AUTHOR'S NOTE: CHAPTER 50! What?! I can't believe we're there already. When I originally started writing this story, 50 chapters was the end goal. But, there's still a lot of story left to tell! Thank you all so much for all the love and support you've shown this crazy little story of mine through the first 50. I hope you all enjoy the next 50 just as much (if not more)!

This chapter is rated M...Enjoy the ride...

MONDAY AFTERNOON

"So..." Bree said knowingly as she sat down at their table in the cafeteria. "Where did you sneak off to in English?"

Addison blushed and smiled as she bit into her apple.

"Mmhmm, that's what I thought," Bree laughed as she looked around the cafeteria. "Where's Zed?"

"Pops checked him out."

"Is he still hungover?" Eliza groaned, sitting down next to them, "because I know I am. And judging from the lack of texts this morning so is Bucky."

"Thankfully not," she silently giggled to herself, remembering just how funny her cousin had been the night before.

"Tracey is never allowed to make the drinks ever again," Bree said. "I was hurting something fierce this morning. Bonz texted before I walked in, he's finally awake."

"No more Sunday mashes," Eliza said gently shaking her head. "But anyway, why was Z checked out?"

"I don't know what he's up to. But it has something to do with his birthday and he's keeping it a surprise."

"Speaking of birthday surprises, do I get to know what you got Zed now?"

"Oh my goodness! I almost forgot!" Bree exclaimed suddenly. "How did he like it?!"

"Woah...Bree...way too loud," Eliza said holding her head.

"Oops...Sorry, E!"

Addison looked around them, making sure no one was close enough to overhear. The last thing she needed was it getting back to her mother somehow. She leaned in closer to Eliza. "I got a tattoo," she whispered as quietly as possible, counting on Eliza's excellent hearing abilities.

"Did I just hear that right?"

Addison shook her head and smiled.

Eliza let out a soft laugh. "Welcome to the club. What did you get?"

"I got his name. It's right below my hipbone."

"And how exactly are you going to hide that from the parentals in Hawaii?"

"It's low enough that it should be covered. But it's not like my parents are ever on the beach with us anyway."

"So...how did he like it?!" Bree asked as she scooted closer to Addison, making sure she kept her voice at an acceptable level.

"He loved it, and I loved the attention he paid to it after the mash as well."

"I'm surprised you two made it that long, I totally thought you guys would have snuck out before it ended," Eliza said taking a cautious sip of her Powerade.

"You obviously weren't paying attention then," Bree laughed giving Addison a side-eye glance.

Eliza almost spit out her Powerade as she started to laugh. "Should have known."

Addison just shrugged and smiled. "Anyway, changing directions...have either of you decided if you're going to my mom's fundraiser dinner next Friday?"

"Bonz and I will be there. As will my brother and Gabby."

"Depends on how much packing I have left," Eliza said with a shrug. "Bucky's been asking me the same thing for a week."

"All you need is a handful of bathing suits and some shorts," Addison said with a giggle. "It's literally the easiest packing job ever. And I happen to know that my Aunt Kitty has already bought you like five new bathing suits."

Eliza let out an exaggerated sigh. "Fine. I'll go to the ridiculously fancy dinner."

Addison laughed and gently hugged her. "Thank you. I'm sure Bucky will be very happy that he doesn't have to be there alone."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah."

The afternoon, much like that morning, had been dragging on at an impossibly slow rate. Addison couldn't decide if it was the lingering effects of her hangover or the fact that she missed Zed. But whatever it was, she just couldn't seem to focus on anything. When school finally ended, she made her way to the cheer room to get ready for practice.

As she sat in front of the mirror, humming quietly to herself and brushing out her long white hair, her phone dinged alerting her of a new message. She quickly disregarded her hairbrush and picked up her phone.

Z- 3:04 pm: Hey, Gorgeous. I'm back on campus. I can't wait to see you after practice. I love you.
Seen 3:04 pm

Addison smiled wide and hugged her phone tightly to her chest before quickly typing out a reply.

A- 3:05 pm: YAY! I CAN'T WAIT! I LOVE YOU, Z! XOXOXOXOXO

She placed her phone down and turned to Bree.

"I'm guessing by the big goofy smile, Zed is back?" Bree laughed as she grabbed her cheer bag and stood up.

"Uhhuh!"

"Well let's go get practice started, maybe we can even cut it a little short today?"

Addison smiled even wider and let out a giggle. "That sounds perfect. Come on!"

An hour and a half later, Addison blew her captains whistle and dismissed the squad early for the afternoon. She quickly raced back up to the cheer room to grab her backpack. The baseball team still had at least another thirty minutes of practice, but she loved any opportunity she could get to watch them. There was just something about watching her boyfriend play sports.

"Addison?"

She nearly jumped at the sound of her name pulling her out of her daydream.

"Kasie! Sorry, I didn't even hear you come in!"

"It's fine, sorry I startled you," Kasie said with a giggle. "I was just wondering if you were heading down to the baseball field?"

Addison let out a giggle of her own. "I sure am."

"Would you mind if I tagged along? I was hoping to surprise Charlie."

"I take it things went well at the mash last night?"

Kasie sighed dreamily as a large smile spread across her face. "Thank you so much for introducing us."

"You're welcome, and of course you can tag along."

On their way down to the baseball field, Kasie filled Addison in on how her night had gone with Charlie and how they had made plans to hang out together more this week. Addison smiled as she listened to her excitedly describe all the things that they had talked about. She knew the second that she had heard that Charlie was smitten with Kasie that they would be a perfect match.

When they climbed up into the bleachers to watch practice they made sure they sat in the very front row. Charlie glanced over and excitedly waved, just as Zed threw him the ball, which Charlie missed.

Addison shook her head and laughed when Zed looked over towards the bleachers and threw her a wink before he rolled his eyes. "Oooh, he's going to make Charlie pay for that."

"Oh no! Did I get him in trouble? Should I have not come?"

"You're fine," she said, trying to calm Kasie down. "We can come watch practice whenever we want, but Zed will probably make sure Charlie stays focused from now on."

"What do you mean?"

Addison let out a small laugh. "Watch." Sure enough, every pitch Zed or Murphy threw went in Charlie's direction. "The same thing happened to Zed freshman year," she giggled.

"Can I ask you a question?" Kasie asked quietly.

Addison turned to her. "Sure, what's up?"

"Why doesn't Zed like Charlie?"

"What are you talking about? Z loves him!"

"That's not what Charlie thinks. He was telling me that Zed is super hard on him and is always making him do extra reps and drills."

Addison sighed and rested her hand on Kasie's shoulder. "I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Yes, at first BEFORE Charlie tried out for the team, Zed wasn't his biggest fan. BUT, he invited him to work out with JV before try-outs and he got to know him. And he's beyond impressed with his baseball skills. He's harder on him because he thinks Charlie has what it takes to be captain next year."

"Really?"

"Really. Z's a bit nervous that after graduation, Seabrook High sports are going to fall apart again," she sighed. "But, he hand-picked the captain of the football team for next year, and he and Murphy did the same with basketball. They've already started talking about Charlie taking over the baseball team next year. But, since he wasn't on the team last year, and he's only a sophomore, they're working him even harder so when they do make the decision, the rest of the team will be okay with it."

"Wow."

"But, don't tell Charlie."

"My lips are sealed," Kasie said with a smile as Zed blew his captain's whistle ending practice. "Thanks for letting me come with you. I'm going to go meet Charlie over by the dugout!"

"Thanks for keeping me company," Addison said standing up to give her a hug. When Kasie walked down the stairs towards the field, Addison leaned against the railing as she watched her boyfriend jog over towards her.

"There's my favorite Zombie," Addison said leaning over the railing to kiss him.

"My favorite Cheerleader…I missed you this afternoon."

"I missed you too, Handsome."

"I have a surprise for you," Zed said as he placed a sweet kiss on her lips.

"Oh, really?"

"Mmhmm...Well it's technically for me, but it'll make things for us a lot easier," he began to ramble. "Maybe I should just show you."

"You didn't get another tattoo, did you?" she asked hesitantly.

"I don't think Pops would have checked me out of school for that," Zed laughed and kissed her again. "Come on, Gorgeous," he said as he lifted her over the railing. They walked hand in hand off the baseball field and across campus. "You don't have any plans this evening, do you?"

"Nope. Mom's busy with debate prep for next Saturday and making donor calls. And Dad's working late the next two weeks so everything is taken care of when we go to Hawaii. You know how he gets whenever he has to take time off."

"Perfect!"

"Um...Zed, dear...why are we walking towards the senior parking lot?"

"Because Addison, darling, like I said, I have a surprise. Do you trust me?" he asked as he spun her around and pulled her body flush against his.

"Do you even need to ask?" she stood on her tip-toes and kissed him. "With my life. Always."

He leaned down and brushed his lips against hers, "I love you."

"I love you too."

"Now close your eyes."

"What?"

"Close. Your. Eyes." he smiled against her lips between kisses.

Addison closed her eyes and felt Zed suddenly pick her up. "Woah!"

"Sorry, Gorgeous," he laughed. "Much easier than having you walk with your eyes closed." A few moments later, she was carefully being placed back on the ground. "Ta-dah!"

Addison slowly opened her eyes to find him leaning proudly against a green Mustang convertible. "Oh. My. GOD!"

"So...do you like?"

"Like? Z...is that the Need For Green Mustang GT convertible with a 5.0-liter V8 engine that came out when we first started dating?"

Zed let out a laugh as he pulled her in for a hard kiss. "I knew you'd know the specs!"

"Z...I love it! I can't believe you got your dream car!"

"Me either! I thought I was going to end up with some clunker until after college, but Pops matched what I saved and is helping me out with insurance!"

"This is an incredible car!"

"And you haven't even felt it move yet!" he said as he pulled her in for another kiss.

"If you two are going to christen the car, can you at least do it in the car?" They both pulled away from each other and turned to find Murphy walking past them smiling and shaking his head. "Sick ride, by the way. Congrats man."

"Thanks," Zed called out as Murphy got into his own car.

"You know," Addison giggled as she reached out and ran her hands through his thick green hair, "I think he might be on to something."

"What?"

"We need to christen the car."

Zed threw his head back and laughed. "You really want to?"

"We haven't been to the bluffs since the last day of summer..."

"That was a fun night...until the rest of the gang showed up," he laughed as he ran a hand down the side of her face. "Maybe if we hurry we can watch the sunset."

"Racing the sun...Sounds awfully exciting!"

Zed threw back his head and laughed again before suddenly picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder. He set her down in the passenger side of the Mustang then ran around the car to get in.

The top was down and the evening was breathtaking as they drove along the coast on their way to the bluffs. Addison unclasped her seat belt and stood with her hands in the air, the wind whipping around her as she screamed freely into the breeze. Giddy happiness coursing through her veins. Life, in that very moment, was perfect.

She plopped back down in her seat and looked over to her handsome boyfriend. The way the setting sun highlighted his features, the way his muscles flexed as he drove, the wind rushing through his emerald hair...It was enough to leave a girl speechless.

"What?" he asked, smiling over to her.

"Just admiring," she whispered as her eyes wandered down his body.

Zed laughed to himself, a little embarrassed by the attention. Addison ran her fingers leisurely down his leg, before trailing them back up. When she reached the top of his thigh, she flattened her hand and pushed forward, rolling it over his now hard member, loving how responsive he was to her touch.

His hand immediately landed on top of hers, stilling it. "What are you doing, Gorgeous?"

"Exploring," she smirked before offering, "Would you rather me explore with my mouth?"

His eyebrows bolted up in surprise, but he quickly collected himself. "Exploring, huh?" Looking back at the road, he said "We'll be there in less than fifteen minutes. You want to wait till then?"

"No, I don't." She lightly pressed down, squeezing his erection for emphasis.

"Ztergoge, that feels good. How do you expect me to concentrate on driving when you're doing that?" His eyes briefly closed, then he popped them back open. "Addie,..." He leaned his head back against the headrest, mentally willing his erection away.

Addison leaned her head down towards his legs. Watching his handsome face as his mouth dropped open, she teased and pushed the button to make his seat go further back. When she sat back up, she positioned herself, partly over the console, leaning over him. Running one hand through his wind-blown hair, she slid the other down his chest, for balance and to make her intentions very clear.

"Addie, I don't think this is a very safe..."

Covering his mouth with hers, she made sure her head didn't block his view of the road. He returned the kiss, his mouth instantly opening for her. She peeked to find him focusing his gaze past her cheek.

Leaning back a little, she smiled and then kissed his neck as a distraction while she undid his seat belt and untied his joggers.

He moaned, "Addie, what are you doing? Gorgeous, we'll be there soon."

"Lift up," she whispered directly into his ear. Balancing herself with one hand on the door and one on the console, she smiled when he lifted up, pulling his pants down to the middle of his thighs.

He briefly looked up at her wavering above him, her snow-white hair swirling in the wind, and he smirked. "You know I can't tell you no." He looked back at the road above her left arm.

"So that's a 'yes' to sex right now?"

His eyes flashed to hers. "Is that what we're doing?" he asked surprised.

Addison smiled wide. "Abso-fucking-lutely, Handsome!"

"Ztergoge! This is crazy, even for us," he shook his head, clearly amused. "You lead and I'll drive. Now...show me what ya got, sexy."

Addison smiled as she pulled her skirt up to her hips, maneuvering one knee between him and the door. It was a tight space but her other leg was jammed against the console, which was awkward and a struggle. It was not comfortable at all but she hoped to be righteously distracted in a minute. She slid her panties off and threw them onto the floorboard.

"Is that a challenge, Zed?"

"Abso-fucking-lutely, Gorgeous!"

"Touch me with your fingers," she demanded, knowing how turned on he was that she was the one in control right now. "And rub it on yourself."

He took two fingers and swiped them between her legs then pulled them up to show her. With a devilish grin, he put them in his mouth, sucking the tips between his lips. "Oops, I don't follow directions very well. May I please touch you again?"

Addison's jaw dropped open, the wild look in his eyes making her even wetter. She tried to move down but realized that is was impossible in her current position. She quickly rearranged herself on him, putting her back against him. Facing the road, she lifted up and slowly lowered herself back down onto him. The lack of warning caused him to moan and the car to swerve to the left."

"Zerge! you should've warned me," he said, straightening the wheel and regaining control of the car again.

She dropped her head against his shoulder and using the leverage of her hands on his thighs, she lifted back up and slid back down. Enjoying the fullness, she wiggled when he was all the way inside her. Quickening her pace, she moaned against his neck, completely lost in him, and the love they were making.

"Oh, ztergoge," he muttered, "I need to pull over."

Her head bolted upright, and she shouted, "No! Please don't. I'm so close already." She kept her rhythm going as he struggled to steer the car.

"Gorgeous, I need to pull...zerge! Yes, just like that. Again."

"I need harder," she said, "rougher."

His right hand took to her hip helping her slam down just the way she needed to feel him. They swerved again when his driving became more erratic.

"God, you feel amazing. I love you."

"Say it again," she commanded, keeping pace with his movements.

He quickly kissed the base of the back of her neck, his tongue coming out momentarily to lick, and then he sounded out each word with an accentuating thrust. "I. Love. You. Addison."

She peaked when he said her name, the base of his hardness meeting her clit with each push. She screamed loud, but the wind drowned her out.

"Ztergoge! Grab the wheel!" He said, trying to stay calm, but failing. Addison took the wheel just as the last of her little tremors subsided. With all passion and power, he grabbed her hips and slammed her up and down on top of him twice before letting himself go. She loved the feel of him moving inside of her, knowing that she brought him so much pleasure. He cried her name as he orgasmed and she felt his hands back on the wheel when the car came to a stop.

As soon as he shoved the car into park, he growled, "Turn around."

Moving her legs so she could face him, she straddled him. He took her face into his hands and kissed her, hard and passionately.

"That was fucking fantastic. God, what a rush!" he exclaimed, smiling at her with lazy eyes.

Swinging her leg back off the console, Addison fumbled into her seat, pulling her skirt back down. "I now declare this car, officially christened!" she giggled, leaning over the console and pulling him in for another kiss.

"That wasn't christening the car, Gorgeous. That was the sex on the way to christening the car."

She looked around and let out a soft laugh when she realized they were parked facing the water at the bluffs. Her thighs clenched in anticipation.

"Back seat...now!"

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

This should go without saying, but I'm going to say it anyway….DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO THIS….EVER! Okay, now with the PSA out of the way….Shout out to STARLIGHT623 for guessing Zed's big surprise! There will be pics of the car posted on the Instagram page. How'd everyone like today's update?! Drop me a review and let me know!