Chase woke up to the sound of his phone buzzing, sleepily he grabbed it and read:

9:47 am Zoey Brooks:

Hey can we talk?

Chase sat up, shook his body awake and replied.

9:48 am Chase Matthews:

Um sure what about?

9:50 am Zoey Brooks:

Its best to talk about it in person.

9:51 Chase Matthews:

Alright give me 15 minutes, I'll meet you at the lake.

9:52 Zoey Brooks

ok, thanks.

Chase walked towards the lake, he thought back to their last serious talk, pain hit him as he remembered, he then thought way back to the last time they were her just skipping rocks and enjoying there friendship, good times he thought.

Zoey glanced over her right shoulder as she spotted him approaching.

"Hey" she sheepishly greeted.

"Hows a going" he asked as he took a seat.

"Its going pretty well, considering…"

"Considering…?" Chase asked very confused on where this was going.

"Considering i've lost one of my closest friends"

"I assume you're referring to me?"

"Obviously Chase!, I mean I know we are not meant to be together i've accepted that, but i think its finally time to try to piece together our friendship, just thought i would make the first move"

"I would like that Zoe, I've missed you too"

"So, do you think we can just try to forget what happened between us, and just move on as friends?"

"I think that would be possible"

"Good" she smiled then gave him a brief side hug.

Chase laughed aloud.

"Whats funny?"

"Remember the last time we were here?

"After the dance?"

"Yep and we worked things out, i'm telling you this lake has special powers.

Zoey smiled.

"To bad it couldn't magically make you better at throwing rocks."

"Oh yeah? watch this"

Chase grabbed a rock, as he looked confidently over to Zoey, he whipped the rock hard but the rock slipped from his fingers and travelled a couple feet. Zoeys laughter was uncontrollable as she held her stomach. Chase was a bit embarrassed but couldn't hold back a smile.

"Oh man, i've missed this" Zoey said between laughter.

Chase just laughed and took a seat.

"Hey, at least I snapped my wrist"

"Not much good it did for ya" she smiled.

A happy silence befell them, causing them to just sit there for awhile enjoying something they hadn't experienced together in a long time.

Zoey broke the silence.

"So tell me about Mia?"

"Well we get along great, I really enjoy talking with her, shes also a great dancer, and were going out this evening"

Zoey looked a little surprised as she smiled.

"Thats awesome good for you! you guys seem really good together"

"I like to think so"

"But i swear chase if this girl is anything like Rebecca, we are going to have to have an intervention."

"Dont worry if she is, i will willingly go to this intervention. Chase laughed. "But trust me she doesn't resemble her at all, she's just a sweet person"

"Im really happy for you!"

"Thanks Zoe, so… tell me about James" Chase spoke his words very slowly and carefully as he desperately did not want any hostility to come from his words.

"Well he's really nice, we get along pretty well, and ya know hes just a sweet guy."

James grasped a football in his right hand as he walked with some buddies. They were planning on throwing the ball around as the passed the lake, James noticed two people talking and laughing, he recognised them almost instantly, rage overtake him as he watched Chase and Zoey talking happily. It was hard for him to watch, he didn't want anything getting in the way of him and Zoey this time, the thought of losing Zoey again was almost unbearable, his quiet hatred towards Chase continued to grow.

Chase and Zoey had been happily talking for about an hour and a half.

"Well this has been awesome Zoe, but i'm hanging with Michael and Logan at noon so i should probably head out, thanks for texting me, this was really nice"

"Yes it was really nice i've missed talking to you, have a good afternoon and a good date!"

Chase smiled.

"Thanks talk to you later."

Chase walked back towards his dorm, as he smiled at the fact the Zoey and Chase were back to being friends, maybe this was the way it was always meant to be.

Zoey was happily walking back to her room after her enjoyable talk with Chase. Her pocket sounded with a piano piece repeatedly being played, she answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hey Zoey"

"Hey James"

"So i was thinking if your not busy tonight, would you maybe wanna grab some dinner?"

"Um… ya that sounds good, when and where?"

"Just come to my room at 7 ok?"

"Um, ok… sounds good"

"Good, see ya tonight"