My Tutor is Zack Merrick?

Chapter 13

Shiloh

Zack asked Alex if we could take his dog into the park. He said yes. We put Blaze in Zack's backseat and drove the the guys' house. We got there and I ran inside. I bumped into Jack, he picked me up and spun me around.

"Jack!!! Put me down!" I was laughing. He put me down and Rian and Alex hugged me.

"So, time for you to meet the dogs." Alex brought out two dogs.

"This is Peyton and this is Baz." I reached down and pet both of them.

"Thank you, Alex!" I took them to Zack's car, Blaze was sniffing them immediately. They soon got comfortable with each other and they all laid in the backseat.

Zack drove us to the dog park. We got out of the car and got the dogs out. We took them inside the fence and let them off their leashes. Blaze stayed near me and Zack, he looked like he didn't know what was happening. Baz and Peyton went off running. I grabbed a tennis ball and got Blaze's attention and threw it, he went chasing after it. He started to be social and play with the other dogs. I sat with Zack on a bench and we watched the three play. He looked around for a bit before leaning back into the bench and putting his arm around me. I glanced up at him, a little confused, but returned my attention to the pups.

"Shiloh, I think your pooch made some friends." He smiled and Blaze, Baz, and Peyton prancing around.

"I think you're right." I put my head on his shoulder. I looked up at Zack, he eyes were following the dogs as they ran around. I kind of spaced out while looking at him, we ended up making eye contact. I blushed and looked down.

"Yes? Can I help you?" he laughed a little.

"N-nothing."

"Mhm.. suree..." he nudged me playfully. I pushed him a little, he rolled his eyes. I got up and started playing fetch with Blaze and Alex's dogs.

About an hour later, we chased down the dogs and took them to the car. We all got in and headed to Zack's house. I looked towards the backseat, Blaze and Peyton were sleeping and Baz was panting.

"I think they're a little worn out." I said as we pulled into the driveway.

"I think you're right." we got the dogs out and went inside. Alex and Jack were setting up a blanket fort.

"What's this?" Zack asked.

"This is Fort Shiloh. No one may enter except for her and anyone else she permits." Jack answered proudly. I smiled and walked over to it. There were pillows and blankets inside. I sat inside and made a little cocoon with one of the blankets.

"You are all permitted in here as long as there is no ruckus. Also, can I have something to drink?" Zack came back with a water, Jack and Alex made their way into the fort. It almost took up the entire living room. I hugged the both of them before going back into my blanket burrito.

"Thank you guys, I love it."

"We thought you would, now, what to watch?" Alex grabbed a pillow and put it behind his head.

"Disney?" Rian suggested as he crawled into the fort.

"Sure! Wait, where's Zack?"

"I don't know, I'll go look." Alex started to get up.

"No, it's ok, I will." I got up and walked to the kitchen, not there. I went upstairs and looked in his room, not there either. I turned around to walk out of the room when I bumped into Zack. I looked at him with wide eyes as fear kicked in.

"I-I'm s-sorry. I- I wasn't t-t-trying to be n-nosey-."

"Shiloh, I'm not upset or mad at you, is something wrong? Did something trigger you?" his eyes softened. I didn't respond, I just kept shaking and trying to breath. He walked to the other side of the room and went to his closet.

"Don't worry, I got something, hold on." He rummaged through a box before getting something. He walked over to me and handed me a Scooby-Doo stuffed animal. I hugged it and buried my face in it.

"I thought that would help. Do you want to sit up here until you calm down?" I nodded at his question and sat on the floor. He sighed and gently lifted me up and put me on the bed. I stayed silent and leaned into him, listening to his heartbeat and breathing. Zack played with my hair as I focused on my breathing.

"Shiloh, you mean a lot to me, I don't ever want you to forget." I looked at him, my eyes poking over the stuffed animal. He smiled and shook his head before looking away for a minute.

"S-something wrong?" I whispered.

"No, love. Nothing is wrong. Are you ready to go back downstairs?" I nodded and we walked to the living room. I crawled back into the fort and snuggled under my blanket.

"There you are, we started Beauty and the Beast without you, sorry."

"It's ok, Jack. I had to take a minute." Zack came into the blanket fort with snacks for everyone. I moved over so he could sit. I was between him and Jack. I laid down a little and got comfy, Zack sat there and kept glancing at me through out the movie, I guess to make sure I was okay. I watched the movie and ate some popcorn before curling up in my blanket. I looked up at Zack before yawning.

"Where's Blaze?" I asked quietly. Zack tapped Rian and whispered something to him, I couldn't make out what. He left and came back with Blaze and the other dogs on his heels. Blaze came up to me and laid next to me, his head on my side. I played with his fur and rubbed his head.

"Good boy..." I murmured before falling asleep.