~ Zac rolled his eyes in the kitchen and sat back down on his chair. This would be a long and challenging work assignment.. ~
" What was that about ?" a guy named Sam asked Zac. All the guys had left the kitchen except for Sam and Zac. Zac sat next to Sam and let his face fall into his hands.
"It's her …" he said.
" who ?" Sam said, very confused.
" The woman I almost kissed on the flight here.. " he said.
" Woah ! That's not good ! " He said but couldn't help but smile.
" nope...it definitely isn't.."
"let me see if I got this right.. she's the beautiful girl that made you feel good for the first time in like... forever ! .. the girl you let rest on your shoulder. The girl you were tempted to kiss . The girl -"
"YEAH ! That's her ! now shut up !" Zac said interrupting Sam before Sam said too much.
" well, this is not good...remember the rules ! "Sam said and finally turned serious when he realized Zac was struggling.
" I know... though I'm not interested in her like that. She was great on the plane but she seems very intense and.. not my type " he said.
"you're only saying that because she's not like every other woman, adoring you and your sexy hair. And your abs and blah blah blah " He said, laughing. He knew exactly how women usually stand in line to meet Mr handsome .
"You're just mad because of your sister !" Zac said as he stood up, getting ready to leave.
" Damn right I am ! She's my sister.. yes she's single and desperate but you could have set her straight! " Sam said, walking after him.
" She seduced me ! what was I suppose to do ? Break her little heart? " Zac said with a laugh.
" YES ! just so you know, I will take advantage of the fact that you feel attracted to miss Hud-"
"Don't say that out loud !" He interrupted Sam quickly.
"don't sleep with my sister!" Sam smirked, feeling like he was winning a bet.
"she flirted with me. Actually I have her nr... so you keep your mouth shut ! " Zac smirked and stood in the hall waiting. When I walked down the stairs the two men stopped talking and Sam was smirking suspiciously.
"Nick and Bella ! Get your coats ! " I yelled as I grabbed my own coat.
"The cars are standing on the back waiting. " Zac said, as polite as he could. I on the other hand didn't say anything. I didn't want to say something rude so I found it better not to answer.
"Charles ! Liam fell asleep... I called the latest nanny and she agrees to work again. Though only for Liam. She'll be here in 10.."
" I'll fix it, Vanessa. Don't worry. Go of and work " Charles said, trying to calm me.
"Love you! Bye ! " I yelled as we walked out to the back side where there was waiting 3 cars.
'There she was !' Zac thought. There she was, the sweet version. She was a mystery to him, one second she's the firm , strict and adult and then she's that sweet attractive woman that you just can't help but like. He tried to figure her out as they stepped into the new black cars with black windows.
"This one, miss Hudgens." he said as he opened a door to one of the cars
" don't call me 'miss Hudgens' " I said as I sat down on the seat and fastened my seat belt.
"is there something wrong with that ?" he asked.
"yes... I don't like it.. call me by first name... "
" (confused) oh.. okay ? Why don't you like when people call you by your last name ?" he said confused.
"don't you have a rule against personal question ?" I said, smiling proud of my cocky comment.
"I thought you said it was good to break some rules " he responded with a smirk.
"fine. If you get to ask me one thing, then I get to ask you one thing too" I said, thinking it was a fair deal.
" no , you see. I get 2 answers before I have to answer one of your questions."
" And how is that fair ?"
" it's not , but it's my rules. And like I said , if you want answers from me, you will have to play by my rules." He said, stopping the car by a red light.
"I like that... I like that you don't treat me like royalty." I said, honest.
"so that's why you don't like when people call you by last name ?" he said, looking at me before looking back at the road again.
"sort of... you know Charles ? He's not a chef for me.. he's more like family. And Mary , the
cleaning lady. She's also family. When they call me by last name it seems like I'm more worth than them. Like I'm important and they are only here to make me feel good.. that's not how I was raised."
"okay. I respect that..." he said with a smile.
He had that kind of smile that when you saw it you just had to smile back! He stopped the car, took out the keys but before he would walk out of the door I grabbed his hand .
" wait... what do I tell my colleagues ? I mean, who are you too them ?" I asked , admitting I had no Idea what to do with the new FBI situation.
" well.. you can tell them I'm your body guard.." he suggested.
"nah.. no offense, but I don't want to do that.. "
"I could play your boyfriend... ? " he suggested as if it was the most common suggestion ever.
"That could work but I don't think it's believable .." I said, laughing but I regret that laughter when I saw his offended face expression.
"excuse me?"
"No no!" I burst out in panic. "I didn't mean it like that!... I mean you're nice looking and charming , I didn't..."
" good looking and charming , huh ?" he said with a smile. I sighed in relief when I understood I was forgiven.
" oh god... " I said as I felt my cheeks turn red. "What I meant was that I have a boyfriend that they know off so It's not really a good Idea..."
" oh... well again you have a good point." he joked.
"I always do."
" just pretend I'm a regular customer, treat me like anyone else" he said confident again.
It sounded so easy that I actually thought I could do it. We walked into the restaurant/diner together but when we got in he got seated at a table close by the counter and I walked towards Simon, bartender and boss.
"Nessa ! You're back " Simon burst out happy.
" Yes .. I wasn't gone long.." I said and realized he had missed me.
" no you weren't. So, how is things with Jack ? " he asked and for some reason I couldn't help but look over at Zac. He sat there looking into a magazine but something told me that he was listening.
"I've tried to call him but he never picks up.. " I said and I heard on my own voice that I was a lot more disappointed than I wanted to admit.
"Well , you should know that Jack called back here and he is coming to work later today" Simon said as he cleaned the counter.
"what ?" I burst out. He called his boss but he couldn't call his girlfriend?
" Why can't he call me ? I left a message for him... !" I said again very surprised and a bit offended.
"sorry... don't know" he said, almost defending himself
"there will be fighting here.. just so you know." I said, hurt. But Simon winked at me and said:
"I'm okay with that "
"oh I know you are" I said and laughed as I walked behind the bar, got my apron on , and took my pen and paper with me to Table nr 4 where Zac was seated. I tried very hard to act like I have never seen the man but it was very hard.
"how may I help you ?" I said polite but couldn't hold in a giggle.
"only water thank you " he said, smiling at me like a good actor. He was a way better actor than me!
"how boring" I said.
"no drinking on duty" he said while he shrugged and put down today's magazine infront of him.
"oh come on! It's not like you're getting drunk... god. You really have lots of rules !"
" we do.. so give me a glass of water please"
"coming right up!" I said as I walked over to another table where my favorite customer were sitting. A 70 year old man, alone , sick but still the happiest person in the diner. A real role model !
"Nice to see you again Mr Carlson. How are you doing ?"
" oh sweet heart. So nice of you to ask. I'm good. My back is being difficult but I'm living as always"
"and you better ! The place would not be the same! So, a regular coffee and a cheese and ham sandwich ? " I said and wrote it down before he even had the chance to answer himself.
" Oh you know me too well, dear" he said, when he started to cough.
"your coffee will be here in a minute. And I'll get you a glass of water for your cough, free of course"
Mr Carlson smiled at me and I smiled back. I gave the paper to Owen, our chef and starter cleaning tables. The day of work was like any other day, though the fact that Zac was looking at me all the time made it hard to focus. Sure I was use to male attention but he was really watching me. He saw every move I did and it made me stressed and uncomfortable. I really embarrassed myself when I told him I thought he was charming. Now I can't look at him without blushing. Hours went by and I tried not to think too much of it
"Here you go, a little water to your medication too... " I said to Mr Carlson as I gave him a glass of water.
"oh sweetheart, you make my day ! " he said sarcastic. He didn't really like the fact that he needed his medication.
"I always try" is what I would have said if my attention wasn't caught somewhere else, like for example 2 people across the street.. Mr Carlson saw something was wrong so he asked if I was okay but I didn't answer. That made Zac look up from his magazine concerned. Now I wasn't the only one staring out the window. Mr Carlson and Zac and a few more customers did the same. And we all saw the same thing. A man across the street was holding his blonde female company in his arms while kissing her passionate. Their lips were unbreakable and it looked like he wanted to choke her with his tongue. No body would react if they didn't know that the man across the street was Vanessa Hudgens boyfriend. My boyfriend. Mr Carlson turned to what I was looking at and gasped. Zac wasn't stupid either , he understood that the man across the street , kissing another girl was the famous Jack, my Jack, with another woman...