The Thought of Losing You

Chapter 2

Zoey pov

'1 week later'

Ellis is still asleep and I fear that he will stay that way forever. Just the thought makes me cringe.

Over the past week I've been going around slowly asking Rochelle about Ellis. I've found out that his favorite color is yellow, he used to be in a band, and that he and his friend Keith have done very crazy things before the outbreak.

His condition hasn't really changed. But sometimes I hear him mumble little words. I just can't have him die, I already lost Bill. I can't lose Ellis.

Later today the group is going on a run but me and Louis are staying behind because Louis is still a little injured and I just have to make sure Ellis is ok 100% of the time.

"You sure you two can handle staying hear. We get a lot of zombies banging on that door" says Coach

Louis reacts as if Coach is a worrying parent and says "oh have fun you four and drive safe"

Coach laughs but then mumbles to himself as he leaves out the door. "I would kill for a working car"

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Louis fell asleep on the couch so I'm bored as hell. I decide to go look and see how Ellis is doing.

When I open the door I'm surprised to see two blue eyes staring right at me. I'm so caught off guard I bet my gasp woke up Louis.

"A-am I de-ad dead" Ellis says

"O-of course not Ellis" I confirm

"That's good...... Am I dreaming?" He questions

"Wrong again Ellis" I tease

"Even better" he says with a big smile that leaves him looking like a big goofball

I can't hold in my laugh any longer as his smile reaches full length. I start to move towards the bed and inspect him better. His shirt is off so his hard abs and his chest muscles are starting to get the best of me, I realize that I've been staring and when I look up to meet his eyes, his baby blue eyes are peering into my green ones. Just by that look I start to feel my whole face start to get warmer. I suddenly need to make this less awkward so I say the first thing that comes to mind.

"Where did you get this tattoo" I ask awkwardly. I'm really nervous because I've never had a boyfriend, I've never really even had friends that were boys, I've never even had my first kiss because of these goddamn zombies. I know that Ellis isn't my boyfriend but I sure wouldn't dream of anything better than having his arms around me and whispering 'I love you' in my ear, I thought of that because my parents did that same thing 5 years before the divorce and I never saw them happier than in that moment. I wish Ellis loved me, I wish boys would like me, I know that I can be a little demanding but it's in my blood. Maybe one day though he will kiss me and he can be my first kiss and mine forever.Because when your in a zombie apocalypse I feel that relationships will move faster than when they did before. I realized that once they left with the car a while back. That I had feelings for Ellis. then I hear Ellis saying my name sounding worrisome.

When his questioning pulls me out of my thoughts I just realize that I've probably been zoning out for a minute or so.

"Zoey? zoey? are you okay?" Ellis asks

"Uh-I'm uh yeah fine, just uh just thinking is all" I say

"Good, not that I wouldn't want to talk about my tattoo but is uh....." Ellis says

"But is?" I copy

"Are we the only two alive" he barely says, it's more like a whisper

"No no no everyone made it..... Louis is downstairs and the other four went on a run for batteries and a better map"

He sighs a huge relief and says 'thank you'

I end up staying in his room for another 20 minutes or so telling him how all of us made it back to the safe house and I even tell him that nick shot him, but I know that Ellis is wouldn't be the person to hold grudges because he chuckles and says "next time, can you guys turn on the lights before you engage." I giggle next to him and then when I look back into his eyes he is just staring into my eyes, I feel like he can control me because I start to lean forward. I close my eyes and wait to meet his lips, I am so nervous that my hands are gripping the blanket on the bed as if its my last hope. Just when I feel his breathe on my lips there's a loud door slamming from downstairs and then I hear Francis yell "were back" I open my eyes to see that the distance between us has increased and he looks at his hands, I blush incredibly and say. "I-um uh guess we uh should go see w-what they got" I say while smiling throughout the whole sentence.

"Um y-yeah for sure" he says

I take his hand and help him up and then we slowly make our way downstairs to see are companions, friends......family.

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We get down stairs and I blush when I see everyone look at are hands. Rochelle runs up and hugs Ellis with all her might. I know that she doesn't think of him in that way but just the thought of someone else being with Ellis makes me jealous. Coach, Nick, Francis, and Louis come up and give Ellis a big group hug without crushing him to death.

Eventually we start to talk about are plan an decide that we will introduce the island plan that Bill proposed way back when.

"How about we find a boat and go look for an island" Louis pipes up first

"That sounds like it will never work" Nick interrupts

"Oh shut up Nick..... Hear him out" Ellis says and then gives Louis one of his award winning smiles

"Thank you, as I was saying we should go to the town and if we go 2 miles south from there we will find the beach. And perhaps we will find a boat".

"That sound like a better plan than mine" I say

"What was yours" Rochelle asks

"Stay here until someone thinks of something better" I say while chuckling

We all get are gear and we all get paired with someone just in case we get separated from the group. I got paired with Rochelle which is good because I need to ask her some questions, girl questions.

"So, Zoey how do you like the new guys and me".

I laugh and say "I could get used to them".

"That's good because hopefully we all stick around for a while" she says while playfully punching my arm.

"I sure hope so" I say

When we walk another mile we stop by a gas station and send nick, Ellis, and Rochelle in while me and the other 3 guard the outside.

We end up finding a box of trail mix and we also find a gallon of water.

As we start walking again I still haven't got the question that I wanted answered yet so I just blurt it out "doesellishaveagirlfriend"

"Excuse me" Rochelle says

"Does he um Ellis have like a long distance thingy um uh girlfriend". I stutter

Rochelle laughs and then says "sweetie, there is no one Ellis has his eyes on.........except maybe you".

"Wha- what really.....he does" I say flabbergasted

"I don't know maybe" she teased

I just roll my eyes and let my mind drift off into a world where there are no zombies and its just me, Ellis, and an island for two.