psycho {Z.A.}

chapter 1.

I hauled the last box up the first flight of stairs. A man about my age ran down the stairs and just about knocked me over. "I'm sorry! let me help you" he said and took the box from me. "Where are we going?" he asked me. "Top floor" I said and he started heading up the stairs.

He sat the box in the living room. "Thank you for helping me" I said. "Where's my tip?" he asked with a smirk and we both laughed.

"What's your name?" I asked him. "Zach" he said and held his hand out for me to shake. "Casey" I said and shook his hand. "I'll see you around Casey" he said and ran his fingers threw his hair. "See you around" I said and we smiled at each other.

He helped himself out and I locked the door. Just to be safe. I called my mom to tell her to bring Claire home.

I had her when I was 17. So I was a teen mom. Her father left me when I told him I was pregnant.

I let mom and Claire in and mom looked around. "Its nice Casey. I like it" she said. "Mommy where's my toys?" Claire asked. "We have to unpack them" I told her.

Mom got out toys and played with Claire while I started unpacking.

Claire went to bed early and I stayed up and unpacked more. There was a light knock on the door. "Who is it?" I asked. "It's zach" I opened the door. "I was wondering if you need help unpacking" he said and I smiled and let him in.

"Do you live alone?" I asked him as we unpacked the stuff for the kitchen. "No I uh I live with my mom" he said with a nervous and scratched the back of his neck.

"I just moved out of my parents. How old are you?" I asked him. "22 what about you?" he asked. "21" I said and opened the last box for the kitchen.

I stood on my tip toes trying to put the cups on the top shelf but it couldn't reach. "Let me do that" he said and took the cup from my hand.

Once we finished unpacking almost all of the boxes except for the ones for Claire's room I was exhausted.

"You brought up all these boxes yourself" he asked and we sat on the couch. "No my step dad was helping but he had to do something" I told him.

"Where do you work?" he asked me. "I'm a nurse at the hospital" I said and he tapped his fingers on his leg nervously. "That's cool" he said and smiled nervously at me.

"Mommy I need a drink" Claire said and shuffled into the living room. "Who are you?" she asked Zach. "I'm your neighbor" he said and they smiled at each other. I got her a glass of water and she sat on my lap and stared at Zach. "What's your name?" she asked him. "Zach. What's your name?" he asked her. "Claire. Are you dating my mom?" she asked and I laughed. "No we just met" he said and laughed a little.

"You need to go back to bed little miss" I said and hugged her. "I wanna stay out here with you guys" she pouted. "It's late baby" I said and she pouted more.

She swung her feet up and put them on Zach's lap and leaned her head against my shoulder. She pretended to snore and we both laughed.

"Alright I'm putting you in your bed" I said and picked her up. "No I don't want to. I wanna stay up with you and Zach" she said. "I'm sure you will see Zach soon right?" I asked him and gave him the say yes look. "Oh yeah" he said and she huffed in defeat.

I tucked her in again and kissed her goodnight.

I went back in the living room and say with Zach. "Do you have a boyfriend?" he asked me. "No" I said and he crashed our lips together.