Is this love or just lust, sir?

Spying from the bedroom window

"I still can't get over the size of that bath tub." Maggie sighed contentedly, at the edge of the bed.

"And the size of that garden- perfect for sitting in the sun and getting a tan." Phoebe continued, she was sat on the spinning chair as she stooped twirling round.

"and theres a nice chip shop only five minutes away," Zack input, who was sat on the floor, going through all the photos I was deciding on putting on the wall.

"Better not let my mum hear that, she'd skin you alive if she found out you were encouraging me to eat anything but her cookery," I winked.

"Pur-lease, your parents love me as the son they never had!" Zack laughed.

"Only because they think you'll become your parents in law!" I pointed out with a mortified look on my face.

"Holy crap." Phoebe muttered.

We all looked at Phoebe who was now out of the chair and stood at the window, looking out at the back garden- gawking.

"What?" Maggie stood up off the edge of the bed and walked up to Phoebe.

She screamed.

Zack and I shared a confused look before we stood up and joined the two hysterical girls.

"He's so gorgeous!" Maggie shrieked.

"B E A U T I F U L!" Phoebe sang in a high pitched voice.

And then we saw him.

He was tall, around six foot from what I could tell, he was mixed race, having very tanned skin which looked natural, and blonde hair which was gelled messily on his head.

"Wow..." I mumbled.

He must be the 'she drives me crazy' guy! Wow! He is GORGEOUS!

"I wish I lived here..." Maggie mumbled.

"I would just stare at him all day long..." Phoebe whispered.

"He is so beautiful..." I agreed.

"Oi perverts, if you don't mind?" Zack said roughly, getting us out of our trance.

"Eh...sorry Zachary," I mumbled before tearing my eyes away from the attractive man who was in his garden.

"Since when did you drool over guys?" Zack asked me as we walked back away from the window.

I didn't know actually- It was that flipping history teachers fault. Yes. It's his fault.

"So your telling me if a fit girl was out their you wouldn't be telling us your dirty fantasies?" I challenged, avoiding the question by raising my eyebrows.

"I'm a man." Zack shrugged.

"Actually your fifteen and I'm two months older than you." I laughed.

"Yes but I am no longer a virgin," Zack smirked.

"Yes and it worries me how Celia and you are only fifteen and have meaningless sex." I rolled my eyes.

"He went inside.." Phoebe stated as she walked across the room with Maggie in toe.

"Damn Tina you are one lucky girl," Maggie winked.

"Purr-lease he wasn't even that good looking!" I laughed.

"Exactly, oh and T. Celia's big mouth is good for one thing."

"EW!" Maggie Phoebe and I all screamed in unison.

Maggie and Phoebe both went home after three, needing to do their homework, whilst Zack and I put on how I met your mother and sat on the couch.

"Who do you think we're all like from this?" Zack asked as the advert came rolling on.

"You = Barney, you sex addict," I replied smirking.

"I would say Maggie and Phoebe are Marshall and Lily," Zack said seriously.

I burst out laughing "How?"

"Because they both are in for the whole love and marriage shit," Zack shrugged trying to hide his smile.

"But not with each other!" I laughed.

"Fine Marshall and Ted," Zack rolled his eyes.

"Moi?" I opened my eyes wide as I put on my French accent. Expectation of that is to sound like a sexy French woman- Reality is me sounding like a demented toddler.

"Robin...because you would definitely carry a gun around, you don't do relationships and you look kind of alike," Zack explained.

"Hey Barney and Robin get together, I'm not that sort of girl Zachary." I mocked horror.

"I doubt sometimes you are a girl...." Zack mumbled and then spoke louder "But that would be like getting with a sister."

"Exactly," I agreed. "How don't I do relationships?"

"Because you have stated many times, you want to travel the world, get a job as a leading journalist and then look for love...your the one who says high school loves is just for the cliche stories."

"Well it is," I said stubbornly.

"I totally agree...what's wrong with just sex?"

I hit Zack's arm playfully as How I Met Your Mother started to play again. It was one of my favourite episodes, so we both sat in awe and laughed in unison.

"Hon, we're going to the restaurant for an hour or two, so we'll be back for eleven at the latest. Zack you can stay but Tina's cooking is highly poisonous." Mum said as she poked her head through the door.

Okay- so I can't cook. And maybe I burn popcorn. And perhaps I managed to ruin our microwave by trying to make soup. Why does everyone mention it?

"Thanks Ms Riley, but I best be heading back in a bit...don't want to get the gruel T will serve up," Zack smirked.

"ok kids, Tina you know the drill- no letting strangers in and all that. No inviting people round. Theirs some food in the fridge that doesn't involve cooking so...no need to use the fire alarm yet."

"Ha ha mother ha ha," I replied sarcastically.

"Bye Zack, bye Tina!" Dad called and we heard them both leave.

"It's half seven now, so one more Big Bang Theory episode?" Zack said.