21
For the next week and a half I tried to avoid contact with Zac that was the only solution I could think of. He texted me a couple of times to see if I was alright and I just texted back just busy that’s all. He came to my house and I had to ask my dad to tell him to go away. My dad did speak to me in the end about Jemma he said, “I haven’t forgotten about mum and I’m not trying to replace her but Jemma makes me happy, please just give her a chance.” I agreed to give her a chance but every time she came over I said I had homework. I choose to go into hibernation for around two weeks, according to my dad. Even Noah began to get worried and consider that he was in fairy land with Megan so if he noticed that I wasn’t around either meant he had just became interested what I was doing or it was brought to his attention. Meh I was just over think it again.
Hey come down to the beach Megan wants to meet you. N x
I was desperate to meet her but I wasn’t ready to face Zac, but this wasn’t about or for me it was for Noah.
Okay be there in 5. I’m excited. XLX
I rushed out of my bedroom, picking up a jumper as I ran out the house. “Bye Dad.” I shouted before he could stop me and I slammed the door behind me. I ran down to the beach it felt like I hadn’t been down to the beach in ages. I got there and it was empty no one was there. I wasn’t early or late for that matter I was on time and yet you couldn’t see anyone. “Hello? Noah?” I shouted losing hope. “Megan?” Something was going on I could feel it, I choose to head home. As I walked towards the kayak rack I saw Zac heading towards me, I pulled out my phone and texted Noah I knew he set it up.
I hate you so much. I was excited to meet Megan. Thanks (!) XLX
As I sent the text I tripped over a rock and my phone flew through the air, I could see it in slow motion kind of. I landed face down, I was looking at the concrete, I was trying to be discreet and I did the opposite I couldn’t make more of a spectacle of myself even if I tried. I sat up and looked down at my bleeding knee it was quite sore but it was nothing new to me. A hand unexpectedly appeared in front of me with my phone init with the text I just sent to Noah on display. I gazed up to be face to face with Zac, “Thanks Zac.” I said embarrassed.
“No problem, you haven’t seen Noah have you he said to come down to the beach he had a surprise for me.” I laughed and rubbed my head. “There isn’t a surprise is there?” I shook my head, “I knew it was too good to be true.” He said not sounding very sad at all. “Here,” he shoved the phone to me and took it.
“Thanks, not a scratch wow, did you catch it?”
“Yeah no problem, here want a hand.” He helped me up from the floor once again. “Haven’t seen you all week, how is the whole dad situation?” It was nice to know that he didn’t forget about what we had talked about, I was falling deeper and deeper for him.
“Well me and my dad are all good but I’ve avoid all contact with Jemma.” He chuckled at me. “What, I have just been very occupied with things.”
“Oh yeah, what stuff has made you so busy?” I was just digging a bigger and bigger hole for myself. I had nothing to tell him, “Don’t worry you don’t need to tell me, trust me I’ve used the ‘I’m busy card’ way too many times before.” He had never used it with me, but I did with him, I felt so bad.
“Yeah, sorry I wasn’t feeling too well in the past week it was the only thing I could think of, sorry.” The lies were just expanding.
“It’s okay Liv I don’t care really, I just thought I had scared you off that’s all.” I laughed nervously. “Did I?” I shook my head hard not saying anything, “All right good, so what’s up?”
“Nothing why would anything be up, why is there something wrong with you? Or did you just ask me a random question or did it have meaning behind it?” I just flipped and started talking nonsense.
“Whoa, Whoa slow down,” I paused and looked at Zac’s hazel brown eyes, they were so big, he took my arm and sat me down on the sand. “Here,” he took off his top and put it on one of my knees, it was bleeding a lot but I hadn’t even noticed.
“Oh no, you don’t need to do that it will ruin your top,” I said pointing out the obvious and pushing his top away but he insisted. “Thanks.”
“Liv, what’s wrong, you’ve never flipped out like that before.” I really wanted to tell him but then again I didn’t, “has it got anything to do with your parents?”
“No, No it’s not them.” I really, really wanted to tell him by then.
“Then what is it because I want to help.” God I could feel my head putting the words in order, “Can I help?” Then I just burst.
“No you can’t help because I’m confused Noah told me that kind of I liked you and I didn’t want him to be right but he was right and then I didn’t know what to do so I hid from you the whole week which I didn’t want to do but whenever I see you I can’t help but smile and laugh and all I want to do is hug you the whole time, you are so kind to me I couldn’t help liking you so it’s kind of your fault that I like you. I don’t know what to do because I want to tell you that I like you a lot but I don’t know how to because I’ve never been in this situation before and it all is just getting too much.” I paused for a breath, but I didn’t carry on talking because I just realised what I had just said in front of Zac. I avoided eye contact with him completely and looked down at the sand, he said nothing to me and I took that as a sign. I stood up and hobbled away with tears falling down my cheeks.
“Wait, Liv!” I stopped hobbling but I didn’t want to turn around, he walked towards me and I could hear his breathing close to me. “Did you mean all of that?” I shrugged my shoulders, “because if you did mean that then I’ve been waiting for you to say that for two years.” I was shocked to hear him say that, I turned around to the shirtless Zac I tried to keep my smile down, he stepped towards me, “Liv I have liked you ever since you fell on me,” this was the first time I didn’t mind I was going the colour of a strawberry. I hobbled to him, I dropped his T-shirt on the ground and stood up straight to be as close to face to face we were going to get, he was a little taller than me.
“Really? You mean that?” He smiled and held my hands.
“God yes,” an enormous smile beamed across my face, “I will shout it if you want.”
“No you don’t need to do that I believe you. I’m sorry it’s taken so long for me to figure it out.” I said realising I made him wait two years in my defence I had no clue what was going on.
“I’m happy I waited otherwise it wouldn’t be like this.” His smile was becoming bigger each word he said.”Look I’ve needed to do something since I met you.”
“What?” I asked oblivious to his next action, he leant forward cupped my face and kissed me, I had butterflies in my stomach and my heart was racing, it was my first kiss and it was perfect. It was just what I imagined, on the beach nearing sunset and the waves crashing in front of me it was just a bonus that Zac was shirtless. I didn’t want it to end!
