The next morning, Vanessa woke up and looked around the room. She then remembered that she was in Canada with Zac and Chris. Vanessa turned over in bed and saw Zac sleeping next to her. She snuggled into his chest and sighed happily. Vanessa looked at her ring finger and smiled. She couldn't believe that she and Zac were engaged. Zac stirred and brought Vanessa closer to him. He opened his eyes and smiled.
"Hi" Zac said.
"Hi. I can't believe we are engaged" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled and kissed her lips softly. He put his hand on the small of Vanessa's back and brought her body level to his.
"I know. I was going to do it when I got back to LA but last night just felt right" Zac said.
"Did our parents know you were going to propose?" Vanessa asked.
"Your dad knew. I asked him six months ago" Zac said.
"Really?" Vanessa asked incredulously.
"Yeah. He gave us his blessing. I have no idea if he told your mom or Stell" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled.
"What about your parents?" Vanessa asked.
"They didn't know. I was thinking that we could drive up there when I come home for my break and tell them" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"Do you like the ring?" Zac asked looked down at Vanessa's finger.
"I love it. It's perfect. Just like you" Vanessa said kissing Zac's lips.
Zac laughed.
"You are so corny. But I love it" Zac said.
"When do you have to start filming today?" Vanessa asked moving so she was straddling Zac's waist.
Zac looked at his phone.
"In an hour" Zac said.
Vanessa leaned in and kissed Zac's lips softly. Zac kissed her back and put his hands on her hips. Vanessa pulled back.
"I think that we shouldn't have sex until you come home. I don't want to scar Chris for life" Vanessa said looking at the sleeping baby.
Zac smiled. He rubbed her back in soothing circles.
"Okay. When are shooting your cover for Cosmo?" Zac asked.
"At the end of the month" Vanessa said.
Zac nodded. He ran his fingers through Vanessa's hair.
"I love you" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled.
"I love you too baby" Vanessa said.
Chris started whining. Vanessa looked at Zac.
"He's probably hungry" Vanessa said getting off of Zac.
Vanessa walked over to Chris and picked him up. She brought him back to the bed and pulled down her shirt and placed Chris to her breast and watched him latch on. Zac watched his son enjoy his morning meal.
"You really have gotten sexier since you have had him" Zac said.
Vanessa blushed.
"Baby, no I haven't" Vanessa said.
"Yes you have. Look, you didn't have these curves before. Your boobs are huge" Zac said.
"My boobs are huge because they are engorged with milk" Vanessa said.
"Yes, but they still look hot" Zac said.
Vanessa shook her head.
"You are crazy" Vanessa said.
"But you love me anyway" Zac said.
"Yeah, I do" Vanessa said looking down at Chris.
Chris pulled away. Vanessa lifted her son into her arms and patted his back gently until he burped.
"Can you hold him?" Vanessa asked.
Zac reached his arms out. Vanessa placed Chris into Zac's arms and got off the bed. She then walked into the bathroom and cleaned herself up. Five minutes later, Vanessa came out of the bathroom.
"I have to go to the set babe. Are you coming or are you going to stay here?" Zac asked.
"I will stay here. Just in case he gets fussy" Vanessa said.
"Alright. I shouldn't be gone long" Zac said.
Zac walked over and placed Chris into Vanessa's arms and kissed her lips.
"I love you fiancée" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled. She would never get tired of hearing that.
"I love you too fiancée" Vanessa said.
"See you in a little while" Zac said.
Zac left the hotel room. Vanessa picked up her phone and dialed her mother's number.
"Hello?" Gina answered.
"Hi mom" Vanessa said.
"Hi Van, how are you? How's my grandson?" Gina asked.
"We are fine. I'm in Canada visiting Zac" Vanessa said.
"Oh, did you bring Chris with you or is he at Starla's?" Gina asked.
"No he's with us. I have something to tell you" Vanessa said.
"Are you pregnant again?" Gina asked.
"No. Zac proposed last night" Vanessa said.
"Oh my god. I'm so happy for you Van. He was already family but now it's official. I'm so happy for you all" Gina said.
"He told me that he asked dad six months ago" Vanessa said.
"He did? Your dad didn't tell me anything" Gina said.
"Yeah" Vanessa said.
"Are you happy?" Gina asked.
"I'm so happy. He's the best thing that ever happened to me. Without him, I wouldn't be where I am today" Vanessa said.
"Good" Gina said.
The mother and daughter duo talked for a little while longer. An hour later, Vanessa heard the door unlock and saw Zac come in.
"How did it go?" Vanessa asked.
"It was fine. They only had me do two scenes" Zac said wrapping his arms around Vanessa and kissing her lips.
"I told my mom" Vanessa said randomly.
"You did? What did she say?" Zac asked.
"She's happy. She said that you were already family and that this made it official" Vanessa said.
Zac nodded.
"That's good" Zac said.
"So what are is the plan for the rest of the day Mr. Efron?" Vanessa asked.
"I can think of several things we can do" Zac said raising his eyebrows.
"Chris" Vanessa said simply.
Zac sighed.
"Sorry baby" Vanessa said placing a kiss on Zac's chest.
"No it's not your fault sweetheart. It's just what comes with the territory" Zac said running his fingers through Vanessa's hair.
"When you come home, we will have to make up for the lost time" Vanessa said entwining their fingers together.
Zac nodded. Chris started crying. The couple looked at the crying infant. Zac walked over to his son and picked him up.
"Hey buddy, what's wrong? Do we need to change you?" Zac asked the infant.
Zac carried Chris to the bed. He placed his son on the bed and grabbed the diaper bag. Zac quickly changed his son's diaper and threw the used one away. Chris' crying stopped and Zac looked at him.
"All better" Zac said lifting Chris into his arms and kissing his head.
Vanessa smiled as she watched Zac interact with their son.
"The amount you love him, makes me love you more and more everyday" Vanessa said.
Zac looked at Vanessa and smiled.
"Same to you" Zac said.
"I'm going to miss you when I leave" Vanessa said.
Zac's face softened.
"Baby, we are strong. We are going to be fine. I know it's going to hurt to leave. It's going to hurt me too. But, I will be home before you know it and you also have your cover shoot coming up. We will be fine sweetheart. I am going to miss you so much" Zac said putting Chris down and opening his arms.
Vanessa walked over to Zac and wrapped her arms around his waist. Zac kissed Vanessa's cheek. Vanessa started to cry. Zac rubbed her back soothingly.
"Let it out baby" Zac said knowing that Vanessa was holding in all of her emotions.
Vanessa cried into Zac's shoulder. Zac whispered soothing words into Vanessa's ear. He kissed her shoulder softly.
"I'm not worried about us. I'm just worried about Chris" Vanessa cried.
Zac kissed her head and held her in his arms.
"I know and that's to be expected Van. He's only three months old" Zac said.
"It's just hard" Vanessa said.
"I know honey. I know. I wish I could be home. That's all I want. I want you, me, and Chris to be home. If I had known it would be this hard, I wouldn't have signed the contract" Zac said as silent tears started running down his own face.
Vanessa sniffled.
"When do you fly back to LA?" Zac asked.
"Tomorrow" Vanessa said.
"Okay. Then we just have to have a good day right? It's never a goodbye. It's a see you later, remember" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"I remember" Vanessa said remembering their inside joke from years ago.
"Come on, let's wipe our tears away and not think about tomorrow" Zac said wiping his fiancée's tears away.
Vanessa sniffled and nodded. She wiped Zac's tears away and kissed his lips. The next day, Vanessa was packing her suitcase and getting ready to leave for the airport.
"Are you all packed?" Zac asked.
Vanessa nodded. Zac wrapped his arms around his fiancée's waist and kissed her lips softly, but passionately.
"I love you" Vanessa said.
"I love you too babe" Zac said.
"I should probably start driving to the airport. I don't want to miss my flight" Vanessa said.
Zac nodded.
"Have a safe flight. Call me when you get home please" Zac said.
"I will. Say goodbye to your son" Vanessa said.
Zac looked at Chris, who was lying on the bed. He picked the infant up and kissed his head.
"I love you Chris. Keep mommy safe please" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled. Zac placed Chris into Vanessa's arms.
"I love you. I'll call you later" Vanessa said.
"I love you too" Zac said.
Vanessa and Chris left the hotel room. Zac broke down in tears. He didn't think that this separation would be this hard. Meanwhile with Vanessa, she buckled Chris into his car seat and got into the car herself. She took a deep breath and released all the tears she had been holding since she woke up that morning. Vanessa drove to the airport. She didn't feel complete without Zac. Vanessa got to the airport and returned her car and she and Chris boarded the plane. Five hours later, the plane arrived in LA. Vanessa carried Chris off the plane and walked through the hoards of paparazzi. She walked to the baggage claim and picked up her luggage. Vanessa then walked out of the airport to where she parked her car. She buckled Chris into his car seat and placed a kiss on his head. Vanessa then got into the driver's seat and started driving home. Once Vanessa got home, she parked her car in the driveway and locked the gate. She then unbuckled Chris and picked him up and walked into the house.
"Home sweet home" Vanessa said.
Vanessa walked into the living room and sat down on the couch. She dialed Zac's number and waited for him to answer.
"Hey baby" Zac said.
"Hey I just got home" Vanessa said.
"How was the flight?" Zac asked.
"It was fine. Chris slept through the whole thing" Vanessa said.
"Good. He gave you a break" Zac said.
"Yeah, are you on your break?" Vanessa asked.
"Yeah. I just got back to the hotel. Are you going to go to your parents?" Zac asked.
"Yeah, my mom wants to see the ring" Vanessa said.
Zac smiled.
"Okay. Have fun. I love you" Zac said.
"I love you too" Vanessa said.
The couple hung up. Vanessa picked Chris up and left the house. She buckled Chris into his car seat and closed the door. Vanessa got into the driver's seat and started driving to her parents house. Ten minutes later Vanessa arrived at her parents house and parked her car. She got out of the car and went to the back seat and lifted Chris out of his car seat. Vanessa walked to the front door of the house and rang the doorbell. A couple moments later, Greg Hudgens opened the door and smiled.
"Hi dad" Vanessa said.
"Hey, there's my favorite grandson" Greg said opening his arms.
Vanessa placed her son into her father's arms. She then walked into the house.
"So, do you notice anything different?" Vanessa asked as she put her left hand on her face.
Greg looked at his eldest daughter and smiled when he saw the ring on her finger.
"Congratulations Van" Greg said.
Vanessa smiled.
"Thanks. I can't believe you hid that from me for six months" Vanessa said.
"I was sworn to secrecy. I didn't want my future son-in-law to hate me already" Greg said putting his hands up. .
Vanessa giggled.
"He could never hate you. You are like his second father. Where's mom?" Vanessa asked.
"She's in the kitchen" Greg said.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
Vanessa walked into the kitchen and saw her mother baking. She walked over to Gina and hugged her.
"You are home" Gina said.
"Yeah" Vanessa said.
"Where's the ring?" Gina asked.
Vanessa stuck out her hand and showed her mother her engagement ring.
"It's beautiful" Gina said.
Vanessa nodded.
"Where's Chris?" Gina asked.
"He's with dad in the living room" Vanessa said.
"So, how was your trip?" Gina asked.
"It was fine. It was so good to go there and surprise him. You should have seen the look on his face when he saw us. It was priceless" Vanessa said.
Gina smiled.
"Does he know when his break is going to be?" Gina asked.
"Not yet. But I am hoping it's soon" Vanessa said.
"Do you know when the wedding will be?" Gina asked.
"Not yet. We haven't gotten into wedding planning yet. We are waiting until he comes home" Vanessa said.
"Oh" Gina said.
"Yeah, but I can't wait until he comes home" Vanessa said.
"I bet" Gina said.
Vanessa hung out at her parent's home for the rest of the day. She couldn't wait until Zac came home.