Here we go! Welcome to Zach's POV... ;-) But only in the beginning. I think.
Her whole face goes through waves of emotion: surprise, happiness, confusion, sadness (I'm not sure what for) and then lands on a grimace.
Why is she responding like this?
Did I say something wrong?
'I think I might love you.'
Is it the 'think' and the 'might?'
So, if she really does love me, and I just said that…
"I think I love you, too." She says finally. A little a backstab there…
…No 'might.'
I smile at her and hold her, burying my face in her hair.
"I know you're upset at me." I tell her. "Why is that?"
"Are you sure if you love me or not?" Just as I suspected.
"I'm sorry. I know I said think and might and that I probably hurt you a lot. I just… I don't know…"
"But are you sure?"
"Are you?"
"I don't think so, I know so. But do you know for sure, is my question."
How am I supposed to answer?
Do I really, truly love her, or is it too fast?
She loves you, buddy. You know that.
But do I love her?
Yes, you do. What else is that tingly feeling that you get, called?
Yeah, I love her.
I hear her laugh.
I look at her, puzzled.
"Did I say everything out loud?"
"No, but your face said it all." Her hands hold my face as she leans in to kiss me. I kiss her back with all the passion and love I've got for her inside me, pulling her ever closer to me. "I've gotta go soon, Zach. I don't want to, but I have to." she mumbles into my neck.
"Already?"
"Soon."
"What time is it?"
"How am I supposed to know? I'm not wearing a watch." I look over her shoulder at the microwave.
"Does it make sense for it to be 9:28?"
"Yeah, I think so."
"Then it's 9:28."
"100 points to Zachary Goode, for answering his own question!" she exclaims sarcastically.
"You're so annoying."
"But you love me!"
"That I do." I bring her mouth to mine, giving her an earth-shattering kiss.
Cammie's P.O.V
I walk through my front door with a huge smile on my face.
"Mom and Dad left five minutes ago. They'll be home in half an hour. Oh, and Liz called. She'd like you to call her back." Sam says, walking out of the kitchen.
"Thanks." I run up to my room, throwing my bag on my bed and grabbing my phone. I punch in Liz's number and hold the ohone to my ear.
Ring, ring, ring...
"Cammie! I've been waiting for you to call! How are you?" Liz shouts into the phone.
"I'm doing great! How are you?"
"I'm good! The girls and I were wondering if you'd like to hang out today. You free?"
"Yeah, I am. Where do you wanna meet?"
"At the park around the corner from my house."
"And mine too."
"Well, of course. Bex's and Macey's, too."
"Yeah, I know. I've been living here long enough, haven't I?" I love living so close to my best friends! We all live just a four minute walk away, in each direction.
"Ha-ha, Cam. Just get here as soon as you can."
"I'll be there in five!"
"See you soon!"
"Bye!"
"Bye!" We break the connection. I run back down the stairs, my cell-phone tucked in my pocket. "Sam?" I call.
"Yeah?"
"I'm meeting the girls at the park, 'k?"
"Alright. See ya later."
"See ya!" I shut the door and start walking, passing Zach's house.
"Where ya going, babe?" Speaking of...
"To meet up with the girls. I'm gonna be late, so I gotta run. Talk to you later!" I hurry off.
"The girls?" he asks.
"My friends!" I shout back.
"You have friends?" I ignore him, looking straight ahead.
"Cammie!" A chorus of voices greet me.
"Hey, guys!" We get in a group hug, hugging each other tightly.
"Have you met your new neighbor yet?" Asks Bex. My face splits into an unwanted smile, but I reply anyway.
"Yeah..."
"Who is he?" Asks Macey, ever the one to know a boy-crazy smile. Dang her!
"Is he hot?" Oh, Bex... Liz giggles.
"Very. His name's Zach." I reply.
"The hottie walking this way?" I glance behind me and sigh.
"Yup."
"Ooh, Cammie!" Liz and Bex say together. Macey looks at Zach and then at me, a smile gracing her lips.
"You guys did it." She says oh-so bluntly...
and pure silence follows.
I look down, my cheeks flaming.
"Hey, beautiful." Strong, warm arms wrap around my waist.
"Hey, Zach." I lean into him, smiling.
"And who are these lovely ladies?" I shake my head.
"Liz," I nod in her direction, and she waves, "Bex," a wink sent in my direction, and in turn, a glare sent in hers, "and Macey."
"Nice to meet you all. Are any of you single?" Where's he going with this?
"We all are. Got any single friends? That are hot?" I groan.
Bex, you're gonna kill me...
"That's why I was asking. You wanna meet them?"
"Hell yeah! Macey and I've been looking for someone perfect for Lizzy over here, and we wouldn't mind a little something, either."
"Cool. They should be here any minute."
"What do you mean?" Asks Liz.
"They're supposed to meet me here in a few minutes." Oh...
"When did you guys plan it?" I ask.
"Two minutes ago."
"So before your friends come…" Bex shares an evil look with Macey and she nods, "interrogation time!"
"Hide me!" I complain, turning around and burying my head in Zach's chest.
"It can't be that bad." Zach says.
"But it is. And what's even worse- when they do our make-up. They torture us." Thank-you, Liz, for scaring Zach. He gulps.
"So I should be scared?"
"Terrified." Bex answers lowly. "First question: When did you guys meet?"
"A couple of days ago." I reply.
"Exactly how many?"
"Uh… about three or four days. Right?" Zach nods.
"That's it?!"
"Who kissed who first?" Macey asks this time.
"I kissed her first. A couple of times." Zach says, squeezing me to him.
"When did you guys have sex?"
"Macey!" I exclaim, my cheeks on fire.
Zach smirks and answers happily, "First time last night, second time this morning."
"You guys are moving pretty quickly…" she mumbles. "I guess that makes sense, though."
"How so?" We both say together, not catching on.
"You guys look like you're in love, and the attraction between the two of you is so obvious! It's like I can almost see a chord pulling the two of you together!"
"Did you- did you guys fall in love at first sight?" Liz asks, ever shy.
"I'm not sure about Cammie, but since I saw her… well, I had deep feelings for her. I just told her how I felt about her this morning…" So it wasn't just attraction at the beginning!
"Same for me, I guess. When I first saw him, well…" I look up at Zach and then back down again, "I thought he was really hot," I hear him chuckle, "and I think that I just started falling since. Why do you ask?" Liz shrugs.
"If Macey says it looks like there's a chord, then it proves you guys are made for each other. Like soul-mates, almost. But these days, nothing like that even exists…" she trails off at the end of her sentence, her gaze stuck on something behind us.
"What's there?" Zach and I turn around at the same time.
"Hey, guys!" he yells. A tall, dark guy, an average height fancy-looking dude and another guy Liz's height guy with glasses are walking toward us. "Bex, Macey and Liz, meet Grant," the tall guy, "Preston," fancy one, "and Jonas." The guy with the glasses. "And this lovely girl here, in my arms, is Cammie, my girlfriend."
"The one you can't seem to stop talking about?" Asks Grant. I catch a light blush on Zach's cheeks, so I hug him tightly.
"Yeah, this is her."
"Nice to meet you, Cammie."
"You, too, Grant." I smile at him.
"Is Bex single?" he whispers. I nod. "Does she like anybody?"
"Don't think so."
"Bye." I look at Zach, who just shrugs.
"He likes girls." Was his only response. We both look back at our friends- Liz and Jonas are in a very deep conversation, Macey and Preston are already holding hands, and Bex and Grant are making out.
No surprise there.
"I think we did good, Cam." Says Zach after a minute.
"Yeah, I guess so." I pause. "I think we're all gonna be real close friends. Whataya say?"
"Looks like it." We're staring into each others' eyes, smiling. "Remember when you said that you'd tell me what you were thinking for my secret?" I nod. "Can you please tell it to me now?"
"Sure. Once I remember. Hang on..." I remember that moment so clearly. "It was kind of a story moment, when it feels like the perfect time for your boyfriend to kiss you and hold you. But then, there was a slight problem- you weren't my boyfriend."
"So how about I give you that kiss now?"
"Sounds good to me!" With that said, he crashes his lips to mine.
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