"So, you were referring Jean-Paul as a girl?" I was still baffled about the whole reveal. This swirl of drama I began was all because of the neon-wearing monster. I couldn't believe it. I pretty much dumped Zack all because of Jean-Paul. I felt so bad.
Zack nodded. "He's a sissy girl who's all talk. He wanted another fight with me after that whole incident at the party. Alex overheard them talking about it this morning and that was why he called me," he explained. "Of course when he confronted me, it was when you left me," I gazed up at him. "I was so upset about you leaving. When Jean-Paul tried to charge me, I almost killed the guy because I was so angry. The guys held me back and he ran off like a pansy to his hotel room," he laughed quietly. "I can't believe all of this happened because of him. He's the root to our problems."
"No wonder he had so many bruises on him," Zack shot a look at me.
"You saw him today?"
"I saw him at the mall. He saw me, but John was there," I remembered what he told me when we were in the store. "He didn't really help, either."
Zack's eyes narrowed. "What did he do?" he asked with an edge on his voice.
I didn't want to fuel up another drama. That was the last thing I needed right now. "He was defending Jean-Paul," I lied. "That's all."
"Why would he do that? He knows that Jean-Paul is bad news," he paused. "Are you sure you're telling me the truth?"
Ugh, I hated those moments when I was so stuck on whether or not to tell him what really happened. "I don't want any more drama," I held his hand. "Can we move on from this?"
Zack sighed and nodded. "Fine, I'll let this go for now," he kissed my cheek. "Just make sure that John stays away from you."
"I'm pretty sure he will."
Zack smiled before pulling me into a hug. It was a long embrace and he didn't want to let go. I buried my face in his chest, grinning because everything was going into place. All of the drama was dying down for once and now Zack and I could be together in peace…wow. I never thought I would say that, but I was happy to be with him. The hatred that fueled in me in the previous days towards him settled into admiration. He was determined to be with me and now we were officially together.
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Zack kissed me before leaving the house. He just had dinner with my parents and they enjoyed having him around. The discussions at the dinner table revolved around fishing, surfing, boating…pretty much anything water associated. Mom and I stayed out in the conversations and exchanged looks of happiness. I wouldn't be surprised if they considered Zack to be my future husband. I was too young for that, though. I wanted to enjoy life as a young adult and be with my family, friends, and Zack.
I said goodnight to my parents before heading upstairs to get ready for bed. Tomorrow was going to be a busy day since Zack was going to try to jam-pack many activities for us to do as possible before he left for Baltimore on Wednesday. My heart stopped when I thought about it. He was going to leave the day after tomorrow. I hated that when everything was going into place, another bad thought planted in my mind. I was never in a long-distance relationship before and like I said before, most of the time it never last. Man, I sure knew how to bring my spirits down.
After I cleaned up and wore my pajamas, I lay down on my bed, looking at the blank ceiling within the darkness. I couldn't sleep when I was thinking too much about something. It made me stay up late. When sleep finally drifted to me, I closed my eyes.
Of course, when I actually fell asleep, something banged on my window. What the hell banged in my window at 11 o'clock at night?
I rubbed my eyes in anger and got up from the bed. As usual, I ran into everything before reaching the window. As I looked out, my eyes shot open. I opened the window and stuck my head out. "What the hell are you guys doing?" I snapped under my breath.
Two stories below, Alex, Jack, Rian, and Zack placed the ladder against my window. Alex, Jack, and Rian held on to the ladder while Zack proceeded to climb it. I never knew what was going on in that man's head. He grinned as he climbed up. Luckily, he made it and climbed over the window and into my room. The guys cheered from below and told Zack to "do his job." I rolled my eyes while they winked at me. I closed the window and turned to Zack.
"Why are you crazy?"
"I'm crazy about you," he draped his arms around me and began rocking me back and forth.
"That's so cliché," I noted. "The whole ladder thing and what you said."
He shrugged and laughed. "I surprised you, didn't I?"
"Yup." The wooden floor squeaked as we moved. I stopped him. "Maybe we should go lay down on the bed. These floors are so old." Zack nodded as he took off his shoes and his coat. He placed them under my bed. He lay down beside me as he pulled the covers up.
Without saying a word, we both drifted off into sleep in each other's arms.
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