The Ocean // Zach Herron

Chapter 13

{Zach's POV}

"I love your eyes Zach Herron."

I looked deep into her eyes, the admiring and exciting gleam was replaced with one that showed love, love for me.

"I've always been in love with your eyes Henley."

I leaned in first this time, cupping her face in one last kiss before we departed from each other.

If passion was poison that kiss would have killed us.

We both got out of the car and walked into the chilly atmosphere of the lobby, we trotted to the elevator hand and hand. We made it to floor 11 and to the room.

We were instantly greeted by an older woman who I assumed before she said anything that she was Oakley's mom.

"Oh hi Henley." She smiled looking up through her glasses.

Henley returned a smile and gave a wave using the hand that wasn't occupied holding mine, "Hi."

She then looked at me giving me a smile which I smiled back.

"I met the other boys, so you must be Zach." Oakley's mom came up and shook my empty hand.

I nodded, "Yes and you must be Mrs.Chanson, it's great to meet you."

"It's nice to meet you as well."

"Are they in the loft?" Henley questioned.

"I believe so, if not they are probably in the kitchen." Mrs.Chanson said and Henley nodded.

We walked towards the TV area hearing many voices chattering, I was surprised to see two other familiar faces in the room as well.

"Zach, bro, what's up?" Jonah was the first to notice me, releasing Henley's hand I gave Jonah a hug.

"Nothing much dude, what's up with you?" I responded as Jack gave me a hug as well.

Jonah and Jack looked at each other with grins, "Nah nothing dude, so who's this gorgeous girl." Jack piped up walking closer to Henley.

I chuckled putting my arm around her small frame, "This is Henley, Hen this is Jonah and Jack."

"Hi." She muttered and put her hand up as a greeting.

The others got up and trailed over to us, "They're kinda a thing." Danny said patting my shoulder.

"So tomorrow we are going to the beach to find me some girls." Jack interrupted with a slight smirk.

"Henley believes she's a match maker, so be careful." Oakley muttered to Jack before he looked to Oakley.

He grinned, "Henley, please be my match maker."

"I would never say no to that." She she pulled her hand away from mine and high fived Jack.

Corbyn yawned and threw a hand up to cover his mouth, "Can we go, I'm tired and I need to be energized if we are ever gonna find Jack a girl."

Jack scrunched his face, "What the hell dude, curls get the girls."

"Honestly it's true, the curls are cute." Henley agreed.

"Whatever lets go." Corbyn rolled his eyes.

We all walked to the door and said goodbye. I hugged Oakley, then Henley with a kiss on the cheek.

"See you tomorrow." Daniel waved and they shut the door.

"So you and Henley?" Jonah said once we reached the lobby of the hotel.

I nodded, "Yeah, I think I love her." I shrugged and ignored the expressions they held on there faces making my way out of the hotel and back to our beach house.