The Nerd's Secret

Chapter Twenty One

Chapter Twenty One

Skye's P.O.V.

"That was really fun. Anytime you need a babysitter I call dibs," I said smiling. I following him up to his room thinking that we could talk and hangout or something. Sadie was in her room playing some more and watching TV. She was an adorable kid and I was getting attached.

I looked back at Zack and he leaned in and kissed me. I loved the feeling of his lips on mine, and my hand started to travel up to his hair. His hands were on my waist, strong and firm. I pulled away snapping out my daze. He looked shocked and I felt a tear run down my face, then another.

"What's wrong? All I did was kiss you," he asked. The tears were coming quicker, but I stopped myself and wiped them away.

"I like you Zack, but you saw what happened last time. No one wants to be a secret. I know that if I let myself fall for you, you're gonna leave and I'll have to pick up my own pieces, again" I explained tears still falling from my eyes.

"I'm not going anywhere," he said as he wiped the tears away. My face heated up and I knew that I was blushing. I stopped crying as he comforted me, but a few tears still fell. I hugged him and he did the same.

"Aw, sweet," Sadie said standing in his door way. We jumped away from each other.

"I scraped my knee. Zack gave me a hug so I could feel better," I lied so that she didn't start planning out our wedding or anything. That way, if I never came back, she wouldn't be hurt as much.

After Sadie had gone into her room again, I came closer again. He looked into my eyes so intently I could almost say that he was studying them.

"I like you, and you may not be leaving, but I'm also not ready to keep another secret from my dad. I'm a pretty messed up nutcase who's still trying to get back at her ex. You don't want me," I explained. Zack just shook his head.

"I was in an illegal club, I've never had a girlfriend because I was in love with my best friend. But it turns out that she liked me the whole time. I've been arrested. You don't want me," he countered. I laughed. Mine was still worse.

"We will stay friends for now. Okay?" I asked. I didn't want to lose another person. That would make three and I wasn't ready. He nodded in agreement. I grabbed my purse and left without saying another word. I looked back at the house as I was walking away. That may have been the last time that I would see that house, or the people inside. I went to the mall and bought a gift for Zack's birthday.

I went home and put my stuff away. I didn't want to get back at Chase anymore. He could be with whoever he wanted. He obviously wasn't over me anyway. I pushed all of the thoughts out of my head by studying. I played some music and started dancing around with the textbook in my hand. After I was done dancing around and studying, I layed down and went to sleep.

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I woke up to the sound of my alarm at noon and went to brush my teeth and take a shower. The water ran through my hair and I washed my body. I threw on a light blue 'okay?' 'okay' crop top with a pair of black jeans. Followed by my light blue Converse and some light makeup. I wrapped the gift that I bought for Zack and attached a card to it.

'Happy birthday Dyssodia' was all I wrote and then I taped it to the paper. I walked out of my house and over to Zack's driveway. When I got to his front door, I left the gift there and rang the doorbell. I ran all the way back to my house and up to my room before Zack opened the door. I watched as he picked it up, and I closed my curtains when he opened the card, because I knew that he would look for me. I took my shoes off and flopped back on the bed.

"Beep Boop Bop Beep, R2 that is not appropriate," my phone went off. I laughed at the notification I had set for Zack.

Zack: Thanks. I like them a lot.

I read his text and I couldn't respond. There was also a picture of them hanging on his wall. He hung them up. I just laid in bed and thought about his gift. I had gotten him a few wall scrolls that reminded me of him. They were about Arizona.

One said 'My favorite part about winter is watching it on TV from Arizona'.

Another said 'We only have two types of weather here. Hot, and hotter'. The last one said 'someone turn the air conditioning, I think my face is melting' with a picture of a pug's scrunched up face. I laughed at the thought of them and started reading a book. It was already two o'clock but I had nothing to do. By the time that I finished the book, it was three and I was a little tired.

I looked out my window and saw Zack and Sadie having a water balloon fight and Zack's mom setting up for the party. Zack looked up our eyes locked. I didn't want to seem weird, so I smiled, and he gestured for me to come down and fight with them. I rolled my eyes and went to my closet to get my swimsuit. I put it on and kept my crop top and a pair of black shorts for after the fight was over. I took off all of my makeup so it wouldn't run when I got wet and walked over there. I took my covering clothes off and joined Sadie's team pelting Zack with water balloons as he was gawking over my appearance.

He snapped out of it and threw some more at us. The grass was getting slippery and Sadie almost fell, but I caught her and we kept playing. Sadie and I were winning, but Zack was joined by his mom who was after me. I threw some more, but moved too quickly and slipped. I closed my eyes waiting for the hard ground to hit me, but it never did. I opened my eyes to see Zack holding me and he stood me back up. We were really close and I could feel his minty breath fan my face as he spoke.

"Be careful," he said. I nodded, but I felt the blush creep up onto my face. I never blushed and this guy said two words that made me go crazy. He smiled at me and finally let me go. That smile made me weak in the knees and I thought I was going to fall over when he let go, but I didn't.

We continued the fight and in the end, me and Sadie won. Zack's mom had made cake and dinner which we all devoured. As we were eating, I kept stealing glances from Zack and he was stealing them as well. After the meal was over, I stood up and grabbed Zack's hand pulling him over to my house.

"What are we doing here?" he asked once we got there.

"It's awkward. I love having you as a friend, and now it's awkward because we like each other. I don't want it to be awkward," I rambled. His face was red and he turned it to the side. He was blushing! It was so cute.

"Well what can we do to make it not awkward?" he asked. I paced back and forth and then sat on the bottom stair not knowing. Zack sat down next to me and I laid my head on his shoulder automatically causing his breathing to hitch. I giggled and blushed a little. I lifted my head and looked up at Zack. He returned the look and his eyes were filled with hope, love, and confusion. I leaned closer causing him to do the same.

Before I knew it, our lips were connected and I swear there were fireworks. We kissed until we needed oxygen. Stupid lungs needing air. We kissed again, but someone had come in and we heard footsteps. I looked up to find my dad staring at us with a shocked expression and a hint of hurt in his eyes. We stood up and I grabbed Zack's hand pulling him up to my room and locking my door. I flopped back on my bed and he did the same.

"What are we gonna do?" he asked.

"Well tell him obviously, but how?" I asked. He stood up and gave me a hand. 

A/N: Hey guys! Did you enjoy this chapter? There is some obvious romantic moments for Zack and Skye going on as of late. Do you guys like the together? Anywho, vote comment and share!