Disclaimer- Ally Carter owns everything but I own the plot.
Chapter 7-Motherly Love
Our mothers.
I turned away from Zach and to the windows and screamed like I was surprised. He jumped back then looked where I was looking, and screamed too. Thank goodness he didn't scream like a girl.
"Is that my mom?" he said after cursing a few times. I nodded.
"Is that my mom?" I said. Without the cursing, of course. He nodded in reply. Our mothers were still intently watching us, oblivious to our staring and our screams of horror.
"And they saw as we were… you know?" Zach prompted awkwardly. I slowly nodded again. He shook his head. "This is totally awkward…"
"I know… should we… continue… or?" I suggested. This was really embarrassing.
"Uh, I guess… we could, uh?" wow, even Zach didn't know what to say in a situation like this.
"Umm… let's go out and uh, talk to them." I said. Zach stood and lifted me up. I was about to giggle when I realized that our moms were watching us. I just stifled my laugh and walked dangerously close to him, but didn't make any contact. This was all too… ugh.
Zach opened the door and stalked his way behind by the living room where we had caught our mothers who had, well, caught us. We tapped on their shoulders and they turned around with huge grins on their faces, quickly getting over their shock. I narrowed my eyes and glared at my mother as Zach traded his smirk for a scowl aimed toward his very own flesh and blood.
"You two are sooo ka-ute!" they exclaimed at the same time, giggling.
"What the heck?" Zach yelled in his mother's face. She rolled her eyes and waved him off.
"So, are you two going out NOW?" my mom asked. Curse her.
We just stood there uncomfortably and I dropped Zach's hand… the hand I didn't know I was holding. The mothers grinned again.
"Um…no?" I hate myself for making that sound like a question.
"Yeah, I didn't exactly ask her yet…" Zach started.
"Yet?" the mothers' smiles only grew as they questioned Zach. Then the impossible happened.
Zach Goode just blushed. I have never, ever, ever seen Zach blush. That's so my thing. But impossibly, Zach's cheeks turned red as well, me at the moment. But hey, I always blush.
Zach Goode blushing means he must be really embarrassed, scarred for life, at the least. Does this me, he, ya know… likes me?
"Well, we'll just leave you two to be alone," Ms. Goode said, winking at Zach with her beautiful green eyes. My mom just sported the Cheshire cat grin as they sauntered out of the yard. Zach and I just stood the uncomfortably, shifting from side to side, either stealing glances at each other or just plain staring.
"Zach…" I started, trying to make conversation. But the next thing I knew, Zach had stepped closer, his arms were wrapped around me and I was upside down, his soft lips pressed onto mine. It was simple, but complete and utter perfection.
"What was that for?" I asked with a smile as we broke apart.
He smiled a genuine Zach smile as he said, "Gallagher Girl, I always finish what I start."
I rolled my eyes, wrapped my arms around his neck, and pulled him in for another kiss.
I was going to stop here, but I dearly love you all. You're welcome.
I was sitting there on my bed, Bex, Liz and Macey surrounding me. They were debriefing me on my… events that night. Apparently, my mom invited them over and spilled all of the details. But no one had mentioned the kiss (ahem, kisses plural, tehe) and it was going to take a lot for me to kiss and tell. I wasn't the type of girl who went around, made out with her long time crush, and then told Tina Walter all about it. Because I so wanted everyone to know (please note sarcasm).
"Cam, please?" Macey asked with the fake-innocence act she put on. The way she batted here eyelashes didn't go with her. Her diamond nose stud glinted as she smiled sugar-sweetly. Ah, Macey and her tricks.
"No. That's not right, besides, you all know I don't kiss and tell." I said smugly. Then my face fell and I mentally slapped myself.
"He kissed you?" Liz squealed. Liz was never one for gossip, but I knew she couldn't help but enjoy this particular story.
"Uh…"
"More than once?" Macey questioned. I slowly nodded, giving up.
"That boy's got it bloody bad. And so do you!" Bex said with a grin. I glared at her. She wasn't affected.
"So… are you...ya know… dating?" Liz asked.
This got me lost in thoughts. Were we? My mind asked itself. No… I didn't think so. When we had finished kissing, my mom had called me in abruptly and said "We had to go. Now." So technically, he never really got to ask me.
What if Zach and I were… together?