A couple days later, Vanessa had a meeting with her publicist, Jen and the photographer that would conducting the photo shoot for Vanessa's cover of Cosmopolitan magazine (Do not own). Vanessa left Chris with her parents and had arrived at Jen's office. She walked into the office and smiled when she saw Jen.
"Vanessa" Jen said.
"Hi Jen" Vanessa said.
"Come on in" Jen said.
Vanessa walked into Jen's office and sat down.
"Vanessa, this is Nicole who will be the photographer of the photo shoot" Jen said.
"Hi, nice to meet you" Vanessa said shaking Nicole's hand.
"It's nice to meet you as well. Jen was telling me you had some criteria that you wanted to be followed for the shoot" Nicole said.
"Yeah, my fiancée and I talked about it and I decided that the only thing that I don't want to do is pose nude. I just don't feel comfortable doing that and Zac doesn't feel comfortable with it either" Vanessa said.
"Alright and that is completely fine. We will have you fully clothed and it shouldn't be a problem" Nicole said.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
"I also had another question. We were thinking of having your son be in some of the pictures. Are you okay with that?" Nicole asked.
"I would have to ask Zac. Let me call him really quick and ask him" Vanessa said pulling out her phone.
Vanessa dialed Zac's number and waited for him to answer.
"Hi sweetheart" Zac said.
"Hi honey. I'm with Jen and the photographer for the Cosmo shoot and they had some questions about adding stuff. You are on speaker" Vanessa said as she put her phone on speaker.
"Hi Zac, how are you?" Nicole asked.
"Fine, how are you?" Zac asked.
"Me and some of the other photographers for the shoot were wondering if we could have your son in some of the pictures" Nicole said.
"Babe, how do you feel about it?" Zac asked.
"I don't know. I mean I don't want any negative attention to go towards him if he's in them. That's all I am worried about" Vanessa said.
"Do you want him to be in them? We never really discussed if we were going to put him out in the public" Zac said.
"It doesn't matter to me. I just don't want there to be any backlash that's all" Vanessa said.
"I understand. I think that this should just be your shoot. If it were the three of us, then I would be okay with it" Zac said.
"Alright. I agree" Vanessa said.
"Okay. I have to go babe but I will talk to you later. I love you" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled.
"I love you too" Vanessa said.
The couple hung up. Vanessa looked at Nicole and Jen.
"So my son is not allowed to be photographed" Vanessa said.
"Alright. Let's get the contract signed and set up a date" Nicole said
Vanessa signed the contract and set a date for the photo shoot. That night, Vanessa was making dinner when her phone started ringing. She picked it up and answered it.
"Hello?" Vanessa answered.
"Hi honey" Zac said.
"Hey, how was your day?" Vanessa asked.
"It was fine. How's my son?" Zac asked.
Vanessa smiled.
"He's taking his second nap" Vanessa said.
"Oh. How did the rest of your meeting go?" Zac asked.
"Fine. The shoot is going to be next week" Vanessa said.
"Okay. When will the magazine be out?" Zac asked.
"I don't know yet" Vanessa said.
"Oh. I miss you babe" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled and stopped cooking.
"I miss you too baby. More than you will ever know" Vanessa said.
"Are you excited for your shoot?" Zac asked.
"Yeah, I can't wait to go back to work. How's everything going over there?" Vanessa asked.
"Everything's going okay. I'm counting the days until I see you" Zac said.
Vanessa smiled.
"Me too baby, me too. Your mom called this afternoon" Vanessa said.
"What did she say?" Zac asked.
"She wanted to tell me that she was going to come down with Dylan to visit. I told her that you were out of town but she wanted to come anyway" Vanessa said.
"Oh. Are you going to tell her about the engagement?" Zac asked.
"I don't know. I would want to tell her when you are here" Vanessa said.
"She's going to see the ring in five seconds" Zac said.
Vanessa giggled. There was a moment of silence.
"Yeah, I'm sure she will. Zac?" Vanessa asked.
"Yeah baby?" Zac asked.
"Is this how our life is going to be?" Vanessa asked.
"What do you mean?" Zac asked.
"Either one of us is gone all the time" Vanessa said.
Zac sighed and closed his eyes.
"Baby, I'm taking a break after this movie is done. I know it's hard. Trust me, I know. We are going to make it work" Zac said.
Vanessa nodded.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
"I have to go film another scene. But I will talk to you tomorrow okay?" Zac said.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
"I love you Van" Zac said.
"I love you too Zac" Vanessa said.
The couple hung up. Vanessa finished cooking dinner and ate. She then walked upstairs and saw that Chris was awake. Vanessa walked over to the crib and picked her son up.
"Hi baby. Did you have a good nap?" Vanessa asked as she walked over to the changing table.
Vanessa quickly changed Chris' diaper and then picked him up. She walked out of the room and went downstairs. The phone rang and Vanessa picked it up.
"Hello?" Vanessa answered.
"Van" Dylan said.
Vanessa just cried.
"Van, what's wrong?" Dylan asked.
"I miss him" Vanessa said referring to her fiancée.
Dylan sighed.
"I'm on my way. Are you at home?" Dylan asked.
"Yeah" Vanessa said quietly.
"Alright" Dylan said.
Vanessa hung up the phone. She walked into the living room and sat on the couch. Ten minutes later, the doorbell rang. Vanessa got up and walked to the front door. She opened it. Dylan opened his arms and Vanessa walked into them. Dylan rubbed his "sister's" back.
"He will be home soon Van" Dylan said.
"I told him that when one person is home the other one isn't. I asked him if this was how it was going to be for the rest of our lives" Vanessa said.
"Van, he wants to be home more than anything. You know that" Dylan said.
"It's just hard when you have a baby involved" Vanessa said.
Dylan nodded.
"I know but he's doing the best he can" Dylan said.
"I know he is. I just don't want Chris to grow up in a home that has one parent going in and out of their lives all the time" Vanessa said.
"I understand. Maybe you just need to get some rest. I think you are really stressed out" Dylan suggested.
Vanessa nodded.
"Maybe" Vanessa said.
"I am going to let you go relax. Call Zac tomorrow and tell him how you feel" Dylan said.
"I will. Thanks Dylan. Love you" Vanessa said hugging Dylan.
"No problem. I love you too. Get some rest" Dylan said.
Dylan left the house. Vanessa picked Chris up and walked upstairs. She walked into Chris' room and placed him in his crib.
"Good night baby. I love you" Vanessa said.
Vanessa walked out of the room and went into the master bedroom. She got into her pajamas and got into bed. Vanessa fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. The next morning, Vanessa woke up and walked out of her bedroom and went to Chris' room and saw her son not in his crib. Her heart started racing. Vanessa ran downstairs and stopped when she saw a sight that made her eyes water. Zac was sitting on the couch holding Chris in his arms. She walked into the living room slowly. Zac looked up and smiled.
"How did you? When did you?" Vanessa started.
Zac placed Chris in his play pen and stood up and walked over to a stunned Vanessa. He wrapped his arms around his fiancée and kissed her head softly.
"Hey, it's okay" Zac said rubbing her back soothingly.
"What are you doing here?" Vanessa asked as tears ran down her cheeks.
Zac put his finger under Vanessa's chin and raised it so she was looking at him.
"I wanted to talk to you about this in person because I think we need to talk about it" Zac said.
"What about filming?" Vanessa asked.
"I have the weekend off" Zac said.
Zac motioned for her to sit on the couch. Vanessa sat next to Zac and looked at him.
"I never meant to hurt you like I have been. But, this is my job babe. My source of income. Would I want to be here with you and Chris every day? Yes I would. I hate not sleeping in the same bed and I hate not seeing my family-" Zac stopped when Vanessa started talking.
"Zac" Vanessa said.
"No, let me finish. When I was told I would be in Canada for three months, I knew it was going to be hard for us. But, I also knew that it would make us stronger than we already are. I know that it's hard being away from me because of Chris. I know it is babe. Don't think that I don't know, because I do" Zac said.
"Can I talk now?" Vanessa asked.
Zac nodded.
"It's hard for me to take care of Chris by myself. Especially because he's a newborn. I want him to have both parents around. Not just one or one that is here and there" Vanessa said.
"So what do you want me to do Van?" Zac asked.
"I don't know. I wish I didn't get pregnant. It's my fault that we are fighting about this" Vanessa said getting up and walking upstairs and closing the bedroom door behind her.
Zac sighed. He looked down at his son and smiled.
"Everything's okay bud. Don't worry. Daddy is going to fix this" Zac said kissing his son's head.
Zac got up and walked upstairs. He went to the bedroom door that was still closed and knocked.
"Vanessa, can I talk to you?" Zac asked.
There was silence. Zac turned the doorknob, which was unlocked and walked into the room slowly. Vanessa was lying on the bed, crying her eyes out. Zac walked over to the bed and sat on the edge.
"Can we talk about this?" Zac asked.
"What is there to talk about?" Vanessa asked.
Zac sighed and put his hands on his face.
"Van, I'm trying to figure out what I need to do. You aren't telling me what I should do" Zac said.
"Why do I need to tell you what to do? You are twenty six years old Zac" Vanessa said.
"Never mind! I tried to help resolve it. I tried" Zac said closing the door.
Zac walked downstairs and went into the living room. He carefully picked Chris up and moved his playpen into his office. Zac placed Chris into the play pen and watched him fall asleep. He then went to his computer and started working on his emails. Zac sighed. He didn't want to fight with Vanessa. That's not what he came to LA to do. He wanted to be with his son and see his fiancée because he loved them. Zac decided to give Vanessa her space and when she wanted to talk, she knew that she could come to him. Two hours later, Zac heard a knock at his office door. He looked up.
"Come in" Zac said.
Vanessa walked into the office and sat down. Zac saw tearstains on Vanessa's cheeks and her eyes were bloodshot red.
"I'm sorry for yelling at you" Vanessa said quietly.
"It's my fault Van. I shouldn't have brought it up" Zac said.
"I know that it's hard for you Zac. I just wanted you to hear me out on how I felt" Vanessa said.
Zac nodded.
"I understand. I don't want to fight with you" Zac said.
Vanessa had tears running down her face.
"Come here" Zac said.
Vanessa walked over to Zac and sat on his lap. Zac kissed Vanessa's cheek.
"I promise that when this movie is over, I will be home more" Zac said.
"Okay" Vanessa said wiping her eyes.
Zac wiped a tear that was running down Vanessa's cheek.
"I love you" Zac said.
"I love you too" Vanessa said.
Zac leaned in and kissed Vanessa's lips. The rest of the day, the couple relaxed around the house and took care of their son.