Chapter 29

I saw panic in Macey's eyes.

"Oh hey Cammie!" Macey said nervously.

"Hey!" I said, felling an odd sensation in my stomach.

"Well, um, I was just about to go, so, yeah, bye." She said, and went towards her car. Hmm, that was odd, I thought.

"Oh, hey Gallagher Girl!" Zach said, but I could see the nervousness in his eyes.

"Come in!" He said pulling me into the house.

"So, what was Macey doing in here?" I asked, nonchalantly.

"Classified!" He said, smirking. I felt a prick in my heart.

"Why'd you leave me in the school parking lot?"

"Classified." He said. I couldn't believe it, was Tina actually right?

"Zachy!" I whined, and gave him the puppy eyes.

"Sorry Gallagher Girl, but it really is classified." I felt another prick in my heart, and this time it was sharper, stronger. I closed my eyes.

"I've got to go Zach." I said and ran out of the room, out of the house. I ran into my room, just leaving my car in front of his house, I mean we were neighbors! I closed my window, tight, and pulled the curtains, and then stuffed my head in a pillow.

I will not cry.

I will not cry.

I will not cry.

I kept chanting that in my head. Then my bedroom door opened.

"Gallagher Girl!" Zach said, and pulled me up, onto my feet, and into his chest.

"I can't answer any of your questions, but please it's for the best." He said rubbing my back. I closed my eyes, and leaned against his chest. I wonder if Macey's ever been in this position. Wait, why was I thinking of Macey at a time like this. Zach pulled me out and looked at me.

"Just so you know, I'm going to kiss you now, Gallagher Girl!" He started to lean down to kiss me. I closed my eyes. Then all of a sudden our trance was broken when Zach's phone rang. He looked at who it was.

"Look Macey, now's not a good time, call me later." He said.

Macey.

Just the mention of her name on Zach lips made the pain in my heart increase a billion times. He looked at me and smiled.

"So where were we?" He asked me pulling back into his chest.

"Not about to kiss me, because, umm, we had the bet." I said. I know, me refusing to kiss Zach, shocker right? But I could easily win the bet now, with the whole Zach-Macey thing. Zach's whole face fell, and he pouted. A pouting Zach, something I've got to remember, but unfortunately, something irresistible too.

"Gallagher Girl, you agreed to call the bet off at school!" He whined.

"No, I said 'hm' that doesn't mean anything." He sighed.

"You could admit defeat, I'd really enjoy my whole moth of breakfast in bed!" I said, trying to make my voice happy and chipper, but it was hard, because what Tina said, and what I'd saw, still lingered in my ears and in my vision. I sighed.

"Zach, I need to do my homework in peace, so I guess you have to leave now." Zach frowned.

"I could stay and help you?" He asked, hopefully.

"I kind of wanted to do it in peace." I said. I know what you're thinking, that I'm crazy for kicking Zach out, but I needed time to think, I mean everything was so recent, and sudden.

"I'll be quiet." He said, quietly, as if to show me that he could indeed be quiet. I sighed, and gave in.

"Okay." I said, but the words sounded dull, meaningless. His face fell even more, at the tone of my voice, but he went and sat on the bed, and watched me. I went over to my desk and started to do the pile of homework, that'd I neglected.

It'd been half an hour, in complete silence, beside the sound of the lead from my pencil, making contact with the paper. I swiveled around on my chair, and turned to face Zach. He was still on my bed, watching me, but now was laying down on his stomach, his arm propped up, and his head resting on it.

"You done?" He asked. I shook my head. I know, taking advanced classes can really eat up your time, especially if you neglect your homework. Zach sighed.

"Don't you have homework?" I asked.

"Yeah, but I did it all." My jaws dropped, how'd he managed to do all of his homework, and even have time to talk to Macey?

"How?" I asked. He shrugged.

"This stuff comes naturally. Especially the math!"(A/N I just had to put the math thing in! I LOVE MATH!) He said. I sighed.

"Do you need help?" He asked. I shook my head. For some reason, the environment changed between us, it seemed as if Zach knew there was something up with me, and that he was being precarious. I rubbed my eyes.

"No, its okay Zach, I just need a break." He looked at me, and nodded. I just stared at him. He got up, and I saw a flash of hurt, before it disappeared. Now, most girls would say that they just imagined seeing that, but I know, that what I saw in Zach's eyes where really there, because I'm not one to doubt myself.

"I'll, um go," He said sadly. I didn't want him to, but the whole Zach-Macey thing was still in my mind, all because of Tina. I nodded my head, and watched him walk out the door.

So, umm, was it goode?

Love,

A Runner At Heart

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