I woke up to my phone going off, it was Zack. I looked at the time, it was also 11 AM.

Hey, Kels. Text me when you get up :)

I'm up, I'm up.

Sweeet, hope you slept well! Meet me on Thames st in an hour?

Perfect :) See you then

I ran and jumped into the shower. Once I was finished, I put some mousse in my curly hair, put on some photo ready make up, then put on my favorite yellow sundress, a light blue jean jacket, and some white sandals. I grabbed my purse, then I headed out the door. I was so excited. I pulled up to Thames st and there was Zack standing, with a girl, I'm guessing his sister and I bunch of tulips and lilies.

I walked up smiling, "Hiiiiii!" He handed me the flowers, and wrapped me into a hug. He was wearing one of the shirts I had bought him for his birthday. "Good morning, this is my sister, Sam," he said, introducing me to his sister. "Hi!" I said, hugging her. She was shaking. "I am such a big fan!" She said, excitedly. We walked down the street, to a little cafe. "Thanks for the flowers," I whispered to Zack, smiling. He smiled back, "You're so welcome." We sat down and ate together, and Sam and I talked. She had millions of questions for me, it was like the tables were turned and today I was the one being interviewed. We took tons of pictures, exchanged numbers, and had lots of laughs. By the time we were done it was 2, which meant it was time to head to my meet up.

"I really have to get going," I said apologetically. Zack frowned, "alright, you'll call me when you're done though right?" I smiled, "if you want me to, then yes." He smiled back, "Oh yeah, I want you too."

They walked me to my car, and we hugged before we departed. I spent the next 3 hours signing things, hugging people, wiping tears, and taking pictures. I love my fans more than anything in the world, but man were meet ups exhausting! As soon as it was over, I called Zack.

Why, hello there, Kelsey. What are your plans for this lovely evening?

Helllllllo, I don't have any as of now, what did you have in mind?

Would you like to accompany me to a dinner for 2 by the water? We can meet at my house and walk over.

Sounds lovely, when should I head over?

Um, well, now is good. *laughs*

Perfect, I'll be right there. Text me the address.

Okay, I will, see you soon beautiful.

Ummm, did Zack Merrick just call me beautiful and invite me to dinner? I was so excited. I basically sped over to his house. I parked my car in the driving, then walked up to the huge, brick house and knocked on the door. I was greeted with a hug, "Well hello there, come in." I went in and sat down on the couch as I waited for Zack to get ready. He had apparently forgot to put a shirt on, so he had to do that, and turn off all the lights and get his keys. "Well, are you ready?" He asked, smiling. "I was born ready," I said with a nervous laugh. He took my hand and helped me off the couch then led me out the door. We took a nice walk to the water, which was basically across the street and found a nice little restaurant to eat at.

So, do you always give guys in bands birthday presents? *laughs*

Only the cute ones! I said jokingly.

Well, I loved it all. I can't say I've ever had a fan go all out like that for my birthday, makes me think you're not just a fan.

*smiles* Well, I'm glad you liked it. I've been gathering the stuff for months since I knew I would see you on your birthday.

Well, I just can't say goodbye to you now. You're stuck with me.

*laughs* well, I'm not going to complain about that.

After we ate, we walked on the beach, we ended up holding hands, somehow. I wasn't complaining though. We found a perfect spot to watch the sunset. Zack sat down in the sand, "here, just sit on my lap so you don't get all sandy." I laughed, and sat down. We watched the sunset in silence. This was pure perfection, I couldn't believe that this was really happening. We walked back to his house, hand in hand, and decided to watch some movies. We laid on his couch, curled up, watching 50/50. Since it had been such a busy day, I ended up falling asleep. I rolled over, which woke me up. I looked around, I was in Zack's bed...with Zack. His alarm clock said 1:30 AM. "Shoot," I said, quietly. Even though it was quiet, it woke up Zack. "Sorry, I didn't mean to fall asleep," I said. "It's fine, just stay in bed, you shouldn't drive home sleepy," he replied with a sleepy smile. I couldn't even argue, because before I said anything I was back asleep.

Then next morning, I woke up to a phone ringing. Zack and I were tangled up in each other. We just let the phone ring until it stopped. I had my eyes closed again, but I could tell his were open, so I opened mine. "Good morning," he whispered, and his lips gently brushed mine. Electricity when through my whole body. "Good morning," I replied softly. He kept glancing at my lips, then my eyes. Finally, he actually kissed me. I was in such shock that I didn't kiss back. "I'm sorry," he said. "No, it's okay, I was just surprised," I said quietly, bringing my lips to his and kissing him. We both smiled, in the middle of it. We laid tangled up in each other, in silence for a while. Finally at 1030 we got out of bed. "What are your plans for today?" He asked me, and he threw on some shorts. "I have a meeting at 3, then nothing," I replied, getting up and stretching. We went into the kitchen where he poured two glasses of orange juice and brought them to his deck which over looked the water. "Well, what are you doing at say 8?" He asked. "Nothing, that I know of," I said with a smile. "Well, then, you're going to meet me on the beach then," he demanded. I laughed, "okay, boss, I'll be there." He smiled at me. After we finished our orange juice, I kissed him goodbye and got in my car and headed back to my hotel. I got a text from Meg.

Kels, did you die?!

No, I've been with Zack. lol

Like Zack Merrick?!

Yeah...

Ummmm helllllllllllo spill the beans

Well...I slept over at his house last night and we kissed...

OMGGGGGGGGGG. no way

yeah way. im meeting him on the beach at 8 tonight.

OMG. I cant believe this. I can't wait to here all about it.

I got ready, and headed to my meeting. It dragged on forever. Then I decided to meet up with my friends, eat dinner and tell them about the last couple days I've spent with Zack. They've been simply amazing. They helped me get ready to meet him on the beach. I was so nervous, because I had no idea why he wanted me to meet him there. Finally, 8 rolled around. I was down the beach, until finally I saw Zack standing with a single rose in front of two chairs. He kissed my cheek and handed me the rose, "Sit down." I smiled and sat. "So, today I was just thinking about the past couple days and I wrote this song..." He started playing the guitar, "it's called 'For Baltimore'" He sang me the song, which was just amazing. I have never been more excited in my whole life, I couldn't stop smiling. "So, I know you're here for work but I don't want to say goodnight, so you should stay with me for the remainder of your trip." I couldn't deny his offer, when he looked at me with those big green eyes. Man, was he beautiful. I kissed him, "I'd love to." We drove to my hotel and collected my things, and I checked out. We headed back to Zack's house. I threw on a pair of soffe shorts and an amerrickan tank top, and plopped down on the couch. We talked for hours about everything, and anything. Getting to know each other, little by little. I never wanted to leave Baltimore, or Zack for that matter. This next week was going to be spent with him 100%. We told eachother about everything we liked, didn't liked, that bothered us and more. It was amazing. I never thought anything like this would ever happen. "Do you want to go to the aquarium tomorrow, babe?" Zack asked me. I lit up, "YES. LET'S DO IT." I was so excited, I've always wanted to go to an aquarium but we don't have one where I'm from.

Around midnight we curled up in Zack's bed and decided to finally go to sleep. Man, I could get used to sleeping in his muscular arms.