✔︎ Simple Beginnings || Zach Herron

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Zach's pov

It's been a few hours and still noting from Paige, honestly now I'm getting worried. Jack also seems a bit out of place since he was in Paige's room, almost as if he knows something. I don't let it bother be yet I continue to worry about her.
"Jack?" I ask once again for the fifth time this hour, he's been brushing off my concerns about Paige and I think we need to do something about it. "This is the last time jack, either you're coming with me or not." I say as I get up from the couch and stormed towards the door. Slipping into the drivers seat of the car I wait a solid thirty seconds in case anyone wanted to come, of course jack had brainwashed them so I turned the ignition on and sped away wherever she could be.

Paige's pov

It's been a few hours and I'm just laying at the beach sulking in my own tears, nobody has come for me and not even one person has given me a second glance. I looked over to my right and saw the same spot Zach chased me, I smiled just a bit and thought maybe he did care. No, Zach can't care because jack has him now. As I lay on the floor contemplating me and jacks entire relationship as siblings, it dawns on me that he's right, Zach is after all his best friend and I just go behind his back and kiss him in my room. I feel even more upset now because I probably just ruined any chance with being apart of any of their lives again. I mentally face-palm and stand up abruptly. I snatch my suitcase from then sandy ground and start walking.

Zach's pov

While driving around the city it quickly became obvious to me that I'm not going to find Paige just driving down every street I go on, so I look back on what we all have done together. That's when it hit me, the beach, that was they last time we went out before the pool incident. I make the nearest U turn and head right to the beach hoping I'm not too late. As soon as I got my parking spot I ran towards where hung out, not paying the parking meter. I was in a hurry, I needed to see Paige's smile again because for some reason she wasn't anymore. While I was running I noticed suitcase tracks in the sand, I quickly followed them to a girl in a red hoodie; my red hoodie.
"Paige?" Was all I could cough out, my voice was dried and I was out of breath searching for her. The girl instantly turned around, she looked like Paige yet she seemed drained, sad, exhausted. But it still was Paige.

Paige's pov

Someone behind me had quietly said my name, I turned around curious yet cautiously. And I saw him, i was frozen in place how did he find me? Why did he? Jack said I can't be near him so did jack not tell him or... the thought kept racing in my mind as I looked right in the eye of the boy I think I love. Zach stood there patiently waiting for whatever first move would be. I dropped the bad and jumped into his arms with my dried up tears, Zach held me by my thighs as I wrapped my legs around him. We stood there in silence, it felt right when I was with Zach; I don't need to be speaking to know we're both comfortable together. Once Zach put me down he just looked at me smiling,
"Zach," I giggled, "what are you doing?"
"This."
Suddenly Zach's lips were on mine once again, I was a mess yet everything felt perfect. Our lips moved in sync and his time there was no other boys or brothers interrupting us. Our kids went on for a solid hurry seconds before we both had to breath and separated. I smiled at him admiring wag and every part of his beautiful face; his gorgeous eyes, cute smile, fabulous hair, and my list could go on forever.
"Do you want to go home now Paige?" Zach asked me, as he said my name my heart melted once again.
"Not yet, I'm not ready to face any of the guys after today." Zach nodded his head and snatched my hand, he lead me to his car and we were off anywhere but home.