"Zoe! We're going to the orchard! You can drive!" Connor appeared in the parking lot, dragging Evan towards an amused Zoe.
"Fine, get in, quick."
Connor and Evan piled into the back, squabbling over who got to sit on the "superior" side (the left obviously).
"Guys, I'm coming with you to the orchard just to let you know," Zoe called over the bustle.
Evan smiled at her happily while Connor glared at her. She smiled sweetly back at both of them, and proceeded to turn the music on.
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Evan lay on his back on the warm grass. He, Connor and Zoe had been at the orchard talking and taking in the view for a couple of hours, and he had made up his mind about a number of things.
1) He was in love with Zoe Murphy
2) Connor Murphy was his favourite person in the world
3) He was happier than he'd ever been before.
Connor rolled around to face him, his face golden in the afternoon sun. "Guys, there's nowhere else I'd rather be right now," he proclaimed.
"Me too," Evan agreed.
"Me three," Zoe added.
Evan twisted to look at Zoe, her long hair shining, freckles sprinkled delicately over her nose. She had closed her eyes against the sun but she had this sort of half-smile on her face, as if she was keeping a secret but letting him in on it, just by smiling. Evan just lay there in the grass, taking her in. The stars scribbled on the cuffs of her jeans. The notes to herself on her hands, in various stages of fading away. The freckles that dotted her arms and her neck. The way her top clung in just the perfect way, showing just enough but not too much. The curve of her back on the jean jacket she was laying on. God, what a beautiful girl.
All too soon, Zoe sat up, shook her hair away from her eyes, and announced that they "had to leave right away or they'd be fucked." As they walked back to the car, Evan pointed out that they hadn't done anything for the "life" project.
"Ah well. Gives us an excuse to come back, doesn't it?" Connor shrugged, linking his arm into Evan's. Seized by a wave of courage, Evan held out his other arm to Zoe, who skipped towards him and happily linked arms. Talking and laughing, the three of them contently made their way back to the car.
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A/N: I just wanted to say, this is a treebros fanfic. Anything about Evan and Zoe is part of the storyline, don't worry I've got it all planned out. Just trust meee
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