec room to talk to Andy. They caught up on things. Z had explained that she was now a part of the Ravens basketball team, and that she was happy in Tree Hill. They chatted for a few minutes before Alex brought it up.
"I do have your fathers birthday present though." He pulled out a white envelope and handed it to her.
"What is it"
"Open it and find out"
She took it and opened it. She pulled out a black American Express card.
"It gives you 24 hour concierge service anywhere in the world." Andy explained. He looked at her and he knew eight away what that fake smile looked on her. "You don't like it"
"It's not that Andy. I do, it's just... this card can't bring my dad to me. And... that's all I really want." Hey eyes began to water and Andy leaned in to hug her.
"I know sweety. I know." He held her for a few more moment and let her go. "One day he'll come to understand that Z. But until then... just... have fun... and enjoy yourself"
She nodded her head and got up. He followed. Once they had said their goodbyes the group gathered together again and headed out of the studio and climbed into a waiting limousine.
"Are you ready to have some fun?" Brooke asked as they settled themselves in.
"Definitely." Z answered with a smile.
"Then prepare yourself little sister." Q leaned over and kissed her cheek.
Z smiled and cuddled closer to Nathan. Nathan kissed the top of her head and pulled her closer to him. Z looked around the limo. All the smiling faces, she felt the energy, the happiness, the joy, the excitement, laughter filled her ears. In that moment all the sadness she felt, all the unanswered questions she had, all thoughts of her father, her mother, all the worries, vanished. She looked up into Nathan's eyes. Those amazingly, blue, deep, beautiful eyes. He smiled and kissed her forehead. She smiled back and rested her head on his chest, closing her eyes. In that moment, all the world fell away , and she was exactly where she wanted to be. With her friends, her brothers, and the guy that she loved more than life itself. All of it... perfect.
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