Name: carried Away
Rating; M
Disclaimer: I don't own Zac

Kirsten stepped out of her apartment buildings front door in need of some coffee. As she walked down the path and through the schools courtyard she waved at the few people she knew and a sudden need of her friend Cameron surged through her head but that was impossible since her and Cameron hadn't spoken in five months, to be completely honest Kirsten didn't even know if Cameron was still in the state.

She walked out on the streets sidewalk remembering the coffee shop she passed a few blocks over when she first arrived in the city.
After ordering her coffee she sat in the late afternoon's sun at one of the tables the cafe had set up out front. She pulled out a magazine and began catching up on the gossip and stories.

Zac stepped out of the store taking in a big breath of fresh air; the sun was on his side of the street so he had no problem seeing as he crossed the street before the traffic started up again. His mouth was dried out and he felt like he might pass out if he didn't get something soon.

As he stepped on to the sidewalk he shoved his hands in his pockets trying to spot the nearest corner store, he had a craving for an orange soda and that was what he was set out to get.

Kirsten took a few more sips of coffee before placing the cup back down, she was in the middle of one of those real life heroic stories they sometimes put in the tabloid magazines when she felt the chair across from her being pulled out and sat in, did they not see her because this table was occupied.
"hey" she heard the voice say before looking up and when she did she almost spit out her coffee but instead choked on it and began coughing.

Zac smirked and watched as she tried to clear her throat to talk
"hey" she said shocked and embarrassed

"so what are you doing in the city?" he asked watching her as she closed the magazine
"I'm attending UCLA " she said looking up at him.

Zac stared at her without saying anything, she was just as beautiful as he remembered and he shrugged off the idea of being bold enough to kiss her or grab on to her hand or something.
They stared at each other taking in each others faces that they haven't seen one another since April and here they were now mid September and they were together again.

Kirsten noticed the hand rest on Zac's shoulder as he turned his direction up at the hands owner
"I was looking for you" she said smiling then finally noticing Kirsten

"Oh my god" Kirsten said shocked "so this is where you've been"
Cameron looked over at her "Oh hey Kirsten" but that was all she said
"c'mon Zac I just want to check out one more store" she looked over at Kirsten one more time scolded her then walked away.

Kirsten sat there staring down at the table as she shook here head in disbelief "wow" was all she could get out without stammering.

Cameron had just made this all uncomfortable and as Zac stood up he never took his eyes away from Kirsten, he stood next to Kirsten facing the direction that Cameron had walked off in and then he lowered his head and whispered in Kirsten's ear
"meet me at canards tonight at seven" he raised his head and walked on making Kirsten turn her head as she watched him walk away and then the sun shown over the building making her turn away before it burned out her etnas.

Right around seven o'clock Kirsten walked in to the restaurant just as he asked. She knew Canards was a very pricey and sophisticated restaurant so she dressed in the same black dress and with the same hair style just like the night when she first met Zac.

She walked up to the hostess table slowly, she was nervous as anything and her heart was beating right out of her chest. She said Zac's name and the hostess nodded grabbing another menu.

Zac noticed the hostess walk up to the table, he stood up not seeing Kirsten at first but when he did he pulled out her chair and she smiled over at him as she sat down.

When he scooted in his chair Kirsten asked the question that was probably burning her mind all afternoon

"So you and Cameron, how did that happen?" Zac looked over at her seeing she had already opened the menu and was reading it waiting for his answer "after she found out what happened she stopped by my apartment and we ended up just straighten things out, why she never told you?"

Kirsten shook her head "After I told her hat happened she stopped speaking to me, actually today was the first day I've seen her since April"

Zac cleared his throat "If I would have known I would have tried to…"

"To what Zac" Kirsten said closing the menu and looking over at him "to fix it? You would of just been wasting your time" Zac looked over at her watching the Candles light illuminate her face giving her an orange glow.

She pursed her lips trying to start a new conversation "are you two living together" Zac shot her a look the nodded "yeah, after she graduated she started to stay with me"

Kirsten wished she hadn't asked that question because it crushed her she didn't want to hear all this and by the look on her face Zac got the hint and switched topics

"So UCLA how's it going?" Kirsten smiled over at him and nodded "it's going good, I've finally settled in and my classes are good so everything's going good" she laughed after saying this knowing she must of sounded stupid he laughed with her too as the waitress came up to the table.

After taking their orders she left and they had finally stopped laughing "so what's going on with you?" she asked taking a sip of water

"Nothing really, just a few projects here and there"' Kirsten nodded putting down her glass. Zac couldn't believe that he had seen her today; never in a million did he think she would ever come back in to his life. That night that they talked on her front porch and she turned away from a suggested relationship he felt that that would be the last time he would ever look in to her eyes again

"You look beautiful tonight" he said making her blush and then smile. He hesitated for a second before he gently placed his hand on top of hers which was resting on the table.

Kirsten looked down at their hands and then watched his shadow move across the table as he leaned in closer and closer to her face. She looked up and saw that he was leaning in for a kiss and she was going to kiss him but at the last second she chickened out and turned her head so all he could kiss was her cheek

"Zac…" he sat back down and then let go of her hand "I know" he said feeling her hand grab his now.

He looked over at her as she squeezed his hand "remember what happened last time we kissed" she smiled and let go of his hand placing it on her lap. He nodded and smirked looking down at the glass of water in front of him

"I mean don't get me wrong, that night was amazing but losing Cameron was hard enough I just don't want to risk it again" hearing her say that the night was amazing was all he wanted to hear for the last five months

"She doesn't even know I'm with you right now" he said picking up the fork watching it gleam in the light.

While he said this Kirsten took a look across the room everyone was busy with there own conversations and dealing with their kids. She smiled over at two girls who had noticed Zac and where whispering in each other's ears giggling as they spoke. She brought her attention back up to Zac and smiled

"Where does she think you are?" she looked back over at the girls who had turned their own attention to their plates of spaghetti "at my parent's house for the night, told her I was homesick

Kirsten snorted "typical for her to believe that" "yeah she's pretty gullible sometimes" he replied looking up at the waitress as she set down their food.

Zac picked up a forkful of tortellini and had just bitten down on it when Kirsten said quietly

"I've missed you Zac, I really have" he gulped down his food coughing after he did, she was playing around with her peas looking up at him "these last five months you've been in my head I can't stop thinking about you" after she finished talking Zac saw a tear run down her cheek catching the light as it did

"I thought you said you weren't a cry baby" he said as she smiled and wiped it away "shut up" she said jokingly. Zac took on a more serious tone as he set down his fork " I couldn't stop thinking about you either" he said clearing his throat before going on " I see your face in Cameron's, I hear your voice instead of hers when she says my name. It's like you haven't left"

Kirsten started to blush "well I'm glad I have made such an impression" she picked up her fork and took a bite of mashed potatoes "same here" he said making her smile as she finished chewing.

After the bill was paid Kirsten was followed out by Zac and out on to the sidewalk "so this is when we say our goodbyes" she said taking in the fresh air and turning to him as he stood beside her.

He looked down at her and nodded "yeah I guess so"

"Well I'll see you around" she said backing up away from him in the direction of her dorm "wait" he said in the same way he had said it the night at her house.

Kirsten stopped dead in her tracts as she wide eyed watched him walk up and take her in his arms and this time Kirsten made the movie. She lunged up at him and kissed him hard, the power of the last five months gave her the boldness to start and it was amazing. Everything around them seemed to blur out making ti seem like they were the only two people in the city.

Zac put his hand on the back of her neck not wanting her to pull way just yet, he felt her hands on his arms warming him up. He had waited for this moment and when it started time seemed to stop just for them.