Hi All! Happy Zanessa sighting at the LA Lakers' game! Thanks Z & V for letting us see you out, together, and happy! KTZLF'ing is one of my favorite pasttimes! ha ha :) Thanks to everyone who sent me notes about the pix of them, you guys are soooo good to me!

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Thanks again! And btw, this chapter is pure fluff. It may reach a T'ish sort of rating, but I think it's safe. Read, enjoy & review please. :D

KTZLF! -adc

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"You have to take me back over to Mom and Dad's you know." Vanessa pulled a strawberry from Zac's plate and nibbled on the tip of it.

Zac glanced up from the sports page and watched as she sat down across from him at the table and picked up the Lifestyle section of the morning paper. When she looked at him, her eyes had a tired hint in them, the remnants of their morning makeup session.

"And why exactly do I have to take you back there?" he dared to ask and lifted a forkful of waffle to his mouth.

"My bag is over there. It's where I got dressed before we went to the movies last night. And I've got some other stuff over there." She shrugged her shoulders as though it was obvious 'why' she needed to return to her parents' home.

Zac let the conversation drop for a moment as he mulled her demand over in his mind. "You have plenty of 'stuff' here and at your place. What's so important that you have to pick it up from Gina and Greg's? Unless it's your birth control pills…" he lifted the paper to cover the slight grin that appeared on his face.

Vanessa didn't smile back at him. She quietly raised herself up in the chair and reached across the table to jerk the paper out of his hands. "Admit it." She ordered as Zac jerked back in his seat.

"What?" his eyes scrunched together as he tried to retrieve the paper from her.

"Admit that I was right about the game." She insisted as she tried to hold the paper away from him.

"Ah." Zac nodded his head in understanding. "We have to go back to Greg and Gina's so you can show them that I've admitted defeat in this whole game scheme of yours."

Vanessa still held the paper away from him. "Close." She admitted and sat back down looking at the basketball game pictures on the front. "I actually just want them to see that we're ok."

Zac rounded the table and bent down beside her chair as he took the paper out of her hand. With one hand on her thigh and the other on her cheek he pushed his lips to hers and smiled as he kissed her.

He pulled back and let her see the smile on his face. "I'm pretty sure they know that already Baby. There's a message on the answering machine from Gina. She's already been to your house and knows you aren't home. She called earlier, while we were a little…preoccupied in the bedroom."

Vanessa pouted just a touch, realizing that her parents were more in touch with the world of their relationship. She sighed and handed the sports page back to Zac and then reached across the table to steal his plate of waffles.

"Hey!" he teased. "What's up with taking everything from me this morning?"

V shrugged again. "You zapped my strength earlier. If I have to go face Mom and Dad alone to get my stuff, the least you can do is let me eat part of your food." She grinned at him.

Zac just shook his head and watched as she inhaled half of the waffle and fruit topping that had been on his plate. "When do you want to head over there?" he questioned when she pushed the plate back toward him.

"Can I drive your car?" They both knew she had no other means of transportation.

Zac shook his head with a knowing smirk. "I'll drive, and we're both going over there."

Vanessa smiled from ear to ear and got up from her chair. She walked slowly to the other side of the table, wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's neck and then squeezed her cheek against his. "Sucker." She whispered into his ear.

"Your sucker…" he quickly raised his hand and surprised her with a knowing squeeze of her breast. "And you know you love it." He pulled away and stood up from his chair taking his breakfast dishes to the sink.

Vanessa's smile remained on her face as she watched him. He was right. He was wrapped around her little finger just as she was wrapped around his. When he turned and smiled back at her she gave just one line as her response. "Yeah, I do."

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Stella greeted them at the door before Vanessa could even turn the doorknob. "Soooo?" Came the voice of V's little sister.

"Sooo?" Vanessa raised her eyebrows without smiling.

"Soooo…" Zac picked up the conversation. "Stella Bella you are amazing. Had you not called me and invited me to the movies two nights ago, your sister here would still be stewing. Instead we've spent the last 10 hours in bed together and I, for one, haven't slept a wink."

"ZAC!!" Vanessa's eyes were wider than he'd ever seen them. The smack to his chest was playful but definitely stung. And her mouth was simply stuck in the open position as she dared to look at her little sister.

Stella's eyes mirrored her sister's. She looked between Vanessa and Zac without a word. Only when she registered Zac's grin did the fourteen year old begin to grin herself. And that grin turned into a full-fledged, genuinely happy smile when she turned her back on the couple.

As much as she wanted to, Stella held back the urge to yell down the hall to her mother and father in the kitchen. The phrase "Nessa and Zac had sex, they must be fine." Ran through her head causing a laugh to escape her lips. Still she simply walked down the hall and Vanessa and Zac heard her announce their presence to the parents. It came out simply, "Nessa's home. Looks like they're gonna be fine."

The 22 and 21 year olds continued standing just inside the door as Vanessa stared at her boyfriend with mouth still agape. "You practically just told my little sister that we had sex." She fumbled quietly with the words.

Zac looked at her and grinned widely. "Do I know how to shut her up or what?"

Vanessa's eyes softened as she began to figure out Zac's reasoning behind his greeting. "If any rumors about our morning activities end up on her Facebook page you'll pay Mister." She poked a finger into his chest as Gina came into view.

"And if they don't?" Zac asked, still grinning and proud of himself.

"Then perhaps I'll pay you back later…Mom! Hey! We just came to grab my bag of clothes." She turned to face her mother with a slight blush burning her cheeks.

"Mmm-hmmm" Gina answered with a knowing hum in her voice. "How was the movie?" she raised her eyebrows in Zac's direction.

"I enjoyed it immensely." Zac informed her with eyes smiling. "Imax 3-D is way better than the regular 3-D version. Sorry Stella Bella."

Vanessa nor Stella was quite sure if Zac was apologizing for his earlier comment about not sleeping in bed, or the fact that the three of them had seen the basic 3-D version of the movie. Either way Stella accepted.

"No problem. As long as it means that you and Ness worked things out…" she let the thought simply hang in the air as all three of the 'kids' looked at Gina. Vanessa and Stella's mother looked at all three of them before looking back at her oldest daughter.

Vanessa smiled. "We're fine Mama." She reached down and grasped Zac's hand and held it up in front of them, lacing their fingers together. "We really are fine."

Zac leaned down and placed a soft kiss on his girlfriend's temple. He let go of her hand in order to wrap both arms around her and pulled Vanessa firmly against him. "She was right Gina. I got a little lost but she found me and smacked me back into shape." Zac smiled and kissed the top of Vanessa's head.

Gina just smiled at them feeling the warmth radiate from Vanessa's face once more with just the simplest touch from her blue-eyed man. Gina knew that look would appear again. And she knew that was the exact reason that Vanessa was back at their house right now. To share that warmth and to share her happiness with her family.

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Between business meetings and still trying to recuperate from Canada, the holidays and their little spat, the next few days were practically back to normal for Zac and Vanessa. Zac held to his promise. The game was a thought somewhere between the back and middle of his mind, not at the forefront. That is not until his curly-haired little brother made a phone call.

"So whipped."

"So what."

"You're really gonna let her dictate when you play? Dude, that's so wrong in so many ways."

"Dylan, man, you just wait till you've got a girl at your beck and call and see if your tune doesn't change. Better yet, go ask mom. She'll tell you." Zac was getting just a little tired of his brother's not-so-charming teases.

"What ev." Dylan came back. "What's on your agenda for the weekend?"

"Absolutely nothing. Finally!" Zac gave a hearty sigh thinking that their conversation was changing directions.

"Well cool. Cause I'm willing to bet you that I can skunk your butt tomorrow afternoon. That is if you're allowed to come out and play!" Dylan finished with the whiny voice that had the ability to set Zac on edge. The same one that had been setting him on edge since the day Dylan came into this world.

"Name the time little brother. You're on." Zac felt himself gritting his teeth. His mind rolled over and over again to make sure he wasn't forgetting anything on his less than packed agenda.

His mind eased just a touch when Vanessa walked back through his front door with Shadow in her arms and Stella following close on their heels. Stella's spending the night at V's tonight. Sister night. I'm on my own till tomorrow night. That thought was enough to make him cinch the time with Dylan. Game on.

He hung up the phone and looked into the kitchen where Shadow was perched on the counter watching Vanessa and Stella pull things out of bags. Zac grinned as the pooch walked toward him and stood on her hind legs wanting him to pick her up.

"What have they subjected you to this time Baby Girl? Let me see those paws. Did they make you get your toe nails painted again?" He gently massaged her paws to see the glittery paint on her tiny claws.

"Stella Bella. Was this your idea?" Zac shook his head as he looked across the counter at the teen. Shadow proceeded to climb farther up Zac's chest and licked a kiss on his jaw.

Vanessa walked over to try and take her dog from Zac, scolding her. "Shadow, down. That's Mommy's job."

Zac turned away from her holding the pup closer to him. "Hey now, I get a little Daddy time here. I haven't seen her much over the past couple of weeks. Now whose idea was it to go all glittery on her nails this time?"

Vanessa just rolled her eyes. "My dog, my idea. Anyway she loves the attention." She bent down and kissed Shadow in Zac's arms and then stood back up debating whether to give him a kiss as well. Both of them noted Stella watching them so Zac accepted a somewhat quick kiss on the lips from his girlfriend.

"So who was on the phone?" Vanessa asked. She knew precisely who it was, and had a feeling she knew why he had called.

"Dylan's missing me. Wants to play a little bit tomorrow. What are you two getting into?"

Stella grunted a little and Zac noticed her pout as she climbed up on a barstool beside him. "Nothing." She mumbled.

Zac's eyes grew wide at the insinuation that their plans had changed. He waited for Stella to elaborate.

Instead Vanessa put a hand on Zac's shoulder and looked at her little sister. "She's grounded."

Zac's eyes opened even further as he looked at Stella's head hanging down. "Well somebody fill me in please." He tried to request without smiling.

Stella wasn't a bad kid by any means. Zac and Vanessa had worked together to make sure she learned from some of their mistakes. But, she was a typical teen. And just as Zac loved to hear the stories behind his little brother's escapades, Stella's usually enthralled him as well.

Stella raised her eyes to meet Zac's and grinned just a little. "Alyssa and I played this harmless little prank on Dad." She began.

Zac's smile widened. "You pranked Greg? Holy crap. What'd you do?"

"Well, he's had a sore throat, from allergies and stuff and he's been using this green spray stuff." She mimicked her father spraying the medicine in his mouth. "So we brought this stuff home from school from science class. It's a green liquid too."

Zac had no trouble putting the pieces together. "What was the stuff?" he asked shaking his head.

"It was just some lake water that we were testing to see what kinds of microscopic life were in it. It happened to turn green when we put the testing agent in it."

Vanessa practically gagged as she laughed. She hadn't heard the whole story behind her sister's grounding. All she knew was that there had been some switched medicine and Greg was peeved.

"So you put lake water in the bottle instead of your dad's sore throat meds? Stella, that's just mean!" still Zac grinned knowing she hadn't meant to harm her dad.

"Oh ever since V moved out again he's been all pouty and worried about you two getting pregnant or something. I just wanted to make him stop griping for a while." Stella admitted and watched as Zac and Vanessa looked at each other and held their breaths.

"So what happened?" Zac finally moved the conversation back to its intended direction.

"His mouth turned green and he just about puked." Stella said. "Took his mind off you guys for a while." She smiled. "Problem was Aly and I started laughing. If we coulda held it in we would've been fine but his mouth was really green. I mean lips and all. He must've sprayed half the bottle before he got a good taste of what he was putting in there." She continued as Vanessa's laughter started along with Zac's.

"Is he ok?" Vanessa finally asked with a little concern for their dear father.

"He's fine. I think he switched to the red stuff now though. He sent Mom out to get him a new bottle of spray right after he finished grounding me." Stella shrugged.

Zac put Shadow down on the floor and got out of the chair to hug Stella. "So how'd you get out of the house this afternoon?"

"Ness just took me to pick up stuff to complete the science project for school. That's what I have to work on this weekend while I'm grounded." The teen rolled her eyes.

"Manicures were part of the science project?" Zac wondered as he took Stella and Vanessa's hands into his.

Both girls just cocked their heads to look at him as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. Zac dropped their hands with a firm squeeze. "I don't want to know any more. Greg would give me hell just for knowing you even did that."

Vanessa smiled at him. "Daddy's dog house is a rough one to be in isn't it?" she placed a kiss on his cheek. "We're just gonna make some cookies over here and then I'm taking Stellz back home. I promised Mom she'd be back before dinner."

Zac just nodded his head and then put his fingers in his ears. "Lalalalala…I know nothing! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!" Shadow came to his rescue putting her paws up on his legs. "C'mon Baby Girl you can curl up on Daddy's lap and take a nap while I watch something on tv."

Vanessa smiled warmly as she watched Zac protectively take the little dog along with him. She turned back to Stella with the same look on her face.

"You know," Vanessa's younger sister began, "even if I weren't grounded I really don't think you wanted this to be a sister's weekend did you?"

"Wh-What?" Vanessa stuttered at her sister's question. "Of course I did. I love spending time with you. Why wouldn't I want it?" she tried to cover though her face made the answer very obvious.

"You aren't finished making up for the lost time with him." Stella said pointedly and opened a package of the cookie dough. "Do I need to tell Dad that his concerns are valid?" Stella raised her eyebrows and smirked at her 21-year-old sister.

"Stella!" Vanessa just stopped there with little to say that wouldn't validate her sister's statements.

"What?" Stella asked more genuinely as she picked up on Vanessa's hesitation.

"I…just…I don't like…being away from him right now. Please don't make fun of me for it. I don't know. I feel like I just got him back. I know our disagreement wasn't that big of a deal, but it was enough, ok?"

Stella's elbow was propped on the counter, her chin resting in her hand just gazing at her big sister. "Is that what it feels like to be in love Ness?"

Vanessa nodded her head. "Yeah. It is. And it feels really, really good." The two smiled at each other.

Finally Vanessa took a long breath and sighed. "Now, Little Miss-I'm- Grounded…what kind of cookies do you want to bake to try and get back on Dad's good side?"

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Vanessa woke her boyfriend up from his nap after taking Stella back home. She really hadn't planned to come back to Zac's house, but her home felt large and lonesome with just her and Shadow there.

She had quickly packed up a few things and driven back over to his house figuring she would just stay out of his way for the evening, looking at magazines and watching tv. So when she found Zac still sleeping in the recliner she simply smiled and bent down to kiss him on the cheek.

Before she could walk away the smile formed on Zac's face and he reached out to grab her hand. "Stella Bella back home?" he asked with eyes closed lightly.

"Yeah." Vanessa answered and ran a finger over his forehead just to move a few stray hairs. "I'm just gonna go upstairs, change clothes and read a bit." She informed him.

"So you're staying here tonight?" Zac opened his eyes and looked toward her as he continued to play with her fingers in his hand.

"I'd like to. If that's ok, I mean. It's just too quiet back at mine with just me and Shadow there. If you were going out or something that's fine. I'm just gonna stay in and veg for a while." She shrugged her shoulders and began to wonder if he'd actually made plans for the evening.

"Well, great minds think alike I guess." He squeezed her hand a little more firmly. "But what if we go veg at the movies instead of here?" he offered.

Vanessa chuckled a little. "Do you really want to see Avatar again?" she joked.

This time Zac shrugged his shoulders. "You said we could get the back row this time. I haven't had you to myself in the back row of the movie theater in months." He grinned and winked at her when Vanessa rolled her eyes.

"You know, we could stay home and accomplish a lot more in that department if that's what you're really thinking about." She pulled up on his hand to make him climb out of the chair.

Instead Zac tugged her back down until she practically fell into his lap. He cradled her there, wrapping one hand over her waist and the other arm under her shoulders. He looked in her eyes, kissed her nose and gave her a sideways grin. "When am I not thinking about that?" he spoke out of the side of his mouth.

Vanessa could only laugh and cuddle herself closer to him as she placed kisses on his shoulder and neck. Finally she sat up and scooted herself off his lap. "If we're actually going I've gotta go put some makeup on. Can't have the paps taking pictures of me like this now can I?" she smiled at Zac and bent toward him for one more kiss.

"You know it doesn't matter to me." Zac commented seriously. "I don't care what you wear or how you look…you're always beautiful to me." His eyes held hers for a moment without a joking tone emitted.

Vanessa smiled at him. "Thank you. You know flattery will get you…"

"Don't finish that." Zac interrupted. "I'd hate to prove you wrong on that note."

Vanessa's eyes danced as she smiled at him. "I was going to say…flattery will get you…just about anything you want, from me."

Zac leaned back in the chair and put his arms back behind his head, smiling as she turned and walked away from him.

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Vanessa looked at herself in the mirror once more. She smiled as she looked at the outfit she had chosen to wear for the day. It was four days after their movie date night, and neither she nor Zac had anything on the calendar.

They had both run to business appointments and been out with friends since seeing the movie that last time. If you could call it seeing the movie. The minute the lights had gone down Zac's hands had been all over her.

She had warned him several times that they would be asked to leave the theater if he didn't get his hands off her breasts or out of her pants. Zac had answered her by simply taking her hand and placing it over his bulging jeans where she could easily feel that he had already unbuttoned and unzipped his pants.

The movie experience was fun, but as she looked in the mirror and sized up herself she was again reminded that the home experience with her boyfriend was far more enjoyable. She put the mascara back into her bag and tugged gently on the hem of her top one more time before heading out.

She could already feel herself heating up as she grabbed her purse and pulled out her keys. There was nothing more that she wanted than to spend the entire day tangled up in Zac's arms. The phone ringing was not part of her plans.

"Hello." She answered a bit seductively as she realized who was calling.

"Hey Babe. You're heading this way soon, right?" Zac questioned as he mumbled something else; Vanessa assumed correctly that he was in the middle of a video game battle.

"Yesssss." She drawled, knowing she couldn't win the battle of X versus V over the phone, but she planned to try…in person.

"Could you stop at the grocery and pick up some beer and diet cokes and some chips or something to snack on? Dyl is stomping me right now and I really need something to eat before I crash." Zac admitted as the game sounds grew louder through the phone.

Vanessa looked down at her wardrobe again. She shook her head and then held it up in near defiance. "Sure." She stated plainly. "I'll stop on my way over. Getting ready to leave right now."

"Ness?" Zac could hear something in her voice. It wasn't exactly anger, but it certainly wasn't pleasant either. "You don't have to, ya know. I just…Dyl and I kinda made this game date before I knew Stellz was grounded."

"I know. I know." Vanessa rolled her eyes. "We've been through this Zac. It's not a problem. I'll stop at the store and be there in about a half hour, ok?"

"Mmm-kay" came the answer from the man who nearly dropped the phone from its cradle between his ear and shoulder. "Shit, sorry. Um, I'll see you in a half hour then. Love you Baby."

"Yeah, love you too Game Boy." Vanessa mumbled as she clicked 'end' on the keypad.

Looking down at the sheer brown top she began to rethink going to the grocery. Her choice of clothing was meant to be a test for Zac, not something for Joe the bag-boy to see coming through the line of the local supermarket. But she had told Zac she would stop. So she climbed into the Audi convertible and started the engine.

The looks she got from men and women as she stepped out of the car at the store made her very happy that it wasn't a Friday evening. Thankfully there were just a few people in the grocery as she grabbed a small cart and made her way down the aisle.

Beer. I'm in a see-through top buying beer. Chips. Yeah, those'll be really comfy when he crumbles them down my collar. And Diet Coke. Thanks for thinking of me Zachary. Her heels clicked along the yellowish waxed floors of the store louder and louder as she contemplated how quickly she could get away from the wandering and wondering eyes.

She decided to grab a frozen pizza as well and headed to the checkout. She wasn't gonna cook tonight, no matter what either of them decided to do once she got to his house. Making something over a hot stove or oven was out of the question.

Vanessa sat the items on the conveyor belt a little harder than she meant to drawing more attention from the cashier and the person in line in front of her. When she reached the register she looked up at the cashier and attempted to smile.

The twenty'ish year old man tried to smile back and keep eye contact. He certainly didn't want her to think that he was looking at anything besides her face. No matter exactly what was showing beyond the black shadow of material that was supposed to be covering her chest. "Did you um, find everything you needed?" he tried to ask calmly.

Vanessa chuckled knowing his dilemma…knowing she was causing his dilemma…and cursing Zac under her breath. "Yes, I found everything just fine. Thank You." She added with a more polite smile and her soft features suddenly made the man feel less threatened.

"Can I see your id please?" He asked somewhat softly.

"I'm sorry?" Vanessa leaned toward him a bit closer.

The man pointed to the beer that she was attempting to buy. "Your id. I need to see it before you can buy that." He spoke a little more assuredly.

"Oh, I knew that. Sorry." Vanessa opened her purse and dug around for her wallet until she was able to present her drivers' license to the man. She watched him key in some numbers and then he handed the laminated card back to her.

She watched as he sent the six-pack of beer rolling down the line and then gave the man cash to pay the bill.

"Have a nice day Miss Hudgens." The cashier replied as she began to walk away carrying one brown paper bag.

"Thanks, I'll try." She responded. Vanessa hoped the man had just picked up on her name from the id, and that he hadn't actually recognized her. She really didn't need to find out that some grocery store clerk was trying to expose her on Facebook for wearing a sexy top into the store.

That thought quickly faded as she heard the familiar sound of a camera clicking from a distance. All she could do was sigh, shift the bag of groceries and pray that she didn't trip over her heels on the way to the car. "Damn it Zac." She mumbled.

She figured it would just be easier to let the photographer have his day than to try and rush and make a mess by dropping chips and breaking beer bottles. So, she settled for letting the eager cameraman get shots of her loading the grocery bag into the trunk of her car.

Finally she was able to climb in and buckle the seatbelt around her. Now, she thought to herself, it's me versus the X-Box. Let's see what Mr. Efron will choose. Vanessa smiled, took a deep breath and pulled out of the parking lot.

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"You are so goin' down this time Little Brother! There is NO help for you out there this round, nothing at all!" Zac was sweating as his hands beat on the game controller. He obviously had his brother exactly where he wanted him and was preparing to give the final blow.

That was the moment Vanessa walked in the front door. Zac glanced up at her quickly with an eager smile on his face. He was hoping she'd bring him a beer to help him cool off. Instead the entire room suddenly seemed hotter, melting his smile when he saw her shirt. Scratch that…when he saw through her shirt.

Zac tossed the control pad onto the couch and mumbled into the headset. "You win Dyl, I gotta go."

From the living room of their childhood home Dylan squealed like a three year old. But by that point Zac didn't even notice his brother's score bypassing his own. And the older son didn't notice his brother trying to get his attention. The screaming from the headset was all but forgotten as Zac followed Vanessa into the kitchen.

"Wh-what's that?" he stuttered as he caught up to her standing next to the pantry door.

"It's chips." Vanessa responded directly pulling the bag of Doritos from the paper sack. "You told me to get beer, chips and diet coke. I added a frozen pizza to the list and here I am. Did you win your game?"

"I…um…win…game…um" Zac shook his head trying to clear his thoughts as his eyes simply focused on the thin coating of sheer brown material that was masquerading as his girlfriend's top. "Did you wear that to the grocery?" He finally verbalized through a dry mouth and thickened tongue.

Vanessa finally looked at him and realized that he had noticed her clothing immediately. She couldn't help but smile just a tad with her lips sealed together.
"Mmm-hmmm." She answered and turned to put the pizza in the freezer. "Do you want the beer in the fridge or just here on the counter?" she kept her back turned toward her boyfriend.

What she felt next startled her but wasn't necessarily unexpected. Zac hands wrapped around her chest and groped at her breasts nearly ripping the thin threads.

"You did not wear that into the store. Tell me you didn't wear it into the store." He insisted as his hands hungrily moved down her torso and under the silky fabric.

"Ok." Vanessa responded and then leaned her head back toward his shoulder. "I didn't wear this into the grocery. I went in topless." She chided.

Zac gurgled in her ear and pressed her up against the refrigerator with hands still grasping her now taut breasts. Vanessa's heat had begun again knowing that she had gotten the exact reaction from him that she wanted when she walked in the door.

Zac's lips instinctively found their way to the sensitive spot on her neck. "You did not." He mentioned before beginning his luscious lip attack on her soft skin.

"I…" she started breathlessly, "I…mmmm" she smiled knowing it was pretty much worthless to even try and continue the lie that she had begun.

Zac felt her heavy breaths begin and smiled as his teeth softly pinched her skin and his tongue roamed over the sweet taste. When he pulled back he realized that he was basically holding Vanessa up by her breasts. His strong arms were wrapped under hers and she was steadying herself by leaning back against him.

"I lost the game I hope you know." He whispered hotly against her ear. The subtle lick he gave to her small diamond earring was enough to make her purr and gasp at the same time.

She swallowed and let a hoarse voice slip from her lips. "I didn't ask you to stop playing."

"Sure you didn't." he mumbled against her skin and worked his magic on her jawbone and cheek. "You pretty much demanded that I stop playing with Dylan and come play with you."

"I…didn't…" Zac watched her eyes close as she licked her lips and simply tried to breathe.

"What's that? My teasing, little, conniving girlfriend?" Zac whispered into her ear. "You know you can't come in here dressed like that and expect me to keep playing a video game with my brother."

Vanessa laughed breathlessly. She somehow found the strength to turn in his arms and wrap her arms around his neck. She opened her eyes and smiled at him as she pressed her thigh against his growing groin.

When their lips connected the kiss was more heated and fierce than either expected. With Zac's tongue securely occupying her mouth Vanessa grasped his hair and held him tightly against her. The cool metal of the refrigerator door gave a shock to her system opposite the fire coming from her boyfriend's body. The sensation caused Vanessa to jerk even closer, pressing against Zac as tightly as she could with clothes still on.

Zac reluctantly pulled away from her and looked down again at the curtain-like material covering her chest. "As lovely and teasing as that top is…I'm ready to get it off of you." He allowed his eyes to raise up just enough to capture hers.

Vanessa smiled a half-grin at him as she ran a finger down his chest to his belt buckle. "So…" she tugged on the buckle, slipping her index finger below the jeans and boxers. "Who's winning now?" she dipped her fingers just low enough for various tips to touch.

"Mmm Baby." Zac leaned his head back with her touch and turned them to lift Vanessa up on the counter. "I don't know of any game on the X that's this enjoyable. Let's make it a team sport and we'll win together."

Vanessa sucked her bottom lip between her teeth when Zac raised her top gingerly up her chest until he could easily place his lips around her naked breasts.

She smiled at the feel of his tongue, lips and hands on her body. She didn't even care if they made it to the bedroom or not. "Team Zanessa one…X-Box – zero."

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