Here is the next chapter. Tell me what you think.

Zack is so thankful for meeting Savannah. He is not sure if he could stand being around his friends anymore if he didn't have her to talk to; although he hasn't talked to them in a while. He sort of misses Cody's know it all remarks and Woody's nasty smell. Zack shakes his head to clear away the thoughts as he walks down the hallway. He and Savannah had a great time pranking people. Savannah offered to stay out longer but he was tired. He didn't get much sleep last night. But do you know what was weird… Zack got a lot of comments when he and Savannah were just walking around about how such a great couple they were. That caused them both to laugh.

Zack actually never thought about Savannah in that way. He always saw her as this awesome friend who happened to be a girl. But now that he is thinking about it, Savannah is very cute. Normally he would hit on her and he would have defiantly kissed back when she kissed him but his feelings towards Bailey have screwed him up. He wants to be a better man for her and if that means not taking advantage of a beautiful girl who falls into his lap than so be it.

Zack is walking down the hallway and almost reaches his new room that is on the opposite side of the ship than his friends when something in the corner catches his eye. Like a deer in headlights, he freezes and is once again unable to move. Out of fear his just stands like that, hoping to god that the person in the corner didn't see him. Unfortunately he is too late.

"Hey." She softy says to him.

"… Uhhh hi." His voice cracks. Sheesh what is it about the women in his life that make him freeze. He feels the déjà vu in the air. "What are you doing here Maya?" He asks her. She smiles gently and makes her way over to him. His heart beats loudly as she grows closer. The thing he is sure about is that it isn't because he is excitedly nervous, it is a more painful nervous. He has no idea what Maya is going to do.

Maya looks Zack in the eyes and let a mischievous glow show in her eyes. Zack gulps loudly. She smiles at his uncomfortable feelings. She rests a finger on his chest and draws it up and down his chest. Zack just seems entranced by her movements.

"Well you're friends seem to think that you are not okay but I knew better. I just came to look for you here because this is the farthest room away from Cody's." Maya just keeps her eyes on Zack's chest. She would crack up if she looked at his face.

My friends. Bailey. . . I shouldn't be this mesmerized by her. Zack thinks about Bailey and how he needs to be better. He pushes her away forcefully.

"What are you doing Maya? You broke up with me, remember?" He says, letting the pain and hurt come through his voice. Maya finally looks him in the eye and laughs. Zack can't comprehend what just happened. One moment Maya was like seducing him but the next she is practically rolling on the floor in laughter.

"You should have seen your face. Man, that was priceless. Pure gold." Maya says in the midst of her laughter.

"What the hell was that about?" Zack yells at her, now getting mad for being manipulated. She stands up right again and leaves a smile on her face.

"I was only joking. Relax. Don't get your boxers in a bunch."

"Why? Just why?"

"I was seeing if you had any feelings for me. I needed to be sure that I can move on after you have. And by the look of it, you have moved on but are still afraid of me." Maya says. Zack just gapes at her. She can tell that he didn't like being tricked. "So you are actually pretty serious about her, huh?"

"Who?" Zack says to her. He doesn't want to let Maya in on his secret of liking Bailey so he plays dumb.

Maya rolls her eyes. "That girl who you were with earlier. You know, the pretty one who has curly brunet hair? Freckles? You were laughing with her and smiling." Maya points out. Zack's mouth drops. Maya thinks he is moving on with Savannah.

"Savannah?"

"Yeah that's her name."

"Wait… how'd you know that I was laughing and smiling with her?" Zack questions her. Maya blushes at her stumble but quickly recovers.

"I was one of the people who swam in the green water today. I saw you and Savannah run away from the crime scene." Maya lies. She doesn't want to seem desperate or stalker-ish. The only reason she knew about the green water was because her mom told her about it.

"Oh." Zack smiles at the thought of all those pranks that he did with Savannah. Hey, maybe Savannah can come in handy. She can help me make Bailey jealous. Wait…I shouldn't do that to her. "No way. I mean we do have fun together but she is just a friend."

"Awww… common. You two would be very cute together and by the looks of the way she looks at you, she likes you too." Maya gushes. She wants to push Zack towards this new girl so that she won't feel bad when she starts to date someone else. She already has an eye on someone too.

"Really?" Zack is startled by this new information. He thought he cleared the air with Savannah but apparently not. Shit. "Oh." Is all he can say.

"Yeah. Well I am sorry for breaking up with you in a bad way. I didn't mean to be so harsh. I guess we had it coming sooner or later." Maya says in a defeated tone. Zack puts his head down.

"I guess so."

"Hey I want you to treat the next girlfriend right. You have to be nice and kind like you were with me except don't joke around when it isn't the time." Zack nods his head as Maya speaks. I wonder where all this random advise is coming from? "So please, don't hurt her. I wish you the best of luck." Maya says. After she says this, she turns on her heals and starts to walk away.

"Good luck with Cody. He's a bastard to me but he will treat you better." Zack yells after her, right as she is about to leave. That comment makes her turn around quickly.

"What… how'd you-" Maya gapes. She is in awe about how observant Zack is. She didn't even know how she felt about Cody until this morning.

Zack gives her a knowing glance and a gentle smile. "You weren't the only one who thought an ex eyeing someone else."

Zack pulls out his key from inside his pocket and enters the room. He smirks as he senses the still shocked Maya is standing in the same spot. He bet that she didn't see that one coming.

The Next Day…

He is freaking out. He is like literally blowing a fuse or whatever… Zack has seen all of his friends around the boat and it is getting really hard to avoid them. Bailey must have sent out a search party. He doesn't think Maya told them about where he was staying, or at least he hopes. That isn't the reason he is freaking out. He can't find Savannah anywhere and he needs to talk to her. In the midst of his thoughts, Zack runs right into someone. They bump heads, causing them both to cry out in pain.

"Ouch, watch where you are going asshole." The girl yells at him. Zack knows that voice that cussed at him.

"Savannah!" Zack yells. He then proceeds to tackle her to the ground in a bone crushing hug. He can tell that Savannah is very stunned by this. "Thank you so much for being a girl."

Savannah pushes Zack off of her and looks curiously at him. "What the hell are you talking about?" Zack smiles at her brightly. She can just tell that what he did was an idiotic move.

"Maya thinks you are my girlfriend."

Savannah chokes on nothing but air. She leans forward to catch her breath. Zack looks worriedly at her and pats her softly on the back.

"What!" She yells at him. Savannah had an idea that he did something stupid but this was just weird. She got over him pretty quickly after he rejected her. She loves hanging out with Zack, she's not in love with Zack.

"Calm down. I quickly dismissed it but she still has some doubts probably."

"You better have." Savannah glares at Zack.

"Well yeah but what a perfect way to make Bailey see how she misses me when I have this beautiful girlfriend." Zack points to her. Savannah rolls her eyes.

"You're a dumbass. You don't need to have a girlfriend in order to make Bailey jealous, she already likes you. You said that you weren't going to hurt her but I am pretty sure rubbing me in her face might do just that." Savannah roars at him.

"Well it was just an idea. Gosh."

"Okay good. That better be just an idea. So are you going to pursue Bailey? If she says she likes you and wants to become your girlfriend are you going to say yes? Despite the fact that your brother says that you will hurt her either way?" Savannah grills him.

"You are making my head hurt." He complains. "I don't know okay? I thought that I was okay with just being friends but seeing her in the window yesterday made me realize that I want to be with her. I want to do what ever it takes to not hurt her but still be with her." Zack whines. He doesn't like this realization but his heart is too strong willed when it convinced him to go for it.

"Finally you realize that. I have been waiting for you to find that out. Sheesh, you are a thick headed boy." Zack frowns at her. "Now let's go get you a girlfriend." Savannah says with determination and links arms with him. She then pushes him out of the hallway and into the blaring sunlight. Both of them squint to adjust to the brightness.

"So where do you want to look for Bailey so I can flirt?" Zack turns to her. Savannah slaps him on the back of the head.

"We don't look for her; we let her come to us. And you don't flirt with her."

"Huh?"

"Like I told you before; she is just confused about you treat her and other people so just be normal. And how about we go sunbathing over there?" Savannah points over to two lounge chairs in the middle of the sky deck. It is in plain view where everyone passes it.

"Sure! That way I can see you in a bikini." Zack smirks at her. Savannah rolls her eyes. "And you can see my killer abs." Zack smugly walks away from her. When he reaches the seat, Savannah sees him begin to take off his shirt. Zack was wearing a loosely fit shirt with board shorts hanging off of him. She was about to look away but something made her watch. She wanted to make fun of his flab or whatever he hid underneath the loose shirts. But to her shock and awe, Zack was actually ripped.

Savannah's mouth dropped as she saw his four pack abs glistening in the sun. Zack was fit. His chest was finely chiseled and modestly hairy for a 16 year old boy. She also appreciated that he wasn't one of those Chewbacca kinds of guys with hair all over. She can feel her eyes widen in surprise. Why the hell was Zack keeping those guns hidden? Savannah subconsciously adjusts her shirt to let more air in.

"You like what you see don't you?" Zack smiles at her and lays down on one of the lounge chairs. He lets himself bask in the glory of being check out. He closes his eyes and lets the warmth of the sun overwhelm his senses. "I have been working on these suckers for quite a while and now I get to reveal them." He then turns his head and opens his eyes so that he is looking at Savannah. She still has that adorable look of surprise on her face. He looks at her expectantly. "Well? Aren't you going to go change?"

Savannah nods her head and stumbles back into the hallway. She disappears from his sight. Zack chuckles at her speechlessness. Savannah is rarely speechless. Deciding to go back to resting, Zack turns back so that he is facing up and closes his eyes, intent to sleep.

Five minutes later, Zack is rudely awakened by someone kicking his chair.

"Hey watch it buddy. I am trying to get a-" Zack looks up at the stranger and it turns out to be Savannah again. But the Savannah that he sees isn't the girl that he knows to be a tomboy. Oh no. This Savannah is a smoking hot girl who looks shy in a bikini.

"Whoa." Zack mutters. He looks Savannah up and down. She is wearing a bright green bikini that matches his bright green boxers that show. And from the look of her perfect stomach, she has been working out too. He notices that she has a four pack too but less defined.

"Well? Are you just going to gape at me or are you going to invite me to sit?" Savannah places her hands on her hips as she says this.

"Uhh… please, please sit." Zack stumbles. "You look beautiful." He says to her and he sees her blush. He pats the seat beside him. He watches her lay down before he lies back down too.

They just lay there. Both of them are comfortable in the warmth of the sunlight. Zack has his eyes closed and is taking a very mellow nap. He doesn't want to fall completely asleep because he doesn't want to make Savannah feel not appreciated or something like that. Suddenly he hears her whisper to him.

"There they are."

Zack's head jerks up and he looks curiously at her then he sees Woody, London, Cody and Bailey standing around by the entrance to the sky deck. Suddenly Zack grows very nervous and anxious. He hasn't spoken to any of his friends in a while.

"Relax." Savannah mutters to him. Zack looks over to her.

"Oh. I just feel so excited and nervous. Help me." He whimpers to her and pouts. Savannah can't see it but she can feel Zack's pout looking at her with innocent eyes. She opens her eyes and sighs. She stands up and stretches.

"Move over." She pushes him so there is more room on his chair for her. Once she is situated, she sees Zack's questioning gaze on her. "Maybe me being closer will help." Savannah looks at Zack. She blushes when she sees his beaming smile.

Zack can't believe how good of friend Savannah is to him. She has actually made him more secure when he feels her body next to his. Taking a bold step, Zack wraps an arm around Savannah's bare waist and pulls her closer to him. "Thank you."

Savannah's skin heats up more as she feels his hand on her side and his arm around her back. Her skin is touching his as they sit close together. To anyone passing by, it looked like just a cute couple enjoying each other's company. Savannah finally relaxes into Zack's arm and leans back onto the back of the chair. She takes Zack with her and they just lay in each other's arms, in the sun.

Zack loosens up as he just lets the feeling of Savannah in his arms take him over. He likes the feeling that someone needs his protection. His moment is short lived as he sees the group of his friends start to make their way out onto the sky deck.

"Well no more hiding." Zack whispers into Savannah's ear. They still haven't noticed yet. It's going to be one big mess when they do but she is ready to handle it and hopefully so is Zack.

"Yeah, no more hiding." She murmurs to herself.

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