Wrong Number// Zach Herron

Chapter 13

Laken's POV

          Zach drove us back to the house and we went up to my room. The sun had set and it was now around nine o' clock at night. I walked into my bathroom to take off my makeup while Zach sat on the chair in my room. " Happy birthday, Laken," He said, standing up and look at me. I turn to him. " Thank you, but that's like the twentieth time you've said that," I laugh. He smiles and walks over to me. " Yeah, I know,"  he starts, while taking the makeup wipe out of my hand and wiping my face off. I laugh at him as he finishes talking," You're beautiful, you know that right? Even without all of this makeup." He continues to wipe off my makeup as I smile at him. He is really gentle and careful not to scrub my face to hard. " There," he says turning me around to look in the mirror. He wraps his arms around my waist and rests his head on my shoulder. I meet Zach's eyes in the mirror and he smiles," See, you're perfect. Gorgeous." Zach makes me feel like I'm the only girl in the world. Even though we aren't dating, it's as if I'm the only girl he could ever have eyes for. He doesn't just tell me I'm beautiful, he makes me feel like I am. I turn around to face Zach. " Zach?" I question. He looks down at me. " I love you," I say. He smiles at me," I love you too, Lake. What was that for?" I think for a second. " No Zach, I really love you," I hug him and he returns the hug. I don't want to admit it but I think I'm in love with Zach, I think I've been in love with him since the day I met him. But it doesn't matter because he's my best friend. Not to mention I want to work on myself, not a relationship. But when the time comes and I do want to be in one, I hope it will be Zach.

Zach's POV

          I went to the guest room and changed before walking back to Laken's room and laying with her. We were playing a game of 21 questions. 

          " Favorite animal?" I ask. She thinks for a second. " Definitely panda," she starts," do you ever want to get married?" I sit back and think to myself. I do, I just don't want to be married and my future wife feel like I don't want to be with her, all because I am always on the road with the guys. " I think I do, eventually," I respond, laying back. She lays down beside me. " Why just think?" She asks. " I don't want to be married, and my future wife feel like I don't love her," I explain. Laken sits up and looks over at me. " Why would she think that?" She questions. I sigh and bite my top lip. I huff and let out an awkward laugh before finally responding," I wouldn't be home much, always in the studio, doing interviews, or going on tour with the guys. And I don't want to get married then just leave and never be there for her. I can't just leave somebody like that." Laken lays back and hugs me from the side. " What about kids? You want any?" She asks. " I do, but it's just like the marriage thing, I don't want to have kids and not be there to see them grow, or join clubs, play a sport, explore a talent. I don't want to miss their first words or first steps. I want to teach my son how to play guitar and be there to sing my daughter to sleep when she has a nightmare, and I can't do that if I'm not there. What about you?" I return the question. " Eventually, yes. But I also don't want to be to busy and on the run to not be there for them. I don't wanna be the 'nanny' mom where my kids spend more time with a nanny then their own mother," she answers. I wrap both my arms around her and pull her closer to me. " You should try to get some sleep," I start," You've had a long day." When Laken doesn't respond I look down at her to see she is fast asleep, cuddled up to my side. " Good night beautiful," I say before closing my eyes.

The next morning

          I wake up to the smell of breakfast. When I open my eyes Laken is sitting in front of me with a plate of eggs, bacon, some sort of potato, and toast. " I didn't know you cook," I say, while sitting up and grabbing the plate from her hand. " I don't," she says grabbing bacon off the plate," My mom does."  I take a bite of the bacon. " Okay eat up, we've got a big day," Laken smiles. I laugh under my breath and eat the food she brought.

          " Okay, go get dressed," Laken says, opening her bedroom door and point out. I laugh and does as she says. When I return she is all dressed and looks like she's ready to go to a party. " What are we doing today anyways?" I ask. She smiles and pulls me down the stairs and out of the house. " Where are we-" she interrupts me. " Hush and get in the car," she laughs. I get in the passenger seat and she gets in the drivers. " Don't worry, I'm a much better drive than you are," she says, while buckling up and backing out. A few minutes pass by and we pull into a parking lot beside a lake. " A lake? That's all?" I ask, laughing. She scoffs as she gets out of the car. " Not just any lake," she smiles as she walks to the edge of the sand and points," a waterfall." I walk over to her and look to where she is pointing. " So like, are we going swimming or is that all?" I laugh. She rolls her eyes and takes off her shoes. She starts to walk around the edge of the water, where it is most shallow. " You coming or what?" She laughs. I take my shoes off and follow her. " Where exactly are we going?" I ask. " Behind the waterfall, there is a beautiful cove that Gabbie and I would always go to when were little," she replies with a wide smiles. Her smile causes me to smile as I follow her...

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I'm SLEEPYYYYY I've been binge watching Avatar since they put it on US netflix the other day and I love it, it was my absolute favorite as a kid!!